CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Drive | 851 FT & 765 FT | 73 & ? FLOORS - Page 144

HiRiser · #**2861** Posted **May 25, 2025, 9:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by cloudbod

During yesterday's sunset:

Nice shots Cloudbod. It is interesting to see the facade is curtainwall (full floor H spans) vs Windowwall (a slab cover installed first, followed by the Vision units) which is usually prevalent in Chicago.

KWillChicago · #**2862** Posted **May 25, 2025, 3:03 PM**

I love the bay windows but that's got to be a pain in the ass for the window washers. Anyone know if they design a different type of rig for these type of windows, or do the washers just have to lean forward farther?

cloudbod · #**2863** Posted **May 26, 2025, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by HiRiser

Nice shots Cloudbod. It is interesting to see the facade is curtainwall (full floor H spans) vs Windowwall (a slab cover installed first, followed by the Vision units) which is usually prevalent in Chicago.

Thanks! And you're right, that is interesting-- reminds me of the recent Bank of America tower. I'm a fan of how clean it looks tbh

Anyway here's some more pics from Sat and Sun:

If you look closely, you can see it starting to pop into the North Ave beach skyline!

Cress3803 · #**2864** Posted **May 26, 2025, 10:08 PM**

should be visible from all over in that spot

iLeunamme · #**2865** Posted **May 30, 2025, 1:08 PM**

Taken by me yesterday from the lake.

ardecila · #**2866** Posted **May 30, 2025, 4:40 PM**

I just noticed how this facade design resembles 1555 N Astor... designed by SCB in 1975. It's one of those background buildings on the north lakefront.

The facade of 400NLSD is nice, I guess, and the material palette is elegant but nothing that hasn't been done before. The massing is the real showstopper here, that cascade of setbacks at the top will be super dramatic when completed.

twister244 · #**2867** Posted **May 30, 2025, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

I just noticed how this facade design resembles 1555 N Astor... designed by SCB in 1975. It's one of those background buildings on the north lakefront.

The facade of 400NLSD is nice, I guess, and the material palette is elegant but nothing that hasn't been done before. The massing is the real showstopper here, that cascade of setbacks at the top will be super dramatic when completed.

Yeah, I kinda agree with this. I keep looking at the photos of this as it's going up.... and not getting super into it yet. But when I think about those setbacks, that's when I get excited.....

It's always worth remembering how much setbacks can define a building. If it wasn't as important as facade, then we wouldn't have the tallest building in Chicago originally conceived from a pack of cigarettes.....

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cloudbod · #**2869** Posted **Jun 2, 2025, 1:16 PM**

Good pics BVictor1!

That crane is pretty huge now after the jump-- feels good having a nice tall crane right on the lakefront for all the tourists to see haha. There's a "propaganda" aspect to skyscrapers, especially when they're under construction

wpolom · #**2870** Posted **Jun 2, 2025, 5:02 PM**

Too bad these towers are not 1,800 foot to 2,000 foot tall.

Zapatan · #**2871** Posted **Jun 3, 2025, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by wpolom

Too bad these towers are not 1,800 foot to 2,000 foot tall.

I used to think the first city in the USA to build a 2k footer would definitely be Chicago.

MorganChi · #**2872** Posted **Jun 4, 2025, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

I used to think the first city in the USA to build a 2k footer would definitely be Chicago.

I still believe it may happen

cloudbod · #**2873** Posted **Jun 4, 2025, 10:34 PM**

Realized this tower is technically visible from the Mag Mile lol

munchymunch · #**2874** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 1:09 AM**

I was able to take the drone out this weekend and get a video of the progress. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/w6w-yhS0sxc?si=pGSFQENIbD9TAatD

Chi-Sky21 · #**2875** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 2:01 PM**

Nice work munchymunch!

lakeshoredrive · #**2876** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 3:52 PM**

Site prep on the second tower? It kind of look like where they are digging shows the where the second tower would be.

r18tdi · #**2877** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive

Site prep on the second tower? It kind of look like where they are digging shows the where the second tower would be.

Highly doubtful. As far as I know, the second tower doesn't have permits or financing yet.
I'm thinking the work might be related to the subterranean garage or the drop-off plaza?

cloudbod · #**2878** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 4:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

I was able to take the drone out this weekend and get a video of the progress. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/w6w-yhS0sxc?si=pGSFQENIbD9TAatD

This is so dope!!

lakeshoredrive · #**2879** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

Highly doubtful. As far as I know, the second tower doesn't have permits or financing yet.
I'm thinking the work might be related to the subterranean garage or the drop-off plaza?

That makes sense

JK47 · #**2880** Posted **Jun 10, 2025, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by MorganChi

I still believe it may happen

It won't. The developers here are far too cheap. Relentlessly focusing on value engineering the life out of every design.

These designs were sold to the Alders, neighborhood, and Plan Commission on the basis that a height reduction would be offset by quality materials. Then those materials were VE'd out of the final plans and the height cut down again.

There's zero interest in quality ... let alone height.