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Old Posted Nov 29, 2016, 1:07 AM
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I have a fear that the Mega Mall redevelopment is going to turn out awful. Just horrible. The renderings are a scam, it will be cheap and tacky. Sorry, just my gut feeling.
The PD filing shows the materials will be actual brick.

Probably they will be veneer brick on precast panels, but that can look good too if executed properly (see the Hillshire Brands HQ in West Loop). Honestly the biggest thing they could do to make the building appear historic is to skip the balconies, and it looks like they've done that.

This image appears to show some nice, somewhat authentic detailing:
https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/cho...mall-new-2.jpg
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