CHICAGO | 110 N Wacker | 817 FT | 56 FLOORS - Page 27

Fvn · #**521** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 4:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

How deep are they going with this one, is this going to be about the same as WPE?

Bedrock in this area is around 100 feet deep. Rock socketed caissons for 150 N riverside were 110 feet IIRC.

EDIT: thought you were talking about caisson depths oops.

BVictor1 · #**522** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 7:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

How deep are they going with this one, is this going to be about the same as WPE?

No. This won't be excavated to those debts because there's no underground parking here.

shakman · #**523** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 2:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

No. This won't be excavated to those debts because there's no underground parking here.

Did you mean "depths" ?

Blahshead · #**524** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 3:36 PM**

Pic from a friends office yesterday:

J_M_Tungsten · #**525** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 3:51 PM**

^whoa, pretty cool from above too. I’ve been driving by just about daily during demo. This is a really fun process to watch.

DerWaschbär · #**526** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

No. This won't be excavated to those debts because there's no underground parking here.

Ones got nothing to do with the other.

harryc · #**527** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 4:58 PM**

March 7

Fire and Water

The Whacker

KWillChicago · #**528** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 5:19 PM**

That concrete crusher looks like so much fun, I want to play with one. Kind of off topic but do they still use wrecking balls anymore? They cant use them in a crowded downtown areas but I've only seen one in my life actually in use back in the uic days over by lytle and grenshaw (little italy). I suppose they could only be used in open areas for large dilapidated buildings. I imagine their expensive to rent and get permits for as well.

harryc · #**529** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

That concrete crusher looks like so much fun, I want to play with one. Kind of off topic but do they still use wrecking balls anymore? They cant use them in a crowded downtown areas but I've only seen one in my life actually in use back in the uic days over by lytle and grenshaw (little italy). I suppose they could only be used in open areas for large dilapidated buildings. I imagine their expensive to rent and get permits for as well.

When you are in a Rush ....

Feb 2016 - THE Presbyterian Hospital

J_M_Tungsten · #**530** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 6:42 PM**

They took down some of the Cabrini “reds” with a wrecking ball too. My video from that: https://youtu.be/zAfN2kj-wpg

bgsrand · #**531** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

They took down some of the Cabrini “reds” with a wrecking ball too. My video from that: https://youtu.be/zAfN2kj-wpg

That is so awesome, wonder if it puts any stress on that crane

BVictor1 · #**532** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 3:31 AM**

Out of the ashes the signs of a Phoenix soon to arise...

03/08/18

kolchak · #**533** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 8:18 AM**

Great demo pics - thanks everyone!

I just realized that if you consider 'The Loop' to be bounded by (as I do) the river, Michigan Ave. and Congress then this is the tallest tower to go up there since Legacy. And at a now whopping 1.6 million square feet (Vista is 1.8 for comparison) it is going to be a very visible building even in its skyscraper dense near surroundings. If it is 800 then will be 16 feet taller but also bigger by 300,000 sq feet than 300 North LaSalle - which is a big building.

So cool

KWillChicago · #**534** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 11:17 AM**

Looking at that picture just made me realize how big of a view killer this is going to be for hundreds of office workers. But when you got an office next to a cruddy 5 floor building you should have known this day was coming. Take in your skyline views for the next four years before thier gone. At least they got a slick building to look at.

JMKeynes · #**535** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 11:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by kolchak

Great demo pics - thanks everyone!

I just realized that if you consider 'The Loop' to be bounded by (as I do) the river, Michigan Ave. and Congress then this is the tallest tower to go up there since Legacy. And at a now whopping 1.6 million square feet (Vista is 1.8 for comparison) it is going to be a very visible building even in its skyscraper dense near surroundings. If it is 800 then will be 16 feet taller but also bigger by 300,000 sq feet than 300 North LaSalle - which is a big building.

So cool

Very beautiful!!!!

10023 · #**536** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 11:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Looking at that picture just made me realize how big of a view killer this is going to be for hundreds of office workers. But when you got an office next to a cruddy 5 floor building you should have known this day was coming. Take in your skyline views for the next four years before thier gone. At least they got a slick building to look at.

Hundreds? Thousands.

KWillChicago · #**537** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 12:34 PM**

Touche´ sir.

Freefall · #**538** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 1:59 PM**

But it'll be a view creator for the thousands that move into the building

left of center · #**539** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Looking at that picture just made me realize how big of a view killer this is going to be for hundreds of office workers. But when you got an office next to a cruddy 5 floor building you should have known this day was coming.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few

SolarWind · #**540** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 7:19 AM**

March 9, 2018