CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[BuildThemTaller]

Hi Mods,

I had a few spare moments and went through Page 1 projects. Maybe you'll have some free time around the holidays (or want to avoid the family for a couple of hours?). Thanks for all the work you've done with this message board. Happy Holidays to you!

Here are the suggested changes and additions:

Move from Under Construction to Completed
• Optima II
• Marriott Marquis McCormick Place
• The Sinclair
• Aurelien / 833 North Clark
• 215 West Lake
• Alta Roosevelt / 801 South Financial
• Landmark West Loop / 1035 West Van Buren
• 640 North Wells
• The Hudson / 750 North Hudson
• Hotel EMC2 / 226-228 East Ontario
• Viceroy Hotel
• Niche 905 (905 North Orleans)
• 30 East / 30 East Balbo
• 400 West Huron

Site Prep to Under Construction
• Renelle on the River
• 181 Huron / The Marlowe (and almost completed!)

Proposed to Under Construction
• 237 East Ontario / Aloft Mag Mile
• Hoxton Hotel

Proposed to Site Prep
• Old Town Park Tower 2 / Atrium Village Phase 2 (https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/12/1...park-high-rise)
• 1061 West Van Buren (https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/8/4/...partment-tower)
• GEMS Academy Phase 2
• Nobu Hotel (or stalled or something)
• 210 North Carpenter (or is it under construction?)

New Site Prep
• The Bentham / Erie and Lasalle (https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/2/24...s-erie-lasalle)

New Proposals
• One Chicago Square
• Lakeshore East IJKL (on hold, but still proposed)
• Coyne College Towers (https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/12/1...fice-high-rise)
• 180 North Ada Street (see above)
• 310 North Sangamon (https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/12/1...ent-310-morgan)

Did I miss anything?

[Fvn]

Looks like GEMS school is back to work.
Sheet pile driver and a bunch of sheet piles on site.


(from vista webcam)

[KWillChicago]

Sweeeet! Does that mean Gems has full financing in place than? Cant wait for the third crane in that area.

[Fvn]

Yea I believe so.

I also saw an article from Chicago architecture blog that the developer was looking at having the building be offices, or rather what the parking requirements would be if it was to be an office building.

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...akeshore-east/

[marothisu]

172 N Ada groundbreaking slated for early January

[JK47]

Originally Posted by Fvn

Yea I believe so.

I also saw an article from Chicago architecture blog that the developer was looking at having the building be offices, or rather what the parking requirements would be if it was to be an office building.

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...akeshore-east/

Honestly, I don't understand how parents would feel comfortable enrolling kids in a K-12 Private School which charges the exorbitant rate that GEMS charges when the school seems to be vacillating on whether they'll actually build a high school. Not only does that add uncertainty regarding the child's schooling but it makes me doubt the school's financial health.

[BuildThemTaller]

Have we seen this before? Chicago Plan Commission approves a 23 story, 226 unit tower along Milwaukee at Carpenter and Huron.

[harryc]

Dec 20

[left of center]

Heard about this on news radio today as well.

Here is a link to a Curbed article about it from back in October:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/10/1...ukee-carpenter

At 23 stories, its going to add a lot of height and density to the area. I like how it will frame Milwaukee with the new 16 story Spoke Apartments development across the street. A bland 1 story commercial property will be leveled, no big loss there. The 4 story brick office building to the south on Carpenter will be preserved and integrated into the tower.

That neighborhood feels cut off from the rest of the city by the Kennedy/Ohio feeder and the river/tracks. Hopefully this development will bring more buzz and pedestrian life to this section of Milwaukee.

[harryc]

Dec 20

[george]

Connection II, 1640 Division St Wicker Park
12/21

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

Have we seen this before? Chicago Plan Commission approves a 23 story, 226 unit tower along Milwaukee at Carpenter and Huron.

Woohoo!

[Randomguy34]

^ That tower will feel as though it's 26 stories, so it's going to be even more imposing along Milwaukee Ave

Originally Posted by george

Connection II, 1640 Division St Wicker Park
12/21

Does anyone know if the plaza component is still planned?

[SolarWind]

December 21, 2017

[harryc]

Dec 20

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by SolarWind

December 21, 2017

Good riddance!

[PKDickman]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Does anyone know if the plaza component is still planned?

Talked to McLinden just the other day, he sez the tower should be ready for leasing next summer (take that with a grain of salt) and the plaza shortly there after.
I imagine that's just the forward plaza section between Phase 1 & 2, and that the through connection via Mautene Ct will probably be tied up with construction equipment until phases 3 & 4 are together.

[ardecila]

I want that “connection” to feel like a little back alley in Rome or London, but we just don’t have the ambiance, and the architects are clueless. I’m pretty sure it’s just gonna feel rapey.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by ardecila

I want that “connection” to feel like a little back alley in Rome or London, but we just don’t have the ambiance, and the architects are clueless. I’m pretty sure it’s just gonna feel rapey.

Right, because you know Chicago is teeming with developers who have brought forth projects with narrow alleys, and it's totally the architects' fault for not making the company spending millions of dollars in the end want it. Totally has nothing to do with developers.

I hope one day people understand that the final product is something that's undergone numerous previous iterations that's usually dictated by the actual client (i.e. developers). I have friends who work for SOM and I've seen some pretty wild stuff they've created that the developer rejected after trying to persuade them of something. At the end of the day, it's the developer paying the money and they usually get say in what they want the building they're spending all this money on to look like. Don't blame the architects because there's almost no proposals ever with alleys - blame developers if anybody.

[LilZebra]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

Have we seen this before? Chicago Plan Commission approves a 23 story, 226 unit tower along Milwaukee at Carpenter and Huron.

So what happens to the small old building next door?