CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 853

harryc · #**17041** Posted **Apr 3, 2020, 7:34 PM**

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Chicago | 450 N LaSalle by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

rivernorthlurker · #**17042** Posted **Apr 3, 2020, 9:40 PM**

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Chicago | 450 N LaSalle by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Wow they've been making good progress given the circumstances.

harryc · #**17043** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 12:00 PM**

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Chicago | ParkLine by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

harryc · #**17044** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 12:56 PM**

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harryc · #**17045** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 3:49 PM**

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Chicago | 1550 N Clark by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

harryc · #**17046** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 4:32 PM**

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harryc · #**17047** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 6:17 PM**

jc5680 · #**17048** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 8:41 PM**

800 W Fulton - Crane was still swinging, today at least. Did not sound like that many people were on site though.

harryc · #**17049** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 10:16 PM**

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Chicago | Bentham Condos by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

rivernorthlurker · #**17050** Posted **Apr 4, 2020, 11:06 PM**

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800 W Fulton - Crane was still swinging, today at least. Did not sound like that many people were on site though.

FWIW, I have been watching the webcam, https://app.oxblue.com/open/thorequities/800westfulton, and progress has been pretty steady. They were pouring concrete on Thursday.

harryc · #**17051** Posted **Apr 5, 2020, 9:14 PM**

Apr 5

Brick looks really nice - precast panels.

PittsburghPA · #**17052** Posted **Apr 5, 2020, 9:27 PM**

800 W Fulton

rivernorthlurker · #**17053** Posted **Apr 5, 2020, 10:54 PM**

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I dig the 'new warehouse aesthetic' style on this and others. A good result for smaller projects that are probably cost conscious that could otherwise turn out like 845 W Madison.

SteelMonkey · #**17054** Posted **Apr 5, 2020, 11:16 PM**

^ Agree (801 W Fulton is my fav)

Chi-Sky21 · #**17055** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 12:09 AM**

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800 W Fulton

Nice pic, really shows all the new development in this area.

r18tdi · #**17056** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 2:33 PM**

After like two weeks of little to no vertical movement, it looks like they jumped the crane at 369 Grand a few times yesterday.

Handro · #**17057** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 3:13 PM**

Looks like 23 S Sangmon still has plans to move forward, my company is responding to an RFP that says the goal is to break ground in the fall of this year. Might be wishful thinking at this point but at least the foot isn't off the gas yet...

Reminder:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134570/west-loop-development-sangamon-monroe-high-rise

This would fill a pretty big hole and complete a pretty cool transformation for the area around that park.

harryc · #**17058** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Handro

Looks like 23 S Sangmon still has plans to move forward, my company is responding to an RFP that says the goal is to break ground in the fall of this year. Might be wishful thinking at this point but at least the foot isn't off the gas yet...

Reminder:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134570/west-loop-development-sangamon-monroe-high-rise

This would fill a pretty big hole and complete a pretty cool transformation for the area around that park.

2018

Designed as a temporary and mobile gardening plot

Urban Garden by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

r18tdi · #**17059** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Handro

Looks like 23 S Sangmon still has plans to move forward, my company is responding to an RFP that says the goal is to break ground in the fall of this year.

Interesting. I assumed that was DOA because of the politics of that alderman. They still need zoning IIRC...

ardecila · #**17060** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 6:45 PM**

Sigcho hasn't really come out as hostile to West Loop development, though... he has no friends among developers in general, but there's no anti-gentrification fight in West Loop, it's just a bunch of spoiled rich residents trying to hang onto views and Sigcho doesn't represent them. Arguably more West Loop development helps SLOW the gentrification of poorer communities, and the required affordable units could be provided off-site in communities like Roosevelt Square or Pilsen where the displacement struggle is actually real.

I don't think Sigcho will be as development-friendly as Burnett has been, but there's really nothing specific in his politics that would get in the way of West Loop development other than hurr durr fatcat developers bad. I assume he will take the community's concerns about shadows and traffic into account pragmatically and the approval processes will go pretty much the same as they would in Reilly, Waguespack, Tunney's wards etc. May even cut some deals, as I mentioned above, to bring some investment into the lower-income portions of the ward.