CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21

and yet i would much rather live in the west loop

^ I don't know, I've definitely seen the west loop get better and better over the years, but even today it's still too quiet and underdeveloped for me. Madison St is filling in nicely with some restaurants/shops but otherwise.....just lacking.

And this has nothing to do with highrises. I find Lakeview or Wicker Park much more interesting than the West Loop, for example.

[marothisu]

Speaking of 905 N Orleans - it got its permit yesterday for foundation/caissons and superstructure up to the 4th floor...The permit also states it's 18 stories, but page 1 of this thread states 17 stories.

So within about a block around there, that makes 2 high rises and a 6 story building going to be U/C this year in an area that was an afterthought just a few years ago. A total of 563 units basically within 1 block. Then we must not forget 750 N Hudson which is barely south of there also U/C with 240 units - so a grand total in that area all of a sudden of 803 units. If a lot of those units get taken then talk about awesome stuff. Hope more retail/commercial business follows. Good news for Big & Little and some of those more unknown ethnic cabbie joints

But wait - there's more. Go barely East to around LaSalle and we have another 785 units U/C with another 442 for the Gino's East tower and 251 for Ed Debevic's old site. Oh yeah, and a little north of there is another 369 unit building next to the US Bank also under construction. Which means that essentially right now from about Clark on west to Orleans or Sedgwick we have currently almost 2000 units under construction. with another almost 700 that will probably start early 2016. So we will see at one point in that area, mainly west of LaSalle, with probably over 2500 units under construction in a decent small area U/C at one point.


Happy thanksgiving everyone!! Exciting stuff.

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ I don't know, I've definitely seen the west loop get better and better over the years, but even today it's still too quiet and underdeveloped for me. Madison St is filling in nicely with some restaurants/shops but otherwise.....just lacking.

And this has nothing to do with highrises. I find Lakeview or Wicker Park much more interesting than the West Loop, for example.

Agree completely. I think though at this rate in 3-5 years, it will become somewhere I'd want to live. More and more people are going there - it's only a matter of time. I'm also doing a map right now (unreleased) of tenant space buildouts that don't even necessarily have business license yet for stuff like restaurants, spas, bars, offices (not counting random stuff in the Loop at the 25th floor), etc etc. It goes back to late September right now and West Loop has 8 of them, which is what River North has too. The Loop has 7, Streeterville has 3, and Gold Coast has 2.

[george]

11/26

Cedar Hotel

[george]

11/26

4 E Elm

[pip]

What's going in place of the Cedar Hotel?

[Ned.B]

Originally Posted by pip

What's going in place of the Cedar Hotel?

An 18 story Viceroy Hotel by Goettsch Partners. The Cedar Hotel facade is being disassembled and stored, and will be reconstructed as the podium for the new building.

[the urban politician]

^ I'm pretty stoked about that project, actually. One of the better ones happening downtown.

[harryc]

https://youtu.be/Eb4XdhM1uno

[simon07]

Originally Posted by Ned.B

An 18 story Viceroy Hotel by Goettsch Partners. The Cedar Hotel facade is being disassembled and stored, and will be reconstructed as the podium for the new building.

Are they going to move the facade closer to the sidewalk upon reconstruction?

[george]

According the drawings, no.

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...-2017.php#more

[harryc]

Harlem / South


Westgate




This building has been demo'd for truck access, the facade and the one next door will be saved.

[harryc]

Looking NNW from 321 N Clark - Nov 23

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[Near North Resident]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Speaking of 905 N Orleans - it got its permit yesterday for foundation/caissons and superstructure up to the 4th floor...The permit also states it's 18 stories, but page 1 of this thread states 17 stories.

So within about a block around there, that makes 2 high rises and a 6 story building going to be U/C this year in an area that was an afterthought just a few years ago. A total of 563 units basically within 1 block. Then we must not forget 750 N Hudson which is barely south of there also U/C with 240 units - so a grand total in that area all of a sudden of 803 units. If a lot of those units get taken then talk about awesome stuff. Hope more retail/commercial business follows. Good news for Big & Little and some of those more unknown ethnic cabbie joints

But wait - there's more. Go barely East to around LaSalle and we have another 785 units U/C with another 442 for the Gino's East tower and 251 for Ed Debevic's old site. Oh yeah, and a little north of there is another 369 unit building next to the US Bank also under construction. Which means that essentially right now from about Clark on west to Orleans or Sedgwick we have currently almost 2000 units under construction. with another almost 700 that will probably start early 2016. So we will see at one point in that area, mainly west of LaSalle, with probably over 2500 units under construction in a decent small area U/C at one point.


Happy thanksgiving everyone!! Exciting stuff.



Agree completely. I think though at this rate in 3-5 years, it will become somewhere I'd want to live. More and more people are going there - it's only a matter of time. I'm also doing a map right now (unreleased) of tenant space buildouts that don't even necessarily have business license yet for stuff like restaurants, spas, bars, offices (not counting random stuff in the Loop at the 25th floor), etc etc. It goes back to late September right now and West Loop has 8 of them, which is what River North has too. The Loop has 7, Streeterville has 3, and Gold Coast has 2.

you're also forgetting the atrium village redevelopment and there is some senior housing stuff going in on oak street... also there is a hostel being built in the old borden's dairy building right now which is kinda cool

[ithakas]

With Gap's lease at 35 N. State set to expire in a little over a year (early 2017), should we expect to see plans for development from Georgetown Co. in the next couple months?

I know a previous article stated they're planning street-level retail with some combo of residential/hotel above. They also opened an office here relatively recently...

[munchymunch]

Originally Posted by ithakas

With Gap's lease at 35 N. State set to expire in a little over a year (early 2017), should we expect to see plans for development from Georgetown Co. in the next couple months?

I know a previous article stated they're planning street-level retail with some combo of residential/hotel above. They also opened an office here relatively recently...

Yeah it's very possible. I have a good feeling about this tower, with big time New York developers I have a good feeling we'll see an architectural significant building.

I'm also wondering if we'll see anything soon with 443 n Wabash lot, it was sold a year ago and still nothing. Last time we heard of it it would be part of the Realtor building that was going to be torn down and built to 93 stories. Too bad they got cold feet.... Whatever it is I hope Macerich wont be using it for a food trucks lot for much longer.