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Originally Posted by left of center
Ugh, this city demolishes complete masterpieces without a second thought but now someone decided that the GGC building is worth consideration for protection? Where were these vocal idiots when the Chicago Stock Exchange got demo'd? Frustrating.
As for the new rendering, I agree with everyone that it looks worse than the previous version. Hopefully its design still a work in progress?
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Howard Hughes needs a special Army Corps permit to discharge stormwater into the river. Ergo, they have to go through Section 106.
That's the way NHPA works, the Section 106 review is only triggered when a Federal agency gets involved. The other "demolished masterpieces" weren't waiting on a Federal action.
In theory, Hughes could demolish the building tomorrow if they didn't have a redevelopment plan in place. Then they wouldn't need a Federal permit, it would just be a routine demolition.