CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 584

k1052 · #**11661** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 5:20 PM**

Demolition is underway for Shapack's office tower that's going to straddle the block of Green/Halsted south of Lake.

750,000 sq ft.

harryc · #**11662** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

Demolition is underway for Shapack's office tower that's going to straddle the block of Green/Halsted south of Lake.

750,000 sq ft.

The nice folk from Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating at it again.

harryc · #**11663** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 6:03 PM**

June 4

June 12

left of center · #**11664** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 6:41 PM**

The glass on Renelle is looking good. I just hope those opaque panels end up aging well.

r18tdi · #**11665** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 9:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by left of center

The glass on Renelle is looking good. I just hope those opaque panels end up aging well.

They'll be marred with gray streaks in no time!

jc5680 · #**11666** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 9:36 PM**

The glass looks a lot like what what put up on Catalyst. While only a couple years old, that still looks great. A Joffrey tower situation doesn't seem as likely.

ChickeNES · #**11667** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

A Joffrey tower situation doesn't seem as likely.

So how long is it going to be until they re-clad Joffrey? It looks like absolute ass now

harryc · #**11668** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 10:55 PM**

June 11

Using a crane to take down a crane

Controlling the pressure

Mr Downtown · #**11669** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 3:22 AM**

From tonight's Third Ward meeting, a color rendering of the CMK project at 14th & Wabash:

KWillChicago · #**11670** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 3:37 AM**

I hope that red on the bottom is glass.

BuildThemTaller · #**11671** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 1:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

From tonight's Third Ward meeting, a color rendering of the CMK project at 14th & Wabash:

Looks promising! We should hope the remaining surface lots along Wabash in the South Loop get this kind of development - no parking podium, retail at ground level. There's a surface lot on the other side of the street just begging for a 30-story apartment and/or condo tower.

harryc · #**11672** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 1:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

Looks promising! We should hope the remaining surface lots along Wabash in the South Loop get this kind of development - no parking podium, retail at ground level. There's a surface lot on the other side of the street just begging for a 30-story apartment and/or condo tower.

Looks like it takes out a 1 story Columbia College building as well

2016

Mr Downtown · #**11673** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 1:39 PM**

^That little building has been gone for weeks, and the contractor already has a lot of the pilings in. CMK is planning occupancy for early next year.

ChiHi · #**11674** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 2:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

From tonight's Third Ward meeting, a color rendering of the CMK project at 14th & Wabash:

I'm not likely to every buy or rent in a CMK building since most of the units are tiny as hell but I do like the work they do. They do a really good job with hiding parking podiums and their buildings seem to meet street level pretty well. They're almost like an anti-Fifield.

Busy Bee · #**11675** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 3:04 PM**

My only nitpick would be that recessed setback on the right side which will unfortunately leave the ugly party wall of the neighboring building exposed for posterity.

SamInTheLoop · #**11676** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 3:35 PM**

Thanks for digging this up!

Is the design architect B+L? Or did CMK go with someone else for this one? I’d thought I’d seen a mention of Papageorge somewhere....

SamInTheLoop · #**11677** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 3:38 PM**

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I'm sorry to all the haters but Chicago makes really great glass boxes. There's a lot of quality stuff in this boom.

This.

Mr Downtown · #**11678** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 4:30 PM**

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Is the design architect B+L?

Firm name was never mentioned; sorry. Edit: I heard Friday night that it's Pappageorge Haymes.

That recess on the south (there's a similar one next to the alley) was done to avoid covering the lot-line windows of the five-unit condo next door. I'm not sure if the alderman pushed for that, or if CMK found it helped their layout of small units. The alderman does take credit for getting this instead of a single tall highrise on the corner, which is what CMK first showed her.

r18tdi · #**11679** Posted **Jun 14, 2018, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Thanks for digging this up!

Is the design architect B+L? Or did CMK go with someone else for this one? I’d thought I’d seen a mention of Papageorge somewhere....

PH is on the building permits.

the urban politician · #**11680** Posted **Jun 17, 2018, 12:20 PM**

The South Loop is going to creep up on everyone, just watch.

Sure, the West Loop is where all the excitement is. But after some time, with all of the parking lots filling in, the South Loop will suddenly be on peoples’ radar. I wonder if it will ever develop a genuine shopping corridor. Nothing will ever rival the Mag Mile or State St, but even a 1-2 block long boutique shopping strip could be enough to generate trips from outside the neighborhood