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Originally Posted by ithakas
You were spot on with the Blackstone – they referenced it in their presentation. I'd guess we're getting a Blackstone derivative with the build quality of The Columbian.
And they referenced the courtyard from the Elysian for that empty lot area: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2016...star-architect
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Holy fuck.
Was there any criticism of this from the audience?
The developer is American Landmark Properties, so it is someone who I think has no experience actually building anything new, big and urban, as far as I know. They are part of the investment group that just sold Willis Tower to Blackstone. So we can always hope lack of experience dooms this one.
I thought the "we stand out by blending in" comment was a joke - no, that's actually what someone on the team stated at the meeting.
It seems that Lagrange is trolling the North Shore looking to somehow end his 'design' career with some measure of dignity by trying to dig up some potential amateur developer clients with the perfect combination of too much money and too little taste....
Finally - is there some sort of support group out there for people that are traumatized by this proposal, this unexpected and disturbing return of Lagrange to downtown Chicago this cycle? There's gotta be something like that....
I wasn't able to attend the meeting, but even if I was free, I don't think I could have stomached actually showing up.......this is one gruesome proposal....