CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 645

LouisVanDerWright · #**12881** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Near North Resident

page 47 of this pdf https://chicago.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=6704170&GUID=A25F7B97-6DA6-444B-BCE2-91DEC67F0091

has pics, what a find randomguy

also diagram only shows 1184' tall

Finally a height increase! We're back in business boys! Chicago is no longer a rust belt failed city!

harryc · #**12882** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 4:13 PM**

465 N Park was open for Open House Chicago - a "few" pictures here

https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/...ageorge-haymes.22834/page-4#post-1391243

r18tdi · #**12883** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Finally a height increase! We're back in business boys! Chicago is no longer a rust belt failed city!

LOL

BonoboZill4 · #**12884** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 3:23 AM**

Gr333n:

Is that steel I see?

Well yes it is, I can finally see it

The Mill:

This one is climbing very quickly now

Boats return to their winter homes

KWillChicago · #**12885** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 4:15 AM**

^Whats that circle shape in the middle of the river?

jchase79 · #**12886** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 6:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

^Whats that circle shape in the middle of the river?

It looks like a reflection from the inside of the glass where the picture was taken. Possibly a light on the ceiling? If you look in the water along the shore you can see other reflections on the glass where the picture was taken.

gebs · #**12887** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 1:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

^Whats that circle shape in the middle of the river?

I had the same question at first because it looked like a Tony Stark-type subaquatic docking station.

But yeah, it's likely a light in Rob Ford's office.

10023 · #**12888** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

I disagree with the “I want the West Loop to be a niche neighborhood” crowd.

I don’t think it necessarily needs 50 story canyons or anything , and I think we can avoid River North’s design mistakes, but I’m all in on River Northification.

More density, more shopping choices, more foot traffic, perhaps a few public garages, more more more.

You can still have fine dining while appealing to the masses.

I disagree with everything in this post.

All modern highrise development, if it isn’t constrained from doing so by the existing urban fabric (as in Manhattan, or the Loop), repeats River North’s design mistakes. And in the West Loop, it would not be constrained by the urban fabric.

And all neighborhoods are niche neighborhoods. Navy Pier is a “niche” location, and so is Times Square - that niche is just fat tourists with kids. People that hang out at Soho House or even Au Cheval wouldn’t be caught dead there.

the urban politician · #**12889** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 9:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

And all neighborhoods are niche neighborhoods. Navy Pier is a “niche” location, and so is Times Square - that niche is just fat tourists with kids. People that hang out at Soho House or even Au Cheval wouldn’t be caught dead there.

^ Says you? I honestly think there is a wide gap between the Chicago of 10023's imagination and the Real Chicago. The former increasingly is out of touch with reality and resembles your idea of London (which I'm even willing to wager that the real London barely resembles)

Over here in real Chicago, there are families who go to Au Cheval. And yes, the same guy may actually go to Au Cheval and Navy Pier.

left of center · #**12890** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 10:17 PM**

I love Au Cheval, and while I personally don't really visit Navy Pier regularly, I will take out of town friends and family if I am showing the city off. If I had kids, I would totally take them to Navy Pier as well. The touristy stuff in the city have their purpose, and they fulfill that purpose well. I don't see why they couldn't coexist in the West Loop. The neighborhood is a big place, it doesn't have to solely cater to only one specific crowd.

BonoboZill4 · #**12891** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 1:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by gebs

I had the same question at first because it looked like a Tony Stark-type subaquatic docking station.

But yeah, it's likely a light in Rob Ford's office.

Haha you guys are all very close to right. It's a tiny side table. I definitely could see how it would look like a standing lamp though!

Also, I agree with the two above me. The trashing of Navy Pier has really gone overboard by those who consider themselves locals. It absolutely is a tourist destination, but it's great for views of the city and over the last few years has classed up some. I remember in the early 2000s how tacky it was(although that might have just been the early 2000s everywhere).

BonoboZill4 · #**12892** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

If you take Fulton Market as a whole then sure, but this area (specifically Halsted St) is going to have a nice collection of high rises.....

352 N Union (next to K2): 450 feet
K2: 367 feet
Arkadia: 365 feet
This new building: 326 feet
The Parker (existing): 321 feet
360 N Green: 243 feet
330 N Green: ~232 feet
Gr333n: 220 feet

As long as Gr333n and its siblings are up, I don't think this thing is going to feel like it's towering over as much - and especially if 352 N Union gets built too. If anything's going to tower over the neighborhood and even these buildings, it would be the 2 buildings Related has proposed.

These figures seem off by some. Gr333n should be at roughly 300 feet, no?

http://neighborsofwestloop.com/2017/12/24/330-333-360-n-green-345-n-sangamon-sterling-bay/

I know here http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/gr333n/32209 it says 299, and from my office it is well above me at the core and I'm already over 200 feet above the ground.

J_M_Tungsten · #**12893** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 12:45 PM**

This morning
Various high rise projects

harryc · #**12894** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 12:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

This morning
Various high rise projects

Uhhhh, sorry for the watermark... Does anyone have a good, free, upload site to share photos minus the watermarks?

Stunning - Flickr is a free and easy site to use.

sentinel · #**12895** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 1:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

This morning
Various high rise projects

Uhhhh, sorry for the watermark... Does anyone have a good, free, upload site to share photos minus the watermarks?

JMT that's amazing! Great shot!

SteelMonkey · #**12896** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 2:55 PM**

^^^Epic shot!

RedCorsair87 · #**12897** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 3:49 PM**

Reminds me of photos of the LA skyline with the mountains behind it.

Also, Sears look — massive. We need another supertall or two nearby.

emathias · #**12898** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 6:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

This morning
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Does anyone have a good, free, upload site to share photos minus the watermarks?

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Originally Posted by harryc

Stunning - Flickr is a free and easy site to use.

Yeah, they allow a lot for free - it might even be unlimited for smaller images. And if you pay for their "Pro" account, which is only about $25/yr, you do get unlimited, original-sized uploads.

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Originally Posted by sentinel

JMT that's amazing! Great shot!

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Originally Posted by SteelMonkey

^^^Epic shot!

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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

Reminds me of photos of the LA skyline with the mountains behind it.

Also, Sears look — massive. We need another supertall or two nearby.

I've always preferred the skyline from the West. I get why people like the lakeside shots, but viewing from the West is far more dramatic.

The Sears is massive not just for it's height, but also for it's girth. So many recent supertall towers are too skinny to make a similar impact.

sentinel · #**12899** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 6:55 PM**

^^^Quick note about Flickr for our resident photographers: I've had them for years, and I love the ease with which you can upload pictures...but I think things are gonna change since they were bought out by SmugMug (terrible name). Looks like it will cost a little more for an annual membership. And backup old photos too

https://gizmodo.com/flickr-is-going-to-delete-a-bunch-of-photos-back-up-you-1830177165

Notyrview · #**12900** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by emathias

Yeah, they allow a lot for free - it might even be unlimited for smaller images. And if you pay for their "Pro" account, which is only about $25/yr, you do get unlimited, original-sized uploads.

I've always preferred the skyline from the West. I get why people like the lakeside shots, but viewing from the West is far more dramatic.

The Sears is massive not just for it's height, but also for it's girth. So many recent supertall towers are too skinny to make a similar impact.

Yep Chicago is lucky to have those old industrial dinosaurs. Hudson Yards and Freedom Tower are big too but ugly as hell.