CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[ardecila]

Don't be deceived by the greenish glass. This is comically bad, on the level of The Bernardin.

Architectural Masterpiece:

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by VKChaz

That is concerning. Is there nothing that shows how this integrates into the city? For example, a site plan (similar to that for LSE)...
Would also be interesting to know how much will be publicly accessible vs. "gated." One image depicts a pedestrian path through what appears to be a mid-rise, but that may be a resident path.
I am always leery of any large sub-divisions

It should all be publicly accessible at the start.

That doesn't mean that the Homeowners Association won't fence it off at some future date to prevent the "riffraff" from walking through...

[harryc]

Originally Posted by ardecila

It should all be publicly accessible at the start.

That doesn't mean that the Homeowners Association won't fence it off at some future date to prevent the "riffraff" from walking through...

You must go through THEIR guardhouse to get in.



They even fenced off the public access path

[mattshoe]

Tower Crane being installed at 226 E Ontario. The base looks huge next to the small building behind it.

[VKChaz]

Originally Posted by harryc

You must go through THEIR guardhouse to get in.

I do not know what is required by the city going forward in terms of access but I was also wondering if there potentially could be any similarities to the KP community.

[Randomguy34]

The items on January's plan commission so far. Wouldn't be surprised if there were more items added to the list:

A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the disposition of Cityowned land to Blackhawk Community Ice Rink, LLC for 120,000 SF Professional Practice Ice Hockey Facility and Community Hockey Training Facility for the property generally located at 1801-1853 West Jackson Boulevard . (16-004-21)

A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the disposition of Cityowned land to Rush University Medical Center for 1.4 Million Square foot multi-phases mixed-use Academic Village for the property generally located at 301-339 South Damen Avenue. (16-005-21)

A proposed Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Application No. 675 submitted by King Sykes, LLC, for the property generally located at 2545-2555 S. Martin Luther King Drive. The applicant proposes to construct a three story medical office building and accessory parking lot. The site is currently zoned Planned Development No. 18 and is located in the Private Use Zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District (4th Ward) A proposed amendment to Planned Development No. 138, submitted by Montrose Clarendon Partners, LLC and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, for the property generally located in the 4400 Block of North Clarendon Avenue and within the Private-Use Zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District (Application No. 627). The co-Applicants are proposing to amend this planned development through the demolition of all existing structures and the construction of two new high-rise buildings and one single-story, retail structure. The resulting project will provide one building at the northwest corner of West Montrose and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area A) containing a maximum of: 381 residential units, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and 278 parking spaces with a maximum height of 259’. A second building will be constructed at the northwest corner of West Agatite and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area B) and will contain a maximum of: 250 residential units and 160 parking spaces with a maximum height of 157’. The property at the northeast corner of West Montrose and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area C) will be improved with a 6,000 square foot, single-story, retail structure with 11 surface parking spaces. The co-Applicants are requesting that the subject property be rezoned from RM-5 (Residential Multi-Unit District) and PD 138 to B3-5 (Community Shopping District) prior to re-establishing this planned development as Planned Development 138, as amended.

A proposed Residential Business Planned Development submitted by the Applicant, Clark 800, LLC, for the property generally located at 800-814 North Clark Street and 100-114 West Chicago Avenue. The 23,002 site includes an existing City of Chicago Landmark property known as Bush Temple that is planned to remain. The Applicant intends to construct an approximately 179’ mixed use building immediately to the north of Bush Temple. Upon completion, the proposed project will include accessory parking, ground floor commercial uses and a total of approximately 230 dwelling units. The underlying zoning for the overall site is currently DX-5 (Downtown Mixed Use District) and DX-7 (Downtown Mixed Use District) and will be rezoned to a unified DX-7 zoning district prior to establishing the proposed Residential Business Planned Development.

A proposed Institutional Residential Planned Development submitted by Rush University Medical Center for the property generally located at 301-339 South Damen Ave.; 1853-1959 West Jackson Blvd.; 1840-1958 West Van Buren St. The applicant proposes to rezone the site from a B3-3 (Community Shopping District) to a C1-5 (Neighborhood Commercial District) prior to establishing the Institutional Residential Planned Development. The proposal will allow the construction of a multi-phased academic campus and to construct five multi-story buildings, open space, an interim parking lot and accessory and related uses. (27th Ward)

A proposed Business Planned Development submitted by Blackhawks Community Ice Rink, LLC for the property generally located at 1801-1853 West Jackson Blvd. The applicant proposes to rezone the site from a B3-3 (Community Shopping District) to a Business Planned Development. The proposal will establish a two-story hockey practice facility and a community ice rink, retail uses, accessory parking lot, and accessory uses. (27th Ward)

An application to establish a residential business planned development, submitted by 1920, LLC, for the property generally located at 1920 North Milwaukee Avenue. The applicant is proposing to construct a mixed-use building with a maximum height of 85’- 0”. The building will contain 44 dwelling units and approximately 6,000 square feet of commercial and retail space located at the ground floor level. The proposal also contains provisions for approximately 10 automobile parking stalls. The Applicant is requesting to rezone the property from M1-1 (Limited Manufacturing/Business Park District) and B3-2 (Community Shopping District) to C1-5 (Neighborhood Commercial District) and then to a Residential Business Planned Development. (32nd Ward)

[ChickeNES]

^The new hotel in Hyde Park should have been on the list, they said at the last community meeting that they planned to file the PD paperwork before today's deadline.

[harryc]

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1/5

[harryc]

Ready and waiting 1/5

[rlw777]

I just noticed that there's a clock on the top of the boeing building! Who's the — that came up with that idea?

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by rlw777

I just noticed that there's a clock on the top of the boeing building! Who's the — that came up with that idea?

Ralph Johnson is that "—".

[pilsenarch]

Originally Posted by rlw777

I just noticed that there's a clock on the top of the boeing building! Who's the — that came up with that idea?

I think I might have... seriously... I think it has been outdone by that monstrosity in the middle east, but it was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest clock tower for quite some time...

We rationalized it by thinking it would be utilized mostly by occupants of other towers...

(never thought the hands, though, were painted dark enough for legibility)

[rlw777]

Originally Posted by pilsenarch

I think I might have... seriously... I think it has been outdone by that monstrosity in the middle east, but it was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest clock tower for quite some time...

We rationalized it by thinking it would be utilized mostly by occupants of other towers...

(never thought the hands, though, were painted dark enough for legibility)

LOL sorry man. I've probably seen that building thousands of times and just now noticed the clock after looking at the webcam for 150 N Riverside.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by pilsenarch

I think I might have... seriously...

We rationalized it by thinking it would be utilized mostly by occupants of other towers...

WHOA!

you worked on Boeing HQ's design back in the day?

that's really freaking cool. great, great building.

[lakeviewer]

[QUOTE=Randomguy34;7290786]The items on January's plan commission so far. Wouldn't be surprised if there were more items added to the list:



A proposed Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Application No. 675 submitted by King Sykes, LLC, for the property generally located at 2545-2555 S. Martin Luther King Drive. The applicant proposes to construct a three story medical office building and accessory parking lot. The site is currently zoned Planned Development No. 18 and is located in the Private Use Zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District (4th Ward) A proposed amendment to Planned Development No. 138, submitted by Montrose Clarendon Partners, LLC and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, for the property generally located in the 4400 Block of North Clarendon Avenue and within the Private-Use Zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District (Application No. 627). The co-Applicants are proposing to amend this planned development through the demolition of all existing structures and the construction of two new high-rise buildings and one single-story, retail structure. The resulting project will provide one building at the northwest corner of West Montrose and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area A) containing a maximum of: 381 residential units, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and 278 parking spaces with a maximum height of 259’. A second building will be constructed at the northwest corner of West Agatite and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area B) and will contain a maximum of: 250 residential units and 160 parking spaces with a maximum height of 157’. The property at the northeast corner of West Montrose and North Clarendon Avenues (Sub-Area C) will be improved with a 6,000 square foot, single-story, retail structure with 11 surface parking spaces. The co-Applicants are requesting that the subject property be rezoned from RM-5 (Residential Multi-Unit District) and PD 138 to B3-5 (Community Shopping District) prior to re-establishing this planned development as Planned Development 138, as amended.

Article in Crain's:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestat...-uptown-apartments-slated-for-panel-vote

Here's hoping this obtains approval, the site has been an eyesore for way too long

[pilsenarch]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

WHOA!

you worked on Boeing HQ's design back in the day?

that's really freaking cool. great, great building.

Yeah, thanks, I was very young, in between undergrad and grad, and kinda got Ralph as a mentor... good times

[The Lurker]

I never noticed it either but sure enough there it is.



Photo by me

[maru2501]

I have always noticed it and then thought (as your photo so clearly shows) that the addition of their emblem takes away from it

[Randomguy34]

New South Loop tower incoming! But it looks like George's will be leaving

South Loop Dive George's to Make Way for New 16-Story Apartment Tower

SOUTH LOOP — George’s Cocktail Lounge, the late-night South Loop dive known for its graffiti'd exterior, has shut its doors as a developer prepares to tear it down for high-rise apartments.

George’s, 646 S. Wabash Ave., will soon make way for a 16-story, 134-unit tower at Wabash and Balbo avenues. Planned by Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Development, the Solomon Cordwell Buenz-designed building dubbed "30 East" will include residences ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments. The name refers to the building's future address, 30 E. Balbo, as Gilbane hopes to attract students attending nearby colleges and other young people....

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160108/...ake-way-for-new-16-story-apartment-tower

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

New South Loop tower incoming! But it looks like George's will be leaving

South Loop Dive George's to Make Way for New 16-Story Apartment Tower

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160108/...ake-way-for-new-16-story-apartment-tower

At least there's no podium?