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SamInTheLoop · #**1481** Posted **Aug 2, 2016, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by XIII

There was another cautionary tale of poor tower foundation engineering earlier this week. This is exactly why those rigs are back out there. A little more testing is far cheaper than lawsuits and remediation:

http://archpaper.com/2016/08/san-fra...tower-sinking/

Yikes.

SamInTheLoop · #**1482** Posted **Aug 2, 2016, 6:45 PM**

So, for a good laugh for you all (no - height obsessed fanboys - this isn't an accurate increase in height!! - just a media flub), NBC 5 this morning had a graphic up and a tiny bit on Vista - graphic stated 1,444'......had on mute so not sure if this was spoken by newsreader as well.....

Zapatan · #**1483** Posted **Aug 2, 2016, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

So, for a good laugh for you all (no - height obsessed fanboys - this isn't an accurate increase in height!! - just a media flub), NBC 5 this morning had a graphic up and a tiny bit on Vista - graphic stated 1,444'......had on mute so not sure if this was spoken by newsreader as well.....

If it were actually 1,444' I'd almost be mad that they didn't just build another 7 feet and pass Sears Tower.

1,186' is a nice height though.

Tom In Chicago · #**1484** Posted **Aug 2, 2016, 11:45 PM**

BVictor1 · #**1485** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 5:28 AM**

08/03/16

marothisu · #**1486** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 12:13 PM**

Permit issued yesterday for the caissons

the urban politician · #**1487** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 12:30 PM**

^ OOOOHHHHH yeah..... any minute now.

If I hadn't just been to Vegas I'd be ready to open up a drink pretty soon. But alas, I'll stick with Coke Zero..

BVictor1 · #**1488** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Permit issued yesterday for the caissons

363 E WACKER DR

Description: DIRECT DEVELOPER PILOT PROGRAM - CAISSONS ONLY PERMIT FOR PROPOSED NINTY-THREE (93) STORY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Application Review Summary
Name Completed Date Status
ARCHITECTURAL & FIRE REVIEW 2016-08-03 APPROVED
FINAL DATA REVIEW 2016-08-03 APPROVED
REVENUE REVIEW 2016-08-02 APPROVED
PRELIMINARY INTAKE REVIEW 2016-02-11 APPROVED
ZONING REVIEW WAIVED
PLANNING REVIEW WAIVED

The owners of this address received a permit on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

LouisVanDerWright · #**1489** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 2:08 PM**

Just drove by, the site has about half a dozen various subs crawling all over it. Surveyors marking up everything in sight.

tjp · #**1490** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 2:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

363 E WACKER DR

Description: DIRECT DEVELOPER PILOT PROGRAM - CAISSONS ONLY PERMIT FOR PROPOSED NINTY-THREE (93) STORY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Application Review Summary
Name Completed Date Status
ARCHITECTURAL & FIRE REVIEW 2016-08-03 APPROVED
FINAL DATA REVIEW 2016-08-03 APPROVED
REVENUE REVIEW 2016-08-02 APPROVED
PRELIMINARY INTAKE REVIEW 2016-02-11 APPROVED
ZONING REVIEW WAIVED
PLANNING REVIEW WAIVED

The owners of this address received a permit on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

93 floors instead of 98?

LouisVanDerWright · #**1491** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 2:27 PM**

98 from grade, 93 from upper Wacker.

tjp · #**1492** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

98 from grade, 93 from upper Wacker.

Gotcha - thanks

Steely Dan · #**1493** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Just drove by, the site has about half a dozen various subs crawling all over it. Surveyors marking up everything in sight.

sounds like we can safely call this "site prep" now.

any week now....... i love the taste of dancing bananas in the morning.

DonMendigo · #**1494** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 4:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

sounds like we can safely call this "site prep" now.

any week now....... i love the taste of dancing bananas in the morning.

After the Spire I'm not doing dancing bananas until I see a tower crane and a core rising. Even then I'll be suspicious until I see glass. *cough* waterview *cough*

UrbanLibertine · #**1495** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 5:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by DonMendigo

After the Spire I'm not doing dancing bananas until I see a tower crane and a core rising. Even then I'll be suspicious until I see glass. *cough* waterview *cough*

Ditto.

rlw777 · #**1496** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by DonMendigo

After the Spire I'm not doing dancing bananas until I see a tower crane and a core rising. Even then I'll be suspicious until I see glass. *cough* waterview *cough*

I wouldn't worry too much about this one. There's a HUUUGE difference in track records between Magellan and Shelbourne. So...

Dance Banana! DANCE!!!

Kngkyle · #**1497** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 6:42 PM**

Site was all empty and quiet about 20 minutes ago.

the urban politician · #**1498** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 6:46 PM**

The bananas will dance. Once this starts construction it will be completed.

Both Shelbourne and the novices who tried to build Waterview were WAY in over their heads.

Magellan and the richest magnate in the largest nation on earth have the capital and clearly the proven track record to pull this off.

munchymunch · #**1499** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 6:53 PM**

It's been over 2 years...

the urban politician · #**1500** Posted **Aug 4, 2016, 6:58 PM**

^ Point?