CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 526

Notyrview · #**10501** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 7:44 PM**

double post

HomrQT · #**10502** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Freefall

Being nostalgic about a building name is really dumb, but a lot of people seem to subscribe to it. John Hancock is just an evil insurance company and Sears is a failing retailer that abandoned the city of Chicago. But sure, let's give them free advertising and completely remove their incentive for continuing to support the city.

People associate the names with the buildings as icons of the city. People have an emotional attachment to names. You probably wouldn't rename your dog after it having the same name for 5 years. It's just an innate emotional response that the people who have known it as the John Hancock Center for decades don't want to immediately accept the name change of one of the world's most iconic buildings. Over time it will lose that strong name association and more people in the future will call it Hearn or whatever name they are going with.

Khantilever · #**10503** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 8:49 PM**

It’s not about the companies. I’d be pissed if Wrigley Field or the Wrigley Building were renamed, regardless of how I feel about the Wrigley company. I really hope Tribune Tower isn’t renamed now that the Trib has left. Etc.

harryc · #**10504** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Khantilever

It’s not about the companies. I’d be pissed if Wrigley Field or the Wrigley Building were renamed, regardless of how I feel about the Wrigley company. I really hope Tribune Tower isn’t renamed now that the Trib has left. Etc.

Totally agree - I actually hate Tribune (having worked for them) but the building is the Tribune building, it's history.

Notyrview · #**10505** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Khantilever

It’s not about the companies. I’d be pissed if Wrigley Field or the Wrigley Building were renamed, regardless of how I feel about the Wrigley company. I really hope Tribune Tower isn’t renamed now that the Trib has left. Etc.

Oh god that one would really sting, worse than the demise of Marshall Field's. I still have a bunch of their hangers in my closet.

Busy Bee · #**10506** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 10:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kumdogmillionaire

...(hating on Sears though, really?),...

Exactly. I don't make a point of shopping at Sears very often, maybe an appliance or two and some tools over the years, but I'm not going to lie it makes me sad as hell that it looks like it may not make it out of this period of retail history.

Not to good too nerdy, but Sears is a great American company and with their catalog history probably could have positioned themselves to be a successful Amazon type operation in the e-commerce era, but totally failed to grab that opportunity. That being said, yeah it's shitty that they felt the need to move out to the I-90 sticks when they did but that's no reason to have some sort of adolescent angst towards referring to the Sears Tower as the Sears Tower. Anyways...

Fvn · #**10507** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 10:35 PM**

Another Alta coming to Chicago? Walsh has Alta Grand listed as one of their bidding opportunities on their website. It could very well be something else, but I don't think so... I wasn't able to find anymore info about it, they must the in the early stages of development.

https://www.walshgroup.com/biddingopportunities.html

r18tdi · #**10508** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 10:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fvn

Another Alta coming to Chicago? Walsh has Alta Grand listed as one of their bidding opportunities on their website. It could very well be something else, but I don't think so... I wasn't able to find anymore info about it, they must the in the early stages of development.

Maybe the Clark & Barlow site?

the urban politician · #**10509** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 10:47 PM**

$150 million?

Damn!

The Lurker · #**10510** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by glowrock

No matter what the "official" name of JHC may change to, I seriously doubt ANYONE will ever refer to it by that name (except for perhaps the media, of course, due to legal constraints). Everyone will always refer to it as the Hancock, just like the vast majority of people still refer to the Sears Tower.

Not so sure on Standard Oil/Aon... Thoughts on that one?

Aaron (Glowrock)

Thats interesting. Ive always called it Aon (probably because I wasn't alive when it was built)

But I have never referred to the Sears tower as anything else, Nor will I ever refer to the John Hancock as anything else. Or the IBM building for that matter. Maybe its something about black buildings

spyguy · #**10511** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 3:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fvn

Another Alta coming to Chicago? Walsh has Alta Grand listed as one of their bidding opportunities on their website. It could very well be something else, but I don't think so... I wasn't able to find anymore info about it, they must the in the early stages of development.

https://www.walshgroup.com/biddingopportunities.html

I'm guessing this is for Harrison and Wells. The last I saw this was not a very impressive development for the location sadly.

the urban politician · #**10512** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 4:13 AM**

Wait, so what is the $150 million project on that site?

Fvn · #**10513** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 4:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Wait, so what is the $150 million project on that site?

Runway 9c27c at O'hare, a new 11,000+ foot runway

More info: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...810-story.html

k1052 · #**10514** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 1:06 PM**

Tribune says Carson's at Wells/Ontario is closing Monday, moving to River East.

Hopefully the structure and lot will be history not long after.

KWillChicago · #**10515** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 1:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

Tribune says Carson's at Wells/Ontario is closing Monday, moving to River East.

Hopefully the structure and lot will be history not long after.

Great news! Hopefully apartment rises there and at Al's across the street. Next stop, the hooters corner down the street. Lets keep this canyon growing.

Stunnies23 · #**10516** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 2:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Great news! Hopefully apartment rises there and at Al's across the street. Next stop, the hooters corner down the street. Lets keep this canyon growing.

Yep, the tribune says it was sold to a developer that plans a high rise. Wasn’t there a design for that lot that was on here a year or so ago from a Milwaukee architect / developer?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining...214-story.html

Steely Dan · #**10517** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stunnies23

Yep, the tribune says it was sold to a developer that plans a high rise. Wasn’t there a design for that lot that was on here a year or so ago from a Milwaukee architect / developer?

i believe it was a proposal called "Blanc" designed by Milwaukee's Rinka Chung Architects.

i have no idea if this is still the active proposal for the site in question.

source: http://www.rinkachung.com/#projects

Randomguy34 · #**10518** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 3:00 PM**

N. Wells St has had consistent high-rise construction for the past 3 years. It's hard not imagining this area become a new retail district

KWillChicago · #**10519** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 3:05 PM**

If that Milwaukee one is still on the table i'll take it. I love how that area is staying unique to each building. Not just cookie cutter blue glass all along there.

Near North Resident · #**10520** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 4:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

N. Wells St has had consistent high-rise construction for the past 3 years. It's hard not imagining this area become a new retail district

retail is dying
if anything there will be a pricey restaurant on the 1st floor