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MayorOfChicago · #**3021** Posted **Jan 16, 2018, 6:31 PM**

Wow this thing is just a monster!

vexxed82 · #**3022** Posted **Jan 16, 2018, 7:47 PM**

This render's perspective is a little more exaggerated than my photos, but should gives you a rough idea of current height vs. final.

left of center · #**3023** Posted **Jan 16, 2018, 10:09 PM**

^ Awesome! Still has a long way to go.

Can't wait until it starts to climb over the LSE skyscraper canopy. It's going to make the NB LSD corridor look really epic.

The Pimp · #**3024** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 12:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by left of center

^ Awesome! Still has a long way to go.

Can't wait until it starts to climb over the LSE skyscraper canopy. It's going to make the NB LSD corridor look really epic.

Relax. Sit back and enjoy it. Who knows when something this big will be built again in our fair city.

donnie · #**3025** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 1:49 AM**

Looks like it's a quarter of the way up if we're going by the tallest tower!

chris08876 · #**3026** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 3:04 AM**

I'm a big fan of bulky and wide towers done right, and I like how you get an idea in post #3038 of the current status, and just how much bulk (in the form of width) there is remaining.

Aspect ratio, looks like a 4.0:1 at the base, and 2.75:1 as it ascends (decreasing width as it rises), finally ending at at a conservative 1.75:1. Just eyeing it.

Width/height.

Point being, its not a slender, but a wide-hipped super tall with attitude.

BVictor1 · #**3027** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 3:07 AM**

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Relax. Sit back and enjoy it. Who knows when something this big will be built again in our fair city.

Hopefully that'll be One Chicago Square, then Wolf Point South.....

Fvn · #**3028** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 3:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

Hopefully that'll be One Chicago Square, then Wolf Point South.....

400 n lsd *Fingers crossed*

phanta721 · #**3029** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 1:58 PM**

KWillChicago · #**3030** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 2:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

Hopefully that'll be One Chicago Square, then Wolf Point South.....

I've always wondered if we will ever get one if these along the lincoln park skyline. South loop is finally building up but the near north to wrigley needs to get going. I know it will be baby steps to get there but to have our supertall skyline expand north would be the bee's knees.

LouisVanDerWright · #**3031** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 3:27 PM**

You wonder if they will ever build a supertall in Lincoln Park???

Not a chance the NIMBY brigade will ever allow that. Not a chance. Also, where are they going to build something like that? There aren't a lot of open sites and the train is a good distance from the Lakefront.

KWillChicago · #**3032** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 3:36 PM**

Not a supertall, but maybe a 600 footer. We can all dream cant we? Haha. And my bad i thought I was writing on the one bennett thread with my last post. I didnt mean a vista in licoln park

LouisVanDerWright · #**3033** Posted **Jan 17, 2018, 6:00 PM**

Well 2550 Lincoln Park is 477', so I suppose 600 isn't totally out of the question, but still the question is where would you build it? There is almost nothing developable left North of downtown along LSD.

HomrQT · #**3034** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

You wonder if they will ever build a supertall in Lincoln Park???

Not a chance the NIMBY brigade will ever allow that. Not a chance. Also, where are they going to build something like that? There aren't a lot of open sites and the train is a good distance from the Lakefront.

I know it's not Lincoln Park but 3685 N Lake Shore Drive looks good to put something tall. Also at Montrose Park in Uptown there's a teardown opportunity for something big to go up.

BVictor1 · #**3035** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 8:11 AM**

01/17/18

JK47 · #**3036** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 1:20 PM**

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I know it's not Lincoln Park but 3685 N Lake Shore Drive looks good to put something tall.

They've tried twice now to build something on that property and both times ground to a halt. Neighbors have some pretty legitimate concerns about the wind traveling down Waveland from LSD to Broadway. Severe wind tunnel effect from the presence of the NY building and the Co-Op along Waveland. Some days strong enough to force people into a standstill...even force some back (particular issue for the elderly and disabled of which there are quite a few living on Pine Grove).

vexxed82 · #**3037** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 4:18 PM**

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01/17/18

Do my eyes deceive me or does it look like the inflection point of the second frustum is visible on the western tower?

donnie · #**3038** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 6:08 PM**

Someone asked about Gems next door so here you go!

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...-gets-refined/

Khantilever · #**3039** Posted **Jan 18, 2018, 9:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

Do my eyes deceive me or does it look like the inflection point of the second frustum is visible on the western tower?

Sure looks like it to me!

Btw, does anyone know about the development prospects of the lot you’re standing in? I know it’s a tight spot but this one, the lot on the other side of NBC, and the Gleacher center annoy me to no end.

harryc · #**3040** Posted **Jan 19, 2018, 12:55 AM**

Jan 17

Form for the corner

The offset columns

and an angled colum