[Tom In Chicago]

Welcome to the great Chicago boom rundown Map-A-Rama to which I guarantee you'll be drooling over for months while the permafrost of winter slows the flurry of construction down long enough for me to compile a comprehensive list of the latest and greatest construction overview shy of Steely Dan's big-bad-boom thread (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?threadid=18467). . . for all you geezers out there that remember this staple of the SSP forum diet, I've added some tunes for desert!!! I should do this every year. . . enjoy :cool:

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KEY
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53602213.jpg = RECENTLY COMPLETED
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53602215.jpg = UNDER CONSTRUCTION
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53602216.jpg = SITE PREP/DEMO
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53602219.jpg = PROPOSED

LOOP
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53688798.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- 111 South Wacker Drive [681 ft - 51 - 2005] office
2 -- Hyatt Center [679 ft - 48 - 2005] office
3 -- UBS Tower [651 ft - 50 - 2001] office
4 -- The Heritage [631 ft - 57 - 2005] residential
5 -- Bank One Center [580 ft - 39 - 2003] office
6 -- 1 South Dearborn [571 ft - 40 - 2005] office
7 -- Park Millennium [544 ft - 57 - 2002] residential
8 -- 191 North Wacker Drive [516 ft - 37 - 2002] office
9 -- Art Institute Dormitory [231 ft - 17 - 2000] residential

SITE PREP/DEMO
1 -- Waterview Tower [1,044 ft - 90 - 2007] residential/hotel
2 -- MoMo [409 ft - 32 - 2007] residential
3 -- CBS 2 Broadcast Center [??? ft - 15 - 2007] office

PROPOSED
1 -- Mandarin Oriental International [887 ft - 90 - 2008] residential/hotel
2 -- 29-39 South Lasalle [870 ft - 51 - ????] office
3 -- Legacy at Millennium Park [822 ft - 73 - ????] residential
4 -- 155 North Wacker [??? ft - 50 - ????] office
5 -- 222 West Randolph [??? ft - 50 - ????] office
6 -- 85 East Wacker Condos [??? ft - 35 - ????] residential
7 -- Wacker Plaza [??? ft - 34 - ????] office
8 -- Franklin and Randolph [??? ft - 32 - ????] office
9 -- 108 North State Condos [??? ft - 21 - ????] residential
10 - 108 North State Hotel [??? ft - 20 - ????] hotel

LAKESHORE EAST
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53703791.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- The Shoreham [450 ft - 47 - 2005] residential
2 -- The Lancaster [324 ft - 30 - 2005] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- 340 on the Park [672 ft - 64 - 2007] residential
2 -- The Regatta [466 ft - 45 - 2006] residential
3 -- The Chandler [350 ft - 36 - 2007] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- The Tides [498 ft - 51 - ????] residential

RIVER NORTH
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53654127.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- 55 East Erie [647 ft - 56 - 2004] residential
2 -- Grand Plaza Tower I [641 ft - 57 - 2003] residential
3 -- Millennium Centre [610 ft - 58 - 2003] residential
4 -- The Fordham [574 ft - 52 - 2003] residential
5 -- The Pinnacle [535 ft - 48 - 2004] residential
6 -- One Superior Place [502 ft - 52 - 1999] residential
7 -- The Bristol [488 ft - 42 - 2000] residential
8 -- The Sterling [466 ft - 50 - 2001] residential
9 -- 400 North Lasalle [454 ft - 45 - 2003] residential
10 - 2 East Erie [415 ft - 39 - 2002] residential
11 - Grand Plaza II [378 ft - 39 - 2003] residential
12 - Kinzie Park Tower [365 ft - 34 - 2001] residential
13 - Chestnut Tower [360 ft - 36 - 2000] residential
14 - Sofitel Chicago [347 ft - 33 - 2002] hotel
15 - The Caravel [309 ft - 29 - 2003] residential
16 - Kingsbury on the Park [301 ft - 25 - 2004] residential
17 - Erie on the Park [292 ft - 24 - 2002] residential
18 - The Grand on Grand [286 ft - 28 - 2004] residential
19 - 630 North State Parkway [272 ft - 27 - 2001] residential
20 - The Bernardin [272 ft - 27 - 2005 residential
21 - Admiral’s Pointe [271 ft - 27 - 2002] residential
22 - Erie Centre [264 ft - 23 - 1999] residential
23 - Dearborn Plaza [261 ft - 17 - 2000] office/hotel
24 - The Grand Orleans [254 ft - 21 - 2005] residential
25 - Sixty West Erie [242 ft - 22 - 2003] residential
26 - The Farallon [221 ft - 22 - 2001] residential
27 - Two River Place [218 ft - 17 - 2004] residential
28 - Gallery 400 [212 ft - 18 - 2000] residential
29 - Park Place [207 ft - 18 - 2002] residential
30 - 340 West Superior [205 ft - 17 - 2002] residential
31 - Huron Pointe [183 ft - 15 - 2001] residential
32 - The Contemporaine [164 ft - 15 - 2004] residential
33 - Superior West [152 ft - 12 - 2004 residential
34 - 630 North Franklin [148 ft - 12 - 2005] residential
35 - Hilton Garden Inn [??? ft - 24 - 1999] hotel
36 - 21 West Chestnut [??? ft - 17 - 1999] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- Trump Tower Chicago [1,362 ft - 92 - 2008] residential/hotel
2 -- 50 East Chestnut [495 ft - 40 - 2007] residential
3 -- The Grand Kingsbury [456 ft - 47 - 2007] residential
4 -- Water Tower Residence Hall [282 ft - 26 - 2006] residential
5 -- River Place on the Park [276 ft - 22 - 2006] residential
6 -- Parc Chestnut [196 ft - 15 - 2006] residential
7 -- The Superior at Lasalle [186 ft - 14 - 2006] residential

SITE PREP/DEMO
1 -- The Elysian [661 ft - 60 - 2007] residential/hotel
2 -- The Clare at Watertower [595 ft - 50 - 2007] residential
3 -- 451 Huron [??? ft - 16 - 2006] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 300 North Lasalle [775 ft - 57 - 2009] office
2 -- 65 East Huron [730 ft - 64 - 2007] residential/office
3 -- 351 North Clark [603 ft - 40 - 2009] office
4 -- River North Center Condos [496 ft - ?? - ????] residential
5 -- Silver Tower [450 ft - 35 - ????] residential
6 -- The Huron Club [345 ft - 27 - ????] residential
7 -- River North Center Hotel [291 ft - ?? - ????] hotel
8 -- Hudson Tower [264 ft - 26 - 2006] residential
9 -- Flair Tower [252 ft - 24 - ????] residential
10 - 740 North Rush [??? ft - 50 ????] residential
11 - One East Superior [??? - 46 - ????] residential
12 - State-Walton condos [??? ft - 42 - ????] residential
13 - Clinton-Kinzie Apartments [??? ft - 35 - ????] residential
14 - Clinton-Kinzie Condos [??? ft - 35 - ????] residential
15 - 501 West Huron [??? ft - 28 - ????] residential
16 - Ten East Delaware [??? ft - 27 - ????] residential
17 - 110 West Superior [??? ft - 26 - ????] residential
18 - 505 North State [??? ft - 22 - ????] residential
19 - 660 North State [??? ft - 20 est. - ????]
20 - 345 North Wells [??? ft - 18 - ????] office
21 - 320 West Erie [??? ft - 18 - ????] residential
22 - Staybridge Suites [??? ft - 16 - ????] hotel
23 - 30 West Erie [??? ft - 14 - 2006 est.] residential

STREETERVILLE/MAGNIFICENT MILE
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53691825.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- Park Tower [844 ft - 67 - 2000] residential/hotel
2 -- River East Center I [644 ft - 58 - 2001] residential
3 -- River View II [399 ft - 32 - 2004] residential
4 -- The Pearson [395 ft - 35 - 2003] residential
5 -- 840 North LSD [329 ft - 27 - 2004] residential
6 -- 530 North LSD [328 ft - 29 - 2003] residential
7 -- River View I [321 ft - 27 - 2000] residential
8 -- Courtyard by Marriott [317 ft - 23 - 2003] hotel
9 -- Embassy Suites Lakefront [284 ft - 19 - 2001] hotel
10 - Peninsula Hotel [254 ft - 17 - 2001] hotel
11 - Lurie Medical Building [248 ft - 13 - 2005] laboratory
12 - The Belvedere [199 ft - 16 - 2004] residential
13 - Fairfield Inn & Suites [166 ft - 15 - 2001] hotel
14 - Homewood Suites Hotel [??? ft - 20 - 1999] hotel
15 - 520 North Michigan [??? ft - 17 - 2000] hotel

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- The Streeter [514 ft - 50 - 2006] residential
2 -- 600 North LSD North Tower [453 ft - 40 - 2007] residential
3 -- The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza [387 ft - 32 - 2007] residential
4 -- Prentice Women’s Hospital [316 ft - 18 - 2007] hospital
5 -- Avenue East [276 ft - 26 - 2006] residential

SITE PREP/DEMO
1 -- 600 North LSD South Tower [513 ft - 46 - 2007] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- Beitler Telecom Tower [2,000 ft - N/A - ????] telecom tower*
2 -- Fordham Spire [2,000 ft - 115 - 2009] residential/hotel
3 -- Intercontinental North Tower [850 ft - 71 - ????] residential/hotel
4 -- Cityfront Plaza Tower III [750 ft - 65 - ????] residential/hotel
5 -- 4th Presbyterian Tower [745 ft - 64 - 2009 est.] residential/office
6 -- 150 East Ontario [588 ft - 51 - 2008 est.] residential
7 -- Cityfront Plaza Tower II [560 ft - 40 - ????] residential
8 -- Parkview West [507 ft - 47 - ????] residential
9 -- 600 North Fairbanks [451 ft - 41 - ????] residential
10 - 535 North St. Clair [410 ft - 37 - ????] residential
11 - Parkview East [??? ft - 27 - ????] residential
12 - 550 St. Clair [310 ft - 26 - 2007 est.] residential
*This free standing structure is not recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat or Emporis as a traditional building but is worth noting as significant due to its height. . .

WEST LOOP
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53655322.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- ABN AMRO Plaza I [453 ft - 29 - 2003] office
2 -- Riverbend [451 ft - 38 - 2002] residential
3 -- Skybridge [421 ft - 39 - 2003] residential
4 -- Park Alexandria [347 ft - 32 - 2003 residential
5 -- Jefferson Place [280 - 28 - 2004] residential
6 -- 550 West Jackson [276 - 18 - 2001] office
7 -- Kinzie Station Tower [265 ft - 25 - 2000] residential
8 -- Quaker Plaza [260 ft - 17 - 2002] office
9 -- Congress Center [258 ft - 17 - 2001] office
10 - Union Tower [252 ft - 18 - 1999] office
11 - The Edge Lofts [249 ft - 21 - 2004] residential
12 - 550 West Washington [244 ft - 17 - 2000] office
13 - Platinum Tower [167 ft - 15 - 2002] residential
14 - City View Tower [138 ft - 13 - 2003] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- The Left Bank Apartments [366 ft - 36 - 2006] residential
2 -- Jefferson Tower [266 ft - 24 - 2006] residential
3 -- 550 west Adams [262 ft - 19 - 2005] office
4 -- 740 Fulton [180 ft - 14 - 2006] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 601 West Monroe [620 ft - 42 - ????] office
2 -- 1035 West Van Buren [360 ft - 29 - ????] residential
3 -- 618-630 West Washington [350 ft - 30 - ????] residential
4 -- Madison-Racine Condos 1 [125 ft - 12 - ????] residential
5 -- Madison-Racine Condos 2 [125 ft - 12 - ????] residential
6 -- Medici Towers I [??? ft - 53 - ????] residential
7 -- Medici Towers II [??? ft - 42 - ????] residential
8 -- Madison West 645 Tower I [??? ft - 32 - ????] office
9 -- ABN AMRO Plaza II [??? ft - 30 - ????] office
10 - Madison West 645 Tower II [??? ft - 22 - ????] office
11 - Trio [??? ft - 22 - 2007 est.] residential
12 - 811 West Monroe [??? ft - 17 - ????] residential
13 - 120 North Jefferson [??? ft - 16 - ????] office
14 - Monroe-Aberdeen Condos I [??? ft - 12 - ????] residential
15 - Monroe-Aberdeen Condos II [??? ft - 12 - ????] residential
16 - 150 North Jefferson [??? ft - 12 - ????] residential

SOUTH LOOP
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53688581.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- Wells Street Tower [388 ft - 34 - 2002] residential
2 -- Forty-One East Eighth [387 ft - 33 - 2003] residential
3 -- 1111 South Wabash [367 ft - 34 - 2004] residential
4 -- Michigan Ave. Tower [314 ft - 29 - 2005] residential
5 -- Museum Pointe [289 ft - 26 - 2005] residential
6 -- Dearborn Tower [286 ft - 17 - 2001] residential
7 -- Museum Park Tower 1 [280 ft - 20 - 2002] residential
8 -- State Place [273 ft - 24 - 2005] residential
9 -- One East 15th Place [246 ft - 23 - 2001] residential
10 - Museum Park Tower 2 [236 ft - 21 - 2003] residential
11 - University Center of Chicago [215 ft - 19 - 2004] residential
12 - One East 14th Place [188 ft - 17 - 2000] residential
13 - The Lofts at Museum Park 1 [188 ft - 15 - 2004] residential
14 - Lakeside on the Park [172 ft - 14 - 2005] residential
15 - Prairie House [171 ft - 14 - 2003] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- One Museum Park [720 ft - 62 - 2007] residential
2 -- The Columbian [517 ft - 46 - 2007] residential
3 -- Twelve55 South Michigan [425 ft - 40 - 2006] residential
4 -- Museum Tower [409 ft - 38 - 2006] residential
5 -- The Lofts at Museum Park II [261 ft - 21 - 2006] residential
6 -- 1620 South Michigan [151 ft - 12 - 2006] residential
7 -- Vision on State [??? ft - 19 - 2007] residential

SITE PREP/DEMO
1 -- 1400 Museum Park [345 ft - 32 - ????] residential
2 -- Marquee Michigan Avenue [295 ft - 25 - 2007] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 1000 South Michigan [429 ft - 40 - 2006] residential
2 -- Astoria Tower [374 ft - 32 - ????] residential
3 -- 901 South Wabash [369 ft - 43 - ????] residential
4 -- 1001 South Wabash [369 ft - 43 - ????] residential
5 -- Vetro [334 ft - 31 - 2008] residential
6 -- Burnham Pointe [325 ft - 30 - ????] residential
7 -- 1401 South State [263 ft - 22 - ????] residential
8 -- Azure Tower [232 ft - 19 - ????] residential
9 -- Library Tower [207 ft - 16 - 2006] residential
10 - Spertus Institute [161 ft - 10 - 2007] educational
11 - 830 South Michigan [??? ft - 80 - ????] residential
12 - One Museum Park West [??? ft - 54 - ????] residential
13 - Michigan Avenue Tower II [??? ft - 25 - 2006] residential
14 - 1546-1558 South State [??? ft - 20 - ????] residential
15 - 1555-1559 South Clark [??? ft - 20 - ????] residential
16 - Printers Corner [??? ft - 18 - 2006 est.] residential

NEAR SOUTH SIDE
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53705497.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- Prairie District Tower [261 ft - 23 - 2003] residential
2 -- Vue20 Condominiums [200 ft - 19 - 2003] residential
3 -- 1819 South Michigan [156 ft - 12 - 2005] residential
4 -- 212 East [150 ft - 13 - 2003] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- Prairie Pointe [271 ft - 24 - 2006] residential
2 -- Museum Park Place [259 ft - 23 - 2006] residential
3 -- Lakeside Tower [239 ft - 19 - 2006] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- Cermak-Michigan Condos [365 ft - 35 - ????] residential
2 -- 1720 South Michigan [364 ft - 31 - ????] residential
3 -- Aristocrat Tower [292 ft - 25 - ????] residential
4 -- Prarie District Tower II [??? ft - 27 - ????] residential

GOLD COAST/OLD TOWN
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53703409.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- 1122 North Dearborn [295 ft - 27 - 1999] residential
2 -- Elm Tower [198 ft - 16 - 2002] residential
3 -- The Neapolitan [198 ft - 18 - 2001] residential
4 -- The Venetian [186 ft - 15 - 2004] residential

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- 30 West Oak [290 ft - 22 - 2006] residential
2 -- Maple Tower [234 ft - 20 - 2005] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 735 West Division [315 ft - 27 - 2007] residential

UPTOWN
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53706658.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- Parvenu [142 ft - 12 - 2004] residential
2 -- Buena Pointe [??? ft - 12 - 2004] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 835 West Wilson [??? ft - 27 - ????] residential
2 -- Theater District Lofts II [??? ft - 20 - ????] residential

LAKEVIEW
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53706868.jpg

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 -- Park View East [193 ft - 18 - 2006] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- 3660 North LSD [330 ft - 29 - ????] residential
2 -- 540 West Stratford [??? ft - 25 - ????] residential

LINCOLN PARK
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53707082.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- 2120 North Lincoln Park West [199 ft - 23 - 2001] residential

PROPOSED
1 -- The Lakeview Middle Tower [442 ft - 37 - 2006] residential
2 -- The Lakeview North Tower [337 ft - 30 - 2006] residential
3 -- The Lakeview South Tower [235 ft - 21 - 2006] residential
4 -- The Inn at Lincoln Park [152 ft - 14 - ????] hotel

CLYBOURN CORRIDOR
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53707169.jpg

PROPOSED
1 -- 1500 North Dayton I [??? ft - 28 - ????] residential
2 -- 1500 North Dayton II [??? ft - 28 - ????] residential

O'HARE
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53707372.jpg

RECENTLY COMPLETED
1 -- Renaissance Chicago Ohare [171 ft - 15 - 2003] hotel

EDGEWATER
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53708101.jpg

SITE PREP/DEMO
1 -- The Granville [??? ft - 12 - 2007] residential

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE

SITE PREP/DEMO
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53708428.jpg

1 -- Stukel Towers 2 [??? ft - 12 - 2007] educational

HYDE PARK
http://www.pbase.com/temper/image/53708935.jpg

PROPOSED
1 -- 53rd & Cornell Tower [136 ft - 12 - ????] residential


Special thanks goes out to Marshall, Skyscraper Dan, Steely Dan, Victor, Shawn and all of the other Chicago cats that made it possible for me to take a two year vacation from the rigors inherent in keeping up with construction stats here in this great city of Chicago. . .

[Chi-town]

Wow, look at River North.

Think those Google satellite images may be a little outdated...

[LA21st]

Oh man, that nuts. :eek:

[spyguy]

Daaaaaaamn.

How long did it take you?

[LT4f]

Simply incredible!

[rgolch]

Such incredible work! Certainly puts things into perspective.

[HK Chicago]

Outstanding work as usual.

This is at least the 4th of these you've done for us... the first I had seen was spring 2000 and IIRC had building images.

Definitely the precursor to the almighty boom thread, glad to hear of an annual update.

[VivaLFuego]

You rule, Tom. Thanks.

You can also add the 30+ story State/Lake Hotel, the site is currently being demo'd.

[JACKinNYC]

Chicago is going crazy. New York has a lot going up now too, but Chicago has the 2 "thousand-footers" and that makes a big difference.

[alex1]

i'm impressed Tom. Impressed by the amount of activity in Chicago and impressed at the amount of work you put into these. thanks.

[pip]

Whoa. That puts things into perspective. Awesome job, I'm blown away. I'm sure I will be references these maps. Look at River North.

[LA21st]

There are 2 highrise proposals at LaSalle and Grand also.

[sentinel]

That really is awesome. Great work Tom, very detailed and lovingly done.

[CTroyMathis]

Word Tom.

[the urban politician]

I must say, Tom--this is a really great idea. It must have taken a long time to put this all together, but it sure was worth it. Putting all the development into perspective like that is so INCREDIBLY awesome

[trvlr70]

Thanks for all your effort. I can finally "see" where some of the newer project are going up. Good job.:cheers:

[Buck]

Oh.. my goodness.

[Steely Dan]

the maps are back!

very nice work tom.

[Tom In Chicago]

Feel free to send me updates and I'll try to keep these "fresh" on a quarterly basis. . . they're already out-dated since 215 W. WASHINGTON was announced today. . .

It took me about 8 hours working sporadically between Thursday night and Sunday evening. . .

[VivaLFuego]

You can also add the measely 12 story CTA center to the SE corner of Jefferson and Lake in the West loop map. Not very significant, but it does contribute alot to the sudden urban canyon at that intersection which used to just be an open sea of surface lots just 3 years ago.

[Tom In Chicago]

^good point. . . Steely didn't have it on his list. . . I'll make sure to add that one sometime this week. . .

[Steely Dan]

tom, the CTA Center has been on the boom rundown list ever since i lowered the height threshold to 12 floors.

[Chicago Shawn]

^Yup, here it is...

CTA Center office 191 ft ... .. 12 2004

[Tom In Chicago]

^Liars. . . you just added it ;)

[spyguy]

It's all a conspiracy against you.

[jcchii]

brings back memories. nice work

[gttx]

Good Lord.....the last time I was in Chicago was nearly 6 years ago. When I finally go back it will be a completely new city....

[Marvel 33]

Tom,
Excellent work. That's a great way to keep track of all the projects we have in Chicago.
As I said before, next time I see you I'll get you a beer (or two) :-)

[Dan in Chicago]

Tom you've done an amazingly thorough job here. It's hard not to be blown away, especially by the River North or South Loop maps, and I could hardly believe you took the trouble to include all the outer neighborhoods as well.

[Segun]

Whoa, this is amazing.

[jpIllInoIs]

I can't wait for google to update chicago, I want to see Millenium Park from space.

[Grumpy]

Yes sir , I wanted to see this happen !!

a BIG thank you Tom :tup:

[Steely Dan]

bumpity-bump-bump

i didn't want to lose this one in a forum purge.

[detroitismylove]

I am so impressed. I love CHICAGO!

[Wheelingman04]

Thanks for all your great work, Tom.:)

[Tom In Chicago]

Shit these are horribly out of date!!!

[STR]

^Well...get off your fat @$$.

J/K of course. Even dated, those maps were a huge help for my model.

[Tom In Chicago]

I'm too busy. . . I live downtown and still don't have time to see all the construction going on right outside my window!!! :)

[Grumpy]

I'm too busy. . . I live downtown and still don't have time to see all the construction going on right outside my window!!! :)

:(

[biophilic]

Any chance that the maps will be updated in the next few months?

[spyguy]

Any chance that the maps will be updated in the next few months?

That would be awesome considering how many changes there have been since last year. Maybe Tom should look into using pins with Google Map so that there is not that much work every time there's an update.

[brian_b]

That would be awesome considering how many changes there have been since last year. Maybe Tom should look into using pins with Google Map so that there is not that much work every time there's an update.

Since Tom says he is so busy, I'll try to whip up a Google Map tomorrow that will allow you guys to put the push pins on the map for each development site. I'll just make it open so any of you can add to it.

[Tom In Chicago]

^That would be cool. . . my maps were the pre-curser to all the new mapping technologies that came out in the last few years. . . perhaps we can make it interactive. . . it would be nice to finally combine all the data from Emporis, STR's 3D models, Google maps and Steely Dan's page into a single format that we could apply to other cities. . . this week is pretty light for me so maybe we can all meet at the Billy Goat and hammer it out. . .

[brian_b]

I might be able to meet at Billy Goat this week...

In the meantime, I created a pretty crude Google Maps page where people can insert the buildings and their info.

http://www.brianbauer.org/maps/Builder.html

I inserted a few buildings to test out the database I created. Right now it's only a page meant for inserting data. I did design the database to allow the "browsing" page to show buildings based on pretty much any attribute, such as year, height, number of floors, etc. That browsing page would come at a later time (when I had some time).

The "insertion" page is open for all to add to it, so I expect that at some point in the future it will be abused. Therefore the next order of business is to require an account. We should decide how to give those out.

Oh yeah, I have no idea how this works on IE; it should do just fine. I'm a Mac guy, so I only have Safari and Firefox (and it's good on those browsers).

[Marvel 33]

We already are in the beginning stages of developing an interactive map on NewcitySkyline and I was actually thinking of emailing Tom to get some feedback. If you guys decide to meet at Billy Goat, please let me know.

[Tom In Chicago]

^Absolutely. . . everyone has great input and it would be great to consolodate the efforts of everyone. . . there's so many people involved here in Chicago that we can't afford not to capitalize on that energy. . .

How does Wednesday or Thursday sound???

[Steely Dan]

^Absolutely. . . everyone has great input and it would be great to consolodate the efforts of everyone. . . there's so many people involved here in Chicago that we can't afford not to capitalize on that energy. . .

How does Wednesday or Thursday sound???

i'm leaving town on wednesday until the 11th, but i would be very much interested in being a part of such a project, so keep me in the loop.

[Marvel 33]

^Absolutely. . . everyone has great input and it would be great to consolodate the efforts of everyone. . . there's so many people involved here in Chicago that we can't afford not to capitalize on that energy. . .

How does Wednesday or Thursday sound???

Either night works for me...I'll keep them both open until we all decide.

[Tom In Chicago]

I think we can wait until Steely Dan gets back. . . we can take the time this week to collect our thoughts and whatnot. . .