CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Drive | 851 FT & 765 FT | 73 & ? FLOORS - Page 148

sentinel · #**2941** Posted **Sep 1, 2025, 1:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by bsmitty1225

Nice drone shot from @justdougkas on Instagram during Bike the Drive this morning.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOBquCMka9E/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Gorgeous opening shot of the building.

Gedung Tinngi · #**2942** Posted **Sep 1, 2025, 5:03 PM**

Deeply missing the heightened definition and verticality of the previous proposed skin and proportions of setbacks.

This will be nice, but it had a chance to be elegant and stand standout from the other collection of glass towers.

Toasty Joe · #**2943** Posted **Sep 1, 2025, 6:15 PM**

@BuildingChi on Twitter:

SIGSEGV · #**2944** Posted **Sep 2, 2025, 2:45 AM**

cloudbod · #**2945** Posted **Sep 5, 2025, 8:58 PM**

From today-- setback? Maybe? I'm starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf lol

electricsludge32 · #**2946** Posted **Sep 8, 2025, 9:12 PM**

There's definitely some abnormal floor being constructed now, they are pouring pillars that seem to be twice the height of a normal floor. Zooming in on the elevator shaft, it looks like they are currently on floor 46. Enjoy the pics!

BVictor1 · #**2947** Posted **Sep 9, 2025, 12:47 AM**

^That's awesome! Perhaps they're working on a mechanical floor if there's a height difference.

09.06.25

Tom In Chicago · #**2948** Posted **Sep 10, 2025, 1:53 PM**

Or another unplanned "blow through" hole. . .

. . . I'll see myself out

. . .

r18tdi · #**2949** Posted **Sep 10, 2025, 3:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Or another unplanned "blow through" hole. . .

Joking aside, I'm hopeful the mechanical levels won't be too offensive (e.g. St. Regis).

cloudbod · #**2950** Posted **Sep 10, 2025, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

Joking aside, I'm hopeful the mechanical levels won't be too offensive (e.g. St. Regis).

Yeah same-- this rendering appears to show the mech vents just replacing the smaller windows, with the larger central panes matching the rest of the tower. But who knows if this is how they'll actually do it.

Here are some pics from yesterday! Starting to fill a gap from the 11th street pedestrian bridge pov, and from the museum campus

cloudbod · #**2951** Posted **Sep 13, 2025, 8:13 PM**

From today-- the first setback is complete!

Also, they've started laying masonry on the podium levels:

Tom In Chicago · #**2952** Posted **Sep 15, 2025, 1:34 PM**

They gotta be ready for another crane jump soon. . .

. . .

ChicagoLVR · #**2953** Posted **Sep 16, 2025, 5:59 PM**

Na

HomrQT · #**2954** Posted **Sep 16, 2025, 9:43 PM**

We're what, a year and a half into this one now? It feels like it's been a really slow climb.

iLeunamme · #**2955** Posted **Sep 18, 2025, 3:29 PM**

The facade is so disappointing....

BanBrokenChatBots · #**2956** Posted **Sep 18, 2025, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by iLeunamme

The facade is so disappointing....

You mean it doesn't look like this beautiful art deco limestone facade and base?

r18tdi · #**2957** Posted **Sep 18, 2025, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by iLeunamme

The facade is so disappointing....

The vertical pinstripes are an architectural homage to Ed Burke's suits.

sentinel · #**2958** Posted **Sep 18, 2025, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by iLeunamme

The facade is so disappointing....

Why?

HomrQT · #**2959** Posted **Sep 18, 2025, 11:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

Why?

I'm going to guess it's because real life glass doesn't look as good as promotional renders.

iLeunamme · #**2960** Posted **Sep 19, 2025, 1:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

Why?

The overall compositions feels generic, mind you its not complete. Maybe I should just hold judgement until it is finished, but it almost feels interchangeable with a lot of recent builds. It could use a lot more texture or depth. This seems like another Cirrus/Cascade, both of which seem to have more character than this. Again, this is from what we have so far. I will hold my judgement from now on until BOTH towers are complete.