^^ great pics. Does anyone know who takes care of removing the railing on the upper street / how the structure of the building is tied in to the upper street?
I assume that the design will obviously abut the street edge, but is it more like two buildings next to each other (like a Gold Coast Coop on LSD) or are builders allowed / implored to tie the building into the street?
^^ great pics. Does anyone know who takes care of removing the railing on the upper street / how the structure of the building is tied in to the upper street?
I assume that the design will obviously abut the street edge, but is it more like two buildings next to each other (like a Gold Coast Coop on LSD) or are builders allowed / implored to tie the building into the street?
The building takes up the entire lot. Between the facade of Optima and the Upper Illinois viaduct, there will be an expansion joint (a ~2 inch gap filled with rubber). This should allow for some settlement without damaging either structure. That's pretty standard practice with elevated streets... you can see them all over Illinois Center and Lakeshore East if you look closely.
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I can't wait until this gets out of the ground... that area really needs some visual density to counter all those surface parking lots. This is definitely at least my second favorite building under construction right now, its between this and the coast.
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^ I'm right there as well, this one is probably right behind Coast for me as far as this boomlet (so far)
Does Optima serve as their own construction contractor? I've been wondering who the gc is on this project. I understand that Optima has some sort of in-house construction business......I was assuming it was more just a project management function.....
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^^^ Lots of really great shots that have never been done before. I especially like the one from Lower Illinois, it does an especially good job of showing the progress. Can't wait to see this one rise for real. THanks Markh9.
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^ I'm right there as well, this one is probably right behind Coast for me as far as this boomlet (so far)
Does Optima serve as their own construction contractor? I've been wondering who the gc is on this project. I understand that Optima has some sort of in-house construction business......I was assuming it was more just a project management function.....
What about Habitat tower, that looks to be a great building architecturally.
Also on another note, this building is looking great.
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Meh, habitat is okay. And moving much more slowly than this... Its nice to see this get out of the ground (or upper illinois I guess). Hovey has a great little boutique development business going and I hope this goes well enough that he does more in the city...
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Meh, habitat is okay. And moving much more slowly than this... Its nice to see this get out of the ground (or upper illinois I guess). Hovey has a great little boutique development business going and I hope this goes well enough that he does more in the city...
Not to get off topic, but is their a thread for habitat tower, I hope it isn't on hold...
Their is not a thread for Habitat Tower(360 West Hubbard) but they will talk about it in the City Compilations-Chicago thread. Someone(I think Hayward) posted some recent pictures. You should go and check them out. And no, the project is not on hold.
The reason why their is not a separate thread is because we don't create a thread for every single building. If we did make a thread for every building, then there would be nothing to talk about in this thread. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...02#post5690402
^ Not to get off topic, but I have reiterate a previous opinion: I hope future developers address the circular nature of the site. This is a rare chance to create an interesting circular space in an otherwise right-angle dominant city
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