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Remy_Bork · #**201** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 10:54 PM**

Oh look at how the concrete floor lines up dead center in one of the fake window levels. Barf!

Chicagoguy · #**202** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 10:58 PM**

Very curious question but does anyone know if and what retail has talked about going into the base of this tower? It is prime Michigan Ave. space and I know Marc Jacobs agreed to move into the base of the Elysian about a year before the space would even be ready so wondering if there are any talks here yet?

Was also wondering what percentage of these units are sold at this point?

Chicago_Forever · #**203** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:12 PM**

Hayward, I just saw you on Michigan Ave a couple hours ago taking those pics. I would have stopped and say hey but I had already crossed the street when I realized who you were. Anyway, nice shots!

J_M_Tungsten · #**204** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:18 PM**

Thanks Hayward, 1 from yesterday morning, a little further back. I really should pay attention to the signs

george · #**205** Posted **Jan 10, 2011, 3:42 AM**

1-05

The brackets being attached to hang the old limestone panels.

ChiTownCity · #**206** Posted **Jan 10, 2011, 3:59 AM**

I wonder if the fake windows wil actually hide those floors... those windows sure do look transparent...

ChiPsy · #**207** Posted **Jan 12, 2011, 2:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiTownCity

I wonder if the fake windows wil actually hide those floors... those windows sure do look transparent...

Oh, but we're in the trusted hands of Lucien LaGrange, so no need to...

...oh, wait...

patriotizzy · #**208** Posted **Jan 12, 2011, 6:39 PM**

Isn't there a law that forbids fake facades from going up? Shame, I liked the renders. I'll still follow it just in case t surprises me.

canada90 · #**209** Posted **Jan 19, 2011, 1:00 PM**

Cool building,Can't wait till it's finnished;

J_M_Tungsten · #**210** Posted **Feb 1, 2011, 4:41 PM**

1-31

Nowhereman1280 · #**211** Posted **Feb 1, 2011, 5:33 PM**

^^^ Mmmm look at the beautiful 6 story blank wall that rises above the Omni's podium. That'll be a great addition to the Boule Mich for decades to come!

lawfin · #**212** Posted **Feb 1, 2011, 9:09 PM**

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chic...esidences.html

lawfin · #**213** Posted **Feb 1, 2011, 9:11 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

^^^ Mmmm look at the beautiful 6 story blank wall that rises above the Omni's podium. That'll be a great addition to the Boule Mich for decades to come!

Maybe they could do a painted billboard or somesuch

emathias · #**214** Posted **Feb 3, 2011, 7:26 PM**

This is turning out worse than I'd first envisioned. I hadn't had high hopes, but even those I'd had seem to have been too high.

ChicagoChicago · #**215** Posted **Feb 3, 2011, 7:42 PM**

Any chance that the wind from this week's storm deposited this POS into Lake Michigan?

harryc · #**216** Posted **Feb 6, 2011, 5:23 PM**

Excellent work George, you make me feel redundant sometimes.

Catching up
Dec 6 - Jan 13

December

Frozen concrete - took 10min of work to get it unplugged.

January

harryc · #**217** Posted **Feb 6, 2011, 5:37 PM**

left of center · #**218** Posted **Feb 7, 2011, 4:14 AM**

Elysian Jr.

blah. this faux classicism is going to look terrible with the exoskeleton of the Farwell immediately next to it.

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**219** Posted **Feb 7, 2011, 5:47 AM**

This "design" is really a hodgepodge meant to appeal to a society that lost the need/ability to distinguish between Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Neo-Gothic and Art Deco styles. The only thing that's important is that it seems "Historical," which is really another way of saying "Pre-Modern."

That being the case, a half-way decent execution could have made this building palatable, but, judging from the details of the cladding in harryc's latest series (thanks, harryc) and its total divorce from the actual structure, it's going to be a real travesty.

ardecila · #**220** Posted **Feb 7, 2011, 5:47 AM**

MORE WHITE WINDOWS??