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Can Chicago Landmarks and/or Landmarks Illinois even register a federal property on federal land?
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As to the Three Arts Club, it is listed with all three agencies. CLC has Landmarked the Facade and the First Floor. The building is additionally listed with both IHPA and NHS. We wrangled back and forth between the City and Landmarks for a year, and never even got as far as dealing with State or Federal levels, though by some respects, they would have been easy enough to deal with by virtue of the fact that most of their restrictions are much more largely design related, whereas CLC has quite a lot of influence in how a building is not only renovated, but also how it is zoned and permitted for its use, the latter issues being the primary hangup, and ultimately probably why a judged deemed CLC illegal not too long ago. |
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I have never seen that before, thanks for posting! Its weird to see the Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, and the old water tower stand out so well in the sky!
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A BLT for Chicago? Not quite… By David Tamarkin ...News came today that we may get a taste of BLT—but not from chef Tourondel. Instead, his longtime collaborator, chef Stephen Wambach, who was the chef de cuisine at BLT Steak, is beating him to the punch. Wambach is opening an as-of-yet-unnamed restaurant at 112 West Hubbard Street. The concept: “Traditional-meets-progressive.” (We were hoping for “BLT-meets-Chicago,” but we’ll take what we can get.) |
Do you think there's some way that our new $6 billion west side transit hub could be integrated into the old post office building? The location is 2-3 blocks off, so it's a pie in the sky idea obviously.
BUT, hypothetically... if space in the center portions of the tower were used for ticketing, concessions, and retail, perhaps a few offices (like in the Merchandise Mart), then the taller north and south wings could be used for other purposes - office or residential, most likely - and it all would be connected to the massive underground hub in the same complex. Underground passageways would have to be built to Union Station, of course, as well. It would, of course, make for the biggest bureaucratic mess anybody has ever seen: a private company would have to deal with 1) the city to develop the complex, as well as 2) the IHPA, due to the covenant, 3) federal landmarks organizations, due to National historic status, perhaps, 3) IDOT, because the Eisenhower runs under the site, 4) the CTA, because the Blue Line subway runs under the site, and 5) Metra? or other railways?, because their tracks run under the site. Not to mention have to deal with these organizations in other capacities in order to integrate the other planned transit routes that are ultimately to be integrated into the new hub, such as the Monroe Street busway. However, it could be amazing, could it not? It could be something like the old Penn Station, Gare du Nord in Paris, or Grand Central, if completed well. |
If anyone is in the South Loop and has a camera, you should snag some photos of Studio Gang's shiny new Columbia College Film School, its nearly complete on the outside and looking like its going to be a truly excellent building. Can't wait to see the glass (modeled after the colorful "test screen" we all used to see when stations went off the air at night) lit up from the inside at night.
Also, I am getting really excited because, especially after seeing that Businessweek article, I think Studio Gang may actually make it big and bring a new wave of Chicago design back onto the scene. Also, I discovered another new Studio Gang project in Chicago today that is already underway. Some of you may have noticed that the entire Lincoln Park South Pond is fenced off. Well Studio Gang I believe are the ones responsible for that. I think they have been commissioned to redesign the pond and include a brand new boardwalk as well as 2 permanent pavilions which will be used for community meetings and outdoor classes. Here is the pavilion design from Gang's website: http://www.studiogang.net/images/projects/a5_2.jpg |
A wood lamella roof - cool. It looks like this one will be using laminated wood to make those curved shapes, rather than the straight lines of standard lumber, making the pavilion a "laminated lamella". :haha:
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Maybe part of the post office could be used as a dance club. I know it's not a prime area for a club but still the floor space is huge. There would have to be some other mixed development in it that would be used in the day. Or some floor could be converted for banquets (although there are large amounts of those in area especially old south loop hotels.)
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Apparently, S/G hasn't needed to lay off any staff during the downturn - a very good sign. Expect their currency to take off exponentially once Aqua opens and the project hits the media circuit. |
The Core & Shell at Rush & Walton is now done, and Lululemon is beginning their buildout. I know Viva expressed some displeasure while it was still being built. Thoughts now that it's done?
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Incidentally, this project, as well as the impending doom of the 2 nice Victorian rowhomes next door, are precisely the sorts of things that I -hope- Reilly had in mind at averting with the ordinance. |
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/...0c86194218.jpg In Loyola/Rogers Park News, Loyola is demolishing these two great commercial structures at Sheridan and Albion (across from Chipotle) for some as-yet-unannounced redevelopment. Somehow neither of these buildings were even ON the Chicago Historic Resources Survey. |
Studio/GANG's Columbia College Media Center, 9/2. I chose the worst possible time (mid-afternoon) to snap these pics, but you get the idea. Despite what these photos might indicate, the project is going to be very photogenic.
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The landscaping at Rush & Walton, along with the trellis system, all went in on Monday. I think it looks pretty good. Will be a while until the plantings grow up the trellis, but you'll get the idea. |
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Edit: Here is the bid solicitation for the Second Phase straight from Loyola's website: http://www.luc.edu/tif/PDFs/tif_phase2.pdf |
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