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jc5680 · #**8481** Posted: **Sep 4, 2012, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by denizen467

Wrong thread here, but since things are so quiet this weekend I'll just respond that the good news is that this building's stakeholders are all extremely image-conscious people, so the slightest amount of public ridicule should be enough to spur them to do something about it eventually. If only (for example) the Old Post Office were capable of adequate retrofit, they could just disappear from this location before long.

I can't imagine a change anytime soon. They just refreshed the whole exterior last summer. Mostly paint, signage, lighting and repair. But the change was pretty dramatic, visually at least. At the time there was some architecture firm credited on the construction signage, can't remember who though. Certainly it could be vastly improved, but it has come a long way from just a year ago.

Previous beige, from chicagoarchitecture.info:

Steely Dan · #**8482** Posted: **Sep 4, 2012, 4:02 PM**

^ pretty convincing evidence that a polished turd is still a turd.

Busy Bee · #**8483** Posted: **Sep 4, 2012, 4:04 PM**

All the charm of a parking deck and 60's era warehouse... with ivy.

emathias · #**8484** Posted: **Sep 5, 2012, 8:04 PM**

I'll try to grab photos sometime this week, but Staybridge is definitely ramping up. They had what looked like a flatbed delivering something and lots of sawing and hammering going on at lunchtime today.

jc5680 · #**8485** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 6:44 PM**

staybridge/godfrey

Joe Zekas · #**8486** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 8:13 PM**

K2 Apartments, 365 N Halsted by YoChicago1, on Flickr

Shot earlier today. Will top out at 34 floors week after next.

J_M_Tungsten · #**8487** Posted: **Sep 6, 2012, 9:40 PM**

I cannot wait for stay bridge to finish! That has been stagnant for waaay too long!

K2 is looking awesome. It has such a dominating presence when going north or south on 90/94 near the loop.

Joe Zekas · #**8488** Posted: **Sep 7, 2012, 12:31 AM**

West wall of Hedrich Blessing Photographers by YoChicago1, on Flickr

That's the west wall of Hedrich Blessing Photographers, 400 N Peoria, in the foreground. A curious image, no?

Hayward · #**8489** Posted: **Sep 7, 2012, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Joe Zekas

West wall of Hedrich Blessing Photographers by YoChicago1, on Flickr

That's the west wall of Hedrich Blessing Photographers, 400 N Peoria, in the foreground. A curious image, no?

Looks like an Roa work. Great progress shots!

Ectocooler · #**8490** Posted: **Sep 9, 2012, 3:58 AM**

AMLI: Getting tall now, with several windows already installed.

Hotels project: The quality and scale of this project is impressive!

Staybridge: Looking forward to this one getting back U/C!

All images by me, September 8

J_M_Tungsten · #**8491** Posted: **Sep 9, 2012, 2:41 PM**

Greenway self park has the worst glass to cover the ramps. Perhaps if it was a lot more opaque or frosted it would have looked much better.

Kippis · #**8492** Posted: **Sep 9, 2012, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Greenway self park has the worst glass to cover the ramps. Perhaps if it was a lot more opaque or frosted it would have looked much better.

True, but it still looks better than AMLI. What a turd that's turning out to be.

Thanks for the photo update, Ectocooler!

J_M_Tungsten · #**8493** Posted: **Sep 9, 2012, 5:02 PM**

I'm still holding off completely judging amli until it gets some color to it, but yea, it is pretty turd-ish right now.

Joe Zekas · #**8494** Posted: **Sep 9, 2012, 11:54 PM**

If the weather holds up I'll be buzzing around downtown in a helicopter for about an hour between 9 and 10 Tuesday morning, with the doors off. Plan to shoot all of the new developments from multiple perspectives.

We'll have three cameras up - me with a Nikon D800, Michael Kardas (a pro) with a Canon 5D Mark III, and Mike Scotty, my CEO, with a Nikon D3200.

I'll do my best to accommodate any requests - fire away.

sentinel · #**8495** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 12:17 AM**

^^That's very nice of you to ask Joe. I remember the aerial photo set that you and Michael Kardas did back in Nov of 2010, which was amazing, so I'm certain that this next set will also be awesome. For me personally, I would love to see different angles of Lakeshore East, as well as new shots of Streeterville but depending on your route, I'd love to see more of Hyde Park, with the new Harper Court office building, as well as the new hospital and the new Arts Center; obviously dependent on whether or not you'll be swinging by that far south.

Thank you all again!

the urban politician · #**8496** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 1:46 AM**

^ Yep, Hyde Park is a good one. I am also curious about the progress of some of the other developments on the south side that are rarely posted here, like some of the new CHA replacement housing going up along the south lakefront, and some of the stuff going on near IIT at 35th and State.

Thanks for offering, Joe.

Joe Zekas · #**8497** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 2:57 AM**

My plans, as I stated, were to stay downtown. If time permits - no guarantees - I'll take a brief run past Hyde Park before heading in.

Hayward · #**8498** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 4:30 AM**

An aerial progress shot of the Congress / Wacker interchange would be nice. It's hard to understand exactly what's going on from the ground.

Rather selfish of me, but some good zoomed in aerials of the Gold Coast around Rush and Oak and Mariano park. They aren't big developments, but recent and near future replacement of everything would make for a very valuable "Then and Now" photo. The same treatment around Parkside Oldtown would be interesting too as I'm sure that area will fill in the next decade.

HomrQT · #**8499** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Joe Zekas

If the weather holds up I'll be buzzing around downtown in a helicopter for about an hour between 9 and 10 Tuesday morning, with the doors off. Plan to shoot all of the new developments from multiple perspectives.

We'll have three cameras up - me with a Nikon D800, Michael Kardas (a pro) with a Canon 5D Mark III, and Mike Scotty, my CEO, with a Nikon D3200.

I'll do my best to accommodate any requests - fire away.

Joe, if you get a good view, could you take a shot or two of the Ritz on Michigan? I'd like to see the impact it has on the area and streetwall. I know street level it pretty much bombed visually for a lot of people, but it's not a total disaster in my eyes. Thanks if possible, if not, I still think you're a good man.

ardecila · #**8500** Posted: **Sep 10, 2012, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hayward

An aerial progress shot of the Congress / Wacker interchange would be nice. It's hard to understand exactly what's going on from the ground.

I second this one. CDOT dropped the ball on aerial photos a long time ago. A few shots of Congress streetscaping would be nice as well. I've always wanted to see an aerial shot aligned with Congress looking out towards the west over the Post Office.