CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

I'm so going to visit the lobby of this bad bitch of a tower for a drink when it's built.

Holy crap, I know this will be a stunning lobby. Game on, Hyatt Regency

A future forum meet?

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

A future forum meet?

Seems soon long from now, ha.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

Seems soon long from now, ha.

I'll buy a round of $15 beers for my fellow skyscraper hombre's 4 years from now.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

A future forum meet?

Sounds like it.

In the years that I moved to Chicagoland we never had one.

Im down, although it's still years away

[harryc]

July 11


Curtain wall mockup - note the angle to the flashing


Guys who enjoy their job - all I could think of was kids building a pillow fort.


Walk this way




A drain next to a column top - they are expecting quite a stressful drain judging by the amount of re-bar around it.


No room - but a view

[HomrQT]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

I'll buy a round of $15 beers for my fellow skyscraper hombre's 4 years from now.

Those $15 8oz Heinekens are going to be awesome. =)

[left of center]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Sounds like it.

In the years that I moved to Chicagoland we never had one.

Im down, although it's still years away

I recall there being a meet or two around 2003/2004. That was a long time ago however, and in a galaxy far far away.

As for the Heine's, I say lets splurge for the $20 12 oz bottles

[SteelMonkey]

Was peeking at Wanda webcam and noticed workers outlining signage that will be hung prob today at the site. What struck me was the "Opening 2019" part. Looks like they've pushed up the schedule as everything I have seen said 2020 (unless I missed something which could very well be true). 2019 sounds aggressive but with the execution they've delivered so far you never know.

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by SteelMonkey

Was peeking at Wanda webcam and noticed workers outlining signage that will be hung prob today at the site. What struck me was the "Opening 2019" part. Looks like they've pushed up the schedule as everything I have seen said 2020 (unless I missed something which could very well be true). 2019 sounds aggressive but with the execution they've delivered so far you never know.

So the condos will be on top, right? Might this opening refer to just the hotel? It's possible the building will be topped out and enclosed but unfinished in the higher floors. That's essentially happened right now with Optima Signature (AKA Optima II), which has the lower units available for rent while the upper floors are still under construction.

[LouisVanDerWright]

^^^

[SteelMonkey]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

So the condos will be on top, right? Might this opening refer to just the hotel? It's possible the building will be topped out and enclosed but unfinished in the higher floors. That's essentially happened right now with Optima Signature (AKA Optima II), which has the lower units available for rent while the upper floors are still under construction.

You are probably correct. This was just the first I had seen of any mention of 2019.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

^^^ I was going to ask this the other day. Since the tallest condo portion will take much longer to complete do you guys think things like the garage, hotel, restaurant ect. will open well before the tower portion is topped off?

[Ned.B]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

^^^ I was going to ask this the other day. Since the tallest condo portion will take much longer to complete do you guys think things like the garage, hotel, restaurant ect. will open well before the tower portion is topped off?

maybe I am wrong, but "before the tower is topped off" would be complicated because particularly the high rise elevator shafts and stairs would still be open at the top, which would cause all sorts of pressurization and weathering issues. City code officials certainly wouldn't be very enthusiastic about that either. But I could see the lower portions of the building being able to open while interior build-out still has a ways to go on the condo floors if the enclosure is pretty much set.

[BVictor1]

07/13/17

[SteelMonkey]

Nice shots Bvic.
That last one makes me want to head over to the Party Hut. Flip Flop Dave is at the mic this eve. Righteous Jimmy Buffett covers.

[gebs]

Chicago’s Vista Tower Loses Its 83rd Floor So People Won’t be “Afraid for Their Safety” [Chicago Architecture Blog]

"The 83rd floor is going to become a two-story high “void space” known as a blow-through floor that will “disrupt and reduce the wind effects on the building.” "

[Skyguy_7]

^Thanks for sharing.

A few other items of note:
The glass program has been changed from green hues to blue/gray, but this might be no different than the latest renderings we've seen.

There's this dumb sh*t- "And, by law, the space cannot be illuminated. So when Vista twinkles in the Chicago skyline at night, she will have a black choker across her neck." 432 Park Ave in NYC has four blow-throughs, all of which are illuminated and look quite good. Illinois law remains ass backwards.

Finally, height appears to have grown to 1,198.

[Zapatan]

Interesting, although I think the 1,198 may be above sea level, it's hard to tell from the diagram.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Interesting, although I think the 1,198 may be above sea level, it's hard to tell from the diagram.

it's definitely not above sea level, as the land in chicago itself is already ~600' above sea level.

i think the 1,198' figure is the new height above chicago city datum (CCD), not necessarily the height of this tower above ground level.

[LouisVanDerWright]

^^^ wouldn't the ground level here be at most a few feet about CCD since it's so close to the lake and river? There will be entrances at Park level, so regardless of how tall it is from Wacker, the CTUBH will view the height from park level.