CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 704

marothisu · #**14061** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChickeNES

https://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...322-story.html

Looks like Sterling Bay's plans for 300 North Michigan is now a 47 story residential/hotel high rise.

Source: bKL, Sterling Bay, and the Chicago Tribune:

dropdeaded209 · #**14062** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 8:31 AM**

from the press release: "taking bland to middling heights!"

chicubs111 · #**14063** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 11:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by dropdeaded209

from the press release: "taking bland to middling heights!"

Hah...so true...how many iteriations of the same building can Chicago build?..that safe height in the 450 to 530 range... Brace yourself for the "its filling a gap...it doesnt need to be super tall .. its a nice filler... the taller buildings will come when the land value will be higher" ..blah blah

Illuminator · #**14064** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 12:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickeNES

https://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...322-story.html

Looks like Sterling Bay's plans for 300 North Michigan is now a 47 story residential/hotel high rise.

Some additional info:

http://ward42chicago.com/documents/2019_0312300NMA.pdf

http://ward42chicago.com/documents/3...TS20190319.pdf

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact....b-8c11a842f07e

Potentially modular construction for the hotel portion. Rooms are tiny - some less than 9 ft wide.

rgarri4 · #**14065** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteelMonkey

Not sure if this has been discussed prior as I cant recall seeing any renderings (39 story tower at 1130 N State)

https://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...322-story.html

It hasn't been designed yet. My studio was originally asked to create the concept renderings for that article but they ended up skipping the renderings.

the urban politician · #**14066** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by chicubs111

Hah...so true...how many iteriations of the same building can Chicago build?..that safe height in the 450 to 530 range... Brace yourself for the "its filling a gap...it doesnt need to be super tall .. its a nice filler... the taller buildings will come when the land value will be higher" ..blah blah

A really tall building would be nice here but since we don't live in a fantasy world where money grows on trees, this is still quite acceptable.

UPChicago · #**14067** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 2:39 PM**

I hate that this is the building that will obstruct Carbon Carbide.... ugh

maru2501 · #**14068** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 3:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Fantastic work as always!

Seeing 725 W Randolph next to The Parker shows just how huge that project is going to be. I can't wait!

I forget what the last thought was for groundbreaking on that .. I thought it was all lined up

BonoboZill4 · #**14069** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by IronWright

Good one, very accurate. Chicago is seriously in need of some creative designs. These are the same recycled boxes over and over again with slight variations on a theme. This is why One Bennett Park was refreshing to see. The 400 ft. forest is getting played out too.

Look at other cities. Chicago is hardly alone in the copy and paste designs taking up around 30%(more in the Sunbelt cities) of the market. The only difference is that we have so many buildings that we can get away with it without it leaving a noticeable mark on the skyline.

BonoboZill4 · #**14070** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by maru2501

I forget what the last thought was for groundbreaking on that .. I thought it was all lined up

Just as an FYI, i believe rgarri's model hasn't been downscaled from 725's original height quite yet. It'll be significantly smaller, because in his model it looks close to 3 times the height of that tower at Halsted and Lake. It ain't

Ricochet48 · #**14071** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by UPChicago

I hate that this is the building that will obstruct Carbon Carbide.... ugh

Ya this filler is weak and blocks a bit of a gem.

Looks like there are now THREE bland boxes within a block of each other going up soon...

1) 50 E Randolph (& Wabash) = 190 rentals, 25 stories
2) Lake & Stetson = ~50 story office tower by CA Ventures
3) Lake & Michigan = 47 story residential/hotel by SB

Nice to fill some holes, but these are so conservative it hurts. I guess when us enthusiasts are not financing the builds they tend to go with safer bets eh?

Mr Downtown · #**14072** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 4:00 PM**

Silly developers, doing projects that might actually be profitable instead of trying to outdo their royal prince half-brothers by building a taller ego tower than his.

Steely Dan · #**14073** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

A really tall building would be nice here but since we don't live in a fantasy world where money grows on trees, this is still quite acceptable.

Yep.

It would be nice if we could make it a requirement for people to read "form follows finance" before they would be allowed to post comments on this forum.

BuildThemTaller · #**14074** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 5:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by IronWright

Good one, very accurate. Chicago is seriously in need of some creative designs. These are the same recycled boxes over and over again with slight variations on a theme. This is why One Bennett Park was refreshing to see. The 400 ft. forest is getting played out too.

Not everything is going to be Vista, One Bennett Park, One Chicago Square, 150 N Riverside, 110 N Wacker, NEMA, Solstice on the Park...

k1052 · #**14075** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 6:04 PM**

I'll take as many plain-ish glass boxes as developers want to give over the army of beige painted concrete turds from the last boom. Absolutely not going to complain.

BonoboZill4 · #**14076** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 6:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

I'll take as many plain-ish glass boxes as developers want to give over the army of beige painted concrete turds from the last boom. Absolutely not going to complain.

That's how I'm viewing it

rlw777 · #**14077** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 6:40 PM**

I like the bit of structural expression on 300 N Michigan. Considering that MILA got chopped down due to folks insisting that less height was the only way to respect the C&C building I'm not sure why people are surprised by the height of this one. I actually agree with some deference to historical architecture but I would prefer like a setback or something to allow a better view of the C&C building from Michigan Ave.

donnie · #**14078** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by rlw777

I like the bit of structural expression on 300 N Michigan. Considering that MILA got chopped down due to folks insisting that less height was the only way to respect the C&C building I'm not sure why people are surprised by the height of this one. I actually agree with some deference to historical architecture but I would prefer like a setback or something to allow a better view of the C&C building from Michigan Ave.

I would be happy with an ornate crown!

spyguy · #**14079** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Illuminator

Some additional info:

Potentially modular construction for the hotel portion. Rooms are tiny - some less than 9 ft wide.

Renderings seems to indicated a citizenM hotel - so that all makes sense. The amount of spandrel glass on the hotel portion is interesting. Kind of gives off an Executive House vibe.

PittsburghPA · #**14080** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 7:36 PM**

845 W Madison 3/23/19. Making quick progress on this one..