CHICAGO: boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v4 - Page 99

Pandemonious · #**1961** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 2:53 PM**

^I can see them, and they are easily heard as well. It is for sure under construction now.

Steely Dan · #**1962** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 3:18 PM**

^ thanks for the heads up, page 1 has been updated accordingly.

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Originally Posted by Dan in Chicago

I walked by the site last night and got cement all over my shoes. If they're only doing earth retention, which it looks like, I would wait until real foundation work starts.

if it's a retaining wall that will be used as part of the building foundation, then wouldn't this still qualify as offficial construction under the definition that construction starts whenever permanent materials for the structure of the building are placed in the gorund?

museumparktom · #**1963** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 3:41 PM**

Just got back from 353 N. Clark site. They are definatly drilling. 4 medium size cassions pipes already in along LaSalle street. I was a little suprised that they were this far along. Anyone know if the just put in the guiding pipe and then go back and drill deep?

Lots of Biger material in staging areas. They were still putting togeather a 2nd cassion crane. This one is heating up - so can it go to U/C?

the urban politician · #**1964** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 4:14 PM**

A model of Structured Development's redevelopment of the New City YMCA:

VivaLFuego · #**1965** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by museumparktom

Just got back from 353 N. Clark site. They are definatly drilling. 4 medium size cassions pipes already in along LaSalle street. I was a little suprised that they were this far along. Anyone know if the just put in the guiding pipe and then go back and drill deep?

Lots of Biger material in staging areas. They were still putting togeather a 2nd cassion crane. This one is heating up - so can it go to U/C?

353 N. Clark is between Clark and Dearborn.

the urban politician · #**1966** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 4:23 PM**

Here's page 2 of the article, which, if you're willing to read the fine print, has a lot more info on the project:

VivaLFuego · #**1967** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

If Walton on the park is one the worst, clunkiest of the designs of this boom, I am pretty satisfied. I mean the skyline wouldn't look good at all if all buildings had the profile of the Park Towers, Chicago Spires, Legacies, Waterviews, and Trumps of this boom (just to name a couple of them). I think we are pretty fourtunate and that a clunker or two might just be somewhat good placeholders that can be torn down in 25 years and replaced by a nice, much more expensive, and much taller building...

I doubt luxury condominiums will be torn down anytime soon.

That said, I still prefer this project to the surface parking lot that's there now, and what will matter the most is how well it interfaces with the street, in terms of retail, parking access, facade materials, and the potential hulking oppressive blank wall of a parking garage. It could yet turn out pretty decent.

museumparktom · #**1968** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 4:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

353 N. Clark is between Clark and Dearborn.

My Bad the Clark side

honte · #**1969** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 5:31 PM**

TUP, thanks for the stuff on the New City Y development. Architecture looks rather like a snoozer: coming from Structured, I had hoped for more. But the amenities sound nice and obviously the density increase is welcome.

Steely Dan · #**1970** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 5:42 PM**

honte, were you ever able to dig up anything about that big evanston announcment that was supposed to be made last friday?

honte · #**1971** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 6:00 PM**

^ Working on it...

Steely Dan · #**1972** Posted **Apr 2, 2007, 6:08 PM**

well, we've hit the 2,000 post limit yet again. here's a link to the first page of the new thread:

CHICAGO: boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5