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Old Posted Nov 10, 2005, 8:38 AM
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"^ I think the residential conversion is going to make it worse. Much worse. There's talk of adding BALCONIES."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I hope they're big and green and po-mo. Or maybe Gerhy-style steel swirls, but with blue highlights. Or maybe something orange like the Optima stuff in Evanston.

It would be another piece of what-the-hell architecture, like Soldier Field. We're creating another architectural school.
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I'm also a huge fan of 55 E Monroe. the texture isn't a thing of beauty in the traditional sense but it's pretty freaking immense and nice.

So far, I like The Legacy. Wish there were more smaller, detailed elements of design that would propel this to "great" building, but all in all, this is one of the better skyscrapers that have a chance of being constructed in the city.
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^I agree. . . I like the building, but from the current renderings it looks too much like a cartoon. . . perhaps that will change. . . for better or for worse. . .
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Legacy condos: something old, something new
Posted on November 30, 2005 by Barry Pearce

Mesa Development plans to preserve facades on a classic Chicago block as it builds The Legacy at Millennium Park, a strikingly modern 73-story tower planned for 60 E Monroe St. “The base building will be on Wabash, and on the second through fourth buildings as you’re heading down Wabash, we’ll save the facades,” said Andy Warner, of Equity Marketing Services, which is selling the planned highrise. “The first is the Champlain Building, which will remain, except that we’re taking over the back part of it to be our lobby.”

None of the older buildings are landmarks, Warner said, though they are “historically significant,” like those incorporated into another Mesa project a couple of blocks north. “The facades will be maintained, as we did at The Heritage,” Warner said. “That was an additional expense to the tune of a couple of million dollars for the developer, but it really paid off. If you walk down Wabash, it looks great.”

The project’s 353 condos are tentatively priced from the mid-$300s for one-bedrooms to $4 million for a penthouse. The Legacy’s most unusual feature might be what are currently being called “sky lobbies.” Three of these green areas within the building will be located on floors in the 40s and 60s. They’ll include two-story atriums with gardens and terraces.

Some preservationists have complained that the new tower will be out of scale in a landmark district, while others have argued that saving the facades on these buildings is the imperative. How would you rate Mesa’s incorporation of the old Wabash facades into The Heritage? What do you think of the developer’s similar plans for The Legacy? We’d love to hear what people think of this and other pastiche projects, including University Village’s inclusion of historic Maxwell Street facades in its new construction. Bad cosmetics or a good compromise? As always, if you can send photos to make your point, we’ll post them.



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Correct me if I'm wrong, but one of the major differences between the "facadectomies" of Heritage and Legacy & Millennium Park was that at Heritage, only the facades were preserved, while at Legacy they discussed preserving the first 30 feet of each building. Sounds like a big difference to me.

Can anyone confirm this?
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2005, 1:04 AM
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I really like this building. Thanks for the good news LUKECUJ.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but one of the major differences between the "facadectomies" of Heritage and Legacy & Millennium Park was that at Heritage, only the facades were preserved, while at Legacy they discussed preserving the first 30 feet of each building. Sounds like a big difference to me.

Can anyone confirm this?
I doubt the old timber-frame structures would be cut in half, with the first 30 feet preserved, especially considering the base will hold parking and athletic facilities which each have very large loads to be delt with. My guess is the same practice that occured at the Herritage will be done at the Legacy, in which just the facades will remian. However, the Tower will have a 30 foot setback, which from the sidewalk perspective on Wabash will make the tower appear to be an entirley different structure.
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Where does this thing stand in the approval/sales process? Does anyone know? (BVictor?)
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^ it's been approved by the city, but i don't know how sales are going. given the location (proximity to MP) and the guaranteed unobstructed grant park/lake views, i'm pretty confident about this one.
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Yeah. . . I receive emails periodically from the sales center but they haven't indicated how many units they've sold. . .
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Sight seen....Full Page ad for sales in the Chicago Tribune Sports section, Sun. Jan 1, 2006.
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I got an email today stating that the sales center will begin to preview it's residential units on January 29, 2006.
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I got an email today stating that the sales center will begin to preview it's residential units on January 29, 2006.

Cool beans!
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Victor, do you know where the sales center will be for this one?
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^ 18 S. Mich Ave Suite700

The sales center opens at 11 am on 02/04/206.
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^ 18 S. Mich Ave Suite700

The sales center opens at 11 am on 02/04/206.
Actually, there is a grand opening event this Sunday

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Sunday, January 29
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The Legacy Sales Center
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Suite 700, Chicago


The sales center for One Museum Park West opens February 4th
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^Cool. So you're going on Sunday? If so, don't forget to take pictures. Pretty please???????
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Good new !
Hopefully we'll have more info on the design.
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