CHICAGO | Cirrus & Cascade (LSE) | 562' & 403' FT | 52 & 37 FLOORS - Page 6

bhawk66 · #1 Posted **Oct 11, 2019, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by cozy

There are a few different ways that different cranes do it.. basically a badass crazy powerful hydraulic system pushes the entire thing up

Another cool action video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx5Qt7_ECEE

Human innovation is thru the roof. Just amazing what man can do.

LouisVanDerWright · #2 Posted **Oct 12, 2019, 8:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

Human innovation is thru the roof. Just amazing what man can do.

They actually use cranes to literally raise the roof...

pilsenarch · #3 Posted **Oct 11, 2019, 12:40 PM**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_4JdrY1cc

chicubs111 · #4 Posted **Oct 11, 2019, 12:49 PM**

So are the heights of both these tower going up reflected on whats shown on the title of this page or have they been shortened?...I didnt think either one was gonna break 500ft?

bhawk66 · #5 Posted **Oct 11, 2019, 9:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by pilsenarch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_4JdrY1cc

Thanks pilsenarch. That's bad-ass. The level of comfort these guys have at those heights is quite admirable. At one point two guys were out there on the "cat walk" just yucking it up like they were at standing room only at the UC

Neuman · #6 Posted **Oct 13, 2019, 6:18 AM**

I have an infrastructure question, if anyone is able to answer. Since LSE is completely new infrastructure for the city, when they are building all the new sewer systems, are the sewers in the area shared for rain runoff and general waste water from the buildings? Since this entire site is next to the river and the lake do they divert rain runoff into those bodies of water, or is it all mixed in with the sewage? This would seem like an ideal place to start separating these systems, whereas the rest of the city is mixed sewage. I don't think the boards here discuss this type of infrastructure enough, and it seem fairly important on all these LSE projects, or any of these recently proposed mega developments Chicago is seeing.

LouisVanDerWright · #7 Posted **Oct 13, 2019, 2:08 PM**

I doubt the runoff for the entire complex is handled together. The city makes each building separate the run off and retain it. So every time another one is added to LSE the civil engineer will design retention to meet code for that project as they would with any other project.

k1052 · #8 Posted **Oct 13, 2019, 3:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

I doubt the runoff for the entire complex is handled together. The city makes each building separate the run off and retain it. So every time another one is added to LSE the civil engineer will design retention to meet code for that project as they would with any other project.

I could be remembering wrong but I though LSE had a separate storm system they hook new buildings into and an outfall into the river for the whole development.

LouisVanDerWright · #9 Posted **Oct 13, 2019, 8:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

I could be remembering wrong but I though LSE had a separate storm system they hook new buildings into and an outfall into the river for the whole development.

I imagine the streets just dump into the river. Interesting. I would assume they still require some form of retention though, they probably don't want everything just dumping into the river during a storm event either.

Romero · #10 Posted **Oct 14, 2019, 5:08 PM**

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Tom In Chicago · #11 Posted **Oct 15, 2019, 10:38 PM**

Oh hello. . .

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Tom In Chicago · #12 Posted **Oct 17, 2019, 11:00 PM**

A crane is born. . .

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PittsburghPA · #13 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 9:56 PM**

I feel like this site is flying

rivernorthlurker · #14 Posted **Oct 21, 2019, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

I feel like this site is flying

It is! Will be ready to move in by late next year.

Donnie77 · #15 Posted **Oct 22, 2019, 1:05 AM**

the landscaping looks like it will make for some fun snowboarding /sledding!

cozy · #16 Posted **Oct 22, 2019, 3:34 AM**

those models are awesome harry

maru2501 · #17 Posted **Oct 22, 2019, 4:34 PM**

the one is taller than I was expecting for some reason

AMWChicago · #18 Posted **Oct 22, 2019, 5:36 PM**

Honestly, those models make it look much more pleasing than previous renders that didn't really impress. This might low key grow on me, and might be a solid build in this cycle.

dan ryan · #19 Posted **Oct 22, 2019, 8:54 PM**

Where's the model of LSE's big boy?

maru2501 · #20 Posted **Oct 24, 2019, 8:01 PM**

crane #3 going up now