Proposed and U/C Towers 150m+


River Point - 198 meters - 45 floors

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7899/riverpointiy1.jpg

435 N Park - 193 meters - 54 floors - Construction about to start

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5468/4651e.jpg

Clark & Wacker - most likely 200m+ - 65 floors

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt1/JMTUNGSTEN/c4e54658.jpg

Wolf Point Tower 1 - 290m+ - 80 floors

http://friendsofwolfpoint.com/proposed-wolf-point1A.jpg

Wolf Point Tower 2 - 230 meters - 60 floors

http://i.imgur.com/IkApU.jpg

Wolf Point Tower 3 - 160 meters - 50 floors

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/4fc6565d85216d79330207d8/WP5-Curbed.jpg

400 West Randolph - 213 meters - 50 floors

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3736/400wrandolph.jpg

375 Wacker Drive - 256 meters - 76 floors - waiting for economy to recover

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5769/arquitectonicacolorno4.jpg


Buildings under 150m


Habitat Tower - 139m - 45 floors

http://rnrachicago.org/media/images/habitat_perspective_rendering.jpg

500 N Lake Shore Drive - 142m - 45 FLOORS

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3525/500nlsd.jpg

Coast at Lakeshore East - 130m - 49 floors

http://www.bklarchitecture.com/sites/bklarchitecture.com/files/project_images/BuildingA_1.jpg?1304111498

Optima Center Chicago

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2900/optiresized.jpg

Atrium Village Complex - 420ft / 410ft / 380ft / 310ft+85ft - 44 / 41 / 36 / 28

Lincoln Park 2520 - 141 meters - 39 floors - T/O

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4044/buildingrendering817.jpg

The Ritz-Carlton Residences - 151m - 40 floors - T/O

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3661/ritzresidenceschicagopo.jpg

Roosevelt Tower - 143m - 32 floors - T/O

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2310/59167854.jpg

AMLI River North - 161m - 49 floors - U/C

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2395/amli.jpg

73 East Lake

http://wibiti.com/images/hpmain/420/282420.jpg

K2

http://wibiti.com/images/hpmain/132/282132.jpg

Sono Chicago 2

http://archpaper.com/uploads/breaking_ground_14.jpg

The Admiral At The Lake

http://thornton.s3.amazonaws.com/project_content_images/3133/admiral_1_main.jpg



Proposals added from SSP - Compiled by i_am_hydrogen




601 West Monroe
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/9886/monroe1qu1.jpg
(_____)





29-39 South Lasalle
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2792/2939southlasalle25ic.jpg
(_____)





465 North Park Drive
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2353/319eastillinoisdt7.jpg
(_____)




533 North St. Clair
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6441/533nstclaires8.jpg
(_____)





Lighthouse at Montrose Harbor
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/474/lvstat.jpg
(_____)





535 North St. Clair
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7452/535stclairpd3.jpg
(_____)





Golub Building (410 East Grand)
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7651/updatedgolub410egrand.jpg
(_____)





Millennium Park Plaza
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/687/millenniumparkplazaun2.jpg
(_____)





Atrium Village Phase 4 (right)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2723/atriumvillage04.jpg
(_____)





Buckingham Phase 2
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/130/chicagodorm.jpg
(_____)





Atrium Village Phase 3 (second from right)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2723/atriumvillage04.jpg
(_____)





One East Superior
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7343/1eastsuperiorkm5.jpg
(_____)





Golub South Loop Apts
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4015/64058653.jpg
(_____)





Atrium Village Phase 2 (second from left)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2723/atriumvillage04.jpg
(_____)





519 South Clinton
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/542/519sclinton2zoom.jpg
(_____)





1035 West Van Buren
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6003/1035wvblg4.jpg
(_____)





3660 North LSD
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3348/3660northlsd4gf.jpg
(_____)





2100
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1521/2100pn8.jpg
(_____)





735 West Division
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4339/735westdivision4tu.jpg
(_____)





Atrium Village Phase 1 (left)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2723/atriumvillage04.jpg
(_____)





617-627 West Division
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6208/617westdivision5qn.jpg
(_____)





HOM
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6933/aristocrattoweryc4.jpg
(_____)





Solstice on the Park
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3234/solsticeontheparkkg4.jpg
(_____)





Azure Tower
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/kdickert/Azure.jpg
(_____)





2950 North Sheridan
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/kdickert/1346_2950_N_Sheridan_HR900.jpg
(_____)





Hyatt Place - Clark & Grand Hotels
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6034/53238570.jpg
(_____)





East West Student Life Center
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4097/eastwestdorm.jpg
(_____)





Fairfield Inn & Suites - Clark & Grand Hotels
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6034/53238570.jpg
(_____)





Lakeview Station II
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/7459/lakvstation11rf8.jpg
(_____)




Sheridan-Irving Park Condos
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9454/sheridanirvingly0.jpg
(_____)





The Inn at Lincoln Park
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8181/theinnatlincolnpark6aw.jpg
(_____)



One South Halsted
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/wjcord/1shal1.jpg
(_____)





The Andrew
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2959/hollywoodlsdfp3.jpg
(_____)





171 North Wabash
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/6852/swb1d.jpg
(_____)





Tower of Jewel
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/6638/clarkdivision3.jpg
(_____)





174 West Randolph
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/kdickert/174WestRad.jpg
(_____)





191 West Monroe
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2827/199wmonroety1.jpg
(_____)





108 North Jefferson
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4608/108njefferson.jpg
(_____)





2020 South Prairie
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4474/2020southprairiewt5.jpg
(_____)





6400 South Stony Island
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3209/64th2od0.jpg
(_____)





Wacker Plaza
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2323/wackerplazatk6.gif
(_____)





Parkview East
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3061/parkvieweastea1.jpg
(_____)





212-232 West Illinois
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6834/illinoisfranklin.jpg
(_____)





Northwestern Outpatient Center
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/5523/v1111209767jpgmaxw368q1.jpg
(_____)





Union Station
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4396/unionstation3vv.jpg
(_____)





Catalyst
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/3879/catalystsmallerpw9.jpg
(_____)





City Hyde Park
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/2501/547539763674faeaa6d6o.jpg
(_____)




Theater District Lofts II
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/632/1cam1night2ip5.jpg
(_____)





State-Clark Condos
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5893/stateclarkcondos8nq.jpg
(_____)





1111 North Halsted – north & south towers
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1121/renderimagevn0.jpg
(_____)





Huron & Sedgewick
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/622/tower21.jpg
(_____)





Aloft Millennium Park
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2449/aloftmpuh3.jpg
(_____)





Quadrangle Tower
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4904/quadrangletowerlc4.jpg
(_____)





Pure2o
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/864/pure20xp1.jpg
(_____)





Illiad
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6061/iliadpe9.jpg
(_____)





James Place
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8889/jamesplacevj3.jpg
(_____)





53rd & Cornell Tower
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4725/53rdcornell2cy4.jpg
(_____)





403 North Wabash
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6184/403northwabashvm6.jpg
(_____)





428 West St. James Place
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/8468/stjames2qp.jpg
(_____)





3750 North Halsted
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2884/3750nhalsted.png
(_____)





Bluewater 5440
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6375/bluewater5440bz1.jpg
(_____)





Imperial Plaza Hotel
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9019/newsstcea5.jpg
(_____)





Marriott Hotel
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3856/marriottmt0.jpg
(_____)





9 West Erie
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/848/9westerieky9.jpg
(_____)





150 North Jefferson
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2747/150northjefferson1xr.jpg
(_____)






Grand Station
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2884/grandstation1sr7.jpg
(_____)





Eco18
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9296/eco18db7.jpg
(_____)





Om Center for the Sun
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3588/omcenterbu0.jpg
(_____)





Freemont Lofts
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5028/freemont.jpg
(_____)





Harper Court, Residential Tower
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6083/harpercrt1.jpg
(_____)





Parkway Point
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2559/pp1z.jpg
(_____)





Prairie Blocks
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5520/prairieblocks.jpg
(_____)

Extra proposed buildings

1.Post office redevelopment - 610m - 120 floors

2.29 South LaSalle - 265 meters - 51 floors


Chicago Skyscraper Map from SSP - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/maps/?cityID=4

Green = U/C
Blue= Proposed


I have missed some proposed buildings, so let me know if I need to add any.

Here are the buildings that have been completed recently, and let me mention this part of the list has been compiled byi_am_hydrogen


recently completed:
Trump Int’l Hotel and Tower Chicago res./hotel 1389 ft 1198 ft 96 2010 website
Park Tower res./hotel 844 ft 824 ft 67 2000
Aqua res./hotel 822 ft ... .. 83 2009 website
Legacy at Millennium Park residential 819 ft ... .. 73 2009 website
300 North LaSalle office 785 ft ... .. 60 2009 website
Blue Cross Blue Shield office 743 ft ... .. 57 2009 website
One Museum Park residential 734 ft ... .. 65 2008 website
The Elysian res./hotel 686 ft 674 ft 60 2008 website
111 South Wacker Drive office 681 ft ... .. 51 2005
Hyatt Center office 679 ft 678 ft 48 2005
340 on the Park residential 672 ft 659 ft 64 2007
UBS Tower office 651 ft ... .. 50 2001
55 East Erie residential 647 ft 645 ft 56 2004
River East Center residential 644 ft ... .. 58 2001
Grand Plaza Apartments residential 641 ft 561 ft 57 2003
155 North Wacker office 638 ft ... .. 48 2009
The Heritage residential 631 ft ... .. 57 2005
353 North Clark office 624 ft ... .. 44 2009
Millennium Centre residential 610 ft 596 ft 58 2003
One Museum Park West residential 595 ft ... .. 54 2008
The Clare at Watertower residential 589 ft ... .. 50 2008
Citadel Center office 580 ft ... .. 39 2003
The Fordham residential 574 ft 568 ft 52 2003
1 South Dearborn office 571 ft ... .. 40 2005
Park Millennium residential 544 ft ... .. 57 2002
Streeter Place residential 544 ft ... .. 53 2009
The Pinnacle residential 535 ft ... .. 48 2004
The Columbian residential 517 ft ... .. 47 2008
191 North Wacker Drive office 516 ft ... .. 37 2002
The Streeter residential 514 ft ... .. 50 2007
600 North LSD, South Tower residential 513 ft ... .. 46 2009
215 West Washington residential 509 ft 460 ft 44 2010
One Superior Place residential 502 ft ... .. 52 1999
The Tides residential 500 ft 483 ft 51 2008
Parkview West residential 498 ft 488 ft 49 2008
50 East Chestnut residential 495 ft ... .. 40 2008
235 West Van Buren residential 490 ft ... .. 46 2008
The Bristol residential 488 ft 465 ft 42 2000
The Sterling residential 466 ft ... .. 50 2001
The Regatta residential 466 ft 457 ft 45 2007
600 North Fairbanks residential 458 ft ... .. 41 2008
Kingsbury Plaza residential 456 ft ... .. 47 2007
400 North Lasalle residential 454 ft ... .. 45 2003
600 North LSD, North Tower residential 453 ft ... .. 40 2008
ABN AMRO Plaza I office 453 ft ... .. 29 2003
Riverbend residential 451 ft ... .. 38 2002
The Shoreham residential 450 ft ... .. 47 2005
200 Squared residential 449 ft ... .. 44 2011 website
Silver Tower residential 433 ft ... .. 35 2009
Sky55 residential 425 ft 423 ft 40 2006
Skybridge residential 421 ft ... .. 39 2003
Alta at K Station residential 417 ft 412 ft 41 2010
2 East Erie residential 415 ft ... .. 39 2002
Ten East Delaware residential 415 ft 410 ft 35 2009 website
MoMo residential 409 ft ... .. 31 2008 website
Museum Tower residential 409 ft 401 ft 38 2006
River View II residential 399 ft ... .. 32 2004
The Pearson residential 395 ft ... .. 35 2003
The Chandler residential 389 ft ... .. 36 2008 website
Lexington Park residential 388 ft ... .. 35 2010 website
Wells Street Tower residential 388 ft ... .. 34 2002
41 East Eighth residential 387 ft ... .. 33 2003
The Fairbanks @ Cityfront Pl. residential 387 ft ... .. 32 2008
Hotel Palomar res./hotel 380 ft ... .. 36 2009 website
The Residences at Grand Plaza residential ___ ft 378 ft 39 2003
Cirrus at K Station residential 378 ft 374 ft 37 2009
1400 Museum Park residential 375 ft 374 ft 32 2008 website
Astoria Tower residential 374 ft 329 ft 32 2009 website
1720 South Michigan residential 368 ft 346 ft 32 2008
1111 South Wabash residential 367 ft 365 ft 34 2004
Left Bank at K Station residential 366 ft ... .. 36 2006
Kinzie Park Tower residential 365 ft ... .. 34 2001
Echelon at K Station residential 363 ft ... .. 36 2008
Walton on the Park, South Tower residential 360 ft ... .. 39 2010
Chestnut Tower residential 360 ft ... .. 36 2000
1600 Museum Park residential 357 ft 355 ft 30 2009 website
Park Alexandria residential 347 ft ... .. 32 2003
Sofitel Chicago hotel 347 ft ... .. 33 2002
EnV residential 335 ft ... .. 29 2010 website
Museum Park Place 2 residential 329 ft ... .. 31 2009
840 North LSD residential 329 ft 326 ft 27 2004
530 North LSD residential 328 ft ... .. 29 2003
Vetro residential 324 ft 317 ft 31 2008
The Lancaster residential 324 ft ... .. 30 2005
River View I residential 321 ft ... .. 27 2000
Courtyard by Marriott hotel 317 ft 278 ft 23 2003
Prentice Women’s Hospital hospital 316 ft 307 ft 18 2007
Burnham Pointe residential 314 ft ... .. 30 2008 website
Michigan Ave. Tower residential 314 ft 312 ft 29 2005
Michigan Ave. Tower II residential 314 ft 310 ft 28 2008 website
theWit Hotel hotel 311 ft ... .. 26 2009
550 St. Clair residential 310 ft ... .. 26 2008 website
The Caravel residential 309 ft 303 ft 29 2003
Superior 110 residential 308 ft 304 ft 26 2008 website
SoNo West residential 306 ft ... .. 27 2009 website
Kingsbury on the Park residential 301 ft 293 ft 25 2004
River North Marriott Suites hotel 298 ft ... .. 27 2008
1122 North Dearborn residential 295 ft ... .. 27 1999
Marquee Michigan Avenue residential 292 ft ... .. 26 2008 website
Erie on the Park residential 292 ft ... .. 24 2002
Avenue East residential 291 ft ... .. 26 2007
30 West Oak residential 290 ft 289 ft 22 2007
Museum Pointe residential 289 ft ... .. 26 2005
Flair Tower residential 252 ft ... .. 24 2010 website
The Grand on Grand residential 286 ft ... .. 28 2004
Dearborn Tower residential 286 ft ... .. 17 2001
Embassy Suites Lakefront hotel 284 ft ... .. 19 2001
Baumhart Hall residential 282 ft ... .. 26 2006
Jefferson Place residential 280 ft ... .. 28 2004
Museum Park Tower 1 residential 280 ft 262 ft 20 2002
CBS 2 Broadcast Center office 276 ft ... .. 17 2008
550 West Jackson office 276 ft ... .. 18 2000
River Place on the Park residential 276 ft 261 ft 22 2006
Dana Hotel hotel 273 ft 266 ft 26 2008
State Place residential 273 ft ... .. 24 2005
The Bernardin residential 272 ft ... .. 27 2005
630 North State Parkway residential 272 ft ... .. 27 2001
Prairie Pointe residential 271 ft ... .. 24 2006
757 North Orleans residential 271 ft ... .. 22 2008 website
Admiral’s Pointe residential 271 ft ... .. 27 2002
Jefferson Tower residential 266 ft ... .. 24 2006
Kinzie Station Tower residential 265 ft ... .. 25 2000
1401 South State residential 264 ft 257 ft 22 2008
Erie Centre residential 264 ft ... .. 23 1999
550 west Adams office 262 ft ... .. 19 2006
The Lofts at Museum Park II residential 261 ft ... .. 21 2006
Prairie District Tower residential 261 ft ... .. 23 2003
Dearborn Plaza office/hotel 261 ft ... .. 17 2000
Quaker Plaza office 260 ft ... .. 17 2002
Museum Park Place residential 259 ft ... .. 23 2007
Congress Center office 258 ft ... .. 17 2001
AMLI 900 residential 256 ft ... .. 24 2008 website
The Grand Orleans residential 254 ft ... .. 21 2005
Peninsula Hotel hotel 254 ft ... .. 17 2001
Union Tower office 252 ft ... .. 18 1999
The Edge Lofts residential 249 ft ... .. 21 2004
Lurie Medical Building laboratory 248 ft ... .. 13 2005
One East 15th Place residential 246 ft ... .. 23 2001
550 West Washington office 244 ft ... .. 17 2000
Sixty West Erie residential 242 ft ... .. 22 2003
Lakeside Tower residential 239 ft ... .. 19 2006
Museum Park Tower 2 residential 236 ft ... .. 21 2003
Trio residential 235 ft ... .. 22 2008 website
Maple Tower residential 234 ft ... .. 20 2006
Art Institute Dormitory residential 231 ft ... .. 17 2000
565 Quincy residential 224 ft ... .. 18 2009
Elm Tower residential 224 ft ... .. 16 2002
The Farallon residential 221 ft ... .. 22 2001
Dwight Building residential 219 ft ... .. 16 2008
Two River Place residential 218 ft ... .. 17 2004
University Center of Chicago residential 215 ft ... .. 19 2004
Gallery 400 residential 212 ft ... .. 18 2000
Vision on State residential 210 ft ... .. 19 2007
Park Place residential 207 ft ... .. 18 2002
Library Tower residential 207 ft ... .. 16 2008
340 West Superior residential 205 ft ... .. 17 2002
Printers Corner residential 204 ft ... .. 18 2007
Vue20 Condominiums residential 200 ft ... .. 19 2003
The Belvedere residential 199 ft ... .. 16 2004
2120 North Lincoln Park West residential 199 ft ... .. 23 2001
The Neapolitan residential 198 ft ... .. 18 2001
Parc Chestnut residential 196 ft ... .. 15 2006
R+D659 residential 191 ft 190 ft 17 2009 website
CTA Center office 191 ft ... .. 12 2004
One East 14th Place residential 188 ft ... .. 17 2000
The Lofts at Museum Park 1 residential 188 ft ... .. 15 2004
The Venetian residential 186 ft ... .. 15 2004
The Superior at Lasalle residential 186 ft 185 ft 14 2006
Park View East residential 183 ft ... .. 18 2007
Huron Pointe residential 183 ft ... .. 15 2001
The Mondial residential 183 ft ... .. 14 2009 website
30 West Erie residential 182 ft ... .. 14 2007
740 Fulton residential 180 ft ... .. 14 2007
451 Huron residential 179 ft 177 ft 16 2007
1555 South Wabash residential 178 ft 176 ft 14 2009
Lakeside on the Park residential 172 ft ... .. 14 2005
Prairie House residential 171 ft ... .. 14 2003
Renaissance Chicago O'Hare hotel 171 ft ... .. 15 2003
Platinum Tower residential 167 ft ... .. 15 2002
Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel 166 ft ... .. 15 2001
The Contemporaine residential 164 ft ... .. 15 2004
1819 South Michigan residential 156 ft ... .. 12 2005
Superior West residential 152 ft ... .. 12 2004
1620 South Michigan residential 151 ft ... .. 12 2006
212 East residential 150 ft ... .. 13 2003
630 North Franklin residential 148 ft ... .. 12 2005
Stukel Towers C educational 145 ft ... .. 12 2007
Emerald, North Tower residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2008 website
Emerald, South Tower residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2008 website
Parvenu residential 142 ft ... .. 12 2004
City View Tower residential 138 ft ... .. 13 2003
Pure residential 138 ft ... .. 12 2008
Parc Huron residential ___ ft ... .. 21 2011 website
Hilton Garden Inn hotel ___ ft ... .. 24 1999
Homewood Suites Hotel hotel ___ ft ... .. 20 1999
Conrad Chicago Hotel residential ___ ft ... .. 17 2000
21 West Chestnut residential ___ ft ... .. 17 1999
Rush Hospital hospital ___ ft ... .. 14 2012
Buena Pointe residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2004
University Station residential ___ ft ... .. 12 2006

Is there any changes I should make to the list ?

At last! An epic Chicago thread in this forum! :D

Great job!

At last! An epic Chicago thread in this forum! :D

Great job!

brilliant work:cheers:

Got some good news. We should get some renders for Wolf point, which is being designed by Cesar Pelli, on May 29th. I have read an recent article that said that 375 wacker drive would be revived once the economy recovers. I also have heard some news on 400 West Randolph from a person on SSP that works for the firm building it. He said that they are actively working on it, and are going to reveal designs for it soon. He also said that everyone would be happy with the final height.

Here is a quick image I made of the future site. Nothing great, just something I made real quick to get an idea of what it could look like. Since they haven't released any renders of wolf point I just designed it.
http://i.imgur.com/HAXYW.jpg

I think the 4 towers at Atrium Village and tower of Jewel proposals are realistic possibilities for the future.

I think the 4 towers at Atrium Village and tower of Jewel proposals are realistic possibilities for the future.

Yeah, I will add them to the list. The towers at Atrium Village are the 40+ story ones that may go up in near north right ? Also, everything on this list is a realistic possibility. The renders for Wolf Point Tower should come May 29th. The tallest building will most likely be a supertall. Also construction starts on 435 N Park in a few months. It will be 193 meters, and the first skyscraper built since the 423m Trump International finished in 2010. This could be the beginning of the next boom.

Holy crap I had no idea Chicago had that many projects underway.

Here is a quick image I made of the future site. Nothing great, just something I made real quick to get an idea of what it could look like. Since they haven't released any renders of wolf point I just designed it.
http://i.imgur.com/HAXYW.jpg

Nicely done I hope you know your guesstimate is off as far as the location of the main tower. From the angle in that picture the main tower would be right in front of the riverbend condos. The location where you have it now is closer to where the 50 story apartment tower would go.

Just added a Gigantic update! The page is about 10 times longer now. I added a new section "Proposals taken from SSP."

Nice update. I'd probably take conservatory tower off the list, as its more of a pie in the sky proposal.

Nice update. I'd probably take conservatory tower off the list, as its more of a pie in the sky proposal.

Updated

Nicely done I hope you know your guesstimate is off as far as the location of the main tower. From the angle in that picture the main tower would be right in front of the riverbend condos
http://www.chese.info/small.gif

Yeah, it was the best picture I could find online. It was hard to get the angle right.

WOW incredible pictures of future buildings in Chicago.
I have never been there but I love to go one day in the near future.

MORE PICTURES PLEASE OF FUTURE SKYSCRAPERS:banana::banana::banana:

Ohh one more thing. How is the work/plans going on the Old Post Office building who can be over 2000 feet tall = 610 meters :nuts::nuts: The first Megatall building in AMERICA :banana::banana:

WOW incredible pictures of future buildings in Chicago.
I have never been there but I love to go one day in the near future.

MORE PICTURES PLEASE OF FUTURE SKYSCRAPERS:banana::banana::banana:

Ohh one more thing. How is the work/plans going on the Old Post Office building who can be over 2000 feet tall = 610 meters :nuts::nuts: The first Megatall building in AMERICA :banana::banana:

It's still in the proposal phase. It is waiting for approval, and supposedly has funding for the first phase.

It's still in the proposal phase. It is waiting for approval, and supposedly has funding for the first phase.

okay good. I really hope this project will become a reality. it would be gold to chicago to get a mega skyscraper that will also generate a lot of jobs but also an new Icon to America:):cheers:

About to break ground! :banana: :banana: :banana: :cheers:


Thank You Chicago_Forever from SSP for finding this!


According to Crains Chicago, Financing is in place and Hines is preparing to break ground.

Hines set to kick off 45-story office tower


By: Ryan OriMay 15, 2012


A rendering of the planned River Point tower on the Chicago River. Design and tower rendering: Pickard Chilton. Photography and context rendering: ImageFiction

(Crain's) — Hines Interests L.P. is preparing to break ground on a 45-story office tower on Chicago River without lining up tenants in advance, the first so-called spec office development in downtown Chicago in 14 years.


Read more: http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...#ixzz1uzR0rjGP
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Did a little digging to figure out about some projects :

375 Wacker Drive - There is a more recent article saying the same thing, but I wasn't able to find it. Here is what I could find. Thanks to i_am_hydrogen for finding this -

This one is still alive:

Quote:
Originally Posted by spyguy
http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal...-the-Downturn/

Magellan's James Loewenberg on Aqua and Surviving the Downturn
By Jeff Bailey

...Post-Aqua, is it back to standard-issue buildings at Lakeshore East?

No. It’s going to be tough to top that building. But we hired Arquitectonica, the Miami firm, and they designed a building that straddles the street. We were ready to go. Thank God we never started. A great market opportunity, in the next two or three years, after you get through the overhanging inventory.
__________________


One South Halsted

Thanks to spyguy for finding this

http://www.suntimes.com/business/roe...-of-reach.html

GREEKTOWN BUILDING: ...The building would be 48 stories and contain 514 units. It would be attached to a nine-story building containing parking plus space for banquets and about 10,000 square feet along Halsted Street for boutique stores.

The design is by FitzGerald Associates Architects, where principal Rich Whitney said the project should take about 14 months in the city approval process and two years after that to build. The developer is David Friedman, president of F&F Realty Ltd. in Skokie and owner of the hotel.

The West Loop Community Organization backs the project, said its executive director, Martha Goldstein. The group has taken a harder line against high-rises proposed west of Halsted.

Post Office Redevelopment Update

From XIII over @ SSP

http://vimeo.com/42700645

Chicago Skyscraper Development Map

Excluding the building with a green border, all buildings are over 650 feet/200m.


From Left to Right

One South Halsted - 50 stories, Post office Redevelopment - (400-610m) - 120 stories, River Point - 650 feet - 45 floors, 400 West Randolph - 213 meters - 50 floors, Wolf Point Tower 1 - 270m+ - 80 floors - Wolf Point Tower 2 - 228 meters + - 60 floors - Wolf Point Tower 3 - 160 meters - 50 floors,130 North Franklin - 213m, Clark & Wacker - 200m+ - 65 floors, 435 N Park(Undecided) - 193 meters - 54 floors, 375 Wacker Drive - 256 meters - 76 floors

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Renders of Wolf Point Towers - possibly early designs. The main tower will have a height of 290m +

Thanks to Markh9 from SSP for the renders
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View from Apparel Mart.
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Proposed River Point dev.
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wow amazing project looks incredible

Looks very cool, still I kind of wished they had left a bit more space for park/public space at the river front at that point. Seems like the perfect spot.
It does include some pretty decent public space though it seems like.
Cool building

Looks very cool, still I kind of wished they had left a bit more space for park/public space at the river front at that point. Seems like the perfect spot.
It does include some pretty decent public space though it seems like.
Cool building

The buildings supposedly only cover 22% of the area, and the rest is park space/ public area.

Also, this is a billion dollar project. So you can expect Rahm to push this big time. This is pretty much a done deal.

Another thing to mention, the total space of all the buildings will be 3.7 million square feet which is massive, considering the Trump International Chicago covers 2.6 million, and the Sears tower covers 3.8 million square feet

BP Bridge by Frank Gehry in Chicago

The famous architect Frank Gehry has created an incredible bridge BP, located in Millennium Park in Chicago. Bridge over Lake Michigan fits perfectly into the landscape of Chicago and is made entirely in the spirit of Gary.

Source: www.etoday.ru (http://www.etoday.ru/2012/07/most-bp-ot-frank-gehry-v-chika.php)

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Poetry Foundation Headquarters is a creative and innovative use of space

The Poetry Foundation's mission of promoting poetry to a more visible and influential position in American culture is realized in their new headquarters building - a tranquil space amid downtown Chicago. Led by noted designer, John Ronan, the iconic structure features a distinctive perforated screen wall that provides a feeling of sanctuary, while maintaining a connection to the urban environment. Arup conducted advanced structural analyses on several options (including tensioned cable) to optimize the design of the 35ft-tall freestanding screen wall with its large opening. The final design relies on a simple but elegant post and beam frame to brace the perforated zinc panel walls - a unique and economical solution. Between the screen wall and building lies a landscaped garden symbolizing the change between the "hustle and bustle" of the street and the tranquility within the Foundation's headquarters.

Collaboration between Arup, the architect and building services engineers resulted in a finely tuned structural steel design that meets the architect's ambitious vision for a large, column-free open space within the building. For example, suspended floors are cantilevered in two directions to form the boundary of the lobby and lightwell areas.

The original design employed an elaborate jigsaw pattern on the ground-floor concrete slab. Structural analysis revealed that the concept carried a high risk of concrete cracking. By making small alterations to the jointing layout and the order in which the concrete strips were poured, Arup helped achieve the desired look in a more efficient and cost-effective and better-performing manner, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with concrete.

Using 3D virtual modeling throughout the design process allowed the architect and the design team to envision the new building in real time, resulting in creative and innovative use of spaces within the building enclosure.

Source: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=20179

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hope to see some supertall projects again for chicago :).

Things are finally starting to look up! Also, it may be 50 stories instead of 45 stories, we may get the old height. I did a quick calculation, and it seems like the full height would be 220m, or 721 feet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/realestate/commercial/chicago-loop-attracts-development-of-new-office-space.html?pagewanted=all

Chicago Attracts New Towers With River Views

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July 11, 2012
By ROBERT SHAROFF

Tri-Hotel at River North June 21

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Tri-Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/7418387528/) by ifmuth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ifmuth/), on Flickr

A bold new setting for interdisciplinary research, teaching and global outreach

Ann Beha Architects' adaptive reuse of the former Chicago Theological Seminary and two historic row houses, and the integration of a 38,000 sq ft new Research Pavilion will create a centralised setting for the University of Chicago's Department of Economics and Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.

The design engages historic preservation with contemporary design, establishing a dialogue between new and old, and extending the lives of heritage buildings, but setting them, and their modern companions, in a new enclave that is welcoming and unified. The site approach opens the former Seminary to the street, unifying its two wings and repurposing its interior spaces into collaborative settings.

The relocation of a city service alley creates a substantial site for a new Research Pavilion. The site will connect to the former Seminary and two historic row houses. The massing, articulation and materials of the Research Pavilion respond to the organisation of the row houses. The new building is clearly contemporary, but establishes a dialogue with its historic neighbours.

The Research Pavilion ties to the vocabulary of design established for the interventions on the former Seminary as well. The first initiative of this type at the University, this inclusive approach will set the precedent for future campus development, optimising existing buildings, creating green space, and carefully integrating contemporary design.

Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=21409)

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^^ seems very nice :)

Downtown Apartment Owners Face Boom In New Building (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagorealestatedaily.com%2Farticle%2F20130212%2FCRED03%2F130219932%2Fdowntown-apartment-owners-face-test-amid-construction-boom&ei=eC8cUZf_O6GFyQGw74CgDQ&usg=AFQjCNHDQ9K0wQ_fsU_vQiSaFWtAvNvd8A&sig2=zsL2r9ksgBSUU-j8S2rWVg&bvm=bv.42452523,d.aWc)


Downtown apartment landlords are starting 2013 on a strong note, but they will face a test over the next two years, when developers add more than 5,200 units to the market.

Effective rents at Class A, or top-tier, downtown apartment buildings were $2.58 a square foot in the fourth quarter, unchanged from the third quarter but up 6.2 percent from a year earlier, according to Appraisal Research Counselors, a Chicago-based consulting firm. Class A rents have jumped 24 percent since hitting bottom in 2009, as many downtown residents have piled into apartments and shunned condominiums.

Demand isn't likely to cool off anytime soon, according to Appraisal Research Vice-President Ron DeVries. “We're going to start out this year with a bang,” he said at a Tuesday luncheon at the Standard Club downtown.

The question is whether demand will be strong enough to absorb the flood of new apartments under construction. Developers are on track to complete 2,695 units this year and 2,530 in 2014, he said. In the coming months, the first residents will start moving into Coast, a 499-unit tower in the Lakeshore East development being built by Magellan Development Group LLC, and a 500-unit building that Related Midwest is developing at 500 N. Lake Shore Drive.

One reason to be worried: Absorption, or the change in the number of leased downtown apartments, totaled just 1,100 apartments in 2012. At that rate, it will take about five years to soak up all the new apartments. The counterargument: Absorption has been artificially low because there is effectively a shortage of apartments downtown. More renters will emerge when more apartments become available, or “supply will induce demand,” Mr. DeVries said. “I don't view this as a five-year supply issue,” he said.

While apartment developers are building as fast as they can, it's a different story in the downtown condo market, where high-rise development has stopped. But condo sales have rebounded and prices have stabilized after a brutal downturn, and some developers are moving forward with smaller, boutique-style projects, Appraisal Research Vice-President Gail Lissner said at the luncheon.

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Newcastle Plans 35 Story Tower Near Loyola Campus (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20121211/CRED03/121219959/newcastle-plans-35-story-apartment-tower-in-gold-coast)

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Newcastle Ltd. plans to build a 35-story, 367-unit apartment tower in the Gold Coast, aiming to capitalize on the scorching downtown rental market.

Newcastle Senior Vice President Peter Tortorello confirmed the Chicago-based investment firm's plan, adding that Newcastle expects to buy the parcel at the southeast corner of State and Chestnut streets from Loyola University Chicago next year and break ground by the third quarter of 2013.

Mr. Tortorello declined to say how much Newcastle has agreed to pay for the land. Proceeds from the sale will help Loyola fund construction of a 10-story, $63 million business school building immediately south of Newcastle's tower. “Chestnut is close to Michigan Avenue, close to the lake, close to all the institutions and River North,” he said. “It appeals to a wide variety of potential renters.”

The skyscraper would offer a mixture of studio units and one- and two-bedroom apartments, 185 parking slots, an amenity floor and 3,200 square feet of street-level retail space, he said.

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Fifield Plans Taller Building In The West Loop (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130215/CRED03/130219807/fifield-plans-taller-building-in-west-loop)

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Faced with a crowded field of developers looking to launch downtown's next office towers, developer Steve Fifield has decided to go up.

Mr. Fifield now plans to build as high as 75 stories, with up to 1.4 million square feet, on adjacent West Loop sites. Previously he pitched pitching a pair of 20-story, 490,000-square-foot structures at 601 and 625 W. Monroe St.

“Several tenants we've talked to are more interested in the larger building,” Mr. Fifield said. “If you can't fight them, join them. The idea is to go from doing medium-sized buildings with no architectural significance to a landmark-type building.”

t is a departure from Mr. Fifield's past. Although he has been on a run of apartment towers in Chicago and Los Angeles in recent years, he has put up dozens of office buildings in the West Loop and in the suburbs, most between 300,000 and 500,000 square feet. His largest was a 30-story, 645,170-square-foot tower at 200 N. LaSalle St. completed in 1984.

Mr. Fifield's thinking has evolved because of input from potential office tenants and intense competition from other developers. A recent Crain's Chicago Business case study identified more than 8.1 million square feet of proposed new office buildings downtown, far more than current demand. Proposed towers range from 350,000 to 1.2 million square feet.

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800 Unit JDS Maryville Development In Affordable Housing Snag (http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130215/uptown/uptown-developer-talks-compromise-on-affordable-housing-issue)

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UPTOWN — A developer who hopes to build a $220 million project with luxury residential units in Uptown hinted that affordable housing activists shouldn't hold their breath expecting him to offer 20 percent of the units in his project at a discount.

But he is willing to compromise, he told DNAinfo.com Chicago.

Since his first pitch at a public meeting in November, JDL Development President James Letchinger has shown Uptown several different versions of his proposal for glass towers in a Tax Increment Financing district by the lake.

Letchinger's plan for the Montrose/Clarendon TIF district faces mounting opposition from affordable housing advocates, including activist group Organization of the Northeast, a member of the 46th Ward Zoning and Development Committee.

ONE argues that the plan to build 856 luxury rental units at Montrose and Clarendon needs more affordable options.

The zoning committee reviewed the latest version of the project on Jan. 28, and will have at least one more meeting, on Feb. 25, before taking an advisory vote on the project.

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Interesting article
(on my mobile, don't remember how to shorten the url)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130302/ISSUE01/303029987?template=mobile&X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

^^ it is great, the best cities are the ones with less extension

Burberry store shines on the Magnificent Mile

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Burberry Store (http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8387574093/) by archidose (http://www.flickr.com/people/archidose/), on Flickr

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wow! beautiful store!

AMAZING Store !!!

Loyola Poject Closer To Building (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoArchitectureBlog/~3/tBw5g4XDSU8/)

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It looks like Loyola University’s big new project for the Gold Coast will make the transition from paper to real life. The Chicago Plan Commission has given its blessing to a 36-story apartment tower and a 10-story classroom building to be built along North State Street between East Chestnut Street and East Pearson Street. The project still needs full city council approval, but that’s pretty much a rubber stamp process at this point.

Both buildings have been designed by friends-of-the-blog, Chicago’s own SCB. But while the university will be the developer of the classroom building, it has hired Newmark to develop the residential tower.

The residential tower doesn’t have a name yet, but has the legal address of 1 East Chestnut Street, which is probably good enough. It will be 410 feet tall with 367 apartments.

While it may be intuitive to think that since the tower is being developed by Loyola and is in the midst of Loyola’s Water Tower campus, it’s being designed for and marketed to students. But it turns out that is not the case. According to the university, college students can’t afford to live downtown and will continue to be bused in from Loyola’s Lake Shore campus.

New Downtown Hospital Slims Down To Court Neighbors (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagoArchitectureBlog/~3/iSsQCGuue5Y/)

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The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s new hospital plan has lost some weight, and gained some fans.

The RIC is moving from its current tower at 345 East Chicago Avenue to a new building to be erected two blocks away at 630 North McClurg Court, formerly the location of the CBS Building.

When the plans were first presented to the public five months ago, there was little opposition. Neighbors expressed the usual concerns about traffic and light, but not at the usual volume and without the usual anger.

The RIC has gone through the neighborhood’s complaints and suggestions and made some adjustments to its plan.

Four new apartment towers, viewed from Trump Tower (http://**************/four-new-apartment-towers-viewed-from-trump-tower/29851/)

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Venture Seeks 23-Story Office Tower for Wells & Randolph (http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/01/development-watch-200-w-randolph.php)

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Local developer J. Paul Beitler is teaming with Next Realty, owner of the parking garage at 200 W Randolph, to promote a mid-size office tower that would supplant said garage. The proposal, while beefy enough, doesn't get swept up in a pissing contest for biggest and best (for that try River Point and Wolf Point). Twenty-three stories and 400,000 square feet are sought...

Northwestern's scaled back tower (http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/2011/10/21/northwestern-scales-back-streeterville-skyscraper-scheme/) is taking shape (http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/01/northwestern-outpatient-center-update.php)

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New West Loop Office Tower Project Seeks Riverfront Access (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130403/CRED03/130409944/alderman-not-satisfied-with-plan-for-west-loop-office-tower)


In the race to start Chicago's next generation of office towers, veteran developer John O'Donnell is stuck in pit row, at least when it comes to selling downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly on his planned West Loop high-rise.

Mr. O'Donnell wants to build a 1.2 million-square-foot office building on a prime parcel at 150 N. Riverside Plaza. But Ald. Reilly (42nd) has yet to sign off on Mr. O'Donnell's plan, saying he wants it to include a ground-level park where the public can walk along the Chicago River. “That has yet to come to fruition,” said Mr. Reilly, noting that outdoor areas proposed so far are elevated, where they would be easily accessible to office tenants but not the general public.

Mr. O'Donnell has abandoned his request for a $20 million tax-increment financing subsidy from the city, Mr. Reilly said. Instead, the developer is asking the city to hand over an adjacent parcel the city believes is worth $4 million to $5 million — a piece of land Mr. O'Donnell would need, along with air rights over Amtrak rails, to cobble together enough contiguous land to support a skyscraper. “If they're looking for that kind of public freebie, there has to be a public benefit,” Mr. Reilly said. “What does the public get?”

The alderman's position complicates Mr. O'Donnell's efforts to develop the site and could potentially put him at a disadvantage as he courts big office tenants to anchor his proposed tower. Developers have proposed about a dozen new downtown office buildings, many more than the market can currently support, so the competition to land an anchor tenant is especially fierce. A significant delay because of negotiations with the city could prove costly. “We're aware of the alderman's concerns and have been working with his office to address them,” said Mr. O'Donnell, who declined to comment further.

Mr. Reilly also has moved to terminate the city's existing development plan for the site, meaning it will revert back to its existing zoning. But it's likely that Mr. O'Donnell still could build a big office tower under the original zoning. Mr. Reilly described the move as nothing more than a procedural step, so “we start with a clean palette.”

Mr. O'Donnell, a former executive at the John Buck Co., bought the site from developer Michael Reschke for $12.5 million in December 2011.

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1,2 million sqft sounds alot. What height can we expect here?

At least to me it sounds like well over 200m.

1,2 million sqft sounds alot. What height can we expect here?

At least to me it sounds like well over 200m.

Yeah word is, it'll be roughly the same height as River Point (700 ft) but first, they have to gain approval for their scheme.

435 N.Park gets busy

Optima topping out in the background.
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April 4

More of the mysterious blue things - tanks to let the rainwater soak into the ground ?
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Flying forms - these will be lifted intact from floor to floor.
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465 N Park (https://plus.google.com/photos/108181623825004170123/albums/5808136927519199633) - Site prep to today

Hubbard Place gets toppy:

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4/2 fro Michigan Ave.

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4/3 From the Clinton sta. on the Green (and Pink) line.

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4/4 From State st.

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4/5 S side of Quincy bridge

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4/5 frm Lake st

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4/5

AMLI enters the homestretch:

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Bare concrete - for now
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Pool deck takes shape
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453 N Clark (https://plus.google.com/photos/108181623825004170123/albums/5661946648667163681?authkey=CNb43ry7sqyn8wE)- AMLI

73 East Lake takes shape:

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Maximize the view
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Structural meets aesthetic - why wouldn't this beam tie into the column ?
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Po0king up.
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Optima Center reaches the summit:

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April 4

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April 4

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April 2

Optima (https://picasaweb.google.com/108181623825004170123/200EIllinoisOptima)from start to now

great advances! thanks for share

WSJ (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323550604578412921701931956.html)


Spire Site Up For Bid; Related Interested

http://chicagoismynewblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/chicagospire.jpg

Breaking News

From WSJ.com's
Developments Blog
Hole-Sale Real Estate
Up for grabs: a 76-foot deep cylindrical hole in the heart of Chicago.

First-round bids are due April 23 on a soured loan backed by the site of what was once to be the country's tallest skyscraper. About five years after construction stopped on the planned 150-story Chicago Spire luxury residential tower, an Irish government agency has put the note formerly held by the defunct Anglo Irish Bank Corp. on the block.

Jones Lang LaSalle JLL +0.68%is marketing the 2.2-acre site—including a large circular foundation near Lake Michigan—for Ireland's National Asset Management Agency. The agency wants to recoup $93 million from the sale, say people familiar with the matter. Any note buyer will need to consider the added cost of gaining title to the site. The property is still owned by developer Garrett Kelleher's firm. A foreclosure proceeding has been tied up in court for years.

"There's clearly been a rapid appreciation in residential land values, but at the same time you've got to keep reminding yourself that you're buying a nonperforming loan," says Curt Bailey, president of Related Midwest, a unit of Stephen Ross's Related Cos. that has expressed interest in the site.

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Related has been doing a lot of rentals lately...but they're also doing the $13.5 billion Hudson Yards in NYC. ANYTHING is possible.

Chicago Architecture Info (http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/2013/04/09/old-post-office-development-back-on-track-with-hotel-residential-retail-office-space-and-a-100-story-skyscraper/#respond)


Old Post Office Development Back On Track With Hotel, Residential, Retail, Office Space and a 100-Story Skyscraper

Plans for a massive 5.2 million-square-foot renovation and restoration of the empty Post Office at Canal and Van Buren, and accompanying new West Loop development are once again moving forward.

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Old Post Office renovation proposal Phase 1 rendering from east

If approved by the City of Chicago, the project would turn the 2.7-million-square-foot hulk of a building into a bustling hub of activity.

The latest version of the plan was made public tonight (April 9, 2013) by Architect Joe Antunovich of Antunovich and Associates. The cost of the mixed-use development could run as high as $1.5 billion for the first phase alone.

The developer behind the enormous project is the British company International Property Developers. It submitted plans for the enormous project to the city in December of 2012, and is hoping to get final approval from the city in the next couple of months. Tonight, IPD billed the project as “the rebirth of a landmark.”

http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Phase-1-rendering-from-east-of-river.jpg

The fix-up is planned for two phases. The first will concentrate on the old Post Office building, and the Holiday Inn at 506 West Harrison Street. The latter building would be demolished to make way for a parking structure with direct access to the CTA’s Clinton Blue Line platform.

From the parking structure (to the west of the Post Office building) walkways over six levels would connect directly to the old building. The Post Office would be completely renovated, including the grand lobby. When finished it will offer access to 800,000 square feet of retail space.

http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Phase-1-rendering-from-east.jpg

Rising from the east side of the Post Office building will be a 1,000-foot-high, 100-story [residential] tower.

By the numbers, in addition to the retail space, there will be a total of 2,900 residential units, 525,000 square feet of office space, 5,700 parking spaces and 320 rooms available for a high-end hotel.

http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Phase-1-rendering-view-from-east.jpg

The total time for completion of the project is estimated at five to seven years, but the first residents could conceivably move in within 18 months from now, if all goes well, Antunovich said. The first step is asbestos abatement prior at the old Post Office prior to the beginning of renovation.

Phase two, planned for a future date, would include two additional towers, with one rising up to the maximum height allowed by federal regulations — 2,000-feet. That would make the nearby Willis Tower the second-tallest skyscraper in town. The second phase would add 3,500 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of office space and 920 hotel rooms.

The development would restore a grand old building, Antunovich said.

[...]


So it now looks like a 100 story residential, a 120 story office/? tower, and at least one additional 60 story hotel.

^^ seems a great project, but it would be much more beautiful if they create more public space

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8643180325_f543d82fc3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercer52/8643180325/)
South Michigan Avenue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercer52/8643180325/) by Mercer52 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mercer52/), on Flickr

Boutique Office Tower Planned for 645 W Madison (http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/12/sketching-the-boutique-office-tower-planned-for-645-w-madison.php)

http://torquelaunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/645_bui.jpg
http://torquelaunch.com/portfolio/hines-645-madison/


'Boutique' is relative. But when a certain developer (Hines Interests) is breaking ground on the largest office tower in years (River Point) in a city that clamors for ever-taller office towers, a 20-story downtown development is downright petite. The building will cover about half of a two-acre vacant parcel at Madison & Des Plaines. The other half, we understand, still belongs to MR Properties which may or may not have interest in a hotel plan down the road. The architect is unknown to us, but it's probably not SCB as in a previous iteration.


http://torquelaunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/645_ppt.jpg
http://torquelaunch.com/portfolio/hines-645-madison/

City Land Sale Will Lead To New South Loop Apartment Tower (http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/provdrs/ec_dev/news/2013/apr/city_land_sale_willleadtonewsouthloopapartmenttower.html)

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Curbed


A City-owned parking lot in the South Loop will be redeveloped into a 39-story apartment tower through a land sale approved today by City Council.

The 39,000-square-foot site on the southeast corner of 9th and State streets will be sold for $6 million to Ninth St. Investors LLC, the successful respondent to a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the City in 2010. The goal of the RFP was to foster the site’s redevelopment with a high-quality, mixed-use building containing ground-floor retail uses and on-site parking.

The $111 million tower designed by SCB Architects will include 396 market-rate rental units, 9,500 square feet of ground floor retail space, and four levels of parking for at least 248 cars.

As a requirement of the proposed sale, the developer will pay $4 million into the City’s Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund. The fund assists with the construction of affordable housing developments throughout the city.

The complex will create more than 50 full-time building operations and retail jobs and more than 300 temporary construction jobs. Construction will begin in 2014.

nice wave-design :)

Developer gets loan: 'It was like wrestling down a greased pig' (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagorealestatedaily.com%2Farticle%2F20130412%2FCRED03%2F130419941%2Fdeveloper-gets-loan-it-was-like-wrestling-down-a-greased-pig&ei=t9FqUf7KCeemygGnkoDADA&usg=AFQjCNE_KBek1kXFz8Y8ikOsA4HaKP3hoA&sig2=PZ-NZKyPtJKOa3H-61Giow&bvm=bv.45175338,d.aWc)

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http://**************/catalyst-back-on-track-again/21824/


By: Alby GallunApril 12, 2013

A joint venture led by the Marquette Cos. has broken ground on a 223-unit apartment tower in the West Loop after landing a construction loan for the project.

J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. provided a roughly $46 million loan to finance Catalyst, a 19-story tower at 630 W. Washington St., said Darren Sloniger, managing director of acquisitions for Naperville-based Marquette. The loan closed Tuesday and construction crews began foundation work Wednesday, he said.

Marquette is the latest apartment investor to ride a development wave that’s projected to add more than 5,200 units to the downtown market by the end of next year. All the construction has sparked concern about a potential glut, but Mr. Sloniger doesn’t think Catalyst is vulnerable, saying most development so far has been in other parts of downtown.

“Generically, it competes with us, but I think we have a unique location,” he said. The project’s proximity to West Loop office towers will give it an edge in attracting people who want to live close to where they work, he said.

Marquette is developing the building in a joint venture with El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos. and Armonk, N.Y.-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P., Mr. Sloniger said. He declined to disclose much the project will cost but said rents will be around $2.70 a square foot. That’s high but well below levels at the city’s most expensive buildings. Rents at several downtown towers opening this year and next are likely to exceed $3 a square foot.

Catalyst will include an amenity deck with outdoor pool on the building’s 19th floor. It also includes about 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space that will be occupied by a Walgreens store.


Marquette has been one of the busiest apartment investors in the Chicago market the past few years, paying about $70 million in 2012 for a 278-unit South Loop high-rise. The firm also broke ground last year on a 220-unit apartment complex in Algonquin and plans a development in downtown Naperville that will include a hotel and retail and office space.

[...]
Read more: http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130412/CRED03/130419941/developer-gets-loan-it-was-like-wrestling-down-a-greased-pig#ixzz2QSCm8IaY
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Big, Bold Tower Design Targets Michigan & Roosevelt (http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/15/loud-catchy-tower-design-targets-michigan-roosevelt.php)

A 64 story tower is planned for a two acre parcel at Michigan and Roosevelt.

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I usually don't like wonky architecture, but I gotta admit, that's pretty sweet. Hope it gets built.

^^ seems amazing!

What did they do at the Spire place ?

What did they do at the Spire place ?

The Spire site is currently for sale so no plans out there just yet...

The Godfrey Hotel back in action and finishing up:

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http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/2013/04/17/status-update-the-godfrey-chicago-hotel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChicagoArchitectureBlog+%28The+Chicago+Architecture+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

73 East Lake to the left:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8659507419_f0334598d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnhphotoshop/8659507419/)
Trump's View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnhphotoshop/8659507419/) by jnhPhoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/jnhphotoshop/), on Flickr

The Spire site is currently for sale so no plans out there just yet...

Hopefully anyone will build it with the original plans. But i know the chances are very low :(

AMLI River North Beginning to reveal its finishes:

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4/19

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4/17

Raw concrete in the rain
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4/18

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4/15
Pool deck on top of the garage


453 N Clark AMLI (https://plus.google.com/photos/108181623825004170123/albums/5661946648667163681?authkey=CNb43ry7sqyn8wE) Ground Prep to today

421 N Clark (https://plus.google.com/photos/108181623825004170123/albums/5243966669832480417?banner=pwa)- Greenway Garage Site prep to today

Hopefully anyone will build it with the original plans. But i know the chances are very low :(

The Related Co.s is reportedly interested. They are developing supertalls in NYC...

Coast at Lakeshore East blends right in:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8671847303_0649998009_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/8671847303/)
Coast (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/8671847303/) by ifmuth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ifmuth/), on Flickr

Tri-Hotel with AMLI in background, both nearing completion:

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Clark Street Construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/8651311158/) by ifmuth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ifmuth/), on Flickr

435 N. Park April 17:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8650196049_9df0eb3c89_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/8650196049/)
435 Park Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmuth/8650196049/) by ifmuth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ifmuth/), on Flickr

Marquette Starts 19 Story West Loop Tower- "Catalyst" (http://www.globest.com/news/12_590/chicago/multifamily/Marquette-Breaks-Ground-on-West-Loop-Tower-332533.html)

http://www.marquettecompanies.com/img/img_catalyst.jpg



CHICAGO- The Marquette Companies just announced that they broke ground this month on Catalyst, a 19-story luxury rental building located at 630 W. Washington in Chicago’s burgeoning West Loop. The development is a joint venture between the Naperville-based firm and El Paso-based Hunt Cos. and New York-based Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors.

“It will be completed by September 2014 and we’ll start delivering units by the first of June,” says Darren Sloniger, managing director of acquisitions for Marquette. The building will have 223 apartments including studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms and three-bedrooms and average 910-square-feet. Rents will average $2.70 a square-foot.

“This has been a much anticipated development for downtown Chicago and we’re very excited that construction is now underway,” Sloniger adds. He expects the Catalyst will attract the high-earners flocking to the West Loop’s office district. “They are our first-round draft picks. This is a great walk-to-work situation and you can also walk to all the major transit lines.”

Other neighborhood developers have the same idea. Fifield Companies has begun putting the finishing touches on K Station, a 2,145-unit luxury apartment complex just a few blocks from the Catalyst site. "Google employees are our ideal [tenant] profile," Steve Fifield told DNAInfo.com in February, referring to the hundreds of Google employees that will soon arrive at the nearby Merchandise Mart.

Catalyst will also have a Walgreens in a 13,000-square-foot space on the first floor. A smaller retail space with about 1,200-square-feet has not been leased yet.

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http://www.rejournals.com/2013/04/24/the-marquette-companies-break-ground-on-catalyst-in-the-west-loop/

Video of the recently completed K2 at K station:

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Optima Center shines:

April 23
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April 26
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Optima (https://plus.google.com/photos/108181623825004170123/albums/5688204297904093073) - many more shots

Leasing Begins At 500 Lakeshore Drive. (http://www.related.com/apartment-rentals/chicago/streeterville/500-lake-shore-drive/availabilities)

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Hubbard Place now topped out:

April 22
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April 25
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April 26
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Fulton Market Cold Storage building

The building is being renovated into 535,000 square feet of office and retail space. It should have a major impact on the immediate area. Completion is slated for Q2 2014.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8693476535_b9b53960bb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yochicago1/8693476535/)
Fulton Market Cold Storage building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yochicago1/8693476535/) by YoChicago1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/yochicago1/), on Flickr

Wells St. Bridge replacement:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8411/8701782328_e687e98f5b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8701782328/)
Wells Street Bridge Construction - Chicago River - 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8701782328/) by Mark 2400 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mss2400/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8700655641_cc38693868_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8700655641/)
Wells Street Bridge Construction - Chicago River - 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8700655641/) by Mark 2400 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mss2400/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8118/8701778984_f1d7c3a847_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8701778984/)
Wells Street Bridge Construction - Chicago River - 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/8701778984/) by Mark 2400 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mss2400/), on Flickr

Wrigley Field uproar over advertising signs, blocked rooftop views, plaza from hell; ongoing...

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http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/foul-ball-hotel-in-your-face-mediocrity.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXHNTRieoCg/UYE_YKVTrLI/AAAAAAAASso/-1WrkJoQRIc/s1600/wrigleyhotel.jpg
http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/foul-ball-hotel-in-your-face-mediocrity.html

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-02_51Fe7hDs/UYE_LPxNGkI/AAAAAAAASsQ/Uy8XORmuNSk/s1600/wrigleydevelopment.jpg
http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/foul-ball-hotel-in-your-face-mediocrity.html

http://chicago.curbed.com/uploads/050313_wrigley_signage_reality-thumb-1280x524-788205.jpg
Curbed Chicago
http://chicagoist.com/2013/05/02/how_would_wrigley_fields_proposed_s.php

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T2hrtDpL50o/UYGQ770B4WI/AAAAAAAAStI/tyktp0abkKU/s1600/wrigleytree.jpg
http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/rene-magritte-wrigley-rehab-designer.html

200 West Randolph: A Study In White (http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/is-white-modesty-new-overreaching.html)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-erKcE6MT6CE/UYPVyaC6PdI/AAAAAAAASuE/7lOVf9Khaew/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-05-03+at+9.55.03+AM.png

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Post Office developer to seek landmark status, tax incentives (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130503/CRED03/130509883/post-office-developer-to-seek-landmark-status-tax-incentives)

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http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130412/west-loop/proposed-post-office-development-unrealistic-community-members-say/slideshow/popup/371353


By: Alison BurdoMay 03, 2013

The owner of the Old Main Post Office plans to seek landmark status and a property-tax break for the vacant 91-year-old building as part of a plan to redevelop it into a massive mixed-use complex.

British investor Bill Davies also aims to present his proposal for the shuttered post office 433 W. Van Buren St. to the Chicago Plan Commission next month, said his architect, Joseph Antunovich, president of Chicago-based Antunovich Associates.

Under a new plan Mr. Antunovich unveiled last month, the project would include 6,400 residential units, more than 2 million square feet of office space, 800,000 square feet of retail space and 1,240 hotel rooms in and around the vacant colossus spanning the Congress Expressway. Mr. Davies acquired the structure in 2009.

An Antunovich representative shared the proposal yesterday with the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, which would decide whether to designate the post office a landmark. Mr. Davies does not plan to seek tax-increment financing (TIF) from the city to help pay for the project, Mr. Antunovich said.

If the nearly 3-million-square-foot building becomes a landmark, it would qualify for a Class L property-tax incentive. Meant to encourage developers to rehabilitate historic properties, the Class L incentive would reduce the property's tax assessment for 12 years. "While they hold you to that high standard of preservation, the quid pro quo is the access to these incentives," Mr. Antunovich said.

Tax revenue generated from the site's retailers and businesses would offset the property-tax breaks, he said. "All of these benefits have been rolled into the overall pro forma," he said, "And that's what helps make the pro forma work."

The post office was added in 2001 to the National Register of Historic Places, a federal list of places and objects significant to American history. The designation offers potential tax credits for rehabbing the structure.

Before the landmarks commission can consider a landmark proposal for the post office, the City Council must approve the project.

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Optima plans second, 60-story apartment tower in Streeterville (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130508/CRED03/130509777/optima-plans-second-60-story-apartment-tower-in-streeterville)

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By: Micah MaidenbergMay 08, 2013

The developer of a new Streeterville apartment tower is teeing up plans for another one next door, adding to the bulging pipeline of downtown rental projects.

A venture led by Glencoe-based Optima Inc. paid $29 million last month for a one-acre site at 220 E. Illinois St., where it plans a $250 million skyscraper rising as high as 60 stories, said David Hovey, Optima's president. The tower would include 400 apartments, a 200-room hotel and a 60,000-square-foot retail space designed for a single tenant, Mr. Hovey said. It would be immediately east of Optima Center, a 42-story, 325-unit building at 200 E. Illinois St. that Mr. Hovey's firm is also building. Optima hopes to complete the second tower in 2017.

The proposed tower joins a long list of projects in the works amid a sizzling downtown apartment market, which has allowed landlords to hike rents to record levels. In Old Town, meanwhile, a new apartment building is expected to sell for the highest per-unit price in the city's history. Developers are expected to completed close to 5,200 units downtown by the end of 2014, according Chicago consultancy Appraisal Research Counselors. Yet the boom has some observers predicting rent growth will diminish as landlords are forced to start offering concessions amid increased competition, dampening investors' and lenders' appetite for new deals.

“We see the rental growth rate slowing down. That's going to make it more difficult to start new projects” in downtown Chicago, said Ronald Johnsey, president of Axiometrics Inc., a Dallas-based apartment research firm.

The Optima venture won't need a zoning change to build its tower. Mr. Hovey, an architect, will design the proposed tower himself. The details are still being worked out, but he sees an “interlocking composition” between the first and second buildings, as well as a new nine-story structure, around a plaza. Amenities will include swimming pools, an outdoor spa and a fitness center.

Mr. Hovey said he is speaking with hotel operators about the project and is in “extended talks” with a tenant for the retail space, declining to discuss specifics.

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Westernmost Wolf Point Residential tower will go first:

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Wolf Point construction starts July 31 (http://www.marinacityonline.com/news/wolf0508.htm)


8-May-13 – The first of three towers at Chicago’s Wolf Point will start to take shape on July 31, according to the building’s architects.

Thomas Kerwin of bKL Architecture says plans for a groundbreaking ceremony have not been announced. bKL designed the 525-foot, 510-unit residential tower that will be the first building constructed – which should take about 22 months, according to Kerwin. James McHugh Construction Company of Chicago and Clark Construction Company, based in Lansing, Michigan, will be working together as general contractors

On February 26, the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards approved a zoning reclassification that will let developers build the tower on the west side of Wolf Point. The tower will cost $175 million and create 400 construction jobs, according to Jack George, an attorney for Houston-based Hines Interests L.P., developer of the 3.85-acre site on land owned by the Kennedy family. The project will eventually include a 950-foot south tower and a 750-foot east tower that will both contain a mix of office, retail, and residential space.

Friends of Wolf Point, a vocal critic of the project that was concerned that the increase in traffic would overwhelm their neighborhood, appears to have moved on. The group’s website was recently taken down although the domain name they registered last year does not expire until 2015.

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Tower of Jewel plans coming together

Height will be 485 ft. 42 floors: http://www.goldcoastjewel.com/

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73 East Lake movin on up:

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