CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5 - Page 453

BVictor1 · #**9041** Posted **Oct 2, 2008, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

Is anyone going to this? I'd like to go to voice support but I'm not sure I'll be able to get out of the office in time to make it. The neighboring highrises are both rentals full of urbanites, so I'd like to think there won't be much NIMBY opposition here.

I won't be done with work until 6:30 so i can't make it. I hope someone from here can attend.

BVictor1 · #**9042** Posted **Oct 2, 2008, 7:34 PM**

1400 Museum Park is now COMPLETE

09/27/08

cityofblindinglights · #**9043** Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 5:14 AM**

paint and balcony railings going up here...

Taft · #**9044** Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 1:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

A forumer at SSC is reporting that construction has recommenced at Staybridge Suites. Does anyone have more info?

"First, please excuse my construction lingo(I'm more into the finished product than the actual process). I saw what looked to be a crane with an elevator. There were a few construction workers on site putting materials in this elevator. Next door to Staybridge is a hotel conversion(I believe its being called Hotel Felix) taking place. That too is having construction but I was very sure not to mix up the two. You can definitely move this one back to under construction."

I went past the site this morning. I've got to agree that construction doesn't appear to have resumed. I couldn't spot a single person on site.

Taft

StormFire · #**9045** Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 4:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by photolitherland

What are they doing? Are they going to replace all of the historic platforms on the L downtown or just there. I love those platforms, they are so grungy and all but I love em for that. I guess that to an outsider though, they would look like crap so I guess they need to updated but Ill miss em for sure once theyre gone.

No plans to currently do so. Focus is really on blue line track repairs, brown line construction, and mothballing the new Block 37 station. And besides, though it doesn't have the grunge factor, they wouldn't touch the restored Quincy stop - so you would always have that one. The rest do need some upgrading and/or cleaning up, but they are functional.

harryc · #**9046** Posted **Oct 4, 2008, 9:15 PM**

Sept 30

Oct 01

Oct 02

Last of the rising form coming down.

Long threaded rod which held the suspended floor, needed to be cut off.

Oct 03

honte · #**9047** Posted **Oct 4, 2008, 10:11 PM**

^ Pretty sweet, Harry.

That view through the middle of the Wrigley towers makes me wish the top of 353 weren't so generic.

harryc · #**9048** Posted **Oct 4, 2008, 10:50 PM**

Full Size

aaron38 · #**9049** Posted **Oct 4, 2008, 11:10 PM**

Damn, those clouds are incredible. It looks like a tsunami about to break over the city. Right place at the right time Harry.

harryc · #**9050** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 12:17 AM**

Oct 02

Oct 03

Vertical lines

Plaza

neighbors

harryc · #**9051** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 12:55 AM**

110 W Supeior - Spet 22

161 W Kinzie
Sept 30 - soil retention - even when using the 4 way hydro ram on the mobile derrick, you still need a guy with a shovel.

Oct 1
Old wall in the way

Oct 2
Hole dug

Oct 3
Bottom poured ( the mat will be assembled/poured on top of this ).

Street level .....

.... when this was a rail & warehouse district.

harryc · #**9052** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 3:04 PM**

215 W Washington - Oct 03

DaWit - Oct 02

SoNo and 757 Gammonley - Oct 02

Silver Tower - Oct 02

From Ashland/Lake sta on the Green Line

353 N Clark - Oct 02 ( Trump Tower ramp in foreground )

the urban politician · #**9053** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 4:18 PM**

So what's the verdict? Is John Buck going to be an ass and tear down those historic lowrises next to 155 N Wacker, exposing a butt-ugly garage to a planned plaza for the world to see, or is that no longer a part of the plan?

newflyer · #**9054** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 5:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

^Gorgeous, harry. I love the first one.

theWit, taken today:

I love this shot!!

harryc · #**9055** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 9:31 PM**

Oct 2
As seen from Harlem & Lake ( the nondescript building in the background ).

Tom Servo · #**9056** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 10:21 PM**

i was walking down lake yesterday, and i just realized how wonderfully contextual the hotel wit is.

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Originally Posted by harryc

this picture does a pretty good job of capturing it...

i love how the glass portion of the building is perfectly inline with the its perspective down lake... if only i understood the goofy lightning bolt

i also think it's a shame that the building will be RUINED when they paint it; why is chicago so afraid of exposed concrete?

cityofblindinglights · #**9057** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 11:17 PM**

from today

from the other night

SolarWind · #**9058** Posted **Oct 6, 2008, 12:38 AM**

September 26, 2008

October 2, 2008

October 3, 2008

jcchii · #**9059** Posted **Oct 6, 2008, 1:17 AM**

really nice photo updates, everyone.. thanks for all the effort

a chicago bearcat · #**9060** Posted **Oct 6, 2008, 3:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

i also think it's a shame that the building will be RUINED when they paint it; why is chicago so afraid of exposed concrete?

because of freeze thaw

but I agree that keeping the look and the feel of the materiality is lost.

find a cheap way to protect the concrete from the elements while allowing for it to be seen and experienced

you'll make boatloads of money