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Has anyone mentioned or explained the barely-setback setback? Does it end up working as a terrace for the amenity floor? (Seems on the same level as the Greenway roof and the tower portion too might entirely be amenities.)
Why would a developer sacrifice the square footage on virtually all the residential floors just for one single tiny terrace. FAR limits?
Great seeing these pics, especially from the different views. I miss going over to these places. I won't be doing as many updates as I used to since my office is now further into the loop. The time it takes to get my bike down one of those old school freight elevators, go contra-flow on Wabash and make it to Illinois takes maybe 25 minutes into my lunch break!
valid point tup. did anybody catch the article over at curbed that hines picked up the property at 645 w. madison? or is that old news...I remember there being a somewhat solid idea of a proposal beforehand not sure if that purchase changes things or not though..
Yeah. I'm really glad they decided to do something with the glass much beyond what was in the renders. Hopefully the other aspects of the facade have been improved as well. I love that the big panels open too. Adds some nice texture.
^ Much agreed on the tri-hotels. At least we're getting a solid contribution to the architecture of River North with this one. Just too bad it's much more than offset with that ghoulish exercise in painted concrete and punched-out windows just to the south.
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Last edited by SamInTheLoop; Jul 15, 2012 at 10:46 PM.
The trades are reporting that M&R announced construction has started (not by our standards yet, mind you). I'd like to think this means that they've officially now closed on their complete financing package. Backhoes are doing their thing on-site.......I wouldn't be surprised to see caisson equipment show up any day now.
Also, I think I might be stuck in some sort of highly-localized temporal loop - this development's (Summit on Lake) address has been 73 E. Lake for some time now.....
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Last edited by SamInTheLoop; Jul 13, 2012 at 8:38 PM.
There's a ton of framing on the alley side, but your right. It seems unusually slow but there's probably a reason.
that should atleast take half a week each floor, one day shoot the top & bottom track, next day place all the king studs, 3rd day all bottom plate & cripples go on done! . BTW i got a friend from a foreign counrty he wants to build in chicago any tips on where he should go to get started?
valid point tup. did anybody catch the article over at curbed that hines picked up the property at 645 w. madison? or is that old news...I remember there being a somewhat solid idea of a proposal beforehand not sure if that purchase changes things or not though..
I hope so. Hines should produce something better than the previous SCB boxes.
More renderings (by Josh Pabst) of Fifield's office tower on Monroe:
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. BTW i got a friend from a foreign counrty he wants to build in chicago any tips on where he should go to get started?
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