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Originally Posted by marothisu
My thought is that it might hold a scale model of their master plan and that a dome is a good way to shield you from the elements but also be able to be right there and say "picture this if you will..." It's possible that the domes were the best way to show this they thought and it just happens to be coincidence with the fact that they're now a potential site for Amazon.
I am not getting my hopes up either, but Amazon will be spending time in all the top 20 cities of course, so it makes sense that they'd be brought to the site with some sort of "tour." Having a scale model of this thing - and done in the feet, not inches, would hit the point home a little easier on what they can expect.
It's completely possible that they got the permits in general for "The 78" type of reveal, but it got delayed once the HQ2 announcement happened and they threw their hat into the pile for sites.
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The city to the north is a pretty good backdrop.
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/10/1...ment-amazon-hq
Developer Related Midwest will donate an unspecified amount of land within its “The 78” mixed-use mega-project. When redeveloped, the massive vacant parcel is expected to increase Chicago’s 77 recognized neighborhood areas by one and gives the project its numerical name.
Master planned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the multi-phase project will contain a mixture of residential, commercial, academic, civic, cultural, and recreational spaces. While renderings of the 78 show a number of high-rise buildings, roughly 40 percent of the site will be green or public open space—including a public park in the shape of a crescent representative of the original course of the Chicago River. An unbroken half-mile riverwalk will follow the water’s edge with buildings setback at least 100 feet.
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It’s currently unclear when the DPI and the greater 78 neighborhood look to break ground along the Chicago River. A timetable for the research facility’s opening is expected to be finalized next year. Amazon is also scheduled to announce the winning bid for HQ2 in 2018.
https://twitter.com/ChicagosMayor/st...523648/photo/1
At 62 acres, The 78 is one of the larges undeveloped parcels in the entire city.