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left of center · #**1201** Posted **Jan 3, 2009, 11:43 PM**

if they added just a little bit higher level of detail in the concrete work, this building wouldnt be half bad, honestly. i really love those railing, they bump the building up a notch for me. i too am very cautiously pessimistically optimistic

SolarWind · #**1202** Posted **Jan 5, 2009, 3:09 AM**

December 30, 2008

TANGELD_SLC · #**1203** Posted **Jan 5, 2009, 4:22 AM**

This thing's going to be gorgeous! Kinda old-world style, too! It looks like it's just a few weeks away from topping out as well.

Jibba · #**1204** Posted **Jan 6, 2009, 2:50 AM**

Today, tucked in with 900 N. Michigan:

Jibba · #**1205** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 2:21 AM**

Some shots from tonight:

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**1206** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jibba

Lucien Lagrange: Forever in the shadow of quality.

Jibba · #**1207** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 5:25 AM**

^Ha! Exactly what I was thinking when I was lining up that shot: the real deal...and the pretentious substitute.

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**1208** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 5:25 AM**

^ Well done! I love it.

Jita · #**1209** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 11:16 PM**

I just noticed that the roof is different. I took these from my apartment house, as I wouldn't want to go outside

Jibba · #**1210** Posted **Jan 14, 2009, 3:41 AM**

^Nice close-up. The geometry created by the floor plates would suggest a different roof shape than that displayed by the renders, but they could still install panels over the plates that form a more simple shape, though that would be unlikely.

Edit: I goofed. I should have refreshed my memory and taken a look at the first page again: the geometry of the roof seems to correspond the current shape provided by the floor plates. It is also possible that I am talking about something else entirely. What exactly did you think was different about it?

i_am_hydrogen · #**1211** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 2:19 AM**

Taken today:

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**1212** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 2:36 AM**

^ Awesome shot, i_am_hydrogren. I'm especially grateful for The Clare from this angle.

Jita · #**1213** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 3:25 AM**

The only difference that I was referring to was the more blocked in appearance, apparently ready for roofing. I didn't mean that the structure was different than planned. . . just different than a month ago.

denizen467 · #**1214** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 5:19 AM**

I wonder if that is a double-height penthouse or a common space:

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wrab · #**1215** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 10:28 AM**

1/15

the urban politician · #**1216** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 3:05 PM**

^ Gorgeous.

Big John looks so dominating from this angle. It makes Trump and even Aon look like its little bitches

Biff · #**1217** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 3:22 PM**

^^^ Forget about the loop, that cluster alone would make any city in the world envious to have as their own downtown. I love the vibe and look of that area of downtown.

andydie · #**1218** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:34 PM**

here is my last picture i took in that nice lil park near Elysian while waiting for my cab to the airport:

honte · #**1219** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:43 PM**

One more thing good I can say about this development: I find the overall massing of the tower from the west to be very attractive. I think it seems to capture the essence of the tall building in a very positive way. The proportions are quite good, in silhouette, when one can ignore the details.

Also, it doesn't look like the roof will be underscaled, which is a major problem with the Park Tower (as shown in Wrabbit's great photo above).

(Of course, none of this is enough to make me like the building, needless to say.)

honte · #**1220** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

Forget about the loop, that cluster alone would make any city in the world envious to have as their own downtown.

Even as a South Sider, I'm jealous of it!