CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 109

ardecila · #**2161** Posted **Dec 22, 2015, 11:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by streetline

My dream for that intersection would be to shift the part of Ogden south of there west a bit to line up with the Chicago/Milwauke/May intersection, and remove the part of Ogden north of Milwaukee.

So there'd be one well defined intersection, instead of the weird triple intersection with a subway entrance on an island in the middle that we have now. And all of the space wasted on the section of Ogden that dead ends at the river can be reclaimed and developed, with the narrower and grid aligned Carpenter connecting to the existing underpass to the north.

It'd be a shame to lose the little retail building with Subway and D'Augustino's, but fixing that intersection would be worth it (and maybe the building could be moved or it's facade salvaged)...

I don't think you have to be that drastic. My dream is to tear down the Concentra clinic building for a large plaza to open up views from the intersection to St. John Cantius and provide a town square for the area.

You don't need to eliminate parking to improve the intersection - just put the whole area on a road diet and expand the sidewalks out with some street trees and furniture and raised bike lanes like at Roosevelt/Wabash. CDOT has already done a partial road diet in the area, but only with paint. They still need to move the curb lines. Drop a little kiosk cafe into the center island to activate the space, and replace the subway entrances with something distinctive.

harryc · #**2162** Posted **Dec 23, 2015, 2:34 PM**

Earlier this month

harryc · #**2163** Posted **Dec 23, 2015, 5:15 PM**

Re-using some of the old caissons from Prentice and putting in some new (belled) ones. I was told that they will be doing rock socketed caissons here as well, the bits and compressors have not been brought in yet.

NMH loves it's sky-bridges

marothisu · #**2164** Posted **Dec 23, 2015, 7:47 PM**

There is now a backhoe at the site of the future Viceroy Hotel high rise (State & Cedar) and it looks like it had ripped up a lot of the front concrete. Some of the actual existing structure behind the facade at least on the north side is partially gone now.

jc5680 · #**2165** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 12:03 AM**

harryc · #**2166** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 5:56 AM**

Randomguy34 · #**2167** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 5:58 AM**

What project is going up at Belmont and Ashland?

prelude91 · #**2168** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 10:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

What project is going up at Belmont and Ashland?

Whole Foods

Chi-Sky21 · #**2169** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 2:01 PM**

Oye that bank at the corner of Belmont and Ashland is such a waste of space. At least one of the banks on that corner finally bit the dust.

george · #**2170** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 3:16 PM**

12/20

Jefferson at Washington

george · #**2171** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 3:18 PM**

12/20

Milwaukee & Grand

george · #**2172** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 10:33 PM**

12/20

Milwaukee & Grand

marothisu · #**2173** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 3:17 PM**

Good news everyone - the foundation through 7th floor permit was issued yesterday for 1035 W Van Buren. That's the 30 story Related Midwest tower for a vacant lot. Hope so see construction equipment there in the next few weeks!

The original proposal was for 402 units - this one looks a little smaller (not as wide) but I'm guessing at least 300 units?

munchymunch · #**2174** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 5:29 PM**

Well that's a nice present.

I actually thought that one was dead, because related had it on it's website for about a week and then took it down. Great that it's moving forward, looks like a good tower but the podium is a little troubling.

marothisu · #**2175** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

Well that's a nice present.

I actually thought that one was dead, because related had it on it's website for about a week and then took it down. Great that it's moving forward, looks like a good tower but the podium is a little troubling.

Yeah it's actually weird that it's not on their site, but other proposals are. The owner on the permit is actually 1035 W Van Buren Partners, but I found something on the city's site in a PDF referencing them and I think they are basically a company from RM

harryc · #**2176** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 7:07 PM**

Reflection - 1001 S State

ardecila · #**2177** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 7:23 PM**

Sweet, that's the Morris Adjmi building. I'm excited for that one, the style is really a good fit for the West Loop.

harryc · #**2178** Posted **Dec 25, 2015, 8:04 PM**

harryc · #**2179** Posted **Dec 26, 2015, 1:13 AM**

Arm&Kedzie · #**2180** Posted **Dec 26, 2015, 5:28 AM**

I'd be interested to see the floor plans for 1001 s state. Because really that rounded crease on the corner doesn't make a whole lot of sense aesthetically from the outside.