CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS

[EarlyBuyer]

Photos taken by EarlyBuyer 5/2/09

[the urban politician]

^ Nothing beats an EB update.

You get right in there and show us the personal, human perspective. That is what I most look forward to.

Thanks once again, dude

[JMO_0121]

Excellent update! One question though, why are they putting styrofoam underneath all the soil?

[wrab]

Yeah - well, AON really has no legal grounds to stop anyone from taking pictures of the tower from public property. They can only bar someone from taking photographs on AON premises. If push comes to shove, you can always try to find a cop. But it is an annoyance. Incredibly silly for guards to be approaching people on the street when anyone with a computer can download detailed satellite images and GPS coordinates.

[jc5680]

Great job as usual EB.

5.3

[photoLith]

^^^
That used to happen to me all the time in Houston with the JP Morgan Chase Tower. They would say"sir, you cant take pictures of the tower and you cant use a tripod". WTF seriously. Do they really think a terrorist is going to be using a tripod and proffesional camera gear? I think they would just take their cell phone out and take a few pics. They havent bugged me though recently.

[george]

[wrab]

^ Love the pencil sketch.

[ChicagoChicago]

How does the city allow those god damn "Rent now, call #" signs? They are everywhere and just scream trash.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by ChicagoChicago

How does the city allow those god damn "Rent now, call #" signs? They are everywhere and just scream trash.

^ Why would the city not allow tax-paying, revenue-generating property owners to advertise their apartment units downtown?

[wrab]

5/8

[docsmody]

Does anybody know for sure if this CVS is going to be 24 hours?

If not, and it has hours similar to the one at Lake & Michigan, then it'll close early on weekends and wont help keep the area awake in the evenings. The Lake/Michigan store closes at 4 on weekends!

[Zerton]

One thing that irritates me and some people I know is how the concrete balconies 'dip' into the glass facade. It created those awkward dark patches.

[docsmody]

Has anybody heard how some engineering firms think this building will have major concrete problems in a few years? And because the concrete slabs run throughout the plane of the entire building, cracks from the exposed sections will start affecting the internal concrete. Just wondering if anyone has any further insight on this.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by docsmody

Has anybody heard how some engineering firms think this building will have major concrete problems in a few years?

no. either name the engineering firm(s) in question or stop spreading unsubstantiated rumors.


i live in marina city. it has a similar set-up of the concrete floors slabs forming the slabs for the balconies. marina city is 4 and half decades old. neither my balcony nor the floor slab in my unit have such problems as you described.

[docsmody]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

no. either name the engineering firm(s) in question or stop spreading unsubstantiated rumors.

Whoa dude, chill out. I wasn't spreading rumors...merely asking for any insight if anyone had any to offer. It was in an article in the Skyline publication (local Chicago Journal newspaper). I don't remember the details, but thats why I posed the question.

[Steely Dan]

^ but without providing the name(s) of the engineering firm(s) in question, you are unwittingly starting/spreading an unsubstantiated (at this point) rumor. we need to know the name(s), or your inquiry is pointless. if the article in the journal you're referencing really did say "some engineering firms think that Aqua will experience serious concrete problems in the future", then that is incredibly shoddy and irresponsible journalism, and it is best ignored. however, if the article said something along the lines of "Joe Sixpack, a structural engineer with Post & Beam Engineering, Inc., said that he believes that Aqua will experience serious concrete problems in the future due to X, Y, and Z" then we would have something to go on, something concrete to respond to.

you say that you don't remember the details, but the details are VITALLY important to know if there is any validity to what you have reported.

[shaberko]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

then we would have something to go on, something concrete to respond to.

No pun intended.

[sentinel]

Originally Posted by docsmody

Has anybody heard how some engineering firms think this building will have major concrete problems in a few years? And because the concrete slabs run throughout the plane of the entire building, cracks from the exposed sections will start affecting the internal concrete. Just wondering if anyone has any further insight on this.

No it won't - I don't know what you've heard or from whom, but unless it was from the Structural engineer, I think those claims are somewhat dubious. The internal concrete shear walls, that run all the way up the building, almost like a spine, are 3-4+ feet thick in some areas, fully reinforced with steel plating and rebar at weakened locations and any header conditions if there's a penetration thru the shear wall, PLUS all concrete floors are full reinforced with rebar as well.

[jcchii]

iceberg?

we can get around that