CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[harryc]

Sept 23







as seen from under Roosevelt

[harryc]

Sept 23

With Riverline on the Left

[harryc]

Sept 23

[harryc]

Sept 23

[Rooster slayer]

Not sure where to post this, but what is your favorite building going up right now? Mine is Essex on the Park.....love the height for the location and the clean vertical lines it will have when completed.

[harryc]

Can't keep em straight without a program
#15 Curbed guide to the West Loop

Sept 6

[harryc]

Can't keep em straight without a program
#24 Curbed guide to the West Loop

Sept 22
Caisson work done - digging out for ( a not very deep ) matt.

[harryc]

Can't keep em straight without a program
#12 Curbed guide to the West Loop

Sept 22

[ardecila]

I like the horizontal windows going in at that McHugh project on Cermak. Reminds me of great Art Moderne buildings like B&B in Cambridge or Drayton Tower in Savannah.

[harryc]

Sept 2017


at the least Wanda and Grant Park should make themselves felt at this angle by next year.

[Bombardier]

From the Vista webcam, it looks like GEMS 2 has a rig being built on site. Going to be even more activity in this small area very shortly.
https://www.vistatowerchicago.com/webcam/

[ithakas]

Coyne College Parking Lot Would Become 24-Story Office Tower Under Proposal

Sterling Bay developers want to expand their growing West Loop footprint with a 24-story office building across from the former Coyne College.

Renderings obtained by DNAinfo depict an angular glass tower with 17 floors of offices, an amenity deck and terrace, four floors of parking and a two-story lobby with retail and a library.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2017...333-n-green-st

[aaron38]

^^^ Beat me to it. Not the worst parking podium I've seen, not the best. 5 blocks from Morgan station, 5 from Grand too, but not the friendliest of walks. So I see the need for a parking garage there, but maybe not that much. 2 floors of parking would look a lot better.
But it develops another full block parking lot and bookends Fulton Market to the NE.

[spyguy]

"I really don't have an opinion until after we have a meeting," Burnett said. "As long as it's not residential, it's cool with me personally. But I have to deal with the community."

Interesting quote. It's north of Lake but residential doesn't seem out of place here.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Come now everyone, the West Loop is a terrible place for office development and can never become an extension of downtown. Like Samintheloop said a year or two ago, McDonald's is just chasing trends and will move out in a few years...

Speaking of, what happened to Sam?

[rlw777]

caisson drilling has commenced at Gems 2

[emathias]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Come now everyone, the West Loop is a terrible place for office development and can never become an extension of downtown. Like Samintheloop said a year or two ago, McDonald's is just chasing trends and will move out in a few years...

Speaking of, what happened to Sam?

He was just chasing trends and moved out ...

[the urban politician]

I'd like to see the podium a tad smaller, but overall I like it a lot. Looks like they've already lined up tenants too.

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by aaron38

Beat me to it. Not the worst parking podium I've seen, not the best. 5 blocks from Morgan station, 5 from Grand too, but not the friendliest of walks. So I see the need for a parking garage there

what? how is that walk "not friendly" or a problem for anyone? its literally takes no more than 5 minutes.

[bgsrand]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

what? how is that walk "not friendly" or a problem for anyone? its literally takes no more than 5 minutes.

Not everyone is always commuting from within the city?