CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS

[The Pimp]

Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

Same, I'll take the lady out to Grant Park for a picnic and just bask in the sun and skyline. Give me warm weather plsssss

From your lips to g-d's ears!

[rascacielos]

From Gleacher Center on 3/7:

[F1 Tommy]

So in five months only 1/3rd glasses in. I hope they get some help or the outside won't be done until January 2020, good weather or not. It sure is pretty looking.

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by F1 Tommy

So in five months only 1/3rd glasses in. I hope they get some help or the outside won't be done until January 2020, good weather or not. It sure is pretty looking.

Less glass the higher up you go

[F1 Tommy]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

Less glass the higher up you go

True but the east and west sides are mostly not done and the core glass is way behind the rest of the north and south side. January 2020 sounds about right at the rate they are going now.

[bhawk66]

I had such high hopes for Vista...but they really dropped the ball on the glass color and application of gradation. What a missed opportunity.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by bhawk66

I had such high hopes for Vista...but they really dropped the ball on the glass color and application of gradation. What a missed opportunity.

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Everyone has the right to their opinion and I actually agree with him (or her?).

The glass would've looked better completely smooth, I don't hate it but it could've been better, I don't dig the separations/jaggedness at every floor.

The building overall is still a great addition, and very tall obviously so it's okay.

Could've been an A+ building but it's maybe a B+ or A-

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by bhawk66

I had such high hopes for Vista...but they really dropped the ball on the glass color and application of gradation. What a missed opportunity.

It's hard to believe that we're looking at the same pics.

It would be impossible for me to disagree with you more strongly.

[bhawk66]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Everyone has the right to their opinion and I actually agree with him (or her?).

The glass would've looked better completely smooth, I don't hate it but it could've been better, I don't dig the separations/jaggedness at every floor.

The building overall is still a great addition, and very tall obviously so it's okay.

Could've been an A+ building but it's maybe a B+ or A-

Him. And yes, agreed on the jaggedness (of color) if you are speaking of the same thing. I get the the concept but the execution misses, imo. Probably due to costs, Gang uses the same tone for every three floors (2?) and then switches and so it looks a bit clunky to me. Maybe it will look better when finished.

Moreso for me is the color though. Absolutely brutal choice for many reasons.

1. Yeah! More sky blue...just like some of your next door neighbors even. How original.

2. Chicago has more cloudy days than not, especially in the loooong winters where everything is mostly dismal colored and grey. Looking up at the grey blue sky and seeing these colors looks terrible, imo. In fact, it is here the gradation actually looks even worse because it resembles the varied grey blue sky it rests upon.

3. My eye actually picks up an almost purpley-blue tone that gives this building a childish hue. Like a piece of candy. In other words, the color lacks sophistication, imo.

In closing...not a fan at all. Again, hope that feeling changes upon completion.

The shape is outstanding, fwiw.

As of today: B-/C+

[bhawk66]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

It's hard to believe that we're looking at the same pics.

It would be impossible for me to disagree with you more strongly.

I hope my opinion will change upon completion...kinda doubt it, though.

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

It's hard to believe that we're looking at the same pics.

It would be impossible for me to disagree with you more strongly.

I love it too, but I did mention that the average person hasn't been a fan of the glass so far. Doesn't bother me much though. As long as I'm happy with it, I care little

[10023]

Shame about the two turds to its left and right.

[chicubs111]

to bad they didn't stay with the Green glass like originally thought...glass color similar to Essex with the different hue shades would of been great IMO.

[RedCorsair87]

^I agree about the green glass. IMO it would have been a better choice. That bright blue reminds me of GEMS which I think is horribly garish.

I really like the tower and it certainly looks great under different lighting, but the sharp color transitions are starting to bother me.

[bhawk66]

Yea, a green would have been so much better. Twas the original plan. I did read last summer it was due to costs...Why changing hue is more or less expensive I can't figure out?? Chemical/mineral thing, I guess.

Obviously, this building will change mood with the weather as it will reflect the current color of the sky. When the sky is a deep blue like on a sunny day it looks much better as the glass becomes a much deeper blue as well, as seen on the photos from the previous page.

Cloudy day? Not so much

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by rascacielos

From Gleacher Center on 3/7:

Wow, love it more as glass keeps being added.

[harryc]

March 5






March 6

the view from Oak Park (Marion/Lake)


March 8

[maru2501]

I keep trying to convince myself it's blue/green, but really it's pretty much blue.

great building though. And skyscraper nerds in other cities would stab us all to have it for their own

[rgolch]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

It's hard to believe that we're looking at the same pics.

It would be impossible for me to disagree with you more strongly.

I know, right?

This tower was gorgeous in renderings. And somehow, how it’s looking in real life even significantly better than it’s renderings. I couldn’t be happier.