CHICAGO | Cirrus & Cascade (LSE) | 562' & 403' FT | 52 & 37 FLOORS - Page 29

Zapatan · #**561** Posted **Mar 11, 2021, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by donnie

Hudson Yards was a remarkable idea that turned out very unremarkable results!

To be fair it's not done yet.

Toasty Joe · #**562** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 2:39 PM**

Source

jc5680 · #**563** Posted **Apr 4, 2021, 2:30 PM**

harryc · #**564** Posted **Apr 18, 2021, 2:57 PM**

April 15

Spider Crane - the beginning of the transformers age.

Chicago | Cirrus and Cascade by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

One man and a wheelbarrow - 21st century version

actually quite an active site

the urban politician · #**565** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 1:43 AM**

Love how it fills in this angle

colemonkee · #**566** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 6:05 PM**

^ Was there ever anything planned to go in to that corner at the street level, like townhomes? Or is that just open space against the concrete wall?

Zapatan · #**567** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 6:17 PM**

Anyone think it's weird that the taller tower is the one adjacent to the water? You'd think the smaller one would be to not be totally blocked view-wise.

Turned out great otherwise.

ardecila · #**568** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 6:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by colemonkee

^ Was there ever anything planned to go in to that corner at the street level, like townhomes? Or is that just open space against the concrete wall?

There is a vague plan to put a public school there, but CPS needs to pay for it.

In the meantime Magellan recruited GEMS to open a private school in the neighborhood, but this does not absolve them of the requirement for a public school as well.

the urban politician · #**569** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 7:52 PM**

^ I sort of wonder if, eventually, some very expensive townhomes will get built there

ardecila · #**570** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 10:19 PM**

My guess is Magellan will complete the last phases of LSE (Sites I and O) and will donate the parcel to CPS so they can close out their obligations.

CPS will continue to be broke and will not want to spend the limited funds they do have on building a new school for rich highrise-dwelling kids, so they will eventually sell it back to a developer and net a handsome profit. Eventually, townhomes but with several extra steps.

If Rahm was still mayor he would probably find funds to build that school out of some TIF pot somewhere. Lightfoot doesn't really seem interested in building much of anything in terms of public works or infrastructure, and she doesn't connect the dots of "building a new school" with "attracting and retaining middle-income families downtown".

r18tdi · #**571** Posted **Apr 19, 2021, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

In the meantime Magellan recruited GEMS to open a private school in the neighborhood, but this does not absolve them of the requirement for a public school as well.

What's going on with GEMS II. Still stalled?

Tom In Chicago · #**572** Posted **Apr 20, 2021, 3:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

There is a vague plan to put a public school there, but CPS needs to pay for it.

I'm not aware of any plans/rumors that the public school was supposed to go into that unused corner where the Cirrus sales center resides between the Shoreham and Lancaster buildings, but rather the only place I've ever seen it was as a placeholder in the north/east corner of the park itself. . .

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harryc · #**573** Posted **Apr 21, 2021, 12:16 AM**

Choke much ? this should be amusing after the fireworks.

More photos Urbanize Chicago

BuildThemTaller · #**574** Posted **Apr 21, 2021, 1:09 PM**

Delete

jc5680 · #**575** Posted **May 1, 2021, 2:11 PM**

left of center · #**576** Posted **May 1, 2021, 7:21 PM**

Short, stubby generic filler. At least we get another 500 footer out of this I suppose.

Great shot jc!

chicubs111 · #**577** Posted **May 1, 2021, 7:33 PM**

Chicago has a knack at making certain 500ft plus buldings look short and stubby... just like lakepoint tower is shortest looking 70 story building you will see

LouisVanDerWright · #**578** Posted **May 2, 2021, 5:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by chicubs111

Chicago has a knack at making certain 500ft plus buldings look short and stubby... just like lakepoint tower is shortest looking 70 story building you will see

That's because it's literally the shortest 70 floor building on earth. Chicago actually holds the record for shortest X floor building in several size ranges.

left of center · #**579** Posted **May 2, 2021, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

That's because it's literally the shortest 70 floor building on earth. Chicago actually holds the record for shortest X floor building in several size ranges.

Really? That's hilariously unfortunate. I wish the opposite were true

Chi-Sky21 · #**580** Posted **May 3, 2021, 1:01 PM**

Well, when they finally start building some towers in the Shire those will take our inglorious titles away.