CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[SolarWind]

February 16, 2017

[SolarWind]

February 16, 2017

[denizen467]

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

They just need to work on that sulcus between JHC and River Point now.... River North, I'm looking at you...

Wow, are you a doctor or something - must be the first use of "sulcus" in like seventy thousand posts of this thread.

Actually, you may get your wish that an, er, sub-sulcus of your sulcus will get filled along Superior starting in the next year. Can't say more but based on numbers heard, from your angle the skyline would get a tiny bump there.

[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by denizen467

Actually, you may get your wish that an, er, sub-sulcus of your sulcus will get filled along Superior starting in the next year. Can't say more but based on numbers heard, from your angle the skyline would get a tiny bump there.

Huh, along Superior you say. For it to be planned as a decently tall tower, and from J_M_Tungsten's perspective, would mean that it has to be approximately east of Wells Street. However, the only three vacant lots on Superior, east of Wells, are at 110 W. Huron, Cathedral Parking Lot, and the Abott Hall surface lot at Northwestern. 110 W. Huron already has a plan in place. For Abbot Hall to be the site (and noticeable), it would have to be in +750 ft range. Northwestern isn't in an immediate hurry to give up the lot, so this site may be an unlikely option. The Cathedral site is a more likely candidate, because the church has already confirmed that they are seeking a developer for the site. Estimates for the lot have been placed as high as $100 million, so whoever buys it would want to plop something big. In this case for a proposed tower on this lot to peak out, with Park Tower and Water Tower Place in the background, the tower would have to be +850 ft.

Of course, this is assuming the tower will be built on an empty lot. Other options for different sites open up if the demolition route is taken instead, but not much more.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Originally Posted by danielschell

I wasn't sure what you were seeing, so I talked to someone from McHugh down there today. According to him, there is nothing happening with the data center.

Hmm. Yeah im not sure what they were doing. I was using the web cam. But there was definetly two machines scooping and pushing dirt around the NW corner of that empty lot earlier this week. But now i have no clue what for, playing in the big sandbox maybe. Haha.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Has anyone heard anything about that highrise proposal for that dunkin donuts building at 400 s.Financial. It's been quiet for the last few years but there was an article on curbed which seems random, unless talks behind the curtain are starting up again. Spyguy...Bvic....you guys got anything?

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

Has anyone heard anything about that highrise proposal for that dunkin donuts building at 400 s.Financial. It's been quiet for the last few years but there was an article on curbed which seems random, unless talks behind the curtain are starting up again. Spyguy...Bvic....you guys got anything?

I think a different developer has that property now. There was an article within the past week or two regarding the property I believe.

[ithakas]

I finally saw a construction crew and equipment moving at the hotel site on 11th/Wabash yesterday.

Has anyone seen any activity on Nobu, or are they gaslighting us at this point?

[danielschell]

Originally Posted by ithakas

I finally saw a construction crew and equipment moving at the hotel site on 11th/Wabash yesterday.

Has anyone seen any activity on Nobu, or are they gaslighting us at this point?

Nada at Nobu

[danielschell]

Caissons are almost done for the triple-brand Hilton, 123 East Cermak http://wp.me/p7uLxw-2lB

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by danielschell

Nada at Nobu

Nobu isn't going to happen. I'm calling it.

They need to sell that site to a real developer.

I'm also getting a bad feeling about the OBriens hotel in Old Town

[J_M_Tungsten]

Originally Posted by denizen467

Wow, are you a doctor or something - must be the first use of "sulcus" in like seventy thousand posts of this thread.

Actually, you may get your wish that an, er, sub-sulcus of your sulcus will get filled along Superior starting in the next year. Can't say more but based on numbers heard, from your angle the skyline would get a tiny bump there.

Not a doctor, but have worked in Radiology for the past 10 years. I guess some medical terminology unknowingly seeped into that post!

Intrigued at what would fill that, but excited for the prospect of anything.

[LouisVanDerWright]

What's so bad about this new design for that North Ave Hotel? It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than the beige precast prison they originally proposed:


DPD twitter feed

I actually really like the treatment of the corner on the new design. The chamfer at the bottom and the huge blade sign on the corner are really urban and will make a huge improvement over the existing gas station.

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Nobu isn't going to happen. I'm calling it.

They need to sell that site to a real developer.

I'm also getting a bad feeling about the OBriens hotel in Old Town

Yeah, I've been saying this about Nobu for a loooonnngg time. Mark Hunt is a total joker and already blew his chance to build Soho House in the old Three Arts Building in the last boom. Looks like he's going to take so long to get this deal started that he will blow Nobu too in this cycle. Wonder what neighborhood will be the next West Loop in 5-10 years when they actually get to build here? I think I'll try to figure that out and buy something I can lure Nobu into once Hunt finally screws the pooch on this one.

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Mark Hunt is a total joker

Pretty much.

[UrbanLibertine]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Nobu isn't going to happen. I'm calling it.

They need to sell that site to a real developer.

I'm also getting a bad feeling about the OBriens hotel in Old Town

They haven't torn down O'Briens yet, have they?

[BuildThemTaller]

[QUOTE=LouisVanDerWright;7715550]What's so bad about this new design for that North Ave Hotel? It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than the beige precast prison they originally proposed:


DPD twitter feed

I actually really like the treatment of the corner on the new design. The chamfer at the bottom and the huge blade sign on the corner are really urban and will make a huge improvement over the existing gas station.

I agree with you on a lot of points, that this is a vast improvement over the gas station and the new design is much better.

What I do not like and wish they had rethought was the obscene focus on cars on the ground floor. The building immediately to the east has a car park along the alley separating the lot but dedicates retail space along North Avenue. It would have been great if they had moved the car entrance and egress to the alleys and left the street frontage to a lobby, coffee shop, or something to activate the street life. It's a highly trafficked area along Ashland and North, but the area is not devoid of pedestrian traffic.

[Rizzo]

The original design was a hell of a lot worse. But the design execution still fumbles. It's like...I get it, the budget is low, but there's all sorts of ways the architect can cope with that.

[danielschell]

They were putting up the lettering yesterday. And might as well post another shot of that fantastic driveway.

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