CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction - Page 421

BVictor1 · #**8401** Posted: **Aug 18, 2012, 6:35 PM**

420... A good number.

gttx · #**8402** Posted: **Aug 18, 2012, 7:39 PM**

Basing a development approval decision on FAR is a ridiculous and naive approach. There are clearly other motivations involved here.

BraveNewWorld · #**8403** Posted: **Aug 18, 2012, 10:26 PM**

One South Halsted approved!

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...nswood-station

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xXSkyscraperDudeXx · #**8404** Posted: **Aug 18, 2012, 10:36 PM**

When are they planning to built this beauty, if really approved!?

Mr Downtown · #**8405** Posted: **Aug 19, 2012, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by gttx

Basing a development approval decision on FAR is a ridiculous and naive approach. There are clearly other motivations involved here.

What project are you talking about? It's pretty rare for Chicago projects to run up against the permitted FAR, because it's so generous in most areas.

gttx · #**8406** Posted: **Aug 19, 2012, 3:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

What project are you talking about? It's pretty rare for Chicago projects to run up against the permitted FAR, because it's so generous in most areas.

I was referring to the Alderman's letter re: CMH. Sorry, should have quoted one of the previous comments about the project.

george · #**8407** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 5:12 PM**

8-16

Columbia College (old Arcade Building)

spyguy · #**8408** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 5:14 PM**

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...tem=1,NewTbl=1

Crain's: Planned Apartments

Chicago-based Golub & Co. plans 490 units and 65,000 square feet of office space in two buildings at 545 N. McClurg Ct. in Streeterville. The developer expects to start construction next spring.

Golub & Co. plans a 396-unit apartment building at the corner of Ninth and State streets. The Chicago developer expects to start construction on the $121 million South Loop project in fourth-quarter 2013.

Urban R2 Development Co. plans to start construction in December on Catalyst, a $75 million West Loop apartment building. The 233-unit project at 123 N. Des Plaines St. was originally planned as a condominium building.

White Oak Realty Partners LLC is awaiting city approval for Arkadia Tower, a 351-unit high-rise at 756 W. Adams St. in Greektown. The Rosemont developer aims to break ground on the $100 million, 33-story project next spring.

george · #**8409** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 5:16 PM**

8-16

3 Hotels

Chicago_Forever · #**8410** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 5:45 PM**

Great update, George. Is it me or is the tri hotel development starting to look like 4 separate buildings? I like the one on the far left and the one on the far right-the two in the middle though, not so much.

Chicago_Forever · #**8411** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...tem=1,NewTbl=1

Crain's: Planned Apartments

Chicago-based Golub & Co. plans 490 units and 65,000 square feet of office space in two buildings at 545 N. McClurg Ct. in Streeterville. The developer expects to start construction next spring.

Golub & Co. plans a 396-unit apartment building at the corner of Ninth and State streets. The Chicago developer expects to start construction on the $121 million South Loop project in fourth-quarter 2013.

Urban R2 Development Co. plans to start construction in December on Catalyst, a $75 million West Loop apartment building. The 233-unit project at 123 N. Des Plaines St. was originally planned as a condominium building.

White Oak Realty Partners LLC is awaiting city approval for Arkadia Tower, a 351-unit high-rise at 756 W. Adams St. in Greektown. The Rosemont developer aims to break ground on the $100 million, 33-story project next spring.

I was going to mention these on here but I see that Spyguy is already on it as usual

. Anyway, Crain's listed a total of 15 buildings that are either under construction or proposed but they didn't include 435 N. Park. I wonder why that is, maybe they forgot that one? A worker at the site last week told me they would be breaking ground in January.

They also forgot One South Halsted.

Ilan · #**8412** Posted: **Aug 20, 2012, 11:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by george

8-16

3 Hotels

This turned out really nice.

J_M_Tungsten · #**8413** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 12:25 AM**

Fourth quarter of 2013 for the one on State and ninth? There's so much that could happen between now and then! That one looks pretty cool; will make and a nice impact.

BraveNewWorld · #**8414** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 1:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by xXSkyscraperDudeXx

When are they planning to built this beauty, if really approved!?

yeah, it is! read the article I had in my original post.

After Wolf Point and River Point, Halsted is probably my favorite development currently.

Here is the article -

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...nswood-station

the urban politician · #**8415** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 1:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by george

8-16

^ This particular section of the Trio hotels is a very pleasant surprise. It's actually my favorite portion of the building.

Amazing how some buildings pleasantly surprise you despite looking like crap in the renderings, and vice versa.

Never judge a building until it is actually built and standing in front of you

Mr Downtown · #**8416** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 4:32 AM**

^That’s quite a change for Golub’s 9th & State project, which last looked like this:

I wish I could see the State Street side; I had asked them to look at the nasty wind downwash that would result from a slick-sided prism with no balconies or projections. I also see that the pool has moved down from the rooftop. And it looks like the tower has moved a lot closer to Ninth.

Hayward · #**8417** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 5:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ This particular section of the Trio hotels is a very pleasant surprise. It's actually my favorite portion of the building.

Amazing how some buildings pleasantly surprise you despite looking like crap in the renderings, and vice versa.

Never judge a building until it is actually built and standing in front of you

I kind of wish those lighter bands would have projected a bit. Would have really had some strong horizontal movement as it wrapped the corner.

Full glass section is still my favorite. The part in the photo above is okay. The corner parts with the verticals is painfully bland and kind of a missed opportunity.

ardecila · #**8418** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 5:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

I wish I could see the State Street side; I had asked them to look at the nasty wind downwash that would result from a slick-sided prism with no balconies or projections. I also see that the pool has moved down from the rooftop. And it looks like the tower has moved a lot closer to Ninth.

The PD filing shows an inset rectangle in the north facade, with balconies on each of the inside corners.

The corner of 9th/State gets pulled back to match the angle of the parallelogram tower, forming a triangular plaza at the corner.

The design of the podium looks like it's taking a lot of cues from Perkins+Will's new Jones HS down the street, with lots of horizontal bands and insets that might break up the wind.

Mr Downtown · #**8419** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 1:48 PM**

Thanks! I guess I'd better get over to City Hall and get the PD. The alderman told me last Tuesday that one hadn't yet been filed.

SamInTheLoop · #**8420** Posted: **Aug 21, 2012, 2:23 PM**

I am absolutely loving this development. The execution, materials, details I think have actually turned out fantastic for all 3 'buildings'........looks to be one of those that somehow turns out better than the renderings....