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CHICAGO | Legacy at Millennium Park | 819 FT / 250 M | 73 FLOORS | 2010
Height: 819 ft
Floor count: 71 Location: South Wabash Construction end: 2009 Architect: Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates Developer: Mesa Development Company Website http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/516/legacyxk9.jpg West facade http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1...estfacezn3.jpg http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/2...antparktw2.jpg here's another tall chicago skyscraper proposal. this one is being developed by the same folks who brought us the heritage, just few blocks north on wabash, and like that project, this one also includes the preservation and restoration of the existing low-rise building facades along wabash. SCB is the architecture firm. |
Cannot wait to see this same angle, zoomed out, to see the effect this tower has on the Michigan Ave postcard view.
Good stuff. |
It is awesome how the Grant Park skyline is adding tall towers in all directions. It would also be nice to have something tall and glassy to offset the brutal blandness of Mid-Continental Plaza.
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whoa...
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This is what is there now.
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3A466...4%3B6%3Bot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/343%3A466...964%3B44nu0mrj |
Awesome. Another new tall tower for Chicago. The design is decent too. I like the tree on the setback near the top.
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Looking forward to this one. Good to see more east-loop residential development.
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very nice! :)
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Cool! Chicago sure has alot of nice towers about to go up.
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Will this be the tallest pure residential in Chicago?
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is this the one going up at the jewellers row? or is that another 70+ story proposal? btw, that is one sexy building
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^ The Park tower is 844', but part is hotel- does that count as pure residential still?
How wide is this? It looks pretty thin relative to height. Pretty design, though. |
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^Good point. . . at first glance I would think this one should be considered "mixed use". . .
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Boy is that a beauty!!
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It's so sleek and tall !
I like it. |
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Close enough? You can also see the same company's heritage a few blocks north. |
perfect.
thanks |
It's perfectly integrated in the skyline.
I'm really seduced. |
CITY REPORT
Plan Commission OKs 71-story tower on Wabash By Jeanette Almada Special to the Tribune Published May 29, 2005 The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a $300 million, 71-story condominium building to go up in the Jewelers Row Historic District. Chicago-based Mesa Development will build the tower, through Monroe/Wabash Development LLC, on a 40,000-square-foot site at 21-39 S. Wabash Ave., occupied by four buildings. Mesa is under contract to buy three of the buildings from the Art Institute of Chicago, which will occupy 41,000 square feet of space in the new tower, according to Richard Hanson, a principal at Mesa. The developer will enter into a right of easement agreement, in perpetuity, for ground-floor space in the existing Sharp Building, at 37-39 S. Wabash, where Mesa will build its lobby to the residential portion of the tower, Hanson said in an interview last week. The tower will have up to 360 condos ranging from an about 900-square-foot one-bedrooms to much larger penthouses, according to Gary Klompmaker, an architect at Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates, which designed the building. The residential portion of the tower, to occupy the building's 15th through 71st floors, will be accessed at 60 E. Monroe St. There will be more than 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which Hanson said he will not begin to market for several years because the project is in early planning stages. He estimated that 35 to 50 percent of the units must be sold before Mesa can begin construction. The average price of units will be in the high $300,000s, Hanson estimated. Sales will begin in February. The tower is designed with four major setbacks, Department of Planning and Development staff told the Chicago Plan Commission this month. One is at the sixth floor, where the tower meets the cornices of the three late 19th Century building facades, which will be incorporated into the design, Klompmaker said. The other three, on the 15th, 42nd and 60th floors, will have landscaped green space to be used by residents. The Art Institute will occupy space on the second and third floors. An 18,000-square-foot athletic facility with pool, five squash courts and workout rooms will be on the 13th and 14th floors, and will be connected to the University Club via a 13th-floor sky bridge, Planning Department officials told plan commissioners. Mesa is negotiating with a syndicate of banks for financing, Hanson told commissioners. Though City Council approval of the tower is still needed, the Plan Commission's approval of the project as a planned development is a major step in a lengthy dispute between preservationists who oppsed the building and city planners who championed the project. Critics charge that the project sets a precedent that allows high-rises to go up in otherwise low-rise historic districts -- no more than 300 feet tall in the Wabash Avenue Jewelers Row Historic District. "I don't understand why we set up these historic districts, then ignore the guidelines that protect them," David Bahlman, executive director of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, told commissioners. His organization, in its June board meeting, will consider filing a suit against the city for violation of historic district guidelines, Bahlman said in an interview last week. He conceded, though, that such action might be futile. "We went to the Supreme Court to fight Soldier Field and that didn't stop that development, and yet this is a slippery slope that sets a terrible, terrible precedent. Everyone is so high on the fact that this is doing good things for the city, good things for the Art Institute, good things for Wabash Avenue and for contributing buildings that are in decay. But there has been no discussion about shadow studies, traffic studies, and they are ignoring the fact that there is a historic district there," Bahlman said. " . . . For as long as the city has had a landmark district program, it has respected prevailing building heights. Now they are throwing that guideline out, and we think it will be much more difficult for the city to fend off other developers in the future [who want to build non-compliant projects] in historic districts," Bahlman said. City officials told the Plan Commission that the new tower will enliven a dark and dank Wabash Avenue. Ald. Burton Natarus, a plan commissioner whose 42nd Ward includes the tower site, asserted that Wabash Avenue is a special circumstance, a dark commercial street diminished by unsightly elevated tracks. He added that he championed demolition of those tracks decades ago, while preservationists fought to have the "L" protected with landmark status. "Wabash Avenue may be called a Jewelers Row but that strip is dirty, it's tacky, it's seedy," Commissioner Nancy Pacher said as she approved the project. "It looks awful; it doesn't look like a Jewelers Row. It looks like a cheap fast-food strip, and I, for one, can't wait until this development takes place." |
Mesa is negotiating with a syndicate of banks for financing, Hanson told commissioners.
Go Mesa ! |
Hm.... So when would this be done? Looks nice. I kinda like it. Which is weird cause I usually like shiny tall skyscrapers.
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well, that's great news. Just a couple of things.
This would be an unfortunate place to really screw one up, if they alter the design to much or somehow cheap out on parts of it (55 E. Erie). You don't want an eyesore there. Number 2, it seems the majority of windows are N or S and not overlooking Millennium Park, which would seem to be the draw. |
And I think about several years from now when Waterview and Trump also are sticking up in the right hand portions of that shot. Wow
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ok someone has got to find a pano of chicago and implement a rendering of 21-39 S Wabash, Waterview and Trump. I'd do it but i dont know chicago too well to know where they belong, but i could photoshop them. maybe me and one of the Chi forumers can work with eachother somehow
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^Nahh they will be able to see the park (at least those with a south view)
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I agree.
Even though it's not as tall as Waterview, I think that it'll have a better impact on the skyline. In fact, I can't think of a better proposal for this location. |
Sharp tower. I love them tall and slender. It's a good height and in a prominent location in the skyline.
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If there's an important demand, there could be pre-pre-sales before february.
I mean, anything is possible. |
^Very true. Mesa's other project the Heritage is nearly sold out, last I heard there only 10 units left. So with little inventory left, I would not at all rule out some pre-sales beginning late this year.
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It is a very nice glass tower... It is going to look so good with the other new tall ones to the North!!! :cool:
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NICE ONE
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This whole area near Millennium Park and along the east loop appears to be under heavy demand |
Perspective-wise this rendering is truer that the Heritage (which did have a forced street level view), but the Heritage was photorealistic.
This rendering is partially transparent and has no material surfaces. I expect better when marketing begins next year. |
GAZETTE
New high rises planned for the Loop and South Loop draw much attention and debate By Marie Balice Ward (6/3/05) - Two new high rises are being developed at Monroe St./Wabash Ave. and at 830 S. Michigan Ave. Presentations were sponsored by the Grant Park Advisory Council and the Grant Park Conservancy which was attended by more than 70 people, most of whom are in favor of the planned high rises and their co-existence with historical buildings, explained Grant Park Advisory Council and Conser-vancy President Bob O’Neill. One dissenting vote for the Monroe St./Wabash Ave. project was the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. “We diligently supported the ‘land marking’ of the Grant Park/Michigan Avenue Street Wall creating the Historic Michigan Boulevard District,” O’Neill stated. “We thought it was important in preserving very beautiful and historic buildings. The Jewelers Row District and the Historic Michigan Boulevard District are very important but need an infusion of capital to bring life back to so many of the decaying historic buildings. “It may seem a contradiction,” said O’Neill, “but high rises and the greening of Chicago go hand-in-hand: a close to perfect fit! High rises and landscaping are integral to the fabric of downtown Chicago and environmentally essential to a cleaner, greener city. We need to continue to create more natural landscapes in the city to complement our high rises. High rises prevent suburban sprawl and lead to more concentrated and significant cultural and natural areas in the City such as Grant Park and Northerly Island which present a perfect, natural habitat and resting place for nature and people.” Thomas Kerwin, president of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago, and partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, stated, “High rise density must be supported by a solid infrastructure which Chicago does enjoy.” Kerwin added, “Density is a ‘positive’ if the environment can support it with access to transit, open spaces such as Grant Park, mixed use properties, an ‘amenable’ street and sidewalk network and amenities such as rivers and lakes.” He explained that the move back to urban areas is occurring worldwide. However, in many cities he has visited, including some in Asia, the cities’ infrastructures cannot support the density. Jim Peters, Director of Preser-vation Planning, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, stated that his organization has testified opposing the height of the Jewelers Row project. “This structure will be more than 816 feet tall - taller than any building on Michigan Avenue and certainly taller than any building along Jewelers Row. Buildings must be designed to respect the scale that exists within the environment.” He added that there were no shadow studies done for Wabash Ave., Michigan Ave. or Grant Park. Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois is a statewide, not-for-profit advocacy group with no government affiliation. Legacy at Millennium Park—21–39 S. Wabash Ave./52-64 E. Monroe St. A glass and aluminum curtain wall will rise 71 stories while preserving the façade of the Jewelers Row buildings currently occupying 21 S. to 39 S. on Wabash Ave. This condominium tower in development by Mesa Development LLC will have more than 300 residential units, about 460 garage spaces and 8,000–10,000 sq. ft. of retail space. The project’s architectural firm is Solomon Cordwell Buenz of Chicago. Richard Hanson of Mesa Development LLC said that the Chicago Planning Commission granted approval on May 19; in early May the Chicago Landmarks Committee voted in favor the development. The project also has the support of Alderman Burton Natarus. “Groundbreaking is likely to occur next year,” said Hanson. “We are about half way in obtaining approvals. We still need the approvals from Zoning and the City Council.” Hanson also explained that the current properties on Wabash Ave. are under option to buy. The project’s footprint, he said, is about 40,000 sq. ft. “We believe—as do many others—that modern buildings constructed next to/near historic ones make the historic buildings even more beautiful and recognizable. We also think that it is a good compromise that we get high rises which take advantage of the views of Grant Park and the Lake and energize the area’s culture, nature, and restaurants while financing the preservation of some of the historic buildings on Wabash and Michigan Ave.,” said O’Neill. 830 S. Michigan Ave. A new condominium tower is planned for 830 S. Michigan Ave. restoring the shuttered building that previously was occupied by the YWCA. Renaissant Development Group LLC is planning to restore the YWCA building and build a tower behind it on Wabash Ave. that will meet the landmark guidelines for south Michigan Ave. Said Stephen Ward, vice president and director of real estate relations of the Greater South Loop Association, “We are very pleased about the restoration of the YWCA building and we look forward to reviewing the new design.” He added that, “According to the current plans there will be residences on Wabash Ave. and Michigan Ave. and parking will not be exposed on either street.” “The plans are only available in a conceptual layout format, and it is difficult to determine exactly where the tower will be situated,” said Peters. “We are concerned the building may be positioned on top of the YWCA structure. We would be pleased to see the tower located behind the YWCA building.” “Residential high rises are essential to the cultural, environmental and retail fabric of downtown Chicago. High rise residents are great supporters of culture and retail. High rises also generate much-needed property tax revenue and create the beauty of active street life and bustling sidewalks and public transit,” added O’Neill. Renaissant Development Group declined comment at this time, explaining that it is too early to discuss plans for the project at 830 S. Michigan Ave. |
^ so is "Legacy at Millennium Park" now the official name for this project? seems like it.
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Funny considering there is a Legacy Development in the area. Soon they'll decide which of those addresses they're going to use for residential access, can't call it 21–39 S. Wabash Ave./52-64 E. Monroe St. forever.
It'll probably be Garland Ct, like the Heritage. |
That's it, HK Chicago, you put it well. A "forced street-level view." So the rendering was not a lie, but... From the sidewalk, even the Merchandise Mart can look sleek. But the Heritage looks like a slab from Randolph and Columbus. And it could have been worse; the city made them lower the S half and raise the N one...
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The article is a month old & nothing exciting but I thought what the hell:
http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/...Wabash-001.jpg New Projects Set A New Standard For Chicago Skyscrapers The skyline of the future is growing outside your window right now. (Tuesday 17 May 2005 @ 12:56) - The recent announcement that a 72-story glass shard will pierce the gloomy corridor that is Wabash Avenue signals a change in Chicago's skyscraper meme. Right now, it is saddled with the unimaginative title 21-39 South Wabash, but if built, it's impact will spread well beyond its eponymous name. Until recently, Chicago's supertowers have remained on the fringe of the city's core. The John Hancock Center to the north, Sears Tower to the west, and Aon Center to the east. Moreover, these buildings are all products of the last century, and while they foreshadow coming events, their scattered locations prevented any kind of critical mass from allowing super-tall buildings to become accepted in the public subconscious. Majestic as they are, the three originals are curiosities to be ogled by tourists and grimaced at by people living in their shadows. Now, we live in a slightly newer age. The forest of modern skyscrapers that sprouted in places like the Gold Coast and the Museum Center is rapidly encroaching on the dank, musty alleys of the Loop. So far, Donald Trump's new hotel/condominium hybrid is the only seed that has actually germinated. But across the river is a parking lot next to the LaSalle-Wacker building that could be home to the Waterview Tower. Add to that the South Wabash project, and you develop a nucleus. A beachhead against the rot that filters through the city's celebrated center and threatens to bring people, life, and vitality to a place that would be a ghost town on weekends if not for the tourists craning their necks from the tops of roofless double-decker buses. To be sure, there have been other forays along these lines. Buildings like 200 North Dearborn and the unfortunately named Skyline Century of Progress are among those that have brought thousands of new full-time residents to the Loop. But good luck getting a coffee on a Sunday afternoon. Business hasn't responded to the flood of new residents because in the public's collective subconscious, the Loop is where people go to work, not to live. The Caribou Coffee shop at the corner of Lake and LaSalle started contemplating shortening its hours just five days after it opened. With that kind of faith in the neighborhood, expect the neighborhood to return the favor. The master gardener trying to root out the mushrooms is none other than Mayor Richard Daley. Both praised and vilified for his iron grip on city affairs, it's always amusing to see him standing before a gaggle of press hounds playing dumb, pretending he doesn't know what's going on. The scandal-plagued Daley administration's actions speak louder than words both on corruption and on urban redevelopment. He was one of the first to show faith in the rebirth of the Loop by moving into The Heritage at Millennium Park (and thus making himself a North-sider). That building has done more to improve conditions on the Wabash corridor than any project in the last 50 years. The back side of Marshall Field's was always the place where tourists feared to venture. Now the area features an upscale McDonald's, fountains, and plants which make the creaky old El rattling above seem less scary. 21-39 South Wabash will be another stake in the heart of decay. It's towering shard of reflective glass will pierce the other end of the problem, and with any luck the natural course of commerce will fill in the gaps. Though Chicago prides itself on being the headquarters of many major companies, the fact is that most of the big decision-makers either live or work in the 'burbs. McDonald's, Sears, United Airlines, and Motorola are jewels in Chicago's business crown, but they are borrowed jewels. All of those businesses are headquartered in the suburbs. It was a major coup for Mayor Daley to lure Boeing to the central business district, and keep the company from locating in Dallas or even Rosemont. But to lure more businesses, more tourists, and more curious suburbanites to the city, Chicago needs an ad campaign, and it's in the middle of putting one together. The city's skyline is the city's biggest asset. It is a 20-mile-long billboard advertising the urban lifestyle. But as mentioned earlier, the jewels in this crown are few and far between. It's easy for the eye to dismiss the Sears Tower as a fluke, given its remote location when viewed from the west. Same for the Hancock Center. And Aon is so far east that its height is diminished unless viewed from Lake Michigan. Now imagine Chicago six years into the future -- Sears, Hancock, and Aon are no longer anomalies. They are joined by the Trump project, Waterview Tower, and a glittering new building on South Wabash. The skyline is no longer fragmented -- it features a regular pattern of supertowers. The hole in the middle is filled, and the city has a slightly healthy bulge. When that image -- that billboard -- is complete, it will help change views about the city, and the Loop. It will be the most powerful advertisement for Chicago ever, and it will have cost the city just a few million dollars in tax incentives. Chicago is remaking its skyline. The old standard was 30-stories. Then 50. Now if you're not 70, you're not even trying. The new sentiment isn't just good for architects, developers, and land owners. It's good for the city as a whole. It means more jobs and more money, and more people flowing to the city, all without the devastating environmental impact of plowing up virgin ground to build another soulless suburban cul-de-sac. Chicago's development is sustainable for the foreseeable future. As long as the skies remain open, the city can grow. And as it grows it prospers. Now all we have to do is get building. |
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A well written piece for building skyscrapers. For that, I won't even comment on your sig ChgoLvre83. |
^you just did.
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^Great article.
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What a cool article!!
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"The city's skyline is the city's biggest asset. It is a 20-mile-long billboard advertising the urban lifestyle".
Very well said!!! |
From scb.com
Legacy Tower Chicago, Illinois Rising 72 stories above Michigan Avenue, The Legacy will contain 360 luxury condominium units and 460 parking spaces. In addition, the project will integrate 41,000 sf of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago into the lower floors. The project will retain the historic facade of Jeweler’s Row on Wabash Avenue. http://63.240.68.115/FirmFiles/95/im...terior14%2Ejpg |
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