CHICAGO: boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v4

[honte]

Originally Posted by denizen467

I believe this one is the building that housed O'Neil's. The McCormick house is the one to the left, with the gabled roof partially visible.

This is a really peculiar way to demolish a building. I wonder if they're working without a permit. Or maybe it's easier for them to get permits for "renovations" instead of full-out demo permit, since that might require blocking off parts of the street, etc.

It reminds me of some of the stunts I've seen landmark owners try to pull to avoid scrutiny.

[trvlr70]

Originally Posted by chicubs111

Yes..i always liked this building too for some reason...it almost seems like a new york style apartment/condo tower type instead of a typical chicago type..it seems like it will really add a nice element to that area.

I agree. The building has a nice taper. I'm happy to see some progress on this one.

[honte]

There is now a backhoe sitting in the parking lot at 235 West Van Buren.

[Chicago Shawn]

Lexington Park has construction machinery on site, likley for potholing and scafolding is going up along Cermak.

[Jaroslaw]

Small map update. Will try to keep it current at least once a month. Hmm, maybe I should do this for all of Chicago???

I got the heights from the first page... for estimates, I multiplied the floor count by 10, and added 20 to that. There is a small mistake, 1720 S Mich should be 367, not 374. Added:

Glashaus 1327 S. Wabash 27f=290ft estimate.
1555 S Wabash 14f=160ft estimate.

Are those Roosevelt towers approved?

The Aristocrat Tower site is down, so maybe it is being redesigned indeed...

Moved Park Michigan (830 S Michigan) to the NE corner of 9th and Wabash.

390 is the height for the Curve...

Couldn't find the towers in the Roosevelt Collection under proposed at emporis, so I'll let it go for now... also, what is happening with 1546-1558 South State and 1555-1559 South Clark, how long have those been around???

Map is here:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2649188&postcount=1152

[SamInTheLoop]

[QUOTE=Jaroslaw;2654604]Small map update. Will try to keep it current at least once a month. Hmm, maybe I should do this for all of Chicago???


If you can, that would be awesome!!

[SamInTheLoop]

Sorry if this is old news, but looking down Clark Street I thought I saw a new tower crane that I'm guessing is at the AMLI 900 site...

[SamInTheLoop]

[QUOTE=Jaroslaw;2654604]Small map update. Will try to keep it current at least once a month. Hmm, maybe I should do this for all of Chicago???

I got the heights from the first page... for estimates, I multiplied the floor count by 10, and added 20 to that. There is a small mistake, 1720 S Mich should be 367, not 374. Added:

Glashaus 1327 S. Wabash 27f=290ft estimate.
1555 S Wabash 14f=160ft estimate.

Are those Roosevelt towers approved?

The Aristocrat Tower site is down, so maybe it is being redesigned indeed...

Moved Park Michigan (830 S Michigan) to the NE corner of 9th and Wabash.

390 is the height for the Curve...

Couldn't find the towers in the Roosevelt Collection under proposed at emporis, so I'll let it go for now... also, what is happening with 1546-1558 South State and 1555-1559 South Clark, how long have those been around???


If you get a chance, 2100 (the name The Avalon was also being used at one point) will be at 21st and Indiana - it's 28 stories, and I think the height is 320' but not 100%...

[jpIllInoIs]

Developer plans new tower
Carley to obtain site at Columbus, Illinois

By Susan Diesenhouse
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 27, 2007

While still under study, one concept might be to develop an approximately 70-story, $325 million tower, with a hotel of about 250 rooms on the bottom, Carley said. Above it would be perhaps 300 condominiums priced at roughly $750 a square foot, he said.


Full story...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0702270210feb27,0,3539790.story?coll=chi-business-hed

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by honte

There is now a backhoe sitting in the parking lot at 235 West Van Buren.

Given CMK's record, this is definitely one that could be under construction sooner than most realize...

[SamInTheLoop]

Has anyone ventured by the Staybridge Suites site in the last few days? In one of the recent articles, I think a groundbreaking date was mentioned - and I think it might have been last week...

[trvlr70]

Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs

Developer plans new tower
Carley to obtain site at Columbus, Illinois

By Susan Diesenhouse
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 27, 2007

While still under study, one concept might be to develop an approximately 70-story, $325 million tower, with a hotel of about 250 rooms on the bottom, Carley said. Above it would be perhaps 300 condominiums priced at roughly $750 a square foot, he said.


Full story...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0702270210feb27,0,3539790.story?coll=chi-business-hed

That was a very positive article. I like his attitude. I hope his predictions of a continuous flood of new, downtown city dwellers becomes reality.

[Jaroslaw]

As far as I'm concerned, everything to do with Chicago real estate is interesting... but I guess by clicking on the link we boost ssp (those things get tallied).

I'll do the other maps this weekend, it's good for me to keep track of Chicago while I'm away...

[TROCK]

Look for a summer ground breaking on 235 VanBuren

[Alliance]

Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs

Developer plans new tower
Carley to obtain site at Columbus, Illinois

By Susan Diesenhouse
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 27, 2007

While still under study, one concept might be to develop an approximately 70-story, $325 million tower, with a hotel of about 250 rooms on the bottom, Carley said. Above it would be perhaps 300 condominiums priced at roughly $750 a square foot, he said.


Full story...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0702270210feb27,0,3539790.story?coll=chi-business-hed

Another passage worth quoting would be "'I'm not out to set any height records,' he said, 'but I do want something tall, slender and spectacular,' such as the spire fashioned for him in 2005 by Calatrava."

My question is, will he aim for 1000?

[Monkey36]

Originally Posted by Jaroslaw

As far as I'm concerned, everything to do with Chicago real estate is interesting... but I guess by clicking on the link we boost ssp (those things get tallied).

I'll do the other maps this weekend, it's good for me to keep track of Chicago while I'm away...

Jaroslaw, can you put a link to the [current] map(s) in your signiture?

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by trvlr70

That was a very positive article. I like his attitude. I hope his predictions of a continuous flood of new, downtown city dwellers becomes reality.

Undoubtedly - it's a long term trend with a lot of forward momentum, as demographic and lifestyle trends will lend strong support for at least the next 10-15 years...indeed, the skyscraper boom (albeit with ebbs and flows) will be sustained through 2020!! Call me the ultimate optimist...

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn

Lexington Park has construction machinery on site, likley for potholing and scafolding is going up along Cermak.

I'm looking forward to this one. I think I had read that the developers are going for a LEED Certification - can anyone here confirm this?

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by Alliance

Another passage worth quoting would be "'I'm not out to set any height records,' he said, 'but I do want something tall, slender and spectacular,' such as the spire fashioned for him in 2005 by Calatrava."

My question is, will he aim for 1000?

I definitely like Carley's attitude, but I just hope he has enough credibility left with the lending community to pull off an impressive project here...

[aaron38]

The Intercontinental North Tower proposal is a hotel/condo building that is 71 stories and 850ft.
So I think a prety safe estimate for Carley's proposal is 850ft as well, at least for a roof height.