CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 80

i_am_hydrogen · #**1581** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 2:59 PM**

According to SOAR's newsletter, construction of 465 N Park will begin in the spring of 2016.

i_am_hydrogen · #**1582** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 3:14 PM**

This will be presented to the 46th Ward Zoning & Development Committee on Nov. 30th. The new proposal has 289 parking spaces (the old version had 554).

Ned.B · #**1583** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 3:25 PM**

^What is the little building across Clarendon supposed to be? Is that rendering filler, or is that some sort of real project?

Also, is it just me or is this project trying to look like a sister to the 40 year old 4343 Clarendon?

maru2501 · #**1584** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 3:56 PM**

^ I wouldn't hate this if it looked like that

ithakas · #**1585** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 4:04 PM**

Source:http://www.chicagobusiness.com/apps/...20151117092424

Skyguy_7 · #**1586** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 4:13 PM**

^Since the cat's outta the bag, here's another, looking NE along Wabash-

Rendering courtesy BkL

harryc · #**1587** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 4:26 PM**

^^ Where exactly is this ?

On the old McDonalds site - with the existing tower omitted ?

marothisu · #**1588** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 4:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

^^ Where exactly is this ?

On the old McDonalds site - with the existing tower omitted ?

It is right north of Trump Tower, where that hotel was going to go I believe which Reilly blocked citing some 1970s law where it said residential should be built there
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/reale...rth-hotel-plan

Here is the article from today:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/reale...go-river-views

How it looks today:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8891...8i6656!6m1!1e1

r18tdi · #**1589** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

looking NE along Wabash-

Rendering courtesy BkL

So this building is going here, fronting Wabash?

For some reason I pictured it slightly further east, directly on top of the former McDonalds.

maru2501 · #**1590** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:09 PM**

I thought it was going on top of what is now a garage entrance. and I also thought it was supposed to be taller

maru2501 · #**1591** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:11 PM**

the mcdonalds is being worked on now. supposed to be a more upscale restaurant with outdoor seating

harryc · #**1592** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:15 PM**

^^ One of the more expensive Valet Parking areas in the city (expensive for the city to build).

r18tdi · #**1593** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by maru2501

the mcdonalds is being worked on now. supposed to be a more upscale restaurant with outdoor seating

Oh that's right. And whats-his-face on here was all upset because the city was losing a cheap place for his kids to urinate or something. I remember now.

marothisu · #**1594** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

Oh that's right. And whats-his-face on here was all upset because the city was losing a cheap place for his kids to urinate or something. I remember now.

The building permit for the buildout and renovation was issued something like a month ago.

Jibba · #**1595** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

Yuck. The first design was elegant and refined.

This thing looks like an airport hotel that's trying too hard to be trendy. It will look horribly dated in 5 years.

Yeah, this is one case where flat planes for the envelope look better than a variegated surface. The mish-mash of different colors and lines works better in two dimensions (and with what looked to be all brick); it kind of made for a compressed, abstract geometry. Now there are going to be a lot more cut lines, by the looks of it.

Jibba · #**1596** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 6:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ned.B

^What is the little building across Clarendon supposed to be? Is that rendering filler, or is that some sort of real project?

Also, is it just me or is this project trying to look like a sister to the 40 year old 4343 Clarendon?

This is a visual manifestation of Chicago's asinine zoning process. You have a great site and a great opportunity in a great location, and it gets whittled away to a bullshit squat slab on top of a massive two-story super structure. It will probably turn out well (faith in HP, here), but it's incredibly irritating.

And in re of 4343: totally agree. And with the site plan of Pensacola Place.

ardecila · #**1597** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 6:31 PM**

They also got rid of the pilotis on the ground floor that made the tower float gracefully.

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Jibba · #**1598** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 6:40 PM**

^That sucks. Those were great and a nice allusion to what it's supplanting.

harryc · #**1599** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 7:36 PM**

From last Month - Oct 08

spyguy · #**1600** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 11:53 PM**

Jefferson and Polk
110 units, 112 parking spaces
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