CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 475

Joe Zekas · #**9481** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 4:07 AM**

Alta Roosevelt apartments, 801 S Financial, at sunset by YoChicago, on Flickr

kolchak · #**9482** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 4:20 AM**

Building over rail is a great idea. There are many examples of this and it makes sense.

Great nighttime shots harryc!

spyguy · #**9483** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 6:19 PM**

^^Roosevelt Collection tower

Also, I didn't realize it but RXBAR is taking that entire new curved office building Centrum is building in River North.

denizen467 · #**9484** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 9:30 PM**

^ Pappageorge?

Wells is looking rather nice in that render; is any of that work already scheduled or are they waiting to see how the 78 plays out? Although I vaguely recall the first of three phases of Wells-Wentworth work was supposed to be in Chinatown.

Are the white massing model towers there also by the same developer?

Randomguy34 · #**9485** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 9:57 PM**

^ The white massing models are models of the Riverline

ChickeNES · #**9486** Posted **Oct 21, 2017, 11:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

^^Roosevelt Collection tower

Also, I didn't realize it but RXBAR is taking that entire new curved office building Centrum is building in River North.

So is that going to get built this cycle after all?

Joe Zekas · #**9487** Posted **Oct 22, 2017, 3:47 PM**

The Tribune site, River West and River North by YoChicago, on Flickr

Joe Zekas · #**9488** Posted **Oct 22, 2017, 7:54 PM**

A view over Streeterville and River North by YoChicago, on Flickr

Joe Zekas · #**9489** Posted **Oct 22, 2017, 7:55 PM**

A view over River North and the Near North Side by YoChicago, on Flickr

the urban politician · #**9490** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Joe Zekas

A view over Streeterville and River North by YoChicago, on Flickr

Good Lord, JZ!

I need to become your friend.

Joe Zekas · #**9491** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 3:13 AM**

A view over UIC to the Chicago skyline by YoChicago, on Flickr

Visit Flickr and click the down arrow at the lower right of the image to view larger versions.

SteelMonkey · #**9492** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 3:42 AM**

Sick pics Joe.

J_M_Tungsten · #**9493** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 2:52 PM**

A multiple tower complex on the West Loop Target site would have been nice.

IrishIllini · #**9494** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 3:04 PM**

The westward expansion of the CBD is long overdue. Glad to see some taller and taller towers popping up west of 90/94.

UIC is a scar on the area. All of those parking lots and garages are such a waste. The only positive I can take from that photo is that I don't think 290 will be that great of a barrier assuming the area continues to develop as is.

maru2501 · #**9495** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 3:35 PM**

really filling out

anything northwest is good

LouisVanDerWright · #**9496** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by IrishIllini

The westward expansion of the CBD is long overdue. Glad to see some taller and taller towers popping up west of 90/94.

UIC is a scar on the area. All of those parking lots and garages are such a waste. The only positive I can take from that photo is that I don't think 290 will be that great of a barrier assuming the area continues to develop as is.

I don't really mind UIC myself, the problem is the land use is poor as you mention with the parking lots. Good news is that UIC is apparently planning to develop at least the lot fronting 290, hopefully they will remove more as they go. Hell, build a multifloor parking deck if you need it and make it all green space.

ardecila · #**9497** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 4:38 PM**

^ Correct, the parking lots are UIC's strategic reserve of land. As they continue to transition from a commuter school to a residential campus, you'll see more of these lots eaten up.

Even with today's declining enrollments, there's still an opportunity for UIC to capture more of Illinois' students. UIUC in Champaign is among the most expensive in the Big Ten for in-state tuition, which is part of the reason so many top Illinois kids go out-of-state. It would be great for UIC to suck these kinds of students back. Admittedly, UIC will never offer a Big Ten college-town experience, but the big-city allure is just as appealing for a lot of folks.

To me, the most offensive thing about UIC is the superblock planning. No north-south streets between Halsted and Racine... Blue Island Ave completely eliminated north of Roosevelt, etc. Long-term, they need to open up to the surrounding city a bit more. Start by reconnecting Morgan to Harrison and Vernon Park Place, maybe with a little underpass like the one at Harvard...

bnk · #**9498** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Joe Zekas

The Tribune site, River West and River North by YoChicago, on Flickr

The change if Amazon chooses "the river district"

or not

It’s worth noting that all of the aforementioned development projects were in the works well before Amazon ever dangled the HQ2 contract over basically all of North America. “Regardless of what happens with Amazon, we’re not going to take our eye off the prize, which is creating a unique, mixed-use district along the river,” Murray McQueen, president of Tribune Real Estate, told...

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/10/4...istrict-amazon

Joe Zekas · #**9499** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 6:25 PM**

HUBBARD221 and 412 North Wells by YoChicago, on Flickr

IrishIllini · #**9500** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 8:00 PM**

^

That's great infill.