CHICAGO | Trump Tower | 1,389' Official / 1,198' Roof | 96 FLOORS | 2009 - Page 8

Kingofthehill · #**141** Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 3:16 AM**

Very nice! Trump's always been a personal favorite of mine from the most-recent boom.

spyguy · #**142** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 10:31 PM**

Piston Steele/ flickr

spey2008/ flickr

spyguy · #**143** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 10:34 PM**

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/secti...#axzz17kUbOE6b

Replacing Berrios. Trump casino? And a Rosemont gift
Posted by Greg H. at 12/10/2010 12:49 PM CST

...Mr. Roper awhile ago mentioned another possible location to me that I thought made more sense: the lower-level, still-totally-vacant retail floors in Trump Tower on the Chicago River between Michigan and Wabash avenues.

The building is central but not as congested as Block 37. The floor plates are large. The location is close to Lower Wacker and Michigan, so it could be used for bus drop-offs, and it's near a bunch of tourist hotels — one of them right upstairs.

The Donald and I haven't discussed the idea. But I understand he knows something about running casinos, and surely he doesn't like all of that empty space he has. The tower may be a bit upscale for some, but that's what a Chicago facility ought to be.

george · #**144** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 4:39 PM**

1-05

i_am_hydrogen · #**145** Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 4:28 AM**

jc5680 · #**146** Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 4:46 AM**

300 north lasalle thread seems to be locked… this will do.

harryc · #**147** Posted **Feb 26, 2011, 1:19 PM**

harryc · #**148** Posted **Feb 27, 2011, 11:03 PM**

ChicagoChicago · #**149** Posted **Mar 2, 2011, 2:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Wow. Just wow. It's as if the recent blizzard cleaned Trump to perfection.

i_am_hydrogen · #**150** Posted **Mar 2, 2011, 3:24 PM**

i_am_hydrogen · #**151** Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 12:28 AM**

bnk · #**152** Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 3:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

What a nice picture and addition to the Chicago skyline. But I see empty condos, blacked out.

I care little for Tump, personally but I have stayed at this hotel a few times and used the spa, but if I am right I believe only around 65% of the total units, hotel condos, and residential condos have been sold by now. [ I have also noted that the southern and eastern residences have sold well but the northern and western units are harder to sell at this point. I am pretty sure he is taking this one in the butt for awhile now. I know someday this will be 100% filled but it is not at this juncture. Anyway nice building and nice vantage point for this picture.

i_am_hydrogen · #**153** Posted **Apr 2, 2011, 10:51 PM**

N830MH · #**154** Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

Wow!!! Very awesome!!! Thanks!! Keep'em coming more photos that I can see!!

J_M_Tungsten · #**155** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 12:46 AM**

Not quite on par with hydro, but...

Chicagoguy · #**156** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 4:09 PM**

I am curious, has any retail tenants moved into the base yet? Has there been any talk or interest from ANYONE? I hate seeing that prime space sit vacant!

trvlr70 · #**157** Posted **Apr 11, 2011, 2:09 PM**

^^^^
There is rumor of a downtown casino in that space. But, of course, it is just a rumor. It wouldn't make sense to me because typically casinos prefer large, interior spaces WITHOUT windows!

wrab · #**158** Posted **Apr 29, 2011, 11:54 AM**

Context:

ChiTownCity · #**159** Posted **May 10, 2011, 10:51 PM**

Chicago 54 by Hudizzle, on Flickr

bnk · #**160** Posted **May 14, 2011, 12:22 PM**

Hard to find a place to place this but here it is.

Trump is trying to dump his 15K sq foot penthouse in his own building. Some of these photos are interesting in the least.

This one makes the even the grand John H look small in a weird way.

Take in the View from Trump Tower's 89th-Floor Penthouse
Thursday, May 12, 2011, by Mark Boyer

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...mp-penthouse-1

East-end view... Sunrise for those that are compass challenged.

Looks like a steal. I mean holey crap it makes even Aon [ old Standard Oil building ] look lower..?

see also bk's Tribune post... http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune....enthouse-.html September 24, 2009

from....

A sneak peek at the Trump Tower penthouse

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One benefit living above the cloud ceiling is that in the winter one can improve their SADD. Seasonal Af.. Disorder.. I would hope at least...

Last week, we had the pleasure of touring (read: getting lost in) the penthouse atop Chicago's Trump Tower. Originally, Donald Trump had planned to keep the 14,260-square-foot unit to himself, but when the market went south he decided to put it on the market, and there it has sat since the tower was completed in 2009. When Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin toured the unit a couple of years ago, he suggested that an NBA seven-footer with buckets of money snap up the place. Indeed, with 16-foot ceilings, you could easily convert one of the living rooms to half-court and shoot hoops in there. The unit is unfinished, and the only thing in there, aside from windows and drywall, is a workman's sink, which had to be installed in order to get a certificate of occupancy. Without any furniture or even doors, it feels like a maze in the 7BD, 6BA unit. Like the rest of Trump Tower, the penthouse is all about the view,

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http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...mp-penthouse-7

BTW even the Sears tower does not seem to over dominate TT.

BTW I am not a whore for DT I just found these pics on the web and would like to share them with you kind folk.

Just one more close up for those that are or are close to being, or soon to be, Billionaires like 10023... and others that have chump couch change to buy this place.

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune....b053970c-800wi

The guy on the right is what I used to look like about 10 years ago.

PS BTW you can create your own docu crime situ tv show with all of the bling from this angle below.

You just have to imagine the chalk outline and the yellow police tape and the ...