CHICAGO | Salesforce Tower | 850 FT | 60 FLOORS

[chicubs111]

Originally Posted by Toasty Joe

Agreed, sorry I wasn't super clear but the mistake I was referring to was the lack of creative vision in the Wolf Point (mixed used) site as a whole. Others have mentioned Apparel Center view corridors that needed to be maintained, which I imagine could've gone away given Hines' & the Kennedy Family's $$ and influence, not to mention the additional revenue / brand recognition they'd get with a modern supertall on par with 400 N Wabash, St Regis, 9 DeKalb, etc. I'm sure Pelli architects would've loved to make a bigger statement, and as I mentioned this particular location would help fill in a nice gap in between our existing and planned supertalls.

Overall it's a nice tower & will make an impact, especially on the river and on the Kennedy. Just seems like they squeezed 3 buildings on a site that should be 1 or 2 taller ones. But between the apparent view corridor obstacle and the ability to realize revenue sooner on the first of 3 towers, we are getting this underwhelming scheme (for the next 70+ years).

Whats this apparel center view corridors nonsense about?...Apparel center is an office building that would of had its views blocked by another bigger office building...not sure what else more there is to it...the site was really perfect for 1 large statement building as mentioned ... so much potential lost...Normally these 3 buildings anywhere else in city would be praised with solid grades but the site location is just so unique there is no where else in the city that can ever match it... The motto of "make no small plans" has been lost in this city for awhile now.