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Originally Posted by observer
I have heard through the grape fine that Lucien Lagrange is designing office tower for that site...so who know what we will get....could have a mansard roof on the top.
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Its not Po-Mo, but it is still preliminary at this point. Although the recent article link posted did state that Prime Group was already courting potential tenants.
I for one, am 100% in favor of office at this location. Our office market's geographic center continues to push westward, and we need the West Loop to continue a mixed-use balance to support that. Too much exclusive residential development puts the West Loop at risk of becoming a NIMBY rat nest like the lost cause of nearby West Loop Gate. Yes, rental apartments generally have fewer complainers, but a rental building can always go condo. I have heard that some folks in Riverbend are already bitching about Wolf Point, which of course has had no public release of any rendering or even massing image, only one image-less newspaper article.
Plus, given the typical nature of office buildings, this will give us some much needed height in this area; more than a typical rental tower would have provided.
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