CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[spyguy]

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160204...r-park-connection-project-gets-groups-ok

200-Home, Family-Friendly 'Wicker Park Connection' Project Gets Group's OK

The "Wicker Park Connection," a development near the CTA Blue Line Division "L" stop offering 200 dwellings, got approval from members of an influential neighborhood group on Wednesday.

[the urban politician]

^ That's great news

[Randomguy34]

Graphic from the Curbed article about new height guidelines for Michigan ave. Shows all the built and approved developments such as all the buildings in the Riverline proposal. Doesn't show Jahn tower or Essex inn because they haven't been approved yet. South Loop's skyline is going to look impressive in a couple of years


http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2016/...or-michigan-avenue-historic-district.php

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Graphic from the Curbed article about new height guidelines for Michigan ave. Shows all the built and approved developments such as all the buildings in the Riverline proposal. Doesn't show Jahn tower or Essex inn because they haven't been approved yet. South Loop's skyline is going to look impressive in a couple of years


http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2016/...or-michigan-avenue-historic-district.php

Developers can still get bonuses on top of these height recommendations.

[Ryanrule]

The 1333 s wabash tower is coming along, easily visible from the Roosevelt station.

[ChickeNES]

A proposed 2016 Amendment to Residential Business Planned Development #282, As Amended, and Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Application No. 666, submitted by the Applicants, Solstice on the Park, LLC, Windermere House, LLC and 5528 S. Cornell Avenue Owner, LLC, for the property generally located at 1604-1664 East 56th Street, 5528-5558 South Cornell Avenue and 5543-5559 South Cornell Avenue. The Applicants intend to amend PD #282 in order for Solstice on the Park, LLC to construct an approximately 299’ foot tall residential building with no more than 250 dwelling units and no fewer than 316 parking spaces within the portion of PD #282 owned by Solstice on the Park, LLC (5534-58 South Cornell Avenue/1604-1624 East 56th Street). The portion of PD #282 owned by Windermere House, LLC (5543-59 South Cornell Avenue/ 1634-64 E. 56th Street) will continue to have ground-floor commercial uses and no more than 220 residential dwelling units. The portion of PD #282 owned by 5528 S. Cornell Avenue Owner, LLC (5528-32 South Cornell Avenue) will continue to have 53 residential dwelling units. (5th Ward)

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by ChickeNES

Awesome! Do we know if it's still the Cor-Ten version they're planning on building? Gang's website looks to have the original.

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by ithakas

Awesome! Do we know if it's still the Cor-Ten version they're planning on building? Gang's website looks to have the original.

I don't believe that there was ever a cor-ten version.

It also looks like the height has increased compared to the website from 229' to 299'.

Along with Solstice, these will also likely be approved...

A proposed Residential Business Institutional Planned Development submitted by the Applicants, Illinois Franklin, LLC, and Order of Friar Servants of Mary, USA Province, Inc. for the property generally located at 301-331 West Illinois Street, 440-448 North Franklin Street and 441-449 North Orleans Street. Illinois Franklin, LLC, intends to construct an approximately 298’ building with 245 dwelling units, 109 accessory parking spaces and ground floor commercial on a 15,657 square foot site that will become Sub Area A of the planned development. Sub Area B will include an existing church that will remain and an existing priory that will be expanded by one-story by the Order of Friar Servants. The underlying zoning for the overall 32,180 square foot site is currently DX-5 (Downtown Mixed Use District) and will remain as such prior to establishing the
proposed Residential Business Institutional Planned Development. (42nd Ward)

A proposed Residential Business Planned Development submitted by the Applicant, Lexington Dearborn, LLC for the property generally located at 1010-1028 North Dearborn Street. The Applicant is proposing 3 Subareas which will include approximately 50 dwelling units in a 351 foot tall residential tower with accessory parking (Subarea A), the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (Subarea B) and the Palette and Chisel Academy (Subarea C). The underlying zoning for the 29,869 square foot site is currently RM-5 (Residential Multi-unit District), and is proposed to be rezoned to RM6.5 (Residential Multi-unit District), prior to establishing the proposed Residential- Business Planned Development. (2nd Ward)

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

I don't believe that there was ever a cor-ten version.

It also looks like the height has increased compared to the website from 229' to 299'.

There was some speculation that this was Cor-Ten, but I don't know if it was true either way.

[Near North Resident]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

I don't believe that there was ever a cor-ten version.

It also looks like the height has increased compared to the website from 229' to 299'.

Along with Solstice, these will also likely be approved...

A proposed Residential Business Institutional Planned Development submitted by the Applicants, Illinois Franklin, LLC, and Order of Friar Servants of Mary, USA Province, Inc. for the property generally located at 301-331 West Illinois Street, 440-448 North Franklin Street and 441-449 North Orleans Street. Illinois Franklin, LLC, intends to construct an approximately 298’ building with 245 dwelling units, 109 accessory parking spaces and ground floor commercial on a 15,657 square foot site that will become Sub Area A of the planned development. Sub Area B will include an existing church that will remain and an existing priory that will be expanded by one-story by the Order of Friar Servants. The underlying zoning for the overall 32,180 square foot site is currently DX-5 (Downtown Mixed Use District) and will remain as such prior to establishing the
proposed Residential Business Institutional Planned Development. (42nd Ward)

A proposed Residential Business Planned Development submitted by the Applicant, Lexington Dearborn, LLC for the property generally located at 1010-1028 North Dearborn Street. The Applicant is proposing 3 Subareas which will include approximately 50 dwelling units in a 351 foot tall residential tower with accessory parking (Subarea A), the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (Subarea B) and the Palette and Chisel Academy (Subarea C). The underlying zoning for the 29,869 square foot site is currently RM-5 (Residential Multi-unit District), and is proposed to be rezoned to RM6.5 (Residential Multi-unit District), prior to establishing the proposed Residential- Business Planned Development. (2nd Ward)

Will be interesting to see this 1010 dearborn, never heard of that one before... doesn't look like there will be too big a loss architecturally with exception of the 1012 N Dearborn (palette and chisel academy) thats a really nice 'mansion'

an empty parking lot and the ruth page center (fugly) won't be much of a loss obviously, but that mansion

[rlw777]

Originally Posted by Near North Resident

Will be interesting to see this 1010 dearborn, never heard of that one before... doesn't look like there will be too big a loss architecturally with exception of the 1012 N Dearborn (palette and chisel academy) thats a really nice 'mansion'

an empty parking lot and the ruth page center (fugly) won't be much of a loss obviously, but that mansion

it's been posted before it's on page one as 1028 N dearborn

[sox102]

Originally Posted by munchymunch

I would like to wait to see if the beams stay if they are gone than there is no point.

City of Chicago wants the open area enclosed with glass.

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by Near North Resident

Will be interesting to see this 1010 dearborn, never heard of that one before... doesn't look like there will be too big a loss architecturally with exception of the 1012 N Dearborn (palette and chisel academy) thats a really nice 'mansion'

The podium design is a real —.

[Via Chicago]

to be clear...the palette academy isnt at risk, right? i cant imagine that building dosent have landmark protection.

its an absolutely one of a kind place in Chicago too. i toured it during Open House Chicago and it felt like being transported to the idealized version of Paris everyone has in their heads. people painting portraits on canvas in gorgeous old bedrooms-turned studios, sculptors working out in the coach house. ive never seen anything else like it.

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

to be clear...the palette academy isnt at risk, right? i cant imagine that building dosent have landmark protection.

The Palette & Chisel isn't at risk, this is absorbing the parking lot between Ruth Page and the highrise to the north.

[Via Chicago]

[pilsenarch]

Originally Posted by sox102

City of Chicago wants the open area enclosed with glass.

Again, it's totally absurd for Landmarks to be making any aesthetic judgement on non-contributing buildings within a district... they have absolutely no basis to be doing so...

[BrandonJXN]

I drove by the Logan twins and each tower are on the first floor. Now that I think about it, I should've snapped a few pics since the cement trucks blocked Milwaukee for a good 10 minutes.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by BrandonJXN

I drove by the Logan twins and each tower are on the first floor. Now that I think about it, I should've snapped a few pics since the cement trucks blocked Milwaukee for a good 10 minutes.

^ Wait a minute...

Tall, inappropriately scaled towers AND cement trucks blocking traffic?!

WHAT THE HELL? They are completely destroying Chicago!

[Tom Servo]

Originally Posted by r18tdi

The podium design is a real —.

Yes. I don't understand why the parking podium has been such a horribly difficult to design aspect of building design for SO LONG now... so many buildings in the city are ruined by these massively awkward and clumsy attempts at integrating parking into a building. Shame.