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Old Posted Sep 27, 2007, 2:05 PM
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Has anyone seen the rendering in the Wall St. Journal today of Michael Reschke's proposal for the 100 story Waldorf Chicago Hotel.

Looks impressive, location looks like it is somewhere north of the river in streeterville.
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Has anyone seen the rendering in the Wall St. Journal today of Michael Reschke's proposal for the 100 story Waldorf Chicago Hotel.

Looks impressive, location looks like it is somewhere north of the river in streeterville.
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^^^ Suburban Shadow, thanks for the heads up. This is rather big news.

Developer Tries Comeback With New Chicago Waldorf
By JENNIFER S. FORSYTH
September 27, 2007; Page B1
.....The Waldorf-Astoria is being built in a partnership with Fordham Co., a Chicago-based high-end residential developer. Preliminary plans call for a 100-floor tower that in no way resembles its Art Deco-style Manhattan namesake. Instead, the project is more akin in style to the Chicago Spire, the 2,000-foot-tall condominium project being built by architect Santiago Calatrava on Lake Shore Drive. "It's a little bit of a tip of the hat to the Spire just down the street, as they are both slender, tall and elegant, but it's different," says Christopher Carley, chairman of Fordham......
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119085473819840797.html

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this rendering was from the WSJ online edition:


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please do not post images directly from newspaper websites

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To whoever has WSJ access:

What exactly is this project?

Is it just a hotel, or hotel-condos?

Will it also have condos?

I'm hoping it doesn't have condos, because the last thing I want to see is more competition for the Chicago Spire (because then NEITHER of these will get built)
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Whoa! Looks stunning! So another possible 1000+ footer here in Chicago. Can I just say again how much I love living here?!?!
     
     
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The river is becoming crazy dense. In ten years' time, she'll be a river canyon unlike anything else in the man-made world. Heck, she's already a river canyon unlike anything else in the man-made world!
     
     
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"The $500M project will offer 325 rooms in a five-star hotel and 300 luxury condominiums."
     
     
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"The $500M project will offer 325 rooms in a five-star hotel and 300 luxury condominiums."
I love it another 5 star hotel.

Looks like the hoteliers are betting on a 2016 bid.


All of these new proposals Chicago is getting is a little be imbarassing.
     
     
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Wow that is really kewl. Very sleek and stunning. Another great one, thats for sure...

     
     
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Bear with me, but how can the Chicago market possibly absorb this much luxury condo/hotel space? Is there really that much demand out there?
     
     
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Bear with me, but how can the Chicago market possibly absorb this much luxury condo/hotel space? Is there really that much demand out there?
I know this is probably rhetorical but you're asking a bunch of people who don't know here. My hesitation on the project is based on a "better safe than sorry" approach with regards to not choking off the Spire's sales. No one knows what demand exist, beyond the fact that it's not limitless and the empirical evidence indicates that it is slowing.
     
     
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This thing is stunning. I hope they use two shades of glass. That is what it looks like to me, a dark blue and a light blue. Can't wait to hear further news.
     
     
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Alliance's map shows how Columbus/Fairbanks is becoming a major hub of highrise development.

All that's needed now is some more retail to give it a bit more energy -- but not too much retail, please. No need for a Magnificent Mile clone.
     
     
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I love it another 5 star hotel.

Looks like the hoteliers are betting on a 2016 bid.


All of these new proposals Chicago is getting is a little be imbarassing.
There's nothing to be embarrassed about (even if you weren't necessarily serious bnk) - it's high time developers, buyers, visitors etc., realize how important and sophisticated Chicago is and I think a proposal like this helps further cement that reputation worldwide - embarrasement of riches perhaps but this city needs to stop being so meek relative to the coasts, and start to really shine on it's own
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There's nothing to be embarrassed about (even if you weren't necessarily serious bnk) - :
I was just giving out a little bit of sacastic humor that does not translate well in these threads sometime.
     
     
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I was just giving out a little bit of sacastic humor that does not translate well in these threads sometime.
Please don't get me wrong, I knew you weren't being serious about that, I was just using it as a jumping off point for my rant LOL - I think this project is just another great example of how Chicago is coming into it's own as a world-city (I know that term gets bandied around a lot these days, but I feel it's totally warranted as indicated by this new development).
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