CHICAGO | 500 N Lake Shore Drive | 497 FT / 151 M | 47 FLOORS | COM - Page 18

DrNest · #**341** Posted **May 21, 2013, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kippis

^ Agreed.

I had my reservations about this tower from the beginning, but now seeing it mostly complete, I think it turned out very well. It's not spectacular by any means, but it is more than decent infill. I love love LOVE the glass they used on the parking podium; that black glass used to wrap around the podium/southwest corner of the main tower is also quite nice.

I wasn't so sure about the glass on the garage from some of the earlier photos, but the latter ones on here make it look fantastic. It's certainly been nicely done.

harryc · #**342** Posted **May 27, 2013, 10:58 PM**

as a backdrop to 435 N Park

500 N LSD From start to finish

harryc · #**343** Posted **Jun 2, 2013, 10:03 PM**

denizen467 · #**344** Posted **Jun 3, 2013, 3:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Andrew|W

Hopefully they can will fix the mistake in the curtainwall pattern that occurs 6 floors below the roof in that last picture. The dark and light stripes have been inverted.

Anyone know - did they? Ensuing pics posted in this thread so far don't happen to include that portion.

LouisVanDerWright · #**345** Posted **Jun 3, 2013, 8:50 PM**

I must say this building cleaned up nicely. I just drove by it today and the pattern is MUCH more visible now that they have given the facade a thorough cleaning. I thought it was going to look horrible forever like the original pictures were indicating, but it must have just been a film of grime.

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Originally Posted by denizen467

Anyone know - did they? Ensuing pics posted in this thread so far don't happen to include that portion.

Yeah, I've been dying to know this as well. If I were the developer I would ride the contractor's ass about it until it was fixed. That kind of egregious error is not acceptable on a contract worth tens of millions of dollars.

dclamster · #**346** Posted **Jun 4, 2013, 4:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by denizen467

Anyone know - did they? Ensuing pics posted in this thread so far don't happen to include that portion.

It appears fixed judging by the two following pics. The first one is from March 17th. The second picture (which I took) is of the NE corner from May 19th and the glass appears fixed.

Regardless, it should have never been placed incorrectly in the first place.

Rizzo · #**347** Posted **Jun 4, 2013, 4:39 AM**

I looked up at it on an evening bike ride tonight. The panel has been fixed.

J_M_Tungsten · #**348** Posted **Jun 12, 2013, 2:29 AM**

Today
Got stuck in the worst traffic on Lake Shore Drive tonight, but it's never that bad when you get to see Chicago at a standstill.

MultiModal · #**349** Posted **Jun 12, 2013, 2:44 AM**

When is the green wall going to be put in?

george · #**350** Posted **Jun 13, 2013, 11:16 PM**

Good set, JMT ^ Was wondering what the east face from LSD looked like. Clever last shot.

XIII · #**351** Posted **Jun 14, 2013, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by MultiModal

When is the green wall going to be put in?

I walked by a couple weeks ago and it was seeded.

Below the wall, they have a strip of protected dirt where ivy(?) is taking seed. There is a wire grid that runs up the wall from there. I imagine it will take some time, but I think the plants are supposed to climb the wall grid and cover the building (or at least the grid)