Wasn't originally a fan but this project but it will have a convention center type impact on the area with the hotel + events venue + riverwalk components.
And hopefully stimulate some more riverfront development nearby. Maybe another hotel even.
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Love a good drone shot. This is massive. A couple of years before I can see that here...
This is starting to really show up when heading north on the highway.
100%. I was driving north on 90/94 through the Loop and I was surprised by how imposing it looked from there. This is going to be a great addition to the skyline, and really help draw it further west.
__________________ "Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world." -Frank Lloyd Wright
This seems like it would have been a good spot to build a highrise foundation that could support additional floors at a later time for apartment/condos on the upper floors. The way bluecross blueshield did with their offices, maybe when the next boom happens? Might need an another parking garage built but already has the restaurants and entertainment built in. Not to jump this page off subject but how many other chicago high-rises have the capability of doing this? Only one I can think of is the northwestern hospital lab building.
I won't lie- I actually like the concrete panel design.
It creates some really interesting angles and shadows to the building and does a great job of breaking up the massing. It's almost cliff-like or perhaps a bit like a giant iceberg.
I think it'll look sleek once they put the glass in.
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