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Originally Posted by guesswho
Why would they clad the lower floors last (with the glass)? Does it have something to do with that needing a further cleaning/inspection due to it being the unique circumstance of the hulking shell it was for several years and/or the parking integrated into the tower itself rather than a newly-traditional large base? Or did the just need the parking un-clad in order to haul in further materials? I'm not a construction expert, that is why I ask.
Don't most recent towers (435 Park, 73 E Lake, Aqua, etc) start cladding from the ground up?
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The site is VERY tight, supplies and equipment are staged in what will be the 1st floor lobby.
Chicago has lots of exposed concrete - including most of the streets and many of our bridges, survives the weather just fine as long as you don't bury it in salt.
Just a block east 55 W Wacker - exposed for all these years ;-)
