CHICAGO | One Bennett Park | 837 FT | 68 FLOORS - Page 45

marothisu · #**881** Posted **Mar 17, 2016, 2:03 PM**

Somehow missed this, but they got the new construction permit issued for the foundation only on Tuesday!

SamInTheLoop · #**882** Posted **Mar 17, 2016, 4:43 PM**

^ Well, don't beat yourself up too badly over this one.....Tuesday was just 2 days ago!

Kngkyle · #**883** Posted **Mar 17, 2016, 7:22 PM**

About 8 or 9 pieces of heavy equipment poking around this and the park site today. Looked like they were digging up and clearing debris mostly.

spyguy · #**884** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 5:29 AM**

Enjoy (?) some more renderings from RAMSA:

Skyguy_7 · #**885** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 2:31 PM**

Aside from faux limestone panels, what's not to like about this? It's a great iteration of 21st century Art Deco.

maru2501 · #**886** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 2:36 PM**

I do hope they light it like that

Mr Downtown · #**887** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 4:24 PM**

I find myself really dubious about the asymmetrical top. I want to like it as a reinterpretation of the Palmolive Building, but I can't figure out if the way the massing here is stairstepped is a Postmodernist wink-and-a-nod or if it's entirely programmatic. Even stranger is the imbalance between north and south, with this terrace not having any counterpart on the other side.

marothisu · #**888** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 4:47 PM**

I like the last rendering. The 2nd to last one is decent too, though the furniture they picked for it pretty much sucks. Hope it's better in real life

Tom Servo · #**889** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 5:37 PM**

This has all the elegance and grace of Lincoln Park 2550. I bet Trump would love it.

I really can't wait for this one! I'm so tired of all these boring glass buildings going up and really miss all the custard yellow pre-cast of the 00s! Thank you, AM Stern, for such a beautiful addition to our city's skyline. I feel honored.

prelude91 · #**890** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:28 PM**

I've read several comments here about people liking the top of this building. I don't see it, for those who comment how much they like the top, what is it I am missing?

Notyrview · #**891** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:36 PM**

Lol custard! Finally, an apt description.

maru2501 · #**892** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:39 PM**

to me the top is a 2016 twist. It takes the building from straight up art deco imitation into a little more self-awareness

and it just kind of looks cool. reminds me of fake buildings they CGI-ed into dark knight to make chicago look more like gotham

Kumdogmillionaire · #**893** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:45 PM**

I can't wait to see 2-3 more years of Tom Servo whining and bitching about this building

prelude91 · #**894** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:56 PM**

I wish we could've just gotten a copy of 220 Central Park South, instead of the tower RAM designed for Chicago

Notyrview · #**895** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:57 PM**

^^I would call that lampooning.

^or at the very least that color but i'm guessing that you can't do that with precast because it's shitty and will stain?

maru2501 · #**896** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 6:58 PM**

I like ours better than that, honestly

prelude91 · #**897** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 7:33 PM**

Couldn't disagree more. The Chicago version is painted concrete and the proportions look really awkward, IMO. The CPS version is far from great, but much nicer IMO

Zapatan · #**898** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 7:36 PM**

Those renderings look great! This building will have quite the presence by the lake but be dwarfed by Vista

Kngkyle · #**899** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 7:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by prelude91

I wish we could've just gotten a copy of 220 Central Park South, instead of the tower RAM designed for Chicago

Cut the awkward top-most section off and I'd agree with you.

Steely Dan · #**900** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 7:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by prelude91

The Chicago version is painted concrete

say what?

everything we've been told about this one is that it will have real stone at the base and precast above.

i've never heard any mention of painted concrete on this one until your post. do you have insider VE info, or are you just fearing the worst?