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Steely Dan · #**961** Posted **Dec 19, 2018, 3:23 AM**

^ whoops. Yeah, bid docs, not CD's, that's what I meant

Still 8 billion times more accurate than anything reported by a "media outlet".

Bombardier · #**962** Posted **Dec 19, 2018, 3:36 AM**

^Yes, the info is solid... and I did not mean to nitpick, just wanted to tie the info to a set of design documents for future reference. It may still change again before construction, that is how these things tend to develop. And you are correct, media outlets work off press releases. We are looking at current design documents.

urban_encounter · #**963** Posted **Dec 19, 2018, 4:13 AM**

Beautiful tower that will fit in perfectly with the Chicago skyline.

sox102 · #**964** Posted **Dec 19, 2018, 8:17 PM**

The debates on this website are head-scratching at times.

MorganChi · #**965** Posted **Dec 20, 2018, 2:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by sox102

The debates on this website are head-scratching at times.

Yea so are the people

kolchak · #**966** Posted **Dec 20, 2018, 2:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by DTx2Chi

While you bring up legitimate points, I’m still apprehensive to hold my breath until they break ground on the project. Even with all of these rumors, a bunch of buildings have been on the “height chopping block” it seems

Other than WPS (where Salesforce Tower is now planned) which never had an announced height but was zoned to go taller with one earlier iteration showing a building maybe 50 feet taller than what is now proposed, what other "bunch of towers" are you referring to?

Not Bank of America Tower - got a 45 foot increase. Not NEMA, Vista, WPE, OBP, Essex...

All I can think of is Equinox and 900 West Randolph - with both still pushing the height envelope west of the Kennedy in a non-traditional high-rise area and both likely having been proposed at the outer limits for height in anticipation of NIMBY resistance.

Honestly this 'height fear mongering' is a bit exaggerated.

Whether or not this is just under 1000 ft or just over 1000 ft ist mir völlig egal.

BonoboZill4 · #**967** Posted **Dec 20, 2018, 4:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by kolchak

Other than WPS (where Salesforce Tower is now planned) which never had an announced height but was zoned to go taller with one earlier iteration showing a building maybe 50 feet taller than what is now proposed, what other "bunch of towers" are you referring to?

Not Bank of America Tower - got a 45 foot increase. Not NEMA, Vista, WPE, OBP, Essex...

All I can think of is Equinox and 900 West Randolph - with both still pushing the height envelope west of the Kennedy in a non-traditional high-rise area and both likely having been proposed at the outer limits for height in anticipation of NIMBY resistance.

Honestly this 'height fear mongering' is a bit exaggerated.

Whether or not this is just under 1000 ft or just over 1000 ft ist mir völlig egal.

Indeed.

It can be easy to get wrapped up in the slight changes in height and overreact one way or the other, but as you pointed out, these towers will be gigantic, and there's nothing that will change that fact. Debating over it ad nauseum can just be unhealthy at a certain point.

Steely Dan · #**968** Posted **Dec 21, 2018, 8:19 PM**

All i want for Christmas is a January start for OCS.

And a nice bottle of peaty scotch.

Is that too much to ask?

Donnie77 · #**969** Posted **Dec 21, 2018, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

All i want for Christmas is a January start for OCS.

Amen

Zapatan · #**970** Posted **Dec 21, 2018, 9:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

All i want for Christmas is a January start for OCS

There's no reason to think it won't, at least not yet.

if OCS and at least one of the supertalls in the pipeline gets started this year I would be very happy.

BonoboZill4 · #**971** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

There's no reason to think it won't, at least not yet.

if OCS and at least one of the supertalls in the pipeline gets started this year I would be very happy.

Add in 1000M too and this will be the greatest cycle in the city's history, I think without debate.

AMWChicago · #**972** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

Add in 1000M too and this will be the greatest cycle in the city's history, I think without debate.

The best in my life so far, that's for sure!

Zapatan · #**973** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 1:03 AM**

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Add in 1000M too and this will be the greatest cycle in the city's history, I think without debate.

Definitely in the top 3. Last cycle was good but I think Sears, AON and JHC getting built was probably the best. They basically define Chicago.

PittsburghPA · #**974** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 1:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

All i want for Christmas is a January start for OCS.

And a nice bottle of peaty scotch.

Is that too much to ask?

Enjoying a post work Laphroaig 10 as we speak. Also throw in 725 W Randolph which has been rumored to break ground in January...

Donnie77 · #**975** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

Definitely in the top 3. Last cycle was good but I think Sears, AON and JHC getting built was probably the best. They basically define Chicago.

Can't argue

the urban politician · #**976** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

All i want for Christmas is a January start for OCS.

And a nice bottle of peaty scotch.

Is that too much to ask?

Santa won’t let you down

kolchak · #**977** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

Definitely in the top 3. Last cycle was good but I think Sears, AON and JHC getting built was probably the best. They basically define Chicago.

Yes. Of course when adjusted for inflation... Sears, Standard Oil and Hancock were the 1st, 5th and 6th tallest buildings in the world at the time

IMO OCS is going to have the biggest impact of any building this cycle to its surrounding area. Its gonna be boom town over there!

LouisVanDerWright · #**978** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 5:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by kolchak

Yes. Of course when adjusted for inflation... Sears, Standard Oil and Hancock were the 1st, 5th and 6th tallest buildings in the world at the time

IMO OCS is going to have the biggest impact of any building this cycle to its surrounding area. Its gonna be boom town over there!

Hancock was the second tallest when completed in 1969 beaten only by ESBs bullshit spire as per usual...

Zapatan · #**979** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 7:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Hancock was the second tallest when completed in 1969 beaten only by ESBs bullshit spire as per usual...

Huh? The Empire State has a higher roof/occupied height than the John Hancock Center

Zapatan · #**980** Posted **Dec 22, 2018, 7:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by kolchak

Yes. Of course when adjusted for inflation... Sears, Standard Oil and Hancock were the 1st, 5th and 6th tallest buildings in the world at the time

IMO OCS is going to have the biggest impact of any building this cycle to its surrounding area. Its gonna be boom town over there!

Right, if only that could happen today it'd be insanity.