CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5

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Originally Posted by Sir Isaac Newton

I apologize if this post is lacking substance as it has no pictures or new information....but I was all over the place in Chicago, over the past few days, and it was really awesome to see how a lot of the bigger construction projects are making great progress. Trump Tower is beyond it's last setback and becoming higher and more dominant in the skyline each and every day. OMP is more of less topped out, but is looking to be a complete success! 300 North Lasalle is already becoming a big presence on the river, and will continue to become a bigger presence, and it's curtain wall is looking great. Aqua, which a few people had doubts about how good it would look like in real life, is looking extremely cool, and is starting to get up their a little bit, in height - probably close to 200 feet-ish. Waterview, Legacy, and Elysian, which seemed to take a long time to get out of the ground, are also close to 200 feet-ish. Blue Cross and Blue Shield is about to increase in height, as well. 353 North Clark, 155 North Wacker, and 235 West Van Buren, are also pretty tall projects whose cores are finally starting to rise above street level.

I can't wait for this spring/summer, when the weather will be nice, and all these great highrise projects in Chicago, many of which are just starting to assert a presence in our skyline, will become even greater and greater presences. Trump will rise to stratospheric heights, 300 North Lasalle will become a huge presence on the river, and Waterview, Aqua, Legacy, and Elysian will become more and more of a presence, each successive week. Not to mention, the Spire will start going vertical at some point this summer, as well!

We are living in good times....

your last sentence is a funny truth. We have all these great buildings that will be changing the skyline, and other shorter ones that will be making big impacts.....and then, oh yeah, by that time the Spire will be just getting above ground!

great times indeed.

I'd like to add that I take Wacker Dr, from Wabash to Van Buren, everyday to work and I have to say 300 is making the largest impact. Waterview is filling in the massive streetwall and Trump is starting to rise above IBM. The river canyon is filling in nicely....and we still have 444 W. Lake and Wolf Point to go!