CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS - Page 194

BrinChi · #**3861** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 12:52 AM**

From the water

donnie · #**3862** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 5:47 AM**

Thank you for those views!

I forget how peacefull and qiuet the city is from just a stones throw away from shore!

Kumdogmillionaire · #**3863** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 3:33 PM**

Those photos of the skyline were awe-inspiring. Thanks for sharing

vexxed82 · #**3864** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 4:09 PM**

360 observatory opened their doors early for sunrise photo meet-up today.

Sagged a couple of Vista. Then tried to top it off and added glass for fun.

gebs · #**3865** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 4:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

360 observatory opened their doors early for sunrise photo meet-up today.

Sagged a couple of Vista. Then tried to top it off and added glass for fun.

This ... is some high-quality content, Nick. Love it.

aaron38 · #**3866** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 6:25 PM**

Thanks Nick!

Quick note, I didn't realize till Monday, but I don't think Vista will be visible at all from Sears' Skydeck. Standard Oil is in the way. (since I'm sticking with the original names)
The top of Vista may peak out a little bit, but that's it.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**3867** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 7:11 PM**

Yeah, the Aon Center is a much thicker building than one would think. It has almost 3.6 million square feet of office space. That's one of the biggest office buildings in the world, even today, 45 years after it was built. Overlooked so often when you think about it.

A bit of a bummer to see that it won't be visible from the deck... Just another reason that Hancock's is a better observatory!

donnie · #**3868** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kumdogmillionaire

Yeah, the Aon Center is a much thicker building than one would think. It has almost 3.6 million square feet of office space. That's one of the biggest office buildings in the world, even today, 45 years after it was built. Overlooked so often when you think about it.

A bit of a bummer to see that it won't be visible from the deck... Just another reason that Hancock's is a better observatory!

I thing You're correct and i believe Sears tower still holds the record!

LouisVanDerWright · #**3869** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by donnie

I thing You're correct and i believe Sears tower still holds the record!

It does as long as you don't include giant malls around the base in SF calcs.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**3870** Posted **Jun 29, 2018, 11:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

It does as long as you don't include giant malls around the base in SF calcs.

Anyone who does include those in their calculations can be ignored anyway

SolarWind · #**3871** Posted **Jun 30, 2018, 12:26 AM**

June 28, 2018

left of center · #**3872** Posted **Jun 30, 2018, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by aaron38

Thanks Nick!

Quick note, I didn't realize till Monday, but I don't think Vista will be visible at all from Sears' Skydeck. Standard Oil is in the way. (since I'm sticking with the original names)
The top of Vista may peak out a little bit, but that's it.

Crazy to think about, considering how girthy Vista is. I suppose its width does taper off substantially once it crests over the 600-700 ft ceiling of LSE and the Randolph streetwall.

Too bad, such a showcase tower should be visible to all the tourists on the Sears skydeck.

I guess the view will be perfect from the future Aon obs deck?

harryc · #**3873** Posted **Jul 1, 2018, 3:53 PM**

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SolarWind · #**3874** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 2:45 AM**

July 2, 2018

jc5680 · #**3875** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 2:47 AM**

Looks quite blue there…

left of center · #**3876** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 4:21 AM**

What an unbelievably massive beast this tower is. I'm going to miss the look of the raw undulating concrete when it gets clad in glass.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**3877** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 5:02 AM**

I was at the Up Room in Wicker Park at that Robey Hotel or whatever it's called. Anyway, the view of the skyline is breathtaking, and the impact this makes is already pretty solid from there. Although it does look significantly slimmer than its supertall brethren in the skyline.

The amount that the skyline is stretching out west is really visible from there. In 20 years it'll look like the skyline goes from Navy Pier all the way out to Damen. No longer just a North South skyline ladies and gents

PittsburghPA · #**3878** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 5:11 AM**

I wonder how long the lack of glass is delaying other trades

donnie · #**3879** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 7:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

I wonder how long the lack of glass is delaying other trades

With this weather i dont think it does but this beaty of a beast will be topped out before the glass gets here it seems so we might as well enjoy her while we can!

pilsenarch · #**3880** Posted **Jul 3, 2018, 12:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by SolarWind

July 2, 2018

You can detect the shade change in the installed spandrel glass in this photo... it appears to be more subtle than I feared (hopefully), which is a good thing....