CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 605

rgarri4 · #**12081** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 9:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Zoning application up for a new 40 story building near Joe's on Weed, Prysm, iO Theater etc. Would include also a new 7 story building. Total height would be 465 feet with 500 total residential units. Mixed use..
326 parking spaces. Looks like its next to Shops On Fremont and it's called Fremont Square. If my calculations are correct, it might involve demolishing buildings like the one for VIP Gentlemans Club.

I'll have more info later.

Does that mean these two are canceled? Or is this a new taller version of the same project?

ChiPlanner · #**12082** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by rgarri4

Does that mean these two are canceled? Or is this a new taller version of the same project?

Looks to be a modification to that rendering. ~7 floors retail on Kingsbury, tower on Fremont, and the Firestone replaced with ~3 floor retail.

PKDickman · #**12083** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Zoning application up for a new 40 story building near Joe's on Weed, Prysm, iO Theater etc. Would include also a new 7 story building. Total height would be 465 feet with 500 total residential units. Mixed use..
326 parking spaces. Looks like its next to Shops On Fremont and it's called Fremont Square. If my calculations are correct, it might involve demolishing buildings like the one for VIP Gentlemans Club.

I'll have more info later.

No, I looked at it. There is no demolition.

In fact the one story buildings, including the Firestone shop and its parking lot, and the Williams Sonoma and Anthropologie and their parking lot, and the DSW mall and some of its parking, will be preserved in perpetuity.

All the construction is on two parking lots and to get the FAR needed, they sucked all the unused FAR from those other parcels.

EDIT: Just double checked. Chiplanner is right. The Firestone goes to three stories, but their parking lot remains.

Chisouthside · #**12084** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 9:56 PM**

That's going to partially block the views from the third floor parking lot of the Whole Foods.

r18tdi · #**12085** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 10:27 PM**

Same developer, different architect (RTKL out, SCB in)

bnk · #**12086** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 10:30 PM**

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Don't apologize! Those photos are great for a quick update of many projects. Also a great way to show how much things have changed this cycle and how much they still will in the next cycle or two

I agree its a great location to hopefully watch the implosion of that MF Rainforest Café. I mean really are they still around like Applebee's and Pondarosa, and the Sizzler? Actually its more akin to a Planet Hollywood, Fashion Café, or some restaurant chain based upon the Jurassic Park movie theme series. I don't even think exurbanites would ever go there.

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I guess there really is such a place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Rex_(restaurant). Sounds more tacky than Chuck E Cheezes

T-Rex Cafe is a prehistoric themed restaurant that includes a gift shop, along with animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar. T-Rex Cafe has differently-themed restaurant sections, such as prehistoric insects (which includes enlarged animatronic insects), ice age (which includes ice caves and animatronic mammoths), and under the sea (complete with jellyfish ceiling and large aquarium). In the dinosaur-themed area, a gift shop allows customers to "Build-A-Dino", which is provided by Build-A-Bear Workshop, who works in partnership with T-Rex.
T-Rex Cafe is owned by Landry's, Inc., in Katy, Texas. Landry's went private in 2010 when Tilman Fertitta, the CEO of Landry's and a large shareholder, made an offer to buy all shares. Landry's is no longer traded on the NYSE.
The first T-Rex Cafe restaurant opened in The Legends Outlets Kansas City in Kansas City, Kansas, followed by the opening of another at Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) in Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida on October 17, 2008. (It appears to have been themed around The Rite of Spring segment of Fantasia.
The Kansas City, Kansas location closed on August 12, 2017 after the landlord declined to renew T-Rex's lease

Any Noah's ark restaurant chain can stay below the Mason Dixion line please.

Talk about a tourist trap. Get that 🞵🞵🞵🞵 in bodunk somewhere else, you travel around the USA or world and would go to that place? I hate Chain food. 95% of it is literally not edible to adults with a proper palette. Mabey they could build a rotating restaurant on a Skydeck that would be a novel concept.

harryc · #**12087** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 11:27 PM**

July 13

July 17

harryc · #**12088** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 11:45 PM**

July 13

pip · #**12089** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 12:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chisouthside

That's going to partially block the views from the third floor parking lot of the Whole Foods.

I really did lol

BVictor1 · #**12090** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 7:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Zoning application up for a new 40 story building near Joe's on Weed, Prysm, iO Theater etc. Would include also a new 7 story building. Total height would be 465 feet with 500 total residential units. Mixed use..
326 parking spaces. Looks like its next to Shops On Fremont and it's called Fremont Square. If my calculations are correct, it might involve demolishing buildings like the one for VIP Gentlemans Club.

I'll have more info later.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/7/26/17612816/clybourn-corridor-development-high-rise

rgarri4 · #**12091** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 9:29 AM**

This will be huge for the area and I like that. Now I just wish something significant can go at the Cabrini site.

Near North Resident · #**12092** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by bnk

I agree its a great location to hopefully watch the implosion of that MF Rainforest Café. I mean really are they still around like Applebee's and Pondarosa, and the Sizzler? Actually its more akin to a Planet Hollywood, Fashion Café, or some restaurant chain based upon the Jurassic Park movie theme series. I don't even think exurbanites would ever go there.

Any Noah's ark restaurant chain can stay below the Mason Dixion line please.

Talk about a tourist trap. Get that 🞵🞵🞵🞵 in bodunk somewhere else, you travel around the USA or world and would go to that place? I hate Chain food. 95% of it is literally not edible to adults with a proper palette. Mabey they could build a rotating restaurant on a Skydeck that would be a novel concept.

I'd say its much lower than 95%... most are chains because they are successful and good restaurants, now the mass produced microwave garbage like applebees and chipotle are obviously terrible but how about places like capital grille, Del Friscos, Joes stone crab, even Lou malnatis is a chain

I totally agree the rainforest needs to go, but sadly people take their kids there for kicks and its always busy so I highly doubt they go away unless someone offers a lot for their land

also re: that Clybourn corridor building... its huge and I doubt the owners at SoNo don't throw a massive stink about it and get it blocked

Kumdogmillionaire · #**12093** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 3:42 PM**

rgarri4..................... wow... now that's a 🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵 skyline. 2025 is gonna look good on Chicago

k1052 · #**12094** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Near North Resident

also re: that Clybourn corridor building... its huge and I doubt the owners at SoNo don't throw a massive stink about it and get it blocked

Given it's location and orientation eh. I guess a few people might be cranky that their view of traffic, strip malls, and a scrap yard is going to be encroached upon...

r18tdi · #**12095** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 4:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

i guess a few people might be cranky that their view of traffic, strip malls, and a scrap yard is going to be encroached upon...

lol

AMWChicago · #**12096** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by rgarri4

Various projects viewed from Eight O Five's rooftop:

Awesome shots!!!!

k1052 · #**12097** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

lol

SoNo East did them worse than this will. I'm sure there will be some opposition but probably going to be hard to get the people on the south side of the building to put up too much of a fuss.

Also unless, I'm mistaken, the proposal also sits in a different ward than SoNo. I guess they can complain to Hopkins but if Burnett has the say I can't see it doing much good.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**12098** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 4:58 PM**

Oh god, can people pls not quote reply to massive image posts. No offense meant AMW

gebs · #**12099** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 5:10 PM**

Developers want to build 401 apartments in two new West Loop towers [Curbed]

The article can be summarized in "West Loop developers continue developing" but I wanted to point this paragraph out:

"Both buildings are near public transportation, so they qualify as TOD. That’s why the two towers and their combined 401 units have just 80 parking spaces. McGuire said that seeming low figure might actually be high, based on future estimates. But, if there is a sudden demand for tenant parking, Related Realty can lease out at least 200 of its unused parking spaces inside Landmark West Loop’s 320-car garage."

When will they learn?

west-town-brad · #**12100** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by gebs

Developers want to build 401 apartments in two new West Loop towers [Curbed]

The article can be summarized in "West Loop developers continue developing" but I wanted to point this paragraph out:

"Both buildings are near public transportation, so they qualify as TOD. That’s why the two towers and their combined 401 units have just 80 parking spaces. McGuire said that seeming low figure might actually be high, based on future estimates. But, if there is a sudden demand for tenant parking, Related Realty can lease out at least 200 of its unused parking spaces inside Landmark West Loop’s 320-car garage."

When will they learn?

They also mention the issue of ubers and amazon deliveries as something to be planned for... I have to agree. Our side street in Bucktown is regularly blocked with 10+ cars backed up due to one amazon delivery van sitting in the street as the driver delivers people's tooth brushes or whatever they are buying with "free to me shipping".