CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS - Page 103

kolchak · #1 Posted **May 8, 2017, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

The easiest way to find these things out is to go to the Chicago Department of Buildings website...

Thank you. Noted

BVictor1 · #2 Posted **May 17, 2017, 5:46 AM**

05/17/17

It was good chatting with you Harry, it had been awhile.

Notyrview · #3 Posted **May 17, 2017, 12:46 PM**

seadragon · #4 Posted **May 8, 2017, 11:49 AM**

Vista Tower site this morning from the NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory webcam.

One Bennett Park is also visible to the right, followed by Optima Phase II (crane removed), NU Biomedical Research Center and No. 9 Walton with crane, just noticeable and to the right of the John Hancock.

I suspect the seagull likes the view as well.

https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//metdata/chi/

https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//metdata/chi/chi1.jpg

https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//metdata/chi/chi2.jpg

https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//metdata/chi/chi3.jpg

KWILLSKYLINE · #5 Posted **May 13, 2017, 8:19 PM**

Almost there for street level. Just waiting on the other two parts to catch up. Lets go parking garage.

officeworker · #6 Posted **May 14, 2017, 5:25 PM**

Permit granted for all 95 stories

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...ll-95-stories/

marothisu · #7 Posted **May 14, 2017, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by officeworker

Permit granted for all 95 stories

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...ll-95-stories/

Was there any doubt the city wasn't going to permit this building? They'd already received something like 3 or 4 new construction permits previously.

Skyguy_7 · #8 Posted **May 15, 2017, 12:19 PM**

^Of course not, but it's always a relief when we're through all the bureaucratic red tape. Alderman Riley apparently got his paid trip to the Bahamas, bolstered college fund and the steak dinner quota was met.

the urban politician · #9 Posted **May 15, 2017, 1:19 PM**

^ Once again, the only part of the "bureaucratic red tape" that is a meaningful barrier is the zoning, which was secured long ago.

At least if you are talking about the city. The other huge barrier, of course, is $$$

maru2501 · #10 Posted **May 15, 2017, 7:30 PM**

seadragon · #11 Posted **May 15, 2017, 10:18 PM**

Although challenging, Vista Tower can be seen from the NOAA webcam on Lake Michigan and has been visible from at least the 10th of May. Below are images collected on 11 and 15 May.

Notyrview · #12 Posted **May 15, 2017, 10:36 PM**

It's gonna look pretty amazing

KWILLSKYLINE · #13 Posted **May 16, 2017, 12:09 AM**

Crazy to think that whole area is going to look so much smaller from that view compared to this one in 2020.

kolchak · #14 Posted **May 16, 2017, 5:06 AM**

One Bennett will also have a big impact from that vantage. It's gonna really stretch the skyline east

SolarWind · #15 Posted **May 17, 2017, 2:15 AM**

May 16, 2017

harryc · #16 Posted **May 17, 2017, 2:27 AM**

KWILLSKYLINE · #17 Posted **May 17, 2017, 1:07 PM**

Bvic, Solar, and Harry, thank you for taking the time for these shots. It's like a free education for us amateur skyscraper nerds on the forum. Also, this has got to be the longest cement pourer I've seen in Chicago. Does the crane hook up and hold it for support when it is stretched that long? Or is the rig strong enough to support itself?

Skyguy_7 · #18 Posted **May 17, 2017, 1:14 PM**

^It's built for that. You can see the hydraulics.

harryc · #19 Posted **May 17, 2017, 2:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^It's built for that. You can see the hydraulics.

When the end gets bouncing (harmonics with the pump ?) the guy on the end just guides it a bit. A big selling point for much of this equipment is that it doesn't require boom time. The concrete pump/boom, the climbing forms for the core, even the screens on the outside.

The company that does the form on this site Doka Forms

SolarWind · #20 Posted **May 24, 2017, 1:57 AM**

May 23, 2017