A nice way to pay homage to a pleasant building even if it's not worth a serious preservation effort. A lot of bKL's recent work is very mid-century, actually - reminds me of all those old-school SCB towers lining Lake Shore Drive. It's nice to see simple architecture done well.
I have always thought this and am glad to see a mind like yours agrees! bKL and their predecessor firm has always done architecture in the spirit of the Functionalist movement that John Cordwell represented locally. Cheap, but good looking no-nonsense buildings that any developer with good taste can get on board with and make money too.
Reminder that tomorrow there's a presentation for the Assumption Church lot. Meeting is upstairs at Gino's East (500N Lasalle) @ 6PM. It'd really be a treat for density supporters to show up and help drown out the nimby brigade.
Cost of Skyscraper Glass Hits Dizzying Heights Robbie Whelan - Wall Street Journal - Sept. 8, 2015
A shortage of glass is taking a toll on the nation’s commercial building boom, adding millions of dollars to the cost of new skyscrapers and halting some projects midway through construction.
Demand is soaring for the metal-framed glass panels, or curtain wall, used to sheath skyscrapers. Those buildings need a lot of glass—hundreds of thousands of square feet for a typical high-rise office tower.
Glass manufacturers and fabricators can’t keep up. Many glass makers mothballed their operations or went out of business in 2008 and 2009, during the recession, which hit the construction industry hard.
Reminder that tomorrow there's a presentation for the Assumption Church lot. Meeting is upstairs at Gino's East (500N Lasalle) @ 6PM. It'd really be a treat for density supporters to show up and help drown out the nimby brigade.
Going to my first public meeting. I am truly excited.
Adding an additional floor to the priory + making it handicap accessible.
Guaranteed parking for exclusive use of parish. The church will own the spots.
245 apartments
35 parking spots for the church. 109 TOTAL spaces
The bottoms facade is brick (4 floors) rest is blue glass. Will upload later.
Retail: corner Franklin/Illinois - 3,000 RSF
Parking entrance in alley
Rooftop amenity floor
333 w Hubbard lady was freaking out about her views. But the alderman actually told her that she is ridiculous and the general consensus of the crowd was pretty pro build.
The tower will have additional lighting to give the stain glass light effect.
Reilly actually said he had learned that less parking means less cars.
How many floors total? That parking ratio is probably a massive windfall for the developer too if this gets approved since the site is relatively small for parking floors.
How many floors total? That parking ratio is probably a massive windfall for the developer too if this gets approved since the site is relatively small for parking floors.
Also, pics or GTFO please.
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How many floors total? That parking ratio is probably a massive windfall for the developer too if this gets approved since the site is relatively small for parking floors.
Also, pics or GTFO please.
24 floors total. I don't know how to get the code to post photos through the Flickr app. This link should send you to the photo.
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This sounds pretty awesome. Dat parking ratio.
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