CHICAGO | One Bennett Park | 837 FT | 68 FLOORS - Page 110

jtown,man · #**2181** Posted **Jun 2, 2018, 1:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

A Grand View by urbsinhorto1837, on Flickr

Most American cities would die to just have this skyline, let alone the rest of Chicago's skyline.

donnie · #**2182** Posted **Jun 2, 2018, 8:08 AM**

I'm kind of jelly that dude looks so Chi-laxed!!!!

Blupo · #**2183** Posted **Jun 2, 2018, 8:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrandonJXN

It's bowling shoe ugly but I love 400 E. Randolph. It was surely a pioneer when you consider that it opened light years ahead of time and how lonely it was when it was complete. And by lonely, I mean totally alone. Can't imagine living there during then.

http://www.neweastside.org/IMG_1255.JPG

Wow... that is an incredible and shocking shot... hard to believe it was only as far back as the ‘60s. Nice post!

joeg1985 · #**2184** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by left of center

Hrm. Well typically, as a male, having a hard on for something means liking something a lot. I guess his experience may differ from mine in that respect?

He means that people seem to enjoy ragging and hating on RElated Midwest. For christ sakes folks, get it together.

Both those shots Spyguy posted are amazing an d will be infinitely better with Vista soaring and OBP totally completed for next year's Memorial day weekend.

KWillChicago · #**2185** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 8:07 PM**

^^Crazy to think that the glass domed pool was the first resident of LSE.

Domer2019 · #**2186** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 9:25 PM**

A different lake angle on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/com...from_the_lake/

Looks super slim, almost like a step-down Tribune Tower addition from this angle.

Flaccer05 · #**2187** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 10:36 PM**

June 2

SolarWind · #**2188** Posted **Jun 4, 2018, 2:02 AM**

June 1, 2018

Suiram · #**2189** Posted **Jun 9, 2018, 3:03 AM**

Been staring at this for 18 months. From nearby apartments the materials...are...ill just stop.

Honestly the shape and slenderness really stand out and make it extra impressive. And as a neighbor, cant wait for that park.

Also when people talk about excessive ornamentation look no further than batman building. It would never get through a community meeting in the US:

https://www.google.com/search?q=batm...w=1330&bih=642

vandelay · #**2190** Posted **Jun 13, 2018, 2:42 PM**

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesj...62912/sizes/h/

harryc · #**2191** Posted **Jun 17, 2018, 10:35 PM**

May 30

June 8

June 12

North Pier at the bottom should help give a bit of scale.

left of center · #**2192** Posted **Jun 17, 2018, 10:37 PM**

Wow, love that first shot, Harry! All those cranes...

KWillChicago · #**2193** Posted **Jun 24, 2018, 3:49 PM**

Getting closer. Fully covered by the end of july?

Rooster slayer · #**2194** Posted **Jun 24, 2018, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Getting closer. Fully covered by the end of july?

And lit up

donnie · #**2195** Posted **Jun 25, 2018, 10:16 PM**

Someone tell Bruce Wayne his penthouse will be ready soon!

Very cosmopolitan!

Notyrview · #**2196** Posted **Jun 25, 2018, 10:47 PM**

Lol a building doesn’t get more provincial than this. it’s made of beige precast panels. PRO-VIN-CIAL.

left of center · #**2197** Posted **Jun 25, 2018, 11:06 PM**

Well, at least its tall and has an attractive, fairly narrow profile. It will look good... at night.

lol

AMWChicago · #**2198** Posted **Jun 25, 2018, 11:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrandonJXN

It's bowling shoe ugly but I love 400 E. Randolph. It was surely a pioneer when you consider that it opened light years ahead of time and how lonely it was when it was complete. And by lonely, I mean totally alone. Can't imagine living there during then.

http://www.neweastside.org/IMG_1255.JPG

You know I've never looked at it from that perspective. It was a pioneer of sorts. Unfortunately an ugly one, but, never the less, significant in Chicago's skyline shift.

Just goes to show: no matter the location, make it count. Because in fifty years god knows whats gonna be around it.

vandelay · #**2199** Posted **Jun 26, 2018, 1:34 AM**

If a provincial Chicago beige pre-cast building gets good returns maybe a developer will bet on a limestone tower.

left of center · #**2200** Posted **Jun 26, 2018, 2:02 AM**

Or they might just build another precast tower.

The margins would be fatter.