Lol, I'll tell all those alpine forests in the Rocky's, Alps, Andes, and Himilayas that the altitude is too high for the trees to exist. There are plenty of reasons not to grow trees in the blow through floor though
Not often planted on roof decks. Also, see the felled trees from the derecho this past Summer -- one sailing down from ~1,000 ft. up could be deadly.
Hot take ardecelia - trees are way tougher than some altitude..for God's sake...get those trees a trauma-llamma
On the mountains those trees are exposed to wind on one side, not all four as in St Regis' blow-thru floor (wind exposure is why ridgelines are often bare). And they live in real soil and get real rain, not some pipsqueak planter box with a drip irrigation system.
__________________ la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
West Loop Skyscraper to Further the Isolation of Kennedy Expressway
Quote:
Last week we learned two interesting things. First, the correct 12 Days of Christmas lyric is “Four colly birds,” not “Four calling birds.” Colly bird is a dusty term for any random blackbird. And second, Crescent Heights wants to put up a 47-story residential tower at 640 West Washington Boulevard, on the eastern edge of the Kennedy Expressway.
hopefully our turn for a SHoP project will be a 1200ft+ thompson center redevelopment... they're on a streak with proposals in Rotterdam (722') and Toronto (1017')
hopefully our turn for a SHoP project will be a 1200ft+ thompson center redevelopment... they're on a streak with proposals in Rotterdam (722') and Toronto (1017')
A long while ago I was hoping with their experience designing tall buildings that integrate with existing historical structures that SHoP might be tapped for the hotel addition to the Reid Murdoch Building. But it seems that ship has sailed.
The Shops at Big Deahl, LLC, for the property generally located at 1465-1483 N. Kingsbury St./835-919 W. Blackhawk St./1450-1472 N. Dayton St. The applicant proposes to amend Planned Development 1292 to rezone the property to C2-5 prior to re-establishing Residential-Business Planned Development 1292, as amended the proposal will include five subareas with four structures and open space. Subarea A will consist of a 27-story (299 ft.), 327 dwelling unit building with retail and 110 parking spaces. Subarea B will consist of a 5-story (64 ft.), 36 dwelling unit building with 36 parking spaces. Subarea C will consist of a 10-story (117 ft.), 126 dwelling unit, group living classified as co-living building (max. 432 beds) with 41 parking spaces.
oof - design on Building A is bleak. Not a big fan of the stepped/rotated building sections on some modern highrise designs... the old 1000M proposal was the best I've seen and the verticality of the building helped there. The contemporary facade and slew of materials on this already look dated. I guess I like the rust color against the gray/black buildings in the plan and the existing black/glass buildings nearby, but could be achieved with a tall brick highrise... actually wouldn't mind seeing some "Fultonization" here
^^It's much better than building C. Building C feels like they weren't even trying. I can already see the cement panels on it feeling weathered in 2 years. It'll look horrible.
the small building likely segregates the affordable housing units from the luxury tower(s)
It does that but there is also a whole 33-unit townhouse development planned for Harrison and Francisco on the West Side that will satisfy this project's affordable requirements.
__________________ la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
^ Awesome, now we just need demand to (fingers crossed) come roaring back some day so that many of these approved projects in the pipeline can get started
And damn it, I want to come downtown to watch a show. It’s been too damn long!
__________________
Supercar Adventures is my YouTube channel:
Prev
Linear Mode
