CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 305

BVictor1 · #**6081** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 8:41 AM**

Can page one be updated to reflect that Solstice On the Park is Under Construction?

Steely Dan · #**6082** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

Can page one be updated to reflect that Solstice On the Park is Under Construction?

done.

Mikemak27 · #**6083** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 3:35 PM**

Also for the front page, the following buildings have completed construction and are now occupied (no longer topped out / under construction) 1. Next at 347 Chesnut 2. Marquee at Block 37 3. 9th and State 4. 545 N McClurg Moment 6. Kinect 500 N Milwaukee 7.108 N Jefferson Hotel.

Steely Dan · #**6084** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mikemak27

Also for the front page, the following buildings have completed construction and are now occupied (no longer topped out / under construction) 1. Next at 347 Chesnut 2. Marquee at Block 37 3. 9th and State 4. 545 N McClurg Moment 6. Kinect 500 N Milwaukee 7.108 N Jefferson Hotel.

removed.

10023 · #**6085** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 5:22 PM**

Why can't they just build to the lot line and create a street wall?

ardecila · #**6086** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

Why can't they just build to the lot line and create a street wall?

If you're talking about the North Ave proposal, I don't really know. It's like a carbon copy of 1225 Old Town on Wells. But North is a wide auto sewer, it doesn't need to have some gentle, "sensitive" setback like 1225 on (relatively narrow) Wells.

Also 1225 had a facadectomy, so the setback was in deference to the historic one-story Grossinger facade that they saved.

Maybe they're hoping to get some high-street retail here and extend the North/Clybourn district eastward. If you're doing that, it's nice to give the retailers their own little one-story facade to customize.

the urban politician · #**6087** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 7:32 PM**

^ It might also be to appease the NIMBYs living just north of there, who will certainly have their sunlight blocked.

harryc · #**6088** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 8:22 PM**

Dec 1

A last look at an Iconic sign

Dec 12
The ultimate in attic crawl spaces ?

Dec 14

ChickeNES · #**6089** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 9:04 PM**

Cross posting from the HP thread:

Mr Downtown · #**6090** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 9:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

Why can't they just build to the lot line and create a street wall?

If you mean on North Avenue, because that wouldn't make any sense for a residential building. The lot is probably 110-125 feet deep, but a double-loaded residential building only wants to be 70 feet deep. To have balconies a tad removed from the noise of restaurant/bar patrons below, removed from traffic and exhaust fumes, to have the balconies on private property, you set the residential building back 15-20 feet from the property line.