CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 902

ardecila · #**18021** Posted **Nov 20, 2020, 10:45 PM**

Those fins are usually just a clip-on, not part of the unitized curtain wall assembly.

I appreciate the mews, I hope it is a success for retail/entertainment. Seeing it now, though, I think it's just a creative way to save heating costs on the office lobby. But the through-block connection will be open to the public, so it's kind of like the indoor lobby connections in various Loop buildings.

Those two floors of parking are brutal, though. The fancy brickwork doesn't help much.

the urban politician · #**18022** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 2:02 AM**

The parking floors totally kill the design.

What were they thinking?

Briguy · #**18023** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 2:55 PM**

They were thinking that nobody wants a window office right next to the El. Street level hasted retail is not too bad.

That stretch of halsted from the metra overpass to Randolph has transformed so much! Really hope the equinox hotel gets built too.

harryc · #**18024** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 3:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Briguy

They were thinking that nobody wants a window office right next to the El. Street level hasted retail is not too bad.

That stretch of halsted from the metra overpass to Randolph has transformed so much! Really hope the equinox hotel gets built too.

You should have been there in the '70s ...

Kumdogmillionaire · #**18025** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

The parking floors totally kill the design.

What were they thinking?

Lol they're totally fine

SteelMonkey · #**18026** Posted **Nov 22, 2020, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

The view from 167 N Green

Photo Credit: @jobsite_superintendent
https://www.instagram.com/jobsite_superintendent/?hl=en

Wow would love to hoop on that court however hard it might be to concentrate on the game

Randomguy34 · #**18027** Posted **Nov 22, 2020, 5:46 PM**

Given that garages across downtown have had a loss of income due to fewer customers, how likely is it that we'll see many of them sold and being replaced by high-rises? Some folks were discussing in another thread that the Asbury Plaza garage could go if the economics justify it, but now I'm curious if the large drop in parking demand will jumpstart a trend

r18tdi · #**18028** Posted **Nov 22, 2020, 11:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Two new West Loop high rises, surprised one of them is a hotel

311-315 N Sangamon St./901-925 W Wayman St | 149 ft | 296 key hotel
https://chicago.legistar.com/Legisla...vanced&Search=

The Sun-Times has a rendering of 311-315 Sangamon.
Any word on the architect? Reminds me a bit of Porte by GREC.

RedCorsair87 · #**18029** Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 1:21 AM**

https://chicago.suntimes.com/busines...arket-ventures

Article mentions Tom Roszak.

ardecila · #**18030** Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 5:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Given that garages across downtown have had a loss of income due to fewer customers, how likely is it that we'll see many of them sold and being replaced by high-rises? Some folks were discussing in another thread that the Asbury Plaza garage could go if the economics justify it, but now I'm curious if the large drop in parking demand will jumpstart a trend

They will have a big payday once work from home ends at many companies, people will still be reluctant to take public transport or Uber/Lyft. Eventually they will go back to their pre-covid occupancy levels.

The only garages that are struggling are the Grant Park Garages, there’s been some talk of turning those into a fulfillment center for Amazon. They are already using the garage to store dealership cars.

SIGSEGV · #**18031** Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 6:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

The only garages that are struggling are the Grant Park Garages, there’s been some talk of turning those into a fulfillment center for Amazon. They are already using the garage to store dealership cars.

wow, Grant Park North Garage decreased its monthly parking by like $100/month ("introductory rate, new customers only").

west-town-brad · #**18032** Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

They will have a big payday once work from home ends at many companies, people will still be reluctant to take public transport or Uber/Lyft. Eventually they will go back to their pre-covid occupancy levels.

The only garages that are struggling are the Grant Park Garages, there’s been some talk of turning those into a fulfillment center for Amazon. They are already using the garage to store dealership cars.

also, underground garages could be used as data centers.

the urban politician · #**18033** Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 3:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

wow, Grant Park North Garage decreased its monthly parking by like $100/month ("introductory rate, new customers only").

Yep, garage demand downtown has really gone down.

I have a garage space with my condo that I've kept rented pretty much regularly for 9 years, but in recent months I've basically given up.

I'll probably relist it some time next year