CHICAGO | BMO Tower | 727 FT | 50 FLOORS - Page 33

RedCorsair87 · #**641** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 6:50 PM**

About damn time! I can't wait to see this one and WPS start climbing.

akbussey · #**642** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 6:57 PM**

I wonder how much my view will be obstructed after this gets built.

Steely Dan · #**643** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 7:08 PM**

^ i would consider it a view enhancement rather than a view obstruction.

a nicely detailed 50 story office building, or a dumpy old parking garage?

Chisouthside · #**644** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 7:13 PM**

This building will definitely standout looking northeast from the UIC area.

akbussey · #**645** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 7:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ i would consider it a view enhancement rather than a view obstruction.

a nicely detailed 50 story office building, or a dumpy old parking garage?

Im going to miss my view of the Circle Interchange.

rgarri4 · #**646** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 7:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by akbussey

I wonder how much my view will be obstructed after this gets built.

akbussey · #**647** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 8:28 PM**

Nice! I will be able to see the folks across the river it seems! Im on 54 here in Willis.

BonoboZill4 · #**648** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 11:32 PM**

I love when rgarri posts something like that. Beautiful

HomrQT · #**649** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 1:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

I love when rgarri posts something like that. Beautiful

Like being able to see in the future.

SpireGuy · #**650** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 4:00 AM**

This building sucks. Already too similar to the BoA tower going up along the river. I'd rather the garage stay until something better is proposed. You guys want more blue glass boxes?

BonoboZill4 · #**651** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpireGuy

This building sucks. Already too similar to the BoA tower going up along the river. I'd rather the garage stay until something better is proposed. You guys want more blue glass boxes?

If you want to see how this conversation plays out, feel free to go through earlier posts in this thread. For the love of god, let's not have another blue glass tower debate in here.

chicubs111 · #**652** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 12:35 PM**

we all wanted this but unfortunately it wasn't selected in the design competition...

skysoar · #**653** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

If you want to see how this conversation plays out, feel free to go through earlier posts in this thread. For the love of god, let's not have another blue glass tower debate in here.

I agree, every new building built in Chicago will not be iconic, or an eye pleaser. Often times when buildings are completed, the finished product is very impressive, compared to the architectual design, hopefully that's the case with BMO.

BuildThemTaller · #**654** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 3:41 PM**

^^Also there are about 0 blue glass boxes within a 5-block radius of that location.

JMKeynes · #**655** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 5:00 PM**

I like it.

MorganChi · #**656** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by rgarri4

Rgarri will this building plus 1000m close the gap view from the lake ?

rgarri4 · #**657** Posted **Sep 22, 2019, 2:21 PM**

BMO is blocked from straight on. There's a bit of a gap between there and 1000M mostly where the shorter towers of the Riverline are going. Wish they were taller.

The Lurker · #**658** Posted **Sep 22, 2019, 2:38 PM**

^ It should have a decent impact from the planetarium view rising behind the Hilton.

Ricochet48 · #**659** Posted **Sep 22, 2019, 2:40 PM**

The view I'm most interested in is from Alder (where most basics like me take their skyline photos haha). I feel it will have a huge impact there and appear taller than Sears, etc. Essex has already really filled things in (and the green looks very sharp too!). Hopefully, BMO will pop up better on other angles

LouisVanDerWright · #**660** Posted **Sep 22, 2019, 3:35 PM**

The building that would help the gap is something right on 290 or Congress, preferably on the South side of the street. Something like the Old Post Office tower.

What do we think the Odds of 601 cos moving on a proposal there at some point in the near future? Given how the OPO is leasing I can't help but think they are considering how they will use up all that FAR Davies got approved...

Honestly, given the trajectory of OPO, I think that might be our dark horse next supertall proposal. Could see them doing a 1,000-1,200' tower there.