CHICAGO | 725 W Randolph | 700 FT | 41 FLOORS
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https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/10/1...otel-high-rise Equinox hotel to rise 58 stories above Chicago’s West Loop The proposed high-rise would top out at 680 feet BY JAY KOZIARZ OCT 11, 2017, 12:22PM CDT Quote:
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The architecture firms listed.
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I wouldn't put much weight on these drawings at all for what the rendering will look like, and if it is going to look like anything it's more likely to look like that 1035 W Van Buren than Exhibit(God willing...)
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The tower is projected to have "Prominent exterior signage"
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The other elevations in the PD seem to indicate a tower with angled sides. I can't tell if the floor plates will be a parallelogram, or maybe a chevron. The plan views don't indicate the shape of the tower.
Cautiously optimistic about this one... it will fill in a big gap in the high rise wall developing west of the Kennedy. Also a nice gateway to the Randolph Market. |
I am pleased about the "existing building to remain". It's a quite handsome 4-story brick building that spans the length of the block, with no curb cuts or parking entrances.
I also know that this is sacrilege on SSP, but hopefully there will be no further highrises west of this on Randolph. If that's not prevented by zoning then it should be. The last thing we need is for all of the interesting places (Au Cheval, Girl & the Goat, Bar Siena, Maude's, etc) replaced by whatever can afford ground floor retail rents in a condo building. Not to mention the inevitable destruction of the streetscape that occurs with Chicago-style parking podiums. It's going to fuck up the skyline view from Soho House, but I suppose that was bound to happen at some point. |
I'm in London at the moment for school stuff, and my dorm is across a tower call the Triton Building. The tower's facade is vertical and horizontal metal panels which extend past the building. I could imagine 725 W. Randolph looking similar to the Triton.
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Is that god awful BOA branch and parking lot on the corner of Halsted and Washington sticking around? I remember when they were building it around 10 years ago and thinking what a waste of real estate it was. I seriously hope I'm reading that drawing wrong... |
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It sure seems like the BofA is staying. But I don't mind that. It will be redeveloped at some point, and I would rather it be a different project to create a more varied block, rather than this building having a big podium that wraps around the Haymarket Brewery building. |
Here's a massing I did. My guess is the facade doesn't angle out and that its just the design of the mullions. Although it would be way more interesting if it did angle.
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Good stuff.
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^ Yeah really, the BofA is a great future development opportunity. And in the meantime it at least provides a needed service for the community
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^ Knowing people at your local bank is still a plus, even in this day and age. They help you out with stuff, especially if you're dealing with money wires, transfers, etc where things can go wrong. It's that much more helpful when the people there know you by name and are friendly with you than when it's a total stranger who is indifferent to your needs. Plus I sometimes still use them as a notary.
Banking is one industry where I definitely hope everything doesn't become completely automated. The customer service element is still needed by many of us. Having said that, I think you sort of answered your own question: one of the reasons bank branches exist today is precisely because that's where people open up new accounts. And in a booming area like the West Loop you definitely want to be in on the action |
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I get the desire for a personal contact, but I've got a private banker in the US and do everything by phone or email. The brick and mortar branches are silly. |
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