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harryc · #**41241** Posted **May 5, 2018, 9:57 PM**

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Tcmetro · #**41242** Posted **May 6, 2018, 1:58 PM**

The gravel lot at Ashland/Harrison where the Rush expansion is supposed to be has had yellow parking lot lines painted and a little attendant booth placed on the Congress side.

r18tdi · #**41243** Posted **May 7, 2018, 4:31 PM**

What's going on with the Wrigley mansion?
I read that it sold recently, but I assumed it would stay SFH...

J_M_Tungsten · #**41244** Posted **May 7, 2018, 5:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tcmetro

The gravel lot at Ashland/Harrison where the Rush expansion is supposed to be has had yellow parking lot lines painted and a little attendant booth placed on the Congress side.

The building will still happen. Plans are being revised based on services moving to the new facility, and that may dramatically alter what early concepts have been seen before. The lot will temporarily be turned into surface parking to ease employee and patient parking issues until plans are finalized, and ground can be broke.

marothisu · #**41245** Posted **May 7, 2018, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

What's going on with the Wrigley mansion?
I read that it sold recently, but I assumed it would stay SFH...

Yes. Probably just needs various repairs...

Via Chicago · #**41246** Posted **May 7, 2018, 6:09 PM**

but seems weird to brand a private home renovation, assuming its already sold (or was that fencing from prior?)

marothisu · #**41247** Posted **May 7, 2018, 6:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Via Chicago

but seems weird to brand a private home renovation, assuming its already sold (or was that fencing from prior?)

Who bought it? Could just be a developer who bought it, then is going to resell after

Via Chicago · #**41248** Posted **May 7, 2018, 6:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Who bought it? Could just be a developer who bought it, then is going to resell after

didnt consider that, but that would make more sense. hopefully theyre tasteful and sensitive with the inteior. judging by the photos, it looks pretty incredible as-is. but i do worry what kind of changes and value-adds theyre going to slap on to make this worth their while...

phanta721 · #**41249** Posted **May 7, 2018, 6:16 PM**

LouisVanDerWright · #**41250** Posted **May 7, 2018, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Via Chicago

didnt consider that, but that would make more sense. hopefully theyre tasteful and sensitive with the inteior. judging by the photos, it looks pretty incredible as-is. but i do worry what kind of changes and value-adds theyre going to slap on to make this worth their while...

My sister is friends with the daughter of the family that used to own this house. She said the interior is spectacular, but part of that is because it hasn't ever been totally rebuilt. It has older wiring, heating, plumbing, etc. They are probably going to redo all the infrastructure kitchens and bathrooms and restore the original features. It has pretty much all of the original trim and doors. I think it's landmarked inside and out.

gebs · #**41251** Posted **May 7, 2018, 8:16 PM**

May 5 2018, 61 E Banks:

J_M_Tungsten · #**41252** Posted **May 7, 2018, 8:54 PM**

Any one know what the crane is just west of the McD’s headquarters?

r18tdi · #**41253** Posted **May 7, 2018, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Any one know what the crane is just west of the McD’s headquarters?

The gray one that is just now going up? Probably the hotel at 113 N. May. Unless you're seeing yellow crane of Hayden?

Rizzo · #**41254** Posted **May 7, 2018, 11:47 PM**

The gems core looks downright quaint next to soaring vista

KWillChicago · #**41255** Posted **May 8, 2018, 1:30 AM**

At least we're getting a mini spire. Lol.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/5/7/...ront-sculpture

SolarWind · #**41256** Posted **May 8, 2018, 1:46 AM**

May 7, 2018

left of center · #**41257** Posted **May 8, 2018, 3:04 PM**

Architect of defunct-Chicago Spire to design riverfront sculpture
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...508-story.html

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The architect of the unbuilt Chicago Spire, the proposed twisting skyscraper that captivated the city a decade ago before going bust, will get a chance to leave his mark on Chicago, but on a much smaller scale.

Spain’s Santiago Calatrava on Monday unveiled his design for a riverfront sculpture that will stand in the outdoor plaza of the River Point office building at 444 W. Lake St.

Although it will be far shorter than the proposed Spire — about 49 feet tall, the architect said, versus the unbuilt tower’s 2,000 feet — the red piece of sculpture will have a twist of its own. It will consist of a coiled metal spiral that will frame views of the Chicago River and will itself be framed by the mirrored parabolic arch at the building’s base.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who joined Calatrava at Monday’s news conference, called the design “the exclamation point” for people looking down the river.

nomarandlee · #**41258** Posted **May 8, 2018, 3:53 PM**

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May 5 2018, 61 E Banks:
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Obnoxiously small for a Gold Coast LSD lot. Ugh.

Vlajos · #**41259** Posted **May 9, 2018, 3:11 PM**

Anyone know what's going up on Western north of Montrose across from Welles Park? A hideous single story long underutilized building has been bulldozed and looks like a foundation is underway.

Steely Dan · #**41260** Posted **May 9, 2018, 3:16 PM**

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Anyone know what's going up on Western north of Montrose across from Welles Park? A hideous single story long underutilized building has been bulldozed and looks like a foundation is underway.

i noticed that same lot when we were at the park on sunday and was curious as well, but forgot to ask about it here.

just about anything will be better than what it's replacing, but i'm hoping it's at least 4 or 5 floors because i love higher streetwalls on park edges, giving more enclosure to the park space.