CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5

[Mr Downtown]

Originally Posted by ardecila

The Google Earth imagery is outdated

In Chicago, the maps.live.com imagery is from last summer. Unfortunately it doesn't work in Safari (and is currently flaky in other Mac browsers).

You can always use www.flashearth.com to see who has the best imagery.

[harryc]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

In Chicago, the maps.live.com imagery is from last summer. Unfortunately it doesn't work in Safari (and is currently flaky in other Mac browsers).

You can always use www.flashearth.com to see who has the best imagery.

For N Clark Google street is within the last month.

[hi123]

Any ideas on when the st clair at cityfront will start?

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

FYI... 600 North LSD South Tower is topped out. Parkview West isn't far behind.

They've taken the tower crane down for 600 North LSD. Also, the tower crane seems to be going up for SoNo

[honte]

YoChicago is reporting that the Huron Club will begin real marketing in November. They must be really confident! It's a bad month to begin, and amid a downturn no less.

However, if the figures they are reporting are true (30% reserved already), it might be OK for them to proceed. The unit count is small; they probably only need a handful more sold to get the building moving.

[honte]

Here is an article from the Tribune today on the landmarking of the IBM Building, in case anyone missed it.

There also is some good discussion about the protection of Post-War buildings in Chicago.

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Not-so-old tower named a landmark
Mies van der Rohe's 1972 skyscraper wins distinction

By Karoun Demirjian | Tribune staff reporter
November 2, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-landmark02nov02,1,351911.story

[budman]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Interesting - I guess. All they're really doing is not building on the southern 1/4 of their parcel to allow room for more tracks/BRT.

The Google Earth imagery is outdated, but in it, you can see a small warehouse building on the parcel that Fifield is leaving alone.

^That little warehouse was demolished at least three years ago. There is fence set up about 50 feet north of the tracks, and the construction is takng place on the north side of that fence to Kinzie (the fence runs from Jefferson to Clinton).

[budman]

Originally Posted by Loopy

Tentative November Plan Commission items from: http://aldertrack.typepad.com/aldertrack2/

^does this mean one of the two buildings originally planned for this site is out? Or that the requested revision only deals with one of the two buildings (the 41 story building)...I thought that the site plan called for a 41 story building and a 37 story building, to share a common amenities level and 700-car garage, with retail space (I am talking about site A at Kinzie station, at Clinton and Kinzie).

[EarlyBuyer]

Photo's taken by EarlyBuyer 10/30/07

[harryc]

Originally Posted by EarlyBuyer

Photo's taken by EarlyBuyer 10/30/07

Great action shot

[EarlyBuyer]

Photo's taken by EarlyBuyer 10/30/07

[Nowhereman1280]

They are painting 50 E. Chestnut now, its not too bad, but not as good as exposed concrete...

[Nowhereman1280]

Also, they are putting up the screen thingy on the Clare Parking Garage. I think it looks pretty sharp. The horzontal Aluminum (not sure, but that's what it looks like) really matches the windows on the Clare quite well IMO.

[Chicago Shawn]

Still amazing to think that 90% of that skyline^ did not existst 7 years ago.

[hi123]

what will 251 n state look like? I can't find any info on google.

[hi123]

Has construction showed any sign of being imminent at the st claur site? they said construction would begin this fall!

[spyguy]

According to Hyde Park Urbanist, the Windermere West project is now called Solstice on the Park.

[lalucedm]

lol, that rendering is funny...includes the Mother of All Trees in the background...like 40 stories tall And how does adding the word Solstice help you sell units? I guess it sounds cool, but when you think about it, it's a phenomenon of the seasons, and it happens in seasons (winter) that it wouldn't be very fun to be "on the park" just as much as it happens in the summer. Whatever works for them, I guess. The architecture of this project is awesome, so hopefully it gets built in this form, plus more Jeanne Gang in the city is always a good thing.

Side note: I wish someone would give Kreuck & Sexton a highrise to design. After Spertus, think it could happen?

[Tom Servo]

Originally Posted by lalucedm

lol, that rendering is funny...includes the Mother of All Trees in the background...like 40 stories tall And how does adding the word Solstice help you sell units? I guess it sounds cool, but when you think about it, it's a phenomenon of the seasons, and it happens in seasons (winter) that it wouldn't be very fun to be "on the park" just as much as it happens in the summer. Whatever works for them, I guess. The architecture of this project is awesome, so hopefully it gets built in this form, plus more Jeanne Gang in the city is always a good thing.

that tree is in the foreground. and let say this about this building: .......WHOA! fully... blown... away...

Side note: I wish someone would give Kreuck & Sexton a highrise to design.

i've been wishing for that for some time now.



edit: based on this really great rendering, i'm liking this more than aqua. though it doesn't have as strong of a concept, the design is just mind blowing.

[Alliance]

Originally Posted by spyguy

According to Hyde Park Urbanist, the Windermere West project is now called Solstice on the Park.

Originally Posted by lalucedm

After Spertus, think it could happen?

Spertus is amazing. I hope they get larger work.