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NYC2CHI · #**281** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

They will probably settle on a more pretentious/trendy name.
My money is on "The Grant."

Can't be done. That's what Related's building at 1201 S. Prairie has been called since 2013 (the former One Museum Park West). 113 E. Roosevelt will be directly across Indiana from that one.

ardecila · #**282** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 7:37 AM**

I want to say how much I love that ground-level rendering... It's like the bad old days of the 70s along LSD, before developers felt they had to slather everything in cornices and finials! Everything is so rectilinear...

r18tdi · #**283** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC2CHI

Can't be done. That's what Related's building at 1201 S. Prairie has been called since 2013 (the former One Museum Park West). 113 E. Roosevelt will be directly across Indiana from that one.

Yes of course. Duh.

rlw777 · #**284** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn

Working name for the project is Grant Park Tower. Also, it was mentioned at plan commission that financing is in place to start early next year. The contractor is McHugh, who is working to provide subcontract jobs to local minority owned firms.

I totally missed that this already had financing. That's Huge sounds like this one is a done deal barring another recession.

Chi-Sky21 · #**285** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 9:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

I want to say how much I love that ground-level rendering... It's like the bad old days of the 70s along LSD, before developers felt they had to slather everything in cornices and finials! Everything is so rectilinear...

It looks ok while it is just 1 tower, but am I the only person who thinks when both are built, the bases together are going to be (for lack of better wording) overwhelming? It is basicly 1 massive podium.

rlw777 · #**286** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21

It looks ok while it is just 1 tower, but am I the only person who thinks when both are built, the bases together are going to be (for lack of better wording) overwhelming? It is basicly 1 massive podium.

No worries the second tower will almost certainly be redesigned.

skybuilder · #**287** Posted **Dec 5, 2015, 5:59 PM**

Wow, sometimes when I look at renders and pre production drawings and then compare them with the finished product, I feel the drawing was misleading. But, with this one I feel the statement it'll make on the outline of the park will be inline with the drawings/rendering. This will be a statement building! Something I show my friends when they visit Chicago. Very excited if this comes to fruition!

Skyguy_7 · #**288** Posted **Dec 30, 2015, 4:07 PM**

Just thought I'd share some elevations, dated 10/21. Looks like the "crown" is gone and replaced by actual floor space. Height still reads 887'-2"

Steely Dan · #**289** Posted **Dec 30, 2015, 4:20 PM**

^ good to see the height remained unchanged.

HomrQT · #**290** Posted **Dec 30, 2015, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Just thought I'd share some elevations, dated 10/21. Looks like the "crown" is gone and replaced by actual floor space. Height still reads 887'-2"

Was the crown originally meant to be a rooftop deck to anyone's knowledge? If it was simply for decoration I prefer the update with floor space. I didn't like the appearance of the crown much anyway.

skyscraper · #**291** Posted **Dec 30, 2015, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Just thought I'd share some elevations, dated 10/21. Looks like the "crown" is gone and replaced by actual floor space. Height still reads 887'-2"

May I ask where you got this drawing?

ChickeNES · #**292** Posted **Dec 31, 2015, 8:57 AM**

^Seconded. I'd love to have it as a poster for my apartment.

spyguy · #**293** Posted **Dec 31, 2015, 2:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Just thought I'd share some elevations, dated 10/21. Looks like the "crown" is gone and replaced by actual floor space. Height still reads 887'-2"

Thanks for posting the elevations. Sort of reminds me of a flipped Torre Verre:

Source

BVictor1 · #**294** Posted **Dec 31, 2015, 2:37 PM**

^And only 200' shorter.

sentinel · #**295** Posted **Dec 31, 2015, 9:20 PM**

Skyguy_7, do you have permission to post these working drawings? Renderings are one thing, but I'm always concerned when I see detailed working drawings posted on here..

Skyguy_7 · #**296** Posted **Jan 1, 2016, 12:48 AM**

^They're from a public FTP site, used to post bid docs for sub-contractors. So, nothing unethical here. I've also got elevation dwgs for the new spire site proposal. Looks like they're keeping with the 2,000' figure.

Jk. Happy new year, all

Domer2019 · #**297** Posted **Jan 1, 2016, 8:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^They're from a public FTP site, used to post bid docs for sub-contractors. So, nothing unethical here. I've also got elevation dwgs for the new spire site proposal. Looks like they're keeping with the 2,000' figure.

Jk. Happy new year, all

A summary of my reaction:

We don't joke about these things

maru2501 · #**298** Posted **Jan 4, 2016, 8:09 PM**

I got you a pony for Christmas!!!!!!

but it's dead

spyguy · #**299** Posted **Jan 29, 2016, 6:00 AM**

I also didn't realize the second floor was coworking office space (WeWork).

Kumdogmillionaire · #**300** Posted **Jan 30, 2016, 12:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

I also didn't realize the second floor was coworking office space (WeWork).

This rendering definitely makes it easier to swallow the ugly pill that was the height reduction on Medium Jahn.

Viñoly really did well on this one