CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction - Page 253

Alliance · #**5041** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 4:36 PM**

Maybe its time, with all the new site prep, impending starts, and new proposals, we work on redoing the front page.

i_am_hydrogen · #**5042** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 5:41 PM**

^It's not that out of date. To which site preps are you referring?

wrab · #**5043** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:14 PM**

FitzGerald associates, 1 S Halsted, 50 stories, residential:
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Steely Dan · #**5044** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:16 PM**

^ that's way old (and dead), isn't it?

wrab · #**5045** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ that's way old (and dead), isn't it?

See: http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...-west-loop.php

Steely Dan · #**5046** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:25 PM**

in that case, that's interesting. i vaguely remember some other west loop elliptical plan proposal that never went anywhere years ago.

in any event, prepare for the WLCO conniption fit when they see this.

i_am_hydrogen · #**5047** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:30 PM**

What's with the completely blank facade facing toward the Loop? That will look horrible.

J_M_Tungsten · #**5048** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:43 PM**

Kinda reminds me of the gherkin for some reason, just not as egg shaped.

jcchii · #**5049** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 6:52 PM**

curbed has this up also:

Almost five years have passed since ground was broken on Waterview Tower, but it sounds like work might finally continue on the stalled tower. Over the weekend, Crain's reported that developer Michael Reschke (who just developed the new JW Marriott) has reached an agreement to buy the unfinished 26-story structure from a group of lenders. Reschke wouldn't divulge his plans, but unnamed sources told reporter Alby Gallun that he plans to complete the originally-planned hotel in the building's lower floors and build offices on the upper floors. [Crain's]

Hayward · #**5050** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by emathias

I was wrong. You're right, it is Connors. Which, as far as I'm concerned, is disappointing. It is really nice to have a quiet park there just off the busy Michigan Ave area, without overt commercial activity. Adding commercial activity to that park would not be on my list of acceptable things to do with the park. It's a nice, sedate park nestled in the middle of a number of busy, active areas.

It definitely needs work though. Take a walk through sometime and you'll notice there's problems.

Hayward · #**5051** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 7:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

What's with the completely blank facade facing toward the Loop? That will look horrible.

I think it's just the way the glass rendered. At least... I hope it's not blank.

Mr Roboto · #**5052** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by jcchii

curbed has this up also:

Almost five years have passed since ground was broken on Waterview Tower, but it sounds like work might finally continue on the stalled tower. Over the weekend, Crain's reported that developer Michael Reschke (who just developed the new JW Marriott) has reached an agreement to buy the unfinished 26-story structure from a group of lenders. Reschke wouldn't divulge his plans, but unnamed sources told reporter Alby Gallun that he plans to complete the originally-planned hotel in the building's lower floors and build offices on the upper floors. [Crain's]

God I hope thats true! At this point I dont care about 90 stories, or 1000+ ft, just finish that ugly p.o.s. somehow. If it has a hotel (shangri-la?) and offices on top of the 26 floors of parking, then I consider that a win.

Steely Dan · #**5053** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 7:57 PM**

^ guys, we already have a dedicated thread for the former waterview hulk where this news is being discussed. there's no reason to duplicate the discussion in this thread.

link: CHICAGO | Clark & Wacker (former Waterview site) | 30 story conc. hulk, what's next?

Mr Roboto · #**5054** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

What's with the completely blank facade facing toward the Loop? That will look horrible.

I interpreted it as the curved glass windows with the light reflecting off of it, sort of like the Trump tower. I couldnt imagine someone being that crazy to make a blank 50 story facade, but who knows?

wrab · #**5055** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 8:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hayward

I think it's just the way the glass rendered. At least... I hope it's not blank.

Yeah - it's just the rendering. Zoom in and you can make out the fenestration.

Nowhereman1280 · #**5056** Posted: **Jan 31, 2011, 8:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Roboto

I interpreted it as the curved glass windows with the light reflecting off of it, sort of like the Trump tower. I couldnt imagine someone being that crazy to make a blank 50 story facade, but who knows?

Guys its pretty obvious that rendering is not trying to depict a blank wall towards the loop. Its quite clear to my eye that its just a massing rendering of the building with none of the glass textures applied. Even so you can still see the pattern of the fenestration quite clearly in the image.

Additionally there is no way in hell that they would build a blank wall covering a huge section of the building let alone the very section with the best views.

I assume that the OP was in reference to that square punch out on the right. I imagine that is probably just an ornamental punch out that probably hides balconies or some other less-than aesthetically pleasing feature of the facade.

Alliance · #**5057** Posted: **Feb 1, 2011, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

^It's not that out of date. To which site preps are you referring?

Sorry, I didn't mean that it was inaccurate (I know its a lot of work to maintain) as much as we're in a new decade and era now, and maybe its time to put the "boom" and our mega-achievement list in the filing cabinet and start a new list.

From my understanding both Sono East and LSE Tower A were undergoing site prep.

10023 · #**5058** Posted: **Feb 1, 2011, 1:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hayward

I think it's just the way the glass rendered. At least... I hope it's not blank.

I can't imagine it's blank. No developer would build a tower on that site without apartments offering views of the skyline (and bits of the lake). And unless I'm way off in judging the size of the footprint, there's no way that there are only apartments on one side of the building either.

ardecila · #**5059** Posted: **Feb 1, 2011, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

I hope leasing progress at the Village Market is gaining momentum.

It must be fully leased by now, or close to it. Besides Mariano's, they have Three Forks, Fifth Third Bank, and an Eggsperience (I think, or some other breakfast place).

Also... why is the elliptical tower just coming out now? We've known about it for awhile.

Nowhereman1280 · #**5060** Posted: **Feb 1, 2011, 2:37 AM**

^^^ Because Crains just reported they are looking to move forward with the project now that lending is starting to loosen up a bit.