CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5 - Page 183

simcityaustin · #**3641** Posted **Oct 9, 2007, 9:04 PM**

Wow, that's pretty amazing. To bad you can't look up in these cities, to get the full effect, but it's amazing nonetheless.

Must be an interesting privacy issue. Anyone see any weird things while cruising Chicago in street view?

Steely Dan · #**3642** Posted **Oct 9, 2007, 9:14 PM**

if you guys want to continue discussions of google streetview, please take it to a new thread.

a chicago bearcat · #**3643** Posted **Oct 9, 2007, 10:48 PM**

I'm going to guess that the diagonal face was to capture winter sun, and summer sun.

summer sun is not a problem on a southfacing atrium if you have appropriate ventilation options. It could create a great stack effect every 10 floors to get some much needed air movement, and eliminate a need for significant air conditioning, because 80 degree days are fine if you're in the shade with a comfortable air flow, esp if plants are growing in these atriums improving air quality.

just the pressure in many high rises from ground floor to top floor would create an appropriate stack effect. i.e. the giant doors on the ground floor of sears, that keeps the stack effect from happening in shafts within the building. the stack effect in sears is enough to carry a chair with someone in it, up the elevator shaft faster than the express skydeck elevators, if I remember my obscure trivia correctly

i_am_hydrogen · #**3644** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 3:02 AM**

CNN Money.com has ranked South Loop and Streeterville third and fourth, respectively, on its list of the "35 Best Places to Retire."

Best Places to Retire 2007

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South Loop

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http://money.cnn.com/index.html

SolarWind · #**3645** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 3:09 AM**

October 9, 2007

SolarWind · #**3646** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 4:14 AM**

October 9, 2007

Alliance · #**3647** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:35 AM**

Well, thats some improvement on the base of 550...i guess.

honte · #**3648** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 12:49 PM**

Now here's a quote that's sure to make all of you very happy on this grey Wednesday morning... concerning the Sundance Theatre and tower project on the West Side:

"The reviews were tepid. Eric Sedler, president of the West Loop Community Organization and a member of the group, said the developers "have a long way to go" to win local support. Fioretti, who was not at the meeting but was briefed about it, used almost the same language.

...

Since then, suspicions have grown that the prospect of a multiplex showing independent films has been used as sweetener to get the neighbors to swallow a bigger project than they'd otherwise like. "We would love to see first-class retail in the West Loop," Sedler said, "but at the same time we have to see something that benefits the area."

... because, of course, the only conceivable thing that could benefit the area is less than 10 stories.

Curtains for Sundance?
REAL ESTATE | Project underwhelms West Loop panel

http://www.suntimes.com/business/roeder/595931,CST-FIN-roeder10.article

Alliance · #**3649** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 1:10 PM**

"Since then, suspicions have grown that the prospect of a multiplex showing independent films has been used as sweetener to get the neighbors to swallow a bigger project than they'd otherwise like."

more brilliant reporting from Roeder.

"controlling density" my arse...you're across the river from one of the most magnificient stretches oh highrises in the world.

Marcu · #**3650** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 3:41 PM**

^ This project is just too important to the city to not get built. The res component will likely be modified but the most important component - the theatre/retail will get built.

At this point, I have too little energy to care about residential development in the west loop. I just want there to be some retail and entertainment.

10023 · #**3651** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alliance

Well, thats some improvement on the base of 550...i guess.

It looks like the world's largest electric razor foil.

Alliance · #**3652** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:04 PM**

I agree. Residential will follow. Perhaps he can get off by building one of the 25 story towers and not two.

tennis1400 · #**3653** Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 7:39 PM**

We need to infiltrate WILCO!!! Who want to be our trojan horse?

spyguy · #**3654** Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 11:15 PM**

http://chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=26700

Panel to hear 2 downtown apartment proposals
By Alby Gallun

Commissioners will consider Chicago-based JDL Development’s plan for a high-rise at 212-232 W. Illinois St. that would encompass 190 apartments, 170 parking spaces and 11,500 square feet of retail.

...Also on the agenda for the commission’s Oct. 18 meeting is a plan by San Antonio-based Lynd Co. to build a 32-story tower at 161 W. Kinzie St. The project would comprise 263 apartments, 25,000 square feet of retail space and 213 parking spots.

spyguy · #**3655** Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 11:41 PM**

Not sure why the JDL project was never added to the front page or Emporis, but here is a rendering anyway.

harryc · #**3656** Posted **Oct 12, 2007, 12:12 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy

http://chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=26700

...Also on the agenda for the commission’s Oct. 18 meeting is a plan by San Antonio-based Lynd Co. to build a 32-story tower at 161 W. Kinzie St. The project would comprise 263 apartments, 25,000 square feet of retail space and 213 parking spots.

So not this one ( from Febuary ) 161 Kinzie

Chicago3rd · #**3657** Posted **Oct 12, 2007, 12:24 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryc

So not this one ( from Febuary ) 161 Kinzie

Harry, if you go to the first page of this discussion you will find not only information but photos of the vast majority of buildings build, underconstruction and proposed:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=128596

when you get there type in your find box 161 and it will get you to the photo of what is proposed very quickly.

harryc · #**3658** Posted **Oct 12, 2007, 12:43 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicago3rd

Harry, if you go to the first page of this discussion you will find not only information but photos of the vast majority of buildings build, underconstruction and proposed:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=128596

when you get there type in your find box 161 and it will get you to the photo of what is proposed very quickly.

Thxs - didn't know about this ( gonna take a longgg look )

Emporis has no image

Nowhereman1280 · #**3659** Posted **Oct 12, 2007, 12:53 AM**

^^^ There is an image on the boom rundown... Just click next on your find bar once.

harryc · #**3660** Posted **Oct 12, 2007, 1:07 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

^^^ There is an image on the boom rundown... Just click next on your find bar once.

Thx - got it - save the historic raised sidewalk ? ( purple light blocks not shown )