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Baronvonellis · #**13621** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 3:27 PM**

I think it's pretty awesome that Foster Ave right now has 2 tower cranes on it. I can look in both directions of the street and see tower cranes. This has got to be the only street with 2 cranes up at this time.

intrepidDesign · #**13622** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 5:02 PM**

A while ago I saw a post about rehabbing the building at Randolph and Elizabeth St. I was walking by this today and it was full steam ahead with interior work. Nothing had been done on the exterior as of yet. Does anyone remember this, or have a link to the proposal? IIRC they weren't making any drastic changes to the exterior, just changing out the windows and such.

Nowhereman1280 · #**13623** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 5:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis

I think it's pretty awesome that Foster Ave right now has 2 tower cranes on it. I can look in both directions of the street and see tower cranes. This has got to be the only street with 2 cranes up at this time.

Other than the Admiral, where is the other crane?

the urban politician · #**13624** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

Other than the Admiral, where is the other crane?

^ He must be talking about the Swedish Covenant Hospital project

Nowhereman1280 · #**13625** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 9:22 PM**

What are they building there?

Vlajos · #**13626** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 9:50 PM**

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What are they building there?

I think it's medical offices.

Chicagoguy · #**13627** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 10:20 PM**

So I was driving home from work today and noticed more extensive work going on at the vacant building near Broadway and Waveland that Walmart was reportedly going to be moving into. Is that a done deal? Does anyone know anymore information regarding this? They have completely torn up the parking lot to the south of the structure and have made a large opening in the wall for an entrance at the parking lot!

k1052 · #**13628** Posted **Oct 14, 2011, 10:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicagoguy

So I was driving home from work today and noticed more extensive work going on at the vacant building near Broadway and Waveland that Walmart was reportedly going to be moving into. Is that a done deal? Does anyone know anymore information regarding this? They have completely torn up the parking lot to the south of the structure and have made a large opening in the wall for an entrance at the parking lot!

Supposedly yea, Walmart doesn't make a lot of noise prior to opening one of these. I've been watching them work on the store at Chicago and Franklin for a while now too.

lawfin · #**13629** Posted **Oct 15, 2011, 12:09 AM**

Is that what is going in there fcuk! goddamit!

FlashingLights · #**13630** Posted **Oct 15, 2011, 5:32 AM**

I'm ok with Rahm I'm angry about his destruction of Landmark Commission.
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune....oundation.html

Absolutely terrible decision. Also, pandering to CME which he is connected to is very questionable. Overall I like him, but I'm not ready to say he is doing an "amazing" job when stuff like this goes down.

Chicagoguy · #**13631** Posted **Oct 15, 2011, 5:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by k1052

Supposedly yea, Walmart doesn't make a lot of noise prior to opening one of these. I've been watching them work on the store at Chicago and Franklin for a while now too.

Do you know how much of the space they plan to occupy? The building is 3 stories, and for the past month or so they have been gutting the top 2 floors on the inside and doing major amounts of work!

pyropius · #**13632** Posted **Oct 15, 2011, 4:47 PM**

The top two floors are full of self-storage units. A few weeks ago I saw a stop work order on the front door, and two cops checking out the building.

harryc · #**13633** Posted **Oct 15, 2011, 8:03 PM**

Sept 30

Post Stress
Tubes

bendy tubes

tubes terminated all in a row

Housings for the cable tightening thingys - put on the stress.

reinforcing for the stress points

untitledreality · #**13634** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 5:24 AM**

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...and have made a large opening in the wall for an entrance at the parking lot!

So long as they don't get the great idea to cut down through the granite base on the front of the building to expand the frontage windows I am fine with it... those bricks can always be replaced later down the road.

I am concerned however with what is going on at 3642, the annex building just to the North. Recently the upper windows were removed and haven't been replaced in a few days.

untitledreality · #**13635** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 5:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by intrepidDesign

A while ago I saw a post about rehabbing the building at Randolph and Elizabeth St. I was walking by this today and it was full steam ahead with interior work. Nothing had been done on the exterior as of yet. Does anyone remember this, or have a link to the proposal? IIRC they weren't making any drastic changes to the exterior, just changing out the windows and such.

credit/spyguy

george · #**13636** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 1:38 PM**

10-8

Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago addition

spyguy · #**13637** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 6:55 PM**

Ian Schrager's Public Hotel and new Pump Room (all photos from their Facebook page)

ardecila · #**13638** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 8:20 PM**

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^^^ It's probably got to do with easement concerns. BCBS probably does not want non-employee's crossing it's property from Columbus. It's a very typical concern for liability reasons and the fact that they don't want to risk allowing public right of way which could eventually be established as an easement on their property.

All you need to do is put in a little metal plaque in the concrete at the property line and public easements can't be established.

Rizzo · #**13639** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 11:21 PM**

The hotel looks great!

BTW, the new Halsted Street bridge has been installed. But the north approach span has not yet been built.

Nowhereman1280 · #**13640** Posted **Oct 17, 2011, 1:31 AM**

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All you need to do is put in a little metal plaque in the concrete at the property line and public easements can't be established.

While that is true, it doesn't eliminate the liability concerns of having the public crossing through a plaza where ice could be falling or any other number of potential concerns.