Tower I
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I decided to start a thread for this proposed office complex.

I pulled these images from the Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates website.

Madison West 645
Chicago, Illinois
This multi-use complex is being developed by MR Properties and designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates. The site is prominently located between Madison and Monroe and Des Plaines and I-94. The current design calls for two office buildings totaling 1.2 - 1.5 million square feet with the ability to build in excess of 2.0 million square feet of office, retail, and hotel space. The site is 86,000 square feet and the visibility and views unparalleled in the city. The building is estimated to be completed in 2007.

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Wow! Finally, the Kennedy Expressway wall is starting to shape. I like the building angle on top pix, especially sharp corner.

Great work, BVictor1! :applause:

Beautiful!!! I second Coruscant's remark about the Kennedy corridor... if developments like this and Skybridge keep popping up along the freeway, I will be a very happy camper :)

I like how glassy and modern they are and the fact they partially block PT from the Kennedy and 290 is a bonus. I think they are a bit too boxy however.

boxy = your friend

boxy = good

boxy = yum

Bravo!

I like 'um

I like how glassy and modern they are and the fact they partially block PT from the Kennedy and 290 is a bonus. I think they are a bit too boxy however.


its not that they are boxy, rather, they are too stout... short and fat. id rather they slimmed them out a bit, and built them slightly taller. however, seeing as they will be used for office space, its unlikely that they will want to shrink the floorplate size.

I don't think they're too stout... and I'm usually the first person to sling around that complaint.

boxy = your friend

boxy = good

boxy = yum

You can add to that...

glassy = your friend

glassy = good

glassy =yum

damn skippy dev!

boxy + glassy = perfection

whatever happened to this one , just curiouse if anyone knows what the deal is

My dog loves boxes.

whatever happened to this one , just curiouse if anyone knows what the deal is


If there is no further news by May 10th, of 2006 we will be able to assume that this project is dead.

I think that's jumping the gun a bit. We knew of Waterview for three years before they ever broke ground.

i'm sure if this matters much or not but i know they do have the sign for the proposed building on the fence of the parking lot.

yeh i saw it there the other day , thats why i thought to bring it up in the forums since i havent herd much about it in a long time

I wonder if they have any tenants (this is an office tower I believe)....lots of office space out there already. But I do like these towers as they are some of the first I saw when I joined SSC.

Here's another vote for a Kennedy street wall! Cool!

I hope this project is moving forward. I like this building: sharp and glassy.

I wonder if they have any tenants (this is an office tower I believe)....lots of office space out there already. But I do like these towers as they are some of the first I saw when I joined SSC.

^ A bit sterile for my taste, to tell you the truth.

Does anyone know what happened to these?

The developers need an anchor tenant before they will bring their proposal to the city for approval. They already own the land, but in Chicago's current office market, there are no major takers to occupy this building.

I'll give it another 9 months before they redesign the site for residential. :lol: