CHICAGO | 300 North LaSalle | 785 FT / 239 M | 60 FLOORS - Page 13

Chicago3rd · #**241** Posted **Apr 18, 2006, 2:02 AM**

Busy Bee · #**242** Posted **Apr 18, 2006, 2:37 AM**

Man oh man. The Lasalle Street bascule bridge looks stunning in those photographs. The perfect blend of masculinity, grace and monumentality. Just beautiful. I Love Chicago!

Citizen · #**243** Posted **Apr 18, 2006, 2:50 PM**

HE GONE

Marvel 33 · #**244** Posted **Apr 18, 2006, 4:45 PM**

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Beautiful! It looks like it's ready to go!

honte · #**245** Posted **Apr 19, 2006, 2:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago3rd

Waterview Tower (and everything else) is going to look awesome from the plaza of this building.

honte · #**246** Posted **Apr 19, 2006, 6:19 AM**

Hello all,

I am sure most of you already are familiar with these numbers, but just for kicks I compiled some data from Emporis. I think this puts into perspective how awesome the current building boom is.

Following are cities in America with buildings taller than 300 N. LaSalle, and the number of buildings taller.

784 ft = 238.96 meters

Number of buildings >= 238 meters
New York - 13
Chicago - 10
Houston - 4
Dallas - 3
Atlanta - 3
Philadelphia - 3
Los Angeles - 2
Pittsburg - 1
San Francisco - 1
Seattle - 1
Miami - 1
Cleveland - 1
Minneapolis - 1

If 300 N. LaSalle were the tallest building currently under construction in Chicago, it would be the 11th tallest in the city upon completion.

If nothing else starts in Chicago (highly unlikely) in the next three years, 300 N. LaSalle will be the 13th tallest.

If all of the presently serious proposals for buildings in Chicago are built, 300 N. LaSalle could be the 18th tallest.

Latoso · #**247** Posted **Apr 19, 2006, 3:16 PM**

Are we being a little bit self congratulatory and pompous? Fuck it, Chicago rocks!

spyguy · #**248** Posted **May 3, 2006, 10:19 PM**

The month of May is always one full of site changes, isn't it?

300 North LaSalle's website finally works, but not with much info. I'm surprised that it isn't on the boom front page though www.300northlasalle.com
They also have a nice little pdf with available floors (a lot at the top).

architect1 · #**249** Posted **May 3, 2006, 10:50 PM**

wow Loved the demolition pics. It be nice to see it start construction soon. Its vary nice builling. It will deffiently be a eye catcher.

trvlr70 · #**250** Posted **May 4, 2006, 1:28 PM**

I love the new rendering. Anyone know when construction should begin?

wrab · #**251** Posted **May 4, 2006, 7:35 PM**

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The skin on this baby reminds me of Adrian Smith's skin for Trump - very lattice-like.

DePaul Bunyan · #**252** Posted **May 5, 2006, 1:20 AM**

How will it be lit? That rendering looks like it's going to shoot light up the top, kind of like 311 Wacker, but way cooler because the whole facade is glass.

denizen467 · #**253** Posted **May 27, 2006, 10:08 PM**

The architect's website has finally included this project. There are a couple of new renderings and a description:

www.pickardchilton.com/proj_lasalle300_01.html

spyguy · #**254** Posted **May 27, 2006, 10:28 PM**

^Nice find

Here are the images:

Looks very sleek

SevenSevenThree · #**255** Posted **May 27, 2006, 11:30 PM**

Here's to hoping that they do more in Chicago, both residential and commercial. They do grade A work. Their portfolio is impressive.

Im loving the riverfront plaza. Im just noticing its multi-level. And if this turns out like their recent project in Atlanta (One Symphony Center), we will have a damn good office tower on our skyline.

HK Chicago · #**256** Posted **May 28, 2006, 12:31 AM**

A great project just got better after seeing this. Great crown, and nice to see columnless corners. This will be a really nice tower that fits perfectly on the north bank.

WonderlandPark · #**257** Posted **May 28, 2006, 1:05 AM**

Outstanding addition to the skyline, one of my favorites to hopefully rise in Chitown, with FS and Waterview.

bayrider · #**258** Posted **May 28, 2006, 1:41 AM**

This building is asthetically perfect! I love that close up... this is going to be an instant classic, i can tell.

VivaLFuego · #**259** Posted **May 28, 2006, 2:04 AM**

I like how the primary emphasis is vertical, but there's still plenty of horizontal delineation....i think they'll combine to give the impression of this thing soaring to the sky.

Fabb · #**260** Posted **May 28, 2006, 7:26 AM**

Steel and reflective glass. It's a good combination, but it's been done before (Pelli's Cheung Kong Centre in HK).