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the urban politician · #**281** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 1:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arm&Kedzie

Looked pretty teal when i walked by yesterday... Teal and Red has to be one of the ballsiest color combos. Hope they can pull it off without it looking cheesy.

Yeah, it's red but it's not clownish red. I think so far even the red is broken up a bit, not overwhelming, but still a very bold statement. Lets see how it all turns out, but so far I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Btw to the person who said Loews looks like an amusement park---huh? In what way?

SamInTheLoop · #**282** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by chicubs111

^ So it def has a greenish look to it...but not quite sure if its more of a blue green?...its hard to tell from the pictures....Either way I def like the change up from the standard...thank god someone has the bravado to experiment with different glass colors.

Absolutely this is great. I hope we will see some some more risk-taking (of the sort taken by developers that work with very talented designers that is) as a result....

Also, Hovey's projects look fantastic when they are going up......much more so than your typical concrete residential tower......has something to do with this very planar (planer?) quality as the columns are significantly recessed from the perimeter.......love watching his projects rise.....

trvlr70 · #**283** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 1:46 PM**

The Christmas Tower!!!

Skyguy_7 · #**284** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 3:02 PM**

^

..or the Holiday Tower, for those in the PC crowd who might be offended.

And kudos to Hovey for having some balls to go against the grain!

..or, for those in the PC crowd; some gender-neutral courage.

rlw777 · #**285** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 3:15 PM**

I wish Hovey had more projects going this is good stuff.

maru2501 · #**286** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 4:18 PM**

thumbs up

Notyrview · #**287** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 6:04 PM**

It's gonna sparkle and shimmer like a beautiful little girl! Honestly, it reminds me of all the gorgeous little barbie dolls and houses I had as a little gay boy!

sentinel · #**288** Posted **Jul 1, 2016, 11:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Notyrview

It's gonna sparkle and shimmer like a beautiful little girl! Honestly, it reminds me of all the gorgeous little barbie dolls and houses I had as a little gay boy!

Preach, Felicia!

SolarWind · #**289** Posted **Jul 3, 2016, 2:54 PM**

July 1, 2016

ChiTownWonder · #**290** Posted **Jul 3, 2016, 7:32 PM**

I always loved a mix of colors in a citty. makes the cityscape much more dynamic!!

Rizzo · #**291** Posted **Jul 4, 2016, 10:23 PM**

^ one of the images of Chicago that became embedded in my memory since I was 4 was the striking contrast and color between the modern white, black and red skyscrapers plus the tan stone of older buildings against the blue sky.

Immediately when I got home I wanted Legos in those colors to make cities like Chicago.

SolarWind · #**292** Posted **Jul 12, 2016, 4:46 AM**

July 11, 2016

LouisVanDerWright · #**293** Posted **Jul 12, 2016, 1:37 PM**

Well that will break up the blue glass tower trend a bit...

Skyguy_7 · #**294** Posted **Jul 12, 2016, 1:51 PM**

^Indeed. Also, it will compliment the green glass residential tower two blocks East at Illinois and McClurg.

maru2501 · #**295** Posted **Jul 12, 2016, 5:10 PM**

pretty close to 465 n Park. That area blowing up

now NBC needs to shop their two lots

chrisvfr800i · #**296** Posted **Jul 12, 2016, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by bcp

That's a hell of a slip form... Anyone know if it allows for poring 2-3 floors at once?

It's a perimeter safety shield. There are some that climb via hydraulics, but this system is crane-picked.

harryc · #**297** Posted **Jul 13, 2016, 10:17 PM**

July 08

SolarWind · #**298** Posted **Jul 21, 2016, 1:27 AM**

July 20, 2016

BVictor1 · #**299** Posted **Jul 21, 2016, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by maru2501

pretty close to 465 n Park. That area blowing up

now NBC needs to shop their two lots

NBC doesn't own those parcels.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**300** Posted **Jul 21, 2016, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

NBC doesn't own those parcels.

Do you know who does own the lots? I may be wrong, but each one looks large enough for a supertall!