CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 558

KWillChicago · #**11141** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 12:46 AM**

The Wells trasformation is pure insanity. A good insanity.

marothisu · #**11142** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

April 11

Talked about before - someone said that the parking will be off the alley. Yeah, maybe so - the old alley, but it's still going to be facing Dearborn with a big landscaped front that exposes some weird parking as shown in the renderings.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**11143** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 4:50 AM**

Yeah, that's a ton of prime real estate just being wasted as a circle drive. Stupid move

the urban politician · #**11144** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 1:23 PM**

^ That land can still be developed

Mr Downtown · #**11145** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 1:51 PM**

^Not in our universe. That driveway is what keeps the east-facing windows from being on the lot line. It's no different than the "amenity deck" atop the parking podium on a larger building.

Investing In Chicago · #**11146** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 1:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kumdogmillionaire

Yeah, that's a ton of prime real estate just being wasted as a circle drive. Stupid move

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LouisVanDerWright · #**11147** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 1:54 PM**

What circle drive? I'm confused?

If we are talking about 56 Huron, the alley easily covers the necessary distance between the windows and lot line.

marothisu · #**11148** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

What circle drive? I'm confused?

If we are talking about 56 Huron, the alley easily covers the necessary distance between the windows and lot line.

The issue I see is that you have a main road like Dearborn with a weird garage visible from there instead of hidden. Imo this is not available in an area like downtown. The landscaping could turn out nice but then it's taken away with bland looking garage doors at the base of a high rise.

coldru · #**11149** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:41 PM**

Alright Cubs fans. Wrigley Field Restoration Time-Lapse : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_43P2HSgW4I

harryc · #**11150** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

What circle drive? I'm confused?

If we are talking about 56 Huron, the alley easily covers the necessary distance between the windows and lot line.

56 Huron
West side

110 Huron
West side

Investing In Chicago · #**11151** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 3:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

The issue I see is that you have a main road like Dearborn with a weird garage visible from there instead of hidden. Imo this is not available in an area like downtown. The landscaping could turn out nice but then it's taken away with bland looking garage doors at the base of a high rise.

What landscaping are you referring to?

ardecila · #**11152** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 4:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

The issue I see is that you have a main road like Dearborn with a weird garage visible from there instead of hidden. Imo this is not available in an area like downtown. The landscaping could turn out nice but then it's taken away with bland looking garage doors at the base of a high rise.

What are you talking about? There is a public alley separating 56 W Huron from the corner parcel. That alley isn't going anywhere, the developers have not filed a motion to vacate the alley and the city wouldn't allow it anyway, since it would create a dead-end.

If the developers own the corner parcel, they are surely planning a future phase there. If they do not own the corner parcel, then they simply have permission to use it for construction staging.

Either way, that corner parcel will not sit fallow as some kind of landscaped private park. The garage doors will be visible from Dearborn at first, but eventually something will go up on the corner and block the view. No different than seeing a party wall...

marothisu · #**11153** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Investing In Chicago

What landscaping are you referring to?

56 Huron is being constructed where that church was (it was torn down). In front of that is an alley entrance which is where the cars will go into. However, there's a good amount, relatively, of land between Dearborn and that alley. If you loo k at the renderings to this thing, they show it being landscaped. I'm not sure if it's just filler and something else may be constructed there in the future...but if it's not it means that while you are on Dearborn you will be able to see weird garages for this buildings parking.

Investing In Chicago · #**11154** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

56 Huron is being constructed where that church was (it was torn down). In front of that is an alley entrance which is where the cars will go into. However, there's a good amount, relatively, of land between Dearborn and that alley. If you loo k at the renderings to this thing, they show it being landscaped. I'm not sure if it's just filler and something else may be constructed there in the future...but if it's not it means that while you are on Dearborn you will be able to see weird garages for this buildings parking.

This development is West of the Alley, The Lot east of the Alley is a vacant parcel that will surely be developed; I don't know if the developer of this project owns the adjacent vacant lot, but I'll eat my hat if they develop it into a park.

west-town-brad · #**11155** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

If you loo k at the renderings to this thing, they show it being landscaped.

I've seen many renderings (of this project and many others) where neighboring buildings and lots are replaced with nice parks or plazas or whatever that will never exist outside of the rendering itself.

Rizzo · #**11156** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:22 PM**

I looked at the recorders website. They are under totally separate ownership.

Rizzo · #**11157** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by west-town-brad

I've seen many renderings (of this project and many others) where neighboring buildings and lots are replaced with nice parks or plazas or whatever that will never exist outside of the rendering itself.

Correct. Contract drawings are the real deal. Whereas Renderings are marketing and things like parking or dirt lots will be embellished or exaggerated with landscaping to hide it, particularly since the angle from the corner makes the most sense. Besides that, we’ve seen so many designs come out different from the renderings.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**11158** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 5:29 PM**

Okay, it was their marketing techniques that had tricked me into making my original statement

KWillChicago · #**11159** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 6:30 PM**

Any update on the Coyne site?

Cheap_Shot · #**11160** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Any update on the Coyne site?

Unsure about the Coyne building itself but the parking lot across the street on Green has fencing up and equipment on site.