CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 498

Randomguy34 · #**9941** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 5:45 PM**

Oh crap, we've already past 10,000 posts

HomrQT · #**9942** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 5:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Idk, that picture makes me not miss prentice at all. I never cared much for it tbh...

I think it's more of who was involved in the design than the execution of the building itself which was somewhat brutalist and had ceilings that were really low apparently.

harryc · #**9943** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomrQT

I think it's more of who was involved in the design than the execution of the building itself which was somewhat brutalist and had ceilings that were really low apparently.

Not to get off topic - 1) A little brutalism is good, even necessary. 2) No it was fine to work in, I worked in it, ahead of it's time in floor layout.

harryc · #**9944** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 6:29 PM**

Dec 8

Kumdogmillionaire · #**9945** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

I think we're all going to miss Prentice, but overall I think some minds will be changed when/if the tower gets built. Will be a nice sight change driving down lakeshore. How tall was the tower portion supposed to be again?

Last time I looked I thought the total floor count was going to be like 47 floors, which would be a pretty tall tower for that part of Streeterville

harryc · #**9946** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 8:38 PM**

Dec 8

IrishIllini · #**9947** Posted **Dec 9, 2017, 11:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

The 2nd Atrium Village tower was issued a new construction permit yesterday. 39 stories, 6 story podium and 428 residential units.

Hopefully this means we're one step closer to reconstructing the Division L station.

Randomguy34 · #**9948** Posted **Dec 10, 2017, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by IrishIllini

Hopefully this means we're one step closer to reconstructing the Division L station.

I posted this in the transit thread, but am reposting it here so others can see:

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

David Reifman was interviewed about a month ago by Walter Burnett about development in the city, and Reifman mention that the "Division" Brown Line stop won't get rebuilt until after the Belmont Bypass project gets built. His justification was that the Brown Line is already at max capacity, and adding an additional stop which will add thousands of riders to the Brown and Purple Lines will be too much for the system until frequency can be improved by the bypass project. Unfortunately, it looks like construction for the bypass won't begin until 2019, and construction is expected to take 4-5 years.

LouisVanDerWright · #**9949** Posted **Dec 10, 2017, 4:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Not to get off topic - 1) A little brutalism is good, even necessary. 2) No it was fine to work in, I worked in it, ahead of it's time in floor layout.

Yeah, Rush hospitals new tower is literally programmatically identical to Prentice. 40+ years after the original design of Prentice. Also it was one of the first buildings designed using CAD software.

emathias · #**9950** Posted **Dec 10, 2017, 6:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

I'm surprised at how quickly The Marlowe grew. They topped out back in early October when they only got their tower crane in early June. Now they're almost done with covering the building in glass, and plan to open in early 2018. If only more high-rises took about 9 months to be built, we could cover much of Chicago in 12-15 story buildings

It's been lightning fast, especially compared to the Flats next door!

Flaccer05 · #**9951** Posted **Dec 11, 2017, 2:59 AM**

Long time reader, first time poster. Illume West Loop, 111 S Peoria, tower crane came down today. First few glass panels up as well.

Flaccer05 · #**9952** Posted **Dec 11, 2017, 3:28 AM**

211 N Carpenter in foreground, 171 N Aberdeen in middle, and new McDonald's building in background.

harryc · #**9953** Posted **Dec 11, 2017, 3:32 AM**

^^ Welcome - and thank you for the shots.

Near North Resident · #**9954** Posted **Dec 11, 2017, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

I posted this in the transit thread, but am reposting it here so others can see:

so it would be in high demand so lets build it 10 years from now?

some logic there...

emathias · #**9955** Posted **Dec 11, 2017, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Near North Resident

so it would be in high demand so lets build it 10 years from now?

some logic there...

Especially since there probably wouldn't be a lot of rush hour use of it - when I lived near the Red Line Division stop I almost never took the train - buses were a bit slower, but I was more likely to get on the train and if I got one of the short-run buses that started at North Ave, I'd even get a seat sometimes. The train wasn't viable in the morning rush at Division (at least not for me). And most of the people who would use Division currently are close enough to the Red Line. In 8 years, though, there will be more of Cabrini along Division completed, so then the 4 minutes walking saved vs. the Red Line will matter more for those users who might want to use it during off-hours.