CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 559

harryc · #**11161** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 11:30 PM**

April 13

As seen from the Green Line

SolarWind · #**11162** Posted **Apr 16, 2018, 11:31 PM**

April 16, 2018

LouisVanDerWright · #**11163** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:46 AM**

The West Loop is incredible, I'm all in on the Pink Line!

marothisu · #**11164** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by SolarWind

April 16, 2018

They are wasting NO time here. They got a permit just a few days ago and already have a bunch of equipment on site and at work. Love it.

wchicity · #**11165** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

They are wasting NO time here. They got a permit just a few days ago and already have a bunch of equipment on site and at work. Love it.

The beauty of having the entire building leased prior to construction!

marothisu · #**11166** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by wchicity

The beauty of having the entire building leased prior to construction!

Oh yes. At 19 stories, I'm hoping this one goes up nice and quick and is topped out in just a handful of months.

Fvn · #**11167** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Oh yes. At 19 stories, I'm hoping this one goes up nice and quick and is topped out in just a handful of months.

Is it a steel or concrete structure? Do you happen to know?

marothisu · #**11168** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fvn

Is it a steel or concrete structure? Do you happen to know?

Not entirely sure, but I read that one of the other buildings in this development would be both steel and concrete so who knows..

wchicity · #**11169** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Oh yes. At 19 stories, I'm hoping this one goes up nice and quick and is topped out in just a handful of months.

Considering how quickly buildings like 210 N Carpenter went up, I wouldn't be surprised if this is similar.

Fvn · #**11170** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Not entirely sure, but I read that one of the other buildings in this development would be both steel and concrete so who knows..

Thanks, and yeah concrete parking garage and steel structure on top of that isn't uncommon

KWillChicago · #**11171** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 5:58 AM**

When is K2 getting it's brother? Have we even seen a proposal yet?

marothisu · #**11172** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:02 PM**

The West Loop continues its new construction building permit mini-tear with a few new ones:

1) 105 N May St (Washington & May): 19 story Hyatt hotel with retail. Right near the new McDonald's HQ on a parking lot.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/10...!4d-87.6552389

I think there's newer renderings than this, but anyway for a refresher:
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/7/19...-bay-mcdonalds

2) 205 S Peoria (Peoria & Adams - SE corner I think). 19 stories and 273 apartment units.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+...!4d-87.6496233

Again, I'm sure there's updated renderings:
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/4/12...t-adams-peoria

Also, 180 N Ada St received a permit for the rest of the building..

the urban politician · #**11173** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:13 PM**

Looks like we will lose a nice historic building for the Peoria and Adams development.

Quick question: how accessible is the West Loop the Blue Line riders from the northwest side? Do they need to make any transfers?

west-town-brad · #**11174** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Looks like we will lose a nice historic building for the Peoria and Adams development.

Quick question: how accessible is the West Loop the Blue Line riders from the northwest side? Do they need to make any transfers?

You can walk from the Grand Blue Line Station, or go through the loop to Clinton Blue Line Station, or get off a Clark & Lake and transfer to the Green Line. These are the ways I have done it.

gebs · #**11175** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:52 PM**

Snapped this picture today at 8 am, waiting for the bus. Does anyone know what this is? I can't be 100% sure of its exact location, but it's either on Michigan ave, just north of 9th street and south of the Jet building, OR it's on the parking lot on the NE corner of 9th/Wabash.

gebs · #**11176** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by gebs

Snapped this picture today at 8 am, waiting for the bus. Does anyone know what this is? I can't be 100% sure of its exact location, but it's either on Michigan ave, just north of 9th street and south of the Jet building, OR it's on the parking lot on the NE corner of 9th/Wabash.

Potentially answering my own question, but it might be the apartment conversion of the Johnson Publishing building.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/11/2...ent-conversion

LouisVanDerWright · #**11177** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 1:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Looks like we will lose a nice historic building for the Peoria and Adams development.

Quick question: how accessible is the West Loop the Blue Line riders from the northwest side? Do they need to make any transfers?

Yeah the only way to do it without a transfer is to get off at Grand and hike. Only the extreme NE corner of the West Loop is truly accessible that way. But I guess that's why we have Divvy and transfers. This is also why the Pink Line is going to blow up. Pilsen is only one or two stops from the West Loop. California in Little Village is three stops in Pilsen and one stop in the IMD away. Meanwhile Clark and Lake is 3 stops from Divsion in Wicker, and California is 6 stops out, Logan 7. The SW side is a lot closer to downtown than people realize. Also the Pink Line isn't standing room only for 2 peak hours in the morning and evening.

Near North Resident · #**11178** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 2:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Also the Pink Line isn't standing room only for 2 peak hours in the morning and evening.

it will be unless they add a few more cars to the train!

Vlajos · #**11179** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Near North Resident

it will be unless they add a few more cars to the train!

We could only hope. The Pink line is very underutilized. It's average weekday ridership per station is 1349.

left of center · #**11180** Posted **Apr 17, 2018, 5:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

The West Loop continues its new construction building permit mini-tear with a few new ones:

1) 105 N May St (Washington & May): 19 story Hyatt hotel with retail. Right near the new McDonald's HQ on a parking lot.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/10...!4d-87.6552389

I think there's newer renderings than this, but anyway for a refresher:
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/7/19...-bay-mcdonalds

2) 205 S Peoria (Peoria & Adams - SE corner I think). 19 stories and 273 apartment units.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+...!4d-87.6496233

Again, I'm sure there's updated renderings:
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/4/12...t-adams-peoria

Also, 180 N Ada St received a permit for the rest of the building..

Jesus, two new 19 story buildings for the West Loop. Just when you think that the boom in that neighborhood has peaked...

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Looks like we will lose a nice historic building for the Peoria and Adams development.

Unfortunately, I'd be prepared to see more of this as the empty/developable/parking lots begin to dry up. I hope the city has put a system in place to retain as much of the historic building stock as possible, and keep a repeat of River North from happening here.