CHICAGO | Salesforce Tower | 850 FT | 60 FLOORS - Page 77

TallBob · #**1521** Posted **Sep 1, 2020, 6:14 AM**

This will be a nice addition....I always thought however this was to be 950+ feet! This would have been a great local for something that tall. Chicago has built a considerable amount of office space in the last 5 years or so.... just wondering if that had something to do with the
height reduction?

BuildThemTaller · #**1522** Posted **Sep 1, 2020, 1:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

This will be a nice addition....I always thought however this was to be 950+ feet! This would have been a great local for something that tall. Chicago has built a considerable amount of office space in the last 5 years or so.... just wondering if that had something to do with the
height reduction?

The height of this tower has been discussed ad naseum on the boards, but the short story is that the developer cut out a hotel that was in the original concepts for what is now named Salesforce Tower. If the hotel had been included, it surely would have eclipsed 950 feet and might have gone past 1,000 feet. As is, it will be office-only. Great location, good design, good height, kind of an 8/10 overall.

r18tdi · #**1523** Posted **Sep 1, 2020, 4:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

The height of this tower has been discussed ad naseum on the boards, but the short story is that the developer cut out a hotel that was in the original concepts for what is now named Salesforce Tower. If the hotel had been included, it surely would have eclipsed 950 feet and might have gone past 1,000 feet.

I remember reading that the original "mixed-use" concept also included for-sale luxury condos too?

Steely Dan · #**1524** Posted **Sep 2, 2020, 1:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by cityslickerrr

Does construction slow or stop in Chicago in the winter?

Regular winter weather doesn't slow things down too much, but there are usually some days lost when old man winter bites hardest in any given winter.

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Originally Posted by cityslickerrr

Either way, is this likely to break street-level before the end of the year (120 days)?

Given how long they spent in the ground for the east tower, that seems unlikely to me, but I don't know the actual construction schedule.

PittsburghPA · #**1525** Posted **Sep 3, 2020, 10:23 PM**

Taken 9/3

The Lurker · #**1526** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 4:20 AM**

What a beautiful crane. I'm already sad that it won't be there forever. Also, What a shot!

PittsburghPA · #**1527** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 4:17 PM**

And just like that...we have a mockup

bonus crane shot from a friend

rlw777 · #**1528** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 5:56 PM**

^ nice. I guess I was expecting white mullions like on WPE but I like this.

PittsburghPA · #**1529** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 6:29 PM**

A few more of the finished Mock-up..

nomarandlee · #**1530** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 9:03 PM**

Liking it!

sentinel · #**1531** Posted **Sep 4, 2020, 9:49 PM**

I found these visualizations on Yimby and thought they were pretty cool, highlighting the completed Wolf Point once Salesforce is done (bonus as well as the very massive BoA building on Wacker):

Visualization by Jack Crawford, via Google Earth

Visualization by Jack Crawford, via Google Earth

https://chicagoyimby.com/2020/08/new...town-core.html

harryc · #**1532** Posted **Sep 6, 2020, 5:59 AM**

The vantage point

Aug 31

Sep 3

Aug 31

RedCorsair87 · #**1533** Posted **Sep 6, 2020, 12:18 PM**

^*Cue The Dark Knight Rises Theme*

harryc · #**1534** Posted **Sep 6, 2020, 6:09 PM**

Aug 31

chris08876 · #**1535** Posted **Sep 8, 2020, 11:41 PM**

Photo here.

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...tower-chicago/

A Link-Belt TG-1900 was set up.

RN60654 · #**1536** Posted **Sep 9, 2020, 7:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

I found these visualizations on Yimby and thought they were pretty cool, highlighting the completed Wolf Point once Salesforce is done (bonus as well as the very massive BoA building on Wacker):

Visualization by Jack Crawford, via Google Earth

Visualization by Jack Crawford, via Google Earth

https://chicagoyimby.com/2020/08/new...town-core.html

Here's my version from the model that I've been keeping for about 15 yrs now (please excuse certain liberties I took):

harryc · #**1537** Posted **Sep 12, 2020, 2:54 AM**

Sept 8

A mocking view

Sept 10

Sept 8

sentinel · #**1538** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 1:27 AM**

I don't believe I've ever seen this rendering before:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/colum...ivq-story.html

RedCorsair87 · #**1539** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 4:32 AM**

It's a few months old although I don't remember where I first saw it.

Killer long legs though!

TallBob · #**1540** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 5:46 AM**

Am I just imagining things or are there a lot of buildings going up in several cities that are all resembling one another? This one resemble 110 Wacker doesn't it? Same height a little narrower though. Aside from that it's a nice building....another 100 feet would be OK!