CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[harryc]

Apr 1

[harryc]

Apr 10


Almooooost started.


some assembly required


Cool alley

[harryc]

Apr 10
A hole lot of progress

[harryc]

Apr 10
Beyound the parking (podium)


Close to the El




What me worry ?

[J_M_Tungsten]

Great tour harry!

[aaron38]

I don't see 145 S Wells on Page 1. If they're doing demo, is that an approved project?

http://chicago.curbed.com/2017/1/30/...h-wells-garage

[SteelMonkey]

[QUOTE=harryc;7769401]Apr 10
A hole lot of progress


If someone had installed a timelapse webcam at 1101 S Wabash and it took 1 picture a month you still wouldn't have missed anything. This project is a 2 legged turtle. I'm fairly certain the construction crew is just 1 guy. The others in this pic are cardboard props.


Great pics as always Mr. C

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by aaron38

I don't see 145 S Wells on Page 1. If they're doing demo, is that an approved project?

http://chicago.curbed.com/2017/1/30/...h-wells-garage

It's as of right, IIRC

[harryc]

Apr 1


Apr 10

[SolarWind]

April 11, 2017

[SolarWind]

April 11, 2017

[emathias]

The commercial portion of the Hubbard/Wells development has pillars up now.

Also looks like there may be construction fencing being staged for the 675 N Wells project - there's a pile of it on that now-vacant lot.

[gebs]

Originally Posted by SolarWind

April 11, 2017

I had been dreading for some time that the building was meant to have that raw concrete, unfinished exterior. But now that I see what they're doing to it, I'm not so sure I want them to continue ...

It's definitely not living up to the rendering anyway.

[Mikemak27]

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2017...-hot-west-loop

Meeting for proposed 17 story, 258 unit, and 179 parking spaces at 855 West Adams tonight at 6pm.

[LouisVanDerWright]

^^^ I hate parking podiums as much as the next guy, but can we start building up in the West Loop yet? How many block long 17 floor buildings is it going to take before the NIMBY's realize they are creating an industrial chic, 15 floor, version of Parisian density in their neighborhood? If all the proposals currently active for the West Loop go through, that area is going to be nothing but a maze of 15 floor canyons with no sunlight whatsoever. It could do for a few 35 floor buildings with an ammenity deck podium to let some light in.

[the urban politician]

^ I don't know, I kind of like the idea of 15 floor canyons. Chicago needs hoods like that. Paris is awesome, and sunlight is overrated

[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

^^^ I hate parking podiums as much as the next guy, but can we start building up in the West Loop yet? How many block long 17 floor buildings is it going to take before the NIMBY's realize they are creating an industrial chic, 15 floor, version of Parisian density in their neighborhood? If all the proposals currently active for the West Loop go through, that area is going to be nothing but a maze of 15 floor canyons with no sunlight whatsoever. It could do for a few 35 floor buildings with an ammenity deck podium to let some light in.

Umm, these type of proposals went well for Downtown DC. Height alone doesn't determine the vitality and feel of a neighborhood.

[RyanChi92]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ I don't know, I kind of like the idea of 15 floor canyons. Chicago needs hoods like that. Paris is awesome, and sunlight is overrated

I completely agree, the Parisian cityscape is amazing. West Loop is basically already there, might as well complete it. Also, it's being enclosed by the expressway highrises, at least we got that working for us, height-wise. Besides the level of NIMBY-ism in West Loop is out of this world, they don't deserve sunlight. Haha

[J_M_Tungsten]

17 floors proposed near that park? Maybe they'll get 10... That area has the angriest residents against buildings of height. Or building for that matter.

[joeg1985]

Crane is going up for the Clarendon/Montrose project.