CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction - Page 412

SamInTheLoop · #**8221** Posted: **Jul 24, 2012, 3:12 PM**

I'd been thinking Golub's 410 E. Grand apartment project (with a bit of medical office space) might very well start construction this year. However, Crain's - in an article about Northwestern University's school of medicine expanding (into existing office space) in Streeterville - mentions Golub is actually planning a 2nd quarter 2013 construction start for the project...

VivaLFuego · #**8222** Posted: **Jul 24, 2012, 9:16 PM**

The benefit of valet parking isn't to discourage driving, it's to minimize the amount of space required for parking. With an attended garage or lot, you can park cars much more densely --- e.g. with narrower lanes, narrower stalls, cars parked in the lanes, etc. --- by not having to conform to the self-park building codes that add a lot of wasted space based by making all stalls accessible at all times and all lanes comfortably wide enough for 2 cars to pass. If my building is anything to go on, the same square footage can park approximately 50% more cars as attended rather than self-park.

Simply put, self-park facilities require a lot more empty space (i.e. space not being taken up by parked cars) than an attended facility does. Parking podium blobs would be much, much smaller (specifically, they would be about 2/3 their current size) if their parking ratios were met via an attended garage.

george · #**8223** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 1:25 PM**

3-Hotels pre-cast taking shape

chicubs111 · #**8224** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 2:28 PM**

Atleast its good looking precast..has nice color combinations and not just the beige crap we're used to seeing!

Andrew|W · #**8225** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 2:34 PM**

Plus this building has a good precast to glazing ratio, so the final product should be all about the glass, not the concrete.

Although, it would have been nice to see a design that introduced a higher quality material at the pedestrian level.

Hayward · #**8226** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andrew|W

Plus this building has a good precast to glazing ratio, so the final product should be all about the glass, not the concrete.

Although, it would have been nice to see a design that introduced a higher quality material at the pedestrian level.

Agree. Though I'm pleased this building actually looks like several separate buildings. Really helps break up the mass.

ardecila · #**8227** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 6:44 PM**

It is three separate buildings - three separate hotels, at least. Usually the false-facade approach doesn't work out well, but it might work here - since each hotel will be under different management, they will function like separate buildings.

ChiPhi · #**8228** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 9:31 PM**

^ but it is structurally one building. On top of that, I assume all 3 hotels will be sharing certain facilities (laundry, kitchen, maybe a single maid crew) to achieve a good economy of scale. Anyone know for sure?

george · #**8229** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 10:05 PM**

7-24

AMLI

BorisMolotov · #**8230** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 10:34 PM**

How have they allowed an adult bookstore to remain anywhere close to downtown?

J_M_Tungsten · #**8231** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 10:49 PM**

Especially next to Paris Club, or maybe that's part of the appeal; the rich and the sleazy.

george · #**8232** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 10:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by chicubs111

Atleast its good looking precast..has nice color combinations and not just the beige crap we're used to seeing!

Here's a great example of how bad precast can become with age and weather. Of course, a new paint job would help.
This is a parking podium at Ohio & Dearborn St.

Chicago_Forever · #**8233** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 10:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by BorisMolotov

How have they allowed an adult bookstore to remain anywhere close to downtown?

There's like two or three of them in that area. I thought I heard something about one of them refusing to sell when they were approached back when the market was still hot.

harryc · #**8234** Posted: **Jul 25, 2012, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by BorisMolotov

How have they allowed an adult bookstore to remain anywhere close to downtown?

IIRC they are grandfathered in, from the days when the hood was a tad different ;-)

Looks like one has bitten the dust, and will soon be part of the Boss Bar.

10023 · #**8235** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by BorisMolotov

How have they allowed an adult bookstore to remain anywhere close to downtown?

Forget whether "they" allow it, how does an adult bookstore survive when you can get anything on the Internet?

ardecila · #**8236** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 4:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by george

Here's a great example of how bad precast can become with age and weather. Of course, a new paint job would help.
This is a parking podium at Ohio & Dearborn St.

This is CIP, not precast. Finish-quality precast doesn't weather like that. In fact, it doesn't weather very much at all, which is why it never takes on the (often beautiful) timeworn patina of limestone. There's also no natural variation in the precast product when it is installed.

Hayward · #**8237** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 4:57 AM**

Few from tonight

ardecila · #**8238** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 6:18 AM**

360 W Hubbard

Mikemak27 · #**8239** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 7:19 AM**

Atrium Village was approved by the zoning committee on Monday night. I assume they are just waiting on the financing before they get their building permits and break ground.

http://www.skylinenewspaper.com/News...r_construction

george · #**8240** Posted: **Jul 26, 2012, 12:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

This is CIP, not precast. Finish-quality precast doesn't weather like that. In fact, it doesn't weather very much at all, which is why it never takes on the (often beautiful) timeworn patina of limestone. There's also no natural variation in the precast product when it is installed.

You're right, the moment after I posted I realized the example did look more like CIP. Then I'll rephrase how bad CIP can weather over time. There's always faux stucco.

Now, back on topic.