CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5

[Dr. Taco]

ditto, harryc and solarwind. you guys are amazing. I'm impressed with the hospital, considering how notorious hospitals can be...

here's my cliche contribution

legacy => 300 N LaSalle => Trump => BCBS

[the urban politician]

The boom part 2: Apartments!

[BVictor1]

Lexington Park




1600 Museum Park

[VivaLFuego]

^Lex Park adds more density to the southern tip of the skyline, and thus is very noticeable as a skyline extender. Here's hoping "downtown" truly does encompass the whole way south to Cermak and McCormick Place and this is just an anomaly.

[Chicago Shawn]

I found out today the glass is coming from China, and what nice glass it is...



I also found out this referred to as a "Stickwall" in the trade...

[harryc]

great attention to details there Shawn

[SolarWind]

August 26, 2008

[Chicago Shawn]

Lifting a rebar cage


emptying a bell bucket


and going back in the hole












Huge bell bucket, look at the construction barricade behind it for scale reference...







After I took these, a Revcon guy told me to stop taking pictures, I replied "why's that?"
>"Because this is a private work site. I don't know who you are or who you work for."

"Well, I'm on a public street"

>"But you are in front of our gate"

I just replied "Alright, whatever...." and took the path of least resistance, and walked away. He didn't say don't ever come back. It doesn't matter anyway, because I will be taking more pictures from public space whether he likes or not, I really don't care; because he does not have a legal right to forbid it. Just an FYI for any other formers shooting this project.

[Mr Downtown]

^Good for you. The very essence of liberty is that anything that is not forbidden is allowed.

I recently had a situation down in Urbana where a hospital security guard decided I couldn't take pictures of the building from a public street and called Urbana police on me. The fun part was that it was the hospital who had hired me to take pictures of their own building. The security guard would not back down and call his office to learn that I had permission to shoot anywhere on the campus--much less from a public street.

[Chicago Shawn]

^Thanks Mr. D. and funny story too.

Originally Posted by harryc

great attention to details there Shawn

Thanks Harry, that means a lot coming from you..

Old Orchard Woods 08-26-2008






Still not quite finished yet...

[denizen467]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

^Good for you. The very essence of liberty is that anything that is not forbidden is allowed.

Any human being would get a little antsy and peeved if they were being photographed repeatedly by a stranger for many minutes - especially if it's of them at work. Let's as photographers remember that moderation is important; otherwise maybe workers' complaints/concerns would get up to some senior manager somewhere, and some general contractors would start putting up view-obstructing screens at worksites or otherwise being less friendly giving information to casual observers. I suppose.

[Chicago Shawn]

"spray painting" a ceiling...

[Chicago Shawn]

Originally Posted by denizen467

Any human being would get a little ancy and peeved if they were being photographed repeatedly by a stranger for many minutes - especially if it's of them at work. Let's as photographers remember that moderation is important; otherwise maybe workers' complaints/concerns would get up to some senior manager somewhere, and some general contractors would start putting up view-obstructing screens at worksites or otherwise being less friendly giving information to casual observers. I suppose.

Screens are already required for dust mitigation. Sure he has the right to get ancy, but if the site is visible from public domain, than expect to be seen.

[aaron38]

Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

^Lex Park adds more density to the southern tip of the skyline, and thus is very noticeable as a skyline extender.

Is Lexington Park the one that's way south, near the McCorrmick Hyatt? I saw a tall one going up there from 90/94 last week, and was surprised by how far south it was compared to the other buildings.

[Chicago Shawn]

^Yes, Lexington Park is located at Cermak and Michigan and is really helping to fill out the far south end of the central area skyline.


Lincoln Park 2520 is not under construction yet, or I at least could get any definitive proof. That place is walled off like Fort Knox and could not see anything indicated construction looking through the cracks in he plywood wall. There also was not a single person working on the site, however the last remaining Columbus Hospital building has now been shrouded in scaffolding and is in the beginning stages of demolition. I am guessing that will come down first before any other work begins. The sales center which was located in that last building has moved to the Jon Hancock Center.


Here is another building Under Construction in Evanston, called The Mather. 10 stories, 141'-2" to the top of the copula, 107'-2" main roof/ main roof parapet. This will open in 2009. Apparently, there are plans for a 2nd phase across the street which will open in 2011, the second phase will replace a nice 1920's era 8 story courtyard building already owned by the Developer, which is Mather Lifeways, a company which builds and maintains Senior Housing.

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by aaron38

Is Lexington Park the one that's way south, near the McCorrmick Hyatt? I saw a tall one going up there from 90/94 last week, and was surprised by how far south it was compared to the other buildings.

that it is

[spyguy]

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=2166

Chicago: Lake & Wabash Mixed-Use Building, 171 N. Wabash Ave., 321-unit condominium tower, August 2009, $70 million.

Chicago: McCormick Place Hotel Expansion: Bid Package R2, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., 900,000-sq.-ft. hotel addition, October 2008, $150 million.

[SolarWind]

August 27, 2008

[harryc]

There is a second derrick crane up at K Station.

Great shot Solar

[SolarWind]

Originally Posted by harryc

There is a second derrick crane up at K Station.

Great shot Solar

Thanks, Harry. By the way, your photos have really been amazing lately. The quality is really top-notch.

Here's a zoomed out picture of the K Station site from yesterday.