Skyscraper Chicago

A new rendering someone found for the 400 North Lake Shore Drive site(former Spire site). Related is supposed to announce the plan late this year or early next. The north tower looks to be over 1500 ft high.

Ismael Soto Design

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The architectural company on record is Zaha Hadid for the above buildings.

http://www.zaha-hadid.com/

http://ismaelsotodesign.com/PROFESSIONAL-EXPERIENCE

 

More Chicago Motor Row photos and a link. FIAT 1911 dealer is photo number 3. Building originally had French glass style windows and Italian tile roof wich has since been replaced. Could use a good restoration. Huge 2 story FIAT sign is also long gone. An Alfa Romeo/FIAT dealer has taken over the site and the 4C and FIAT's parked behind the old FIAT dealer in the last photo are from that new dealer.


https://chicagology.com/motorrow/


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1000 S Michigan Avenue... A few under construction buildings conveniently left off the video

 

Wanda Vista this week. 1/4th done until top out.

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Ferrarichat's favorite presidential library . Not to fond of the design but it might look better in person. This is being built down by where the 1893 Worlds Fair was held.


https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/1/10/16873740/obama-presidential-center-architecture-design

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Great news for the old Cook County Hospital site and building:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-exclusive-developer-plans-to-make-old-county-hospital-a-community-anchor/

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2019 Architecture Biennial dates announced. Also info on the 2017 event.

http://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/news/the-2017-chicago-architecture-biennial-attracts-over-550-000-visitors-and-announces-the-dates-of-the-2019-edition/

 

Ha Yes Daley sr. era.. Surprised he didn't have it torn down. Really a nice looking building in real life. Rahm is also a tear down freak so historical buildings should be afraid.

 

University of Chicago revised Rubenstein Forum

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/5/11/15623612/university-chicago-architecture-new-design-rubenstein-forum


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Wanda Vista progress report.




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The Chicago planning Commission approved One Chicago Square at 740 N. State, which will be Chicago's sixth tallest building upon completion.

The $500 million project has two towers, the taller of which will be 1,011 feet and 76 stories.


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More Wolf Point renderings. The middle south building will be around 1000 feet tall. The east building is under construction and the west completed.




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By the way, here is one of the main reasons a downtown business core works much better in some cities but not others.

US metros ranked by commuter rail ridership (2016):

1. NYC ------------ 278,155,600
2. Chicago --------- 83,905,700
3. Philly ------------ 36,927,700
4. Boston ---------- 34,243,100
5. SF --------------- 21,907,000
6. DC/Baltimore --- 13,476,600
7. LA --------------- 10,903,000
8. Salt Lake City ---- 4,545,800
9. Denver ----------- 4,317,400
10. Miami ----------- 4,175,000
11. Seattle ---------- 4,163,400
12. Dallas ----------- 2,563,200
13. San Diego ------ 1,503,700
14. Orlando ----------- 877,600
15. Albuquerque ------ 858,700
16. Austin ------------- 810,100
17. Minneapolis ------- 711,300
18. Portland ----------- 455,000
19. Nashville ---------- 280,900

 

Another tower. No renderings yet.

CHICAGO | Tribune Tower Addition | 1,388 FT | ? FLOORS
1,388 feet tall

• 220 hotel rooms and 158 condo units
• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
• Plans “are expected to be presented to the Chicago Plan Commission by this summer”
• “Under the developers’ current plans, Tribune Tower would be redeveloped over a three-year period, followed by the erection of the new skyscraper, a source confirmed.”
• Redeveloped Tribune Tower would include 165 residential units

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...525-story.html​

 

Another drawing showing the newest towers under construction or legitimate proposals all between 1000 feet and 1400 feet tall. This should really change the skyline just like all the skinny tall towers are changing NYC right now. The only buildings this does not show are the south loop towers(would be left side on photo) and several tall buildings planned for the mouth of the river including the old Spire site.

3 to 4 700-900 foot tall towers going in the south loop.


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Clark & Barlowe tower renderings and a few construction update photos.

One Bennett Park 836 ft tall

465 North Park 535 ft tall and in the background Wanda Vista at 1200 ft tall.



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Not a skyscraper but still really cool. This old 1896 Wrigley family mansion just sold.


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I think that part is not original or atleast it was changed. This house was spared but hundreds of other mansions in Chicago built prior to 1900 were torn down in the 1960's and 1970s. What a shame. Daley Sr. was not a historian!!

They sure did built stuff nice prior to 1930. Now everything looks cheap by comparison. Even the regular white stone and brown stone houses that there are thousands of in Chicago look like they were made for royalty.


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Related just released these renderings of 900 W. Randolph. Around 600 feet tall and right next to the Dan Ryan Expressway.


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Final renderings for two 500 footers that are already under construction. 727 is right next to the Dan Ryan so if you come to Chicago you will not miss seeing it. The second building is just south of the Loop on Michigan Avenue several blocks from Motors Row. Both are nice additions.

1st building 727 W Madison (oval)
2nd building The Paragon Chicago
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