Central Station - One of the largest developments in Chicago. The first phase of construction consisted of rows of luxury townhouses with the first tower being finished in 2002. Ten towers have been completed since then.

Once completed this massive community will help define the southern portion of Grant Park as well as extend Chicago's skyline southward.

Named after the former demolished station sitting on its plot.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6714/2899267pz.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2899267pz.jpg)

Area map showing it's proximity to Grant Park, Lake Michigan, and the Museum Campus (after which many towers are named for).
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3996/central3hw.png

Existing area (I will not post individual buildings mainly for the fact that the first towers are all rather plain by most standards but will be overshadowed by taller and glassier buildings)

Six Month Time Lapse photo by Jaroslaw and Dan in Chicago:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4828/29ml.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3192/17cq.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9853/171105r79fe.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8050/nearsouth27may20068do.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2708/centralstation0cz.gif

One Museum Park (left), One Museum Park West (right) - taken by jc5680:
http://www.j-carlson.com/ancilary/omp213c.jpg

Taken by i_am_hydrogen:
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4547/southloop2tighterflick.jpg


Tower Name/ Height/ Floors/ Completion Date
One Museum Park 221 m 62 2010
One Museum Park West 181 m 54 2010
Sky55 129 m 40 2005
Museum Tower 125 m 38 2006
1400 Museum Park 114 m 34 2008
1600 Museum Park 109 m 32 2009
Museum Park Place 2 100 m 30 2009
Museum Pointe 88 m 26 2005
Museum Park Tower 1 85 m 20 2002
Prairie Pointe 83 m 24 2006
Prairie District Tower 80 m 23 2003
The Lofts at Museum Park II 80 m 21 2006
Museum Park Place 79 m 23 2007
Lakeside Tower 73 m 19 2006
Museum Park Tower 2 72 m 21 2003
The Lofts at Museum Park I 57 m 15 2004
Lakeside on the Park 53 m 14 2005
Prairie House 52 m 14 2003

Grant Park Tower III 241 m 73
Grant Park Tower IV 274 m 83


Completed
Under Construction
Approved
Proposed

Completed
One Museum Park
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7569/6324onemuseumpark6tr.jpg

One Museum Park West
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7800/ompwpl0.jpg

Sky55
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/841/2418424im.jpg

Museum Tower
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3900/6324museumtower4be.jpg

1400 Museum Park
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8978/63241400museumpark6tu.jpg

1600 Museum Park
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8796/4453756pt.jpg

Museum Park Place 2
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9379/museumparkplaceiidg7.jpg

Prairie Pointe
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5997/3025050en.jpg

The Lofts at Museum Park II
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3287/6324theloftsatmuseumparkii1jv.jpg

Museum Park Place
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4674/6324museumparkplace3to.jpg

Lakeside Tower
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6274/3024829ir.jpg

Under Construction:

Approved:
Grant Park Tower III (second from the right)
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5728/centralstationgrantparkbs6.jpg
Grant Park Tower IV (no design as yet) (far right)
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5728/centralstationgrantparkbs6.jpg

Proposed:

Impressive & Tasteful

Looks great, just only a little bit isolated form the main down town skyline., Anyway that 1 Museum Park looks alright, except it's smaller version "1 Museum park west" looks so much better.

^^ True. I love glassy towers so I like both of them but the smaller version looks better IMO. I like that curve.

Well like I hinted by that comment about the first towers being pretty plain, the design is progressing and with each new project the towers come out better looking. In fact, from early models One Museum Park West would have looked similar to it's big brother style-wise (not shape).

dude great thread!

Awesome thread! :okay:

Wow very nice:okay:

Great post! I like the development there, looks good so far.

I like the whole 6 month time laps thing. That is very cool.

i like one museum park great building,btw when does construction start.

How tall is One Museum Park?It's looking very good!

219 m/ 720 ft/ 62 floors

There is prep work going on at the site now and construction should start soon enough.

One Museum Park West, however, will start sales early next year in January I believe.

Which one was that?

looks more european to me than american!

This is really exciting. It's time Chicago started moving south. I can't wait to see these progress.

Excellent thread and Good job for Chicago!

wow that looks great to me!

^^ Great buildings! And what a change of the skyline in the zone!! :omg: Compare the pictures!

From gct13:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1024/077su.jpg

One Museum Park:

Photos from BVictor:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2720/4211357sx.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3627/4211389wl.jpg

Looks like construction will be starting soon in the coming weeks.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6714/2899267pz.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2899267pz.jpg)

Great thread, Spyguy! I was depressed that beautiful building was torn down. If it is still standing, it will make a fantastic monument in the Central Station redevelopment as a reminder of rich architectural heritage in late 19th century to early 20th century.

Hooray!The 720-ft One Museum Park is now officially under construction. :cheers:

This will help definitely help define the southern portions of Grant Park.

GREAT DEVELOPMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SKYLINE.

I'm so happy about all these mega-developments in Chicago: Central Station, River East, and Lakeshore East. It's exciting to see entire areas of the city completely transformed by new construction.

^^They're especially pleasing when each tower is different in height and style.

Here are some photos of Museum Tower by BVictor:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4404/4248735bs.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6595/4248767mz.jpg

It looks classic.

I read on the Emporis site that One Museum Park will be the tallest "all residential buildining in Chicago at 720 feet. Can that be true?

One Museum Park will be the tallest building in the Central Station development and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street.
- This will surpass 340 on the Park as the tallest all-residential building in Chicago.

Anyone know what the current compeletd tallest all residential is?

Anyone know what the current compeletd tallest all residential is?

55 East Erie...

Yeah, it most likely is true. I can't think of any existing tower that's that tall and all residential and all of the taller towers that are proposed or UC have hotel components too.

Found this on todays Chicago Crains Business:Commercial Transactions on 11/30/05 Central Station LLC sold the property at 1621 S. Prairie Ave. in the South Loop for $5.2 million to 1600 Museum Park LLC. Given the Central Area Plan for the Near South Loop this will more than likely be a 20 to 25 story tower.

http://enterprisecompanies.qm4.net/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Sub allows you to sign up for a presale registration; says their sales grand opening is going to be in early 2006.

Chicago has some intresting projects.

great looking scrapers.

Beautiful projects:D

Found this on todays Chicago Crains Business:Commercial Transactions on 11/30/05 Central Station LLC sold the property at 1621 S. Prairie Ave. in the South Loop for $5.2 million to 1600 Museum Park LLC. Given the Central Area Plan for the Near South Loop this will more than likely be a 20 to 25 story tower.

http://enterprisecompanies.qm4.net/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Sub allows you to sign up for a presale registration; says their sales grand opening is going to be in early 2006.

Thanks for that, and here's a little more:

Another OMP West rendering:
http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/4158/ompwest6co.jpg
This time it says "Coming February 2006"

1600 Museum Park
http://www.1600museumpark.com/
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/683/16009lu.jpg

I honestly like The OMP Wet even more than OMP it's self, not as fat yet classically glassy..:)

^^OMP looks so fat now because they changed the proportions so they could add more units (I believe).



Thanks to northsidesoxfan for these really nice photos:

From a distance:
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5745nu0mrj

Museum Tower:
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5747nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5748nu0mrj

Construction:
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5765nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5768nu0mrj

More:
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5773nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5774nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/345949857%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D3248%3E9%3A9%3E937%3EWSNRCG%3D323342%3C4%3B5777nu0mrj

BVictor is reporting that 1600 Museum Park will be 30 floors and roughly 110 m, subject to change.

BVictor just went by the sales center. Here's his update:

Anyway I visiyed the sales center yesterday and was told that One Museum Park is roughly 85% sold. The grand opening for One Museum Park West will be February 4,2006. They will be going straight to contracts for this tower. The top residential floor is 53 in this building.

The base of the northern facade that fronts Roosevelt Road.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C37nu0mrj

View of the northern elevation looking south.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C3%3Anu0mrj

View of the southern elevation looking north.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C59nu0mrj

The base of the southern facade showing garage entrance and drop off points.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C67nu0mrj

The base of the western elevation which fronts Indiana Avenue.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C7%3Anu0mrj

View of the eastern elevation looking west.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C87nu0mrj

View of the western elevation looking east.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C%3A%3Cnu0mrj

Some shots of the crown.
http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C8%3Bnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C96nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3A4%3B568%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D3233467%3A93%3C%3A3nu0mrj

I also heard a rumor that because of the success of OMP East, there is a chance that tower 4(at the corner of Michigan & Roosevelt) could possible be the taller. As I said, this is just a rumor.

Maybe OMP won't be the crown jewel after all :)

Here are some great photos from Pandemonious today:
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4045/dscf10611oe.jpg
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7682/dscf10630ud.jpg
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7898/dscf10652jj.jpg

The top looks absolutely stunning...:)

New renderings, thanks to BVictor:

1600 Museum Park
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6213/4315055mr.jpg

One Museum Park West
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5695/4315107ke.jpg

BVictor said that OMP West will be 620', which makes sense since it is the "little brother" to the 720' OMP.

Other misc. news:

Twelve55 is now called Sky55 and is still UC but TO
Lakeside Tower is TO
Prairie Pointe is TO
Museum Tower is TO

There's a better rendering of OMPWest on the front page now, thanks to BVictor. Also, OMP had a little height increase.

Chicagotom said he went to the sales center for the opening of 1600 MP. Sales were not yet 50% in the first day and OMP West was over 50% in 8 hours. Looks like these two are basically a go from a sales standpoint.

Also from Krzycho:

Museum Park and Soldier Field in the back:
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6552/p61100303fx.jpg

Close up of Museum Tower now TO:
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/8145/p61100057ra.jpg

From August 04'.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/avanzee/Chicago/skydeck4SoldierField.jpg

1. The construction lift has been taken down from the side of Sky55 and the final marble is being set on the exterior. I really like the look of this rental building. (13th and Michigan)

2. Prairie Pointe - today the last floor forms are in place to top off the roof. (16th and Prairie)

3. Vision (13 and Wabash) - while this is technically outside of Central Station, I havent seen any other thread that covers it. The tower crane was put in place this last weekend.

4. 1400 MP (14th and Michigan) - The site is completely cleared and I expect caisson cranes to be in place in a week or so.

Thanks for the news. I was thinking about adding Vision on State and the Columbian and other buildings nearby but decided against it since they technically are not part of Central Station.

spyguy
If you want to start a new thread on the Near South Loop Congress to Cermak, The River to the Lake, I will be glad to keep it updated on what I see.

From Hecago:

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5577/10016427wc.jpg
Not the best picture of the entire area, but still shows Museum Tower TO

I haven’t seen Central Station on the first page in a while. Last night I took a look at the OPM1 site. The caissons are just about complete for the site and there is a segment of the garage that is between Tower 4 and OMP1 that is visable. Slow but steady progress.

They discovered literally hundreds of 30 foot trees that were used as pylons took them a while to pull these old growth trees out of the site.

http://images.snapfish.com/34666336%3A%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32335%3B4%3B49896nu0mrj

SKY 55
http://images.snapfish.com/34666336%3A%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3233%3E4%3C3%3E%3A89%3E23244%3C3%3B7%3A5%3A5ot1lsi

Lakeview Tower
http://images.snapfish.com/34666336%3A%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3233%3E4%3C3%3E%3A89%3E23244%3C3%3B7%3A5%3A3ot1lsi

Prairie Pointe Tower
http://images.snapfish.com/34666336%3A%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3233%3E4%3C3%3E%3A89%3E23244%3C3%3B7%3A599ot1lsi

OMP1
http://images.snapfish.com/346647883%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32335%3A85778%3B4nu0mrj

OMP1
http://images.snapfish.com/346647883%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32335%3A85778%3B5nu0mrj

Wow this whole development is awesome. WTG Chicago!

Some Central Station photos I took Monday (4/10):

Museum Park Place.
http://www.museumparkplace.com/images/pic_home_01.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/395/museumparkplace24bh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4960/museumparkplace6zc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Museum Tower
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9516/museumtower9fe.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For those outside of Chicago who may not know, Central Station is more than just a group of high-rise condo projects. It also consists of brand new residential neighborhoods. Some of the infill is quite attractive.

E. 18th and Prairie
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7512/18thandprairie9ap.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2807/qualityinfill19xp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/337/qualityinfill20di.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3213/street4od.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sky55 in the background.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4820/parkview1ii.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6788/modernrows5gw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4397/infillhomes5wx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5733/niceview9jv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

On the way back to the Loop.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6458/viewfromcentralstation5ov.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great pics hydrogen. I'm loving that infill.

Central Station & its surroundings are really coming out to be a much better community than Lakeshore East. Maybe that'll change when more buildings are completed in LSE with the Parkhomes especially and when retail and the school are finally revealed. Oh yeah, and when they fire Loewenberg.

Very very very nice, This mid-rise building in the middle foreground is my fav so far..:)
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5733/niceview9jv.jpg

Central Station & its surroundings are really coming out to be a much better community than Lakeshore East. Maybe that'll change when more buildings are completed in LSE with the Parkhomes especially and when retail and the school are finally revealed. Oh yeah, and when they fire Loewenberg.

I couldn't agree more. I walked around Central Station extensively and it looks and feels like a real neighborhood. Lakeshore East, on the other hand, has this strange atmosphere I can't quite vibe with. But, as you said, hopefully it will improve with the completion of additional projects.

hydrogen, thanks for the different perspective. Being from outside of Chicago and following/contributing to Chicago forums, I had no idea about these infill projects. I really like them, thanks.

Here are some pictures from BVictor:

Sky55
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/04/451017.jpg

Museum Tower
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/04/450994.jpg

These are really great photos from Chicagotom
View North from Tower 3 of Grant Park
http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A4593%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D3233679636%3B88nu0mrj

Museum Tower (4) http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A459%3A%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32336796797%3B%3Anu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A4689%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323367968%3A62%3Cnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3A4774%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D3233679694534nu0mrj

Hard to tell if they're real or not :D

Impressive indeed. Chicago's skyline is one of the best in the world.

One Museum Park update by Chicagotom


Pouring the elevator pad
http://images1.snapfish.com/34694%3C546%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323368%3B3%3B%3B%3A64nu0mrj

The tower crane base is finally in place
http://images1.snapfish.com/34694%3C546%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323368%3B445%3C5%3Bnu0mrj

Taken from the Roosevelt Bridge overlooking OPM1
http://images1.snapfish.com/34694%3C5%3A9%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323368%3B448%3A5%3Bnu0mrj

great stuff thanks spyguy! :cheers:

All of these buildings are great! But I'm worried because the biggest booms come before the biggest busts! Look at New York 1925 versus New York 1935. :-\

Here are some pictures from BVictor:

Sky55
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/04/451017.jpg

Museum Tower
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/04/450994.jpg

Wow, that building is so pretty- At first I thought those photos were renders! :-p

All of these buildings are great! But I'm worried because the biggest booms come before the biggest busts! Look at New York 1925 versus New York 1935. :-\

THey built those because of the great depression to give people work.

Very nice project! Looks like our South Loop is getting some attention! :) :cheers:

Pics of One Museum Park courtesy of Chicagotom:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/Chgo83/OMP-05-03-06II.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/Chgo83/OMP-05-03-06.jpg

I just scanned this from Skyline

http://images1.snapfish.com/346998%3A57%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3238%3E868%3E492%3EWSNRCG%3D32336%3A9%3A3%3A895nu0mrj

Why dont they cover those railways and put parks on top?

^They will, its part of the master plan.

An awesome aerial from KCgridlock
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6002/img1559sized0ph.jpg

So awesome I'll post it on the first page

Another rendering of the two
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/676/omp1jb.jpg

I love how they joined the bases together. This pair of towers is a great way to cap the bottom portion of Grant Park. And just remember, there are rumors that one or two more towers could be 800-900 ft :)

It's A LOT slimmer than I thought, well..maybe only from this angle but still stunner anyway.

The joining part looks realy great especially with that canopy.

I like the shorter one a little more though, the crown the color and the shape.

Two gorgeous buildings. I almost soiled myself when I saw that rendering. And I agree with you, Chad, I like OMP West just a little more.

I liked OMP better when the setbacks on the side were lower. Now they almost go to the top.

From May 23

A few new shots of OMP1
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B5%3C9%3C2%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32337756834%3A3nu0mrj


http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B5%3C9%3C2%7Ffp339%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323377568375%3Cnu0mrj

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B5%3C9%3C2%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D3233775683763nu0mrj

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B5%3C9%3C2%7Ffp345%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32337756834%3A5nu0mrj

Very stunning towers... looks really good in the render

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4828/29ml.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3192/17cq.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9853/171105r79fe.jpg

From Dan in Chicago
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8050/nearsouth27may20068do.jpg

:righton:

And in another 6 months, OMP's construction will be even more visible and very likely that one to three new towers will be under construction.

My own animation
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2708/centralstation0cz.gif

pretty cool stuff there spyguy :cheers:

One Museum Park update:
Looking down from Tower 3
http://images1.snapfish.com/34738%3B493%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323384%3C2%3C%3B948nu0mrj

Looking South from Roosevelt Road and the Metra tracks
http://images1.snapfish.com/34738%3B493%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323384%3C2%3C4884nu0mrj

The tip of the Point
http://images1.snapfish.com/34738%3B493%7Ffp346%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D323384%3C2%3C842%3Anu0mrj

Newly poured floors
http://images1.snapfish.com/34738%3B493%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3233%3E75%3B%3E2%3A5%3E232475%3B3963%3B%3Aot1lsi

In other news, Sky55 and the Lofts II are now considered completed by Emporis. Four other towers should also be completed in a matter of weeks/months.

Some great shots by MCC (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=370976)

Sky55 and others
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/6105/630035994my.jpg

An emerging skyline- still 8 more towers to pop up, plus many more nearby
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9704/630038758xe.jpg

^ So cool. It can almost compete with other USA cities skylines.

^ So cool. It can almost compete with other USA cities skylines.

Haha your right, that one picture can beat most other skylines and thats just like 1/1,000th of what chicago has.

Interesting photo on the developer's site. It's a little old
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2527/q4v0040screenqo4.jpg

Curiously, they did not highlight "the Lofts" for some reason.

Great photos from SimbyHeart on SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=111957)

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/afuegosky/chi5.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/afuegosky/chi11.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/afuegosky/chi13.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k293/afuegosky/chi14.jpg

OMP update from today (7-31-06)

Looking North at OMP1 from MPTower 4 5th floor roof top deck
http://images1.snapfish.com/34775%3C8%3C8%7Ffp34%3B%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32339%3A%3B33%3B885nu0mrj
http://images1.snapfish.com/34775%3C8%3C8%7Ffp347%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32339%3A%3B354626nu0mrj
http://images1.snapfish.com/34775%3C8%3C8%7Ffp358%3Enu%3D3279%3E%3A85%3E266%3EWSNRCG%3D32339%3A%3B362%3C%3A3nu0mrj

Chicago School is the Best!:okay: :master:

Compare this to what's been going up in NY recently. Not even close. :down: :hahano:

^^you need to stop bashing New York. Both cities are great. There is no room for this type of childish behavior on this site.

Interesting photo on the developer's site. It's a little old
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2527/q4v0040screenqo4.jpg

Curiously, they did not highlight "the Lofts" for some reason.

I just don't get it, why are they choosing to under go those ugly little condos south of the development, you can always build them in the burbs! They are just plain boring and waste of the spectacular location that it is!
Otherwise rest of it looks good so far!

Wow, this project is Amazing. Especially the "one museum Park Tower" is really nice.

Museum Park Place 2 - Grand opening in September
29-30 floors
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5047/mpp0fs3.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1849/museumparkplacedx0.jpg

A shot taken by SrbijaCG on SSP (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=114526)

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5154/img3956largeqr0.jpg

Attractive, but it makes even Toronto's more basic condos seem like great works of architecture.

it looks like a little city within a city. like Lakeshore East and City Place in Toronto. Great development. These kinds of infill projects are needed in most American downtowns, so it is great to see this begin with one of the great cities of the world.

Some great projects there, looks like it is happening place to be.

Some updates:

Lakeside Tower is now completed. But now 1400 Museum Park is under construction. :)

Chicago School is the Best!:okay: :master:

Compare this to what's been going up in NY recently. Not even close. :down: :hahano:

Do you have any idea what's going on in New York? Sure doesn't sound like it... :scouserd:

Anyway, cool projects... keep up the updates.

hey, its ok if chicago and NY starts a lil competition---theyll just pull away from the rest even more :D

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9669/southcenstaci3.jpg
Hydrogen

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1157/23843041392beb03307bqj9.jpg
Alex Leung

Chicago School is the Best!:okay: :master:

Compare this to what's been going up in NY recently. Not even close. :down: :hahano:

Come on, we all know that Chicago School are unique and one of da best, but letting down NYC's is just plain wrong!:bash:
Lets just cheer that US have two architecture and skyscraper greats leading the pack in the world!:cheer:

Latest update on SSP:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3049/museumparkrr0.jpg
Picture taken from the Aon Center.

^That pic shows why I like Central Station over many other mega developments. The great variety of styles and sizes resemble how a real neighborhood would develop instead of just every glass and steel tower being the same height.

Central Station in Autumn (pics by toggies):
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5694/toggiesty3.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1918/toggies2qq6.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2203/cstation3zd6.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9168/cstation4ns2.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7479/cstation5if5.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/DSCN2145.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/DSCN2146.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/DSCN2188.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/DSCN2190.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/DSCN2192.jpg

^Awesome updates. I'm once again excited about this project now that it is going vertical.

Also, sentinel got this updated pic of Central Station:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9447/museumparkgt7.jpg

^Awesome updates. I'm once again excited about this project now that it is going vertical.

Also, sentinel got this updated pic of Central Station:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9447/museumparkgt7.jpg

Nice. :)

Finally - It's getting vertical.

Looking South from Roosevelt Bridge
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2351.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2352.jpg

Looking West on Roosevelt at Columbus
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2354.jpg

Looking North from Tower 4 pool deck
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2346.jpg

Looking East from Indiana Ave.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2350.jpg

nice updates

I just don't get it, why are they choosing to under go those ugly little condos south of the development, you can always build them in the burbs! They are just plain boring and waste of the spectacular location that it is!
Otherwise rest of it looks good so far!

I agree. Just imagine what it would look loike if they built skyscrapers in their place!

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2441.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2440.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2444.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSCN2438.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/south%20loop%20UC/DSCN2385.jpg

awesome

Central Station and other South Loop projects:

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/488/297427970fa5d30faefbvz6.jpg

I think the scale and size are right for the area. Also love the mix of styles.

Central Station and other South Loop projects:

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/488/297427970fa5d30faefbvz6.jpg

:runaway:
WOW! Looks like yet another DT being shape up(compare to many cities in USA), Chicago lakefront skyline is going to be one long ass stretch! From 20 miles to soon 25 miles, we have finally fill the gap on the south loop and south side!:nuts:

^Awesome updates. I'm once again excited about this project now that it is going vertical.

Also, sentinel got this updated pic of Central Station:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9447/museumparkgt7.jpg

Awsome render, now, it is going extreme vertical!:banana:

I agree. Just imagine what it would look loike if they built skyscrapers in their place!

Yea, call of duty, demolition party soon?:lol:

I think the scale and size are right for the area. Also love the mix of styles.

I agree. Although there was a lot of crap especially in the beginning, the variety of styles makes for a far more interesting "mega development" than if all the towers were basically the same shape, height, with the same materials. It will hopefully age better than a lot of similar mega projects around the world.

Great photos by pherek on SSP:

OMP - going really slowly:
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/769/img1084ob3.jpg

1400 Museum Park:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8038/img1087fw4.jpg

1600 MP:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/1948/1600mp2kq7.jpg

OMPW:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/402/ompwest2yi6.jpg

Rendering of Museum Park Place 2 by BVictor:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8923/mpp2ms9.jpg

AWESOME UPDATES

:bow:
Lakeshore East projects, Chicago loop projects and central station project all in one on 11/26!:)
Scoll----------------------->
http://static.flickr.com/116/306652832_da0b86347e_o.jpg

Great photos from last Saturday by Chi649

From Saturday

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7892/dsc06355hv1.jpg


http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4313/dsc06365nl9.jpg


http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4563/dsc06391rd6.jpg


http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1778/dsc06371qp5.jpg

OMPW:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/402/ompwest2yi6.jpg

:eek2::eek2::eek2:, Nice. is there a forum about this tower and it's construction status ?

green and gray ?????

not bad

Central Station aerial update:
http://static.flickr.com/133/322145376_f3c36c141d_b.jpg

About a week old, from Dat Phan

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1501/34605423506660c7167ocq5.jpg

You can also see some of the other South Loop projects to the left.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/755/untitledza7.jpg
^^The building in the red rectangle will be replaced by the two towers in the rendering

OMPW:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/402/ompwest2yi6.jpg

:eek2::eek2::eek2:, Nice. is there a forum about this tower and it's construction status ?


No...

It's not under construction yet. I believe the area is being used for staging for OMP at this time. I need to go to the sales center and see when construction on this one will start.

Also as of Wednesday, 1600 Museum Park is now officially under construction.

Thanks for the heads up. If you do go, see if they say anything new about the future towers on Roosevelt.

thanks for the info BVictor1

One Musuem Park, 01-02-2007...


https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510139.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510140.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510141.jpg
For those of you concerened the north face on Grant Park will be too bulky, just look^. Seems pretty slender to me.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510142.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510143.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510144.jpg
Check out the massive transfer beams, I now know why this building took so long to rise out of the base.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510145.jpg
Notice behind the windscreen, cladding material has arrived.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510146.jpg
Assembeling rebar cages for the concrete sheer walls

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510145.jpg



:)

I noticed this morning that they were placing cement barriers at the corner of Roosevelt and Indiana and a back hoe was excavating the remain slope of soil at the corner. They had just started so I looking forward to getting home tonight and seeing whats what.:banana:

OMPW has much less garage structure to build so I think that we will see this one go up much faster than OMP1. It never ceases to amazing me how long buildings take to get out of the ground and past the garage phase. 2007 is going to be a great year for the skyline!!!

Fantastic news!! I love OMPW. It's the crown jewel of all Central Station development. I'm going to open a thread for it in the Chicago development forum.

Here's the URL:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=11358665#post11358665

If they can start marketing the last two Roosevelt towers soon, we could potentially see the entire south wall of Grant Park under construction at the same time.

I think it's possible that construction on one of the remaining 2 towers could begin before OMP1 completely wrapped up. OMP1 is due to top out in 2008 and OMPW 2010. I haven't heard any news on the direction that Central Station is going with the final projects. It's not a guarantee that Enterprise will land the them.

I am still hoping for a 900+ at the corner of Michigan and Roosevelt. I would like to see what Jean Gang would design for that site. We need someone other than Pappa/George designing them.

Good update

Went into the MP sales center today and talked to my sales guy and heres what he told me.

1. The 34 story building that was to sit south of OMPW is being scraped. The city would only approve a 10 story building so enterprise is looking to build all townhomes where the existing sales center is. Look for large 3000 sqft units starting at 1.3 million range. Very High End. The townhomes are likely to be the next thing on the market in 08.

2. They are going to propose an 80 story building at the corner of Indiana and Roosevelt that Enterprise is going to develop. No time on this one being release anytime soon.

3. He didn't have anything on the 2nd tower at Michigan and Roosevelt except that it was going to be much taller than is now proposed.

4. Central Station did the engineering study looking at building towers over the tracks south of 15th street and the cost is prohibative and they are not moving forward with Phase 3.

^So good and "bad" news I suppose. But thanks for finding all that out. I look forward to the 80 story building. I hope the architects aren't P/H (even though I'm sure it will be) or SCB or Lucien Lagrange.

I hope the architects aren't P/H (even though I'm sure it will be) or SCB or Lucien Lagrange.

You and me both. Im especially tired of SCB though. Even though they bring solid designs, I find them to be incredibly repetitive.

Who would you like to see design that building? Thats a very visible lot.

I'd be curious to see what Studio Gang can muster up just to see if they can bring something completely different to the table. I find them to be the most passionate and potentially the most creative firm Chicago has seen in a long, long time.

If not them, then someone outside of the city. Architectonica, perhaps? Im afraid whatever they may do for LakeshoreEast, Low-end-burg will greatly dumb it down. Ugh. This will give them a better opportunity as I feel the architecture in Central Station kills everything (save Aqua) in LakeshoreEast.

A shot I took from the Sears Tower a couple weeks ago.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2069/centralstation1ld.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Who would you like to see design that building? Thats a very visible lot.


It's a good question. There are only two spots available on Roosevelt now, and both of those towers are likely to be very tall and prominent and also likely to be around for a very long time.

With that in mind, I'm a little scared to give these projects to inexperienced, but talented, firms. I'm talking about Garofalo architects, David Woodhouse, John Ronan, Dirk Denison, etc. and even Studio Gang. Only the last one has some highrise experience, the rest have just come up with visionary projects. And with whatever concepts they do come up with, they are usually very "funky" and out there, and I'm not sure if that's necessarily what we want facing Grant Park for 50-100 years. However, I think other developers should give these firms a chance, and there are a number of 20-40 story buildings they could easily handle.

For Chicago firms, I could see SOM or Adrian Smith if there's a supertall involved. Maybe Destefano and Partners or Krueck and Sexton, although I'm not sure if they've done a highrise yet. Booth Hansen could probably come up with something good, same with Goettsch.

For outside firms, I've always wanted Foster to design something here. Pelli might do something conservative, but it would surely be elegant. And there are certainly some other British firms that could do great designs for this site.

If they can start marketing the last two Roosevelt towers soon, we could potentially see the entire south wall of Grant Park under construction at the same time.

I don't see this happening at all.

I know, just a little dream.

From a couple weeks ago, I love the boldness of that red grid....

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514085.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514086.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514087.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514088.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514089.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514090.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/514091.jpg

^^

Awesome blend of Old and New...I wish the trees were a little more mature to help give the neighborhood a bit more character

Nice pic's

WOW i'm also loving that red grid, it just seems to jump out at you!

^^

Awesome blend of Old and New...I wish the trees were a little more mature to help give the neighborhood a bit more character

How tall will those trees eventually grow to? I estimate 40-60 ft. That's roughly 20 meters for all of you square Europeans out there. I love the boldness of the red as well. It's like something I've never seen before.

One Museum Park, taken today:

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2861/centralstationmy6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Good update

Monkey36 on SSP took some good photos of OMP


Blue Glass
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2656/img0109pu4.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0109pu4.jpg)

Blue glass on left, gray on right
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1158/img0110yb7.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0110yb7.jpg)

Another of both, a little farther out
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6815/img0111wd4.th.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0111wd4.jpg)

No glass on this side
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7449/img0115qn5.th.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0115qn5.jpg)



Columbian from NE side of OMP
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/387/img0113dh5.jpg

Site of OMPW
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9710/img0114zp8.jpg

How tall will those trees eventually grow to? I estimate 40-60 ft. That's roughly 20 meters for all of you square Europeans out there. I love the boldness of the red as well. It's like something I've never seen before.

I have no idea, I would imagine 40-60ft. sounds realistic.

2 cassion crains were being assembled on site this morning. This one will be U/C soon.:banana:

It seems like OMPW is now under construction (or has been for a few days).

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/676/omp1jb.jpg

Just west of this site (to the right in the rendering) there will be an 80-story proposal.

Spyguy,

Well I went over to the site for lunch. They are driving sheet pile not cassions so - sorry if I jumped the gun. Your call on whether this is U/C. But it's close.

My bad.

^That's OK. It's bound to be under construction soon anyway, or at least I hope.

From the Sears Tower:

I say this a lot, but now you can really see the change in the South Loop over the past few years with a lot of projects coming to fruition.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6277/411260682b737ea5a6bobq6.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/184/411260754798c42f98aoqn7.jpg
OMP looks massive already, even though it's only about 1/3 of the way up.

What is this huuuuge Building in the North-East corner of the picture ??

Dam it looks bigger than the soldier field.

Lakeside Center (McCormick Place)

South Loop has lots of potential to support some pretty good scraper clusters, its scary.

WOW! Beautiful! I need to come back to Chicago and check it out!

nice

anyone have an idea of what the population/population density of the south loop will be in say 10years?

from 3-4

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1587/dsc07178resizedoc0.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6229/dsc07180resizedeg2.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6229/dsc07180resizedeg2.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9791/dsc07181resizedgo6.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/359/dsc07182resizedfd1.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/217/dsc07183resizedzv2.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8740/dsc07184resizeduc4.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4531/dsc07185resizedbb5.jpg

^^ Great pictures! :)

^^ Thanks Crazy. I took a cruise down LSD that day and I had my camera with me.

:cheers: I never can get enough pics of this project. OK I'm way bias - I live here but great shots from NB on LSD. Great perspective on Central Station and another example of how it has effected the skyline.

^^ Thanks Crazy. I took a cruise down LSD that day and I had my camera with me.


We can see it in the mirror :lol:

^^ I can see it too! :lol:

And I'm in the red Chevy's passenger side oddly reflected in the mirror... what a small world.

^^ That's very cool! Did you notice I was taking pics at the time? How was my driving?

From 3-11

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3660/dsc07322sj5.jpg

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/5990/dsc07323zk5.jpg

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/7966/dsc07324dv5.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8806/dsc07326lm7.jpg

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/4498/dsc07327bx8.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1292/dsc07328ae0.jpg

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/3082/dsc07336wo3.jpg

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7623/dsc07352us1.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4259/dsc07353nv7.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4347/dsc07356il8.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1381/dsc07365lr1.jpg

^^ WOW! Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! :)

^^ You're welcome. I'm glad you liked them.

One Museum Park (taken today):

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5349/ompon8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4671/omp1oh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4411/omp2qd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5296/omp3ih9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7177/omp4qu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Photos from yesterday by pherek on SSP

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1046/img1970xo1.jpg

Museum Park Place
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/916/img1879km4.jpg

1600 Museum Park
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/395/img1883no8.jpg

1400 Museum Park
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4961/img1897ms4.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4794/img1899qu7.jpg

One Museum Park
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8936/img1912qk6.jpg

According to the Trib's real estate section, Museum Park Place II is supposed to start construction in the summer.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8923/mpp2ms9.jpg

Also, I'm taking 1251 South Indiana off the front page as it has been canceled. The site is right behind OMP West, but the city would only allow for a 10 story building, so the developer is scrapping the original plans and building townhomes.

Today, from the Adler Skyeye:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8529/ompgs9.png

Also, I'm taking 1251 South Indiana off the front page as it has been canceled. The site is right behind OMP West, but the city would only allow for a 10 story building, so the developer is scrapping the original plans and building townhomes.


Spyguy. I had heard this a few months ago but it was "talk" at the time. Have we confirmed this? I think its a great call for that block and will add to the value of all both the east facing Indiana buildings and the west/south facing OMPW,OMP, MP4 and MP3 towers. It will give us a little breathing room.

^My list is based on Emporis mainly. They've listed it as "never built" and they give the same reason as you did.

From a few days ago by Lukecuj

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3959/dsc00731fo3.jpg

Central Station Today
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2619.jpg
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http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2630.jpg

OMP at 25 stories
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2617.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2629.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2631.jpg

OMP Crane going higher today
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2604.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2606.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2605.jpg

South Central Station
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2614.jpg

1400MP & Reebie Lofts
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/2007%20Buildings/DSCN2611.jpg

^^ WOW! Its looking like Chicago is booming lately... How many people lives in that neighborhood? If anyone knows?

4-14-07


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http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/8830/dsc07470jm6.jpg

Taken today:

One Museum Park
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/509/ompw416zs4.jpg

Central Station
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4260/centralstation416yl5.jpg

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/6521/47695928022a0ff5c9eban1.jpg
Michael Sobota
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/7576/476925856d7bedfadfbbto2.jpg
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/5313/476977955af0f1cd45ebnp7.jpg

^Spelling "Impeach" if you didn't get it.

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http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5199/img1119rq8.jpg


http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7088/img1108hs9.jpg

^^ Thanks for the pictures! I apperciate that you took that shot of that neighborhood that is showing from downtown Chicago area. It helped me picture it in my head where it is really located since I was little confused. I got it now. Thanks! :)

One Museum Park
5-7-07

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9422/img1147ht4.jpg

5-13-07

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One Museum Park - taken today:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8629/omp517go2.jpg

Chicago looks so classy

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7061/dsc07791pe3.jpg

WOW! Chicago looks like tropical city! :eek:

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8315/505002066b06c962727oih3.jpg
Carl Carl

Chicago looks so classy

that's because it is classy ;)

And a quesion: is there a thread about One Museum Park in the
highrise section?

that's because it is classy ;)

And a quesion: is there a thread about One Museum Park in the
highrise section?I don't think there is a thread for OMP.
also
Great pic spyguy

Maybe we should start one. Anyone interested?

Great photos! ;)

Love the photos

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8786/520260655a77cd2a7a6bhc4.jpg
Wyly Wade

Wow everthing looks nice.

Looking good. Nice photos guys.

Looks like a city within a city.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSC_0336.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSC_0334.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/Mansmith_2006/OMP1/DSC_0343.jpg

Great photos, Tom! Looks like OMP is almost TO.

Too bad, the 70 Storey version looked soo good..

OMP is just past the 1/2 way point a long way to go. 62 floors.

One Museum Park, 6-9-2007

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8346/dsc08054yv2.jpg


http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/201/dsc08056ph3.jpg


from Millenium Park

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8250/dsc08035eo9.jpg

Looking good.

Images taken 06/12/07

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/06/541116.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/06/541117.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/06/541118.jpg

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The rumored building next to OMP West.

I was at the sales center today and found a drawing of a proposed one museum park 3. Aparently they had a meeting about it the day before. The sales rep told me that the building would be taller than one museum park. I counted about 74 floors. It has a rounded fasade facing one museum park west toward Indiana ave. It has the same architectural feel also.

Posted on SSP

The rumored building next to OMP West.



Posted on SSP

Where on SSP ? I must have missed it.

SSP/Highrise Construction

Taken on 7/7

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9326/ompmp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

lots of trees :D

Update from SSP:

I was heading towards Lollapalooza when I took this shot

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5889/dsc00725uc4.jpg


Still aways to go too:
http://images.snapfish.com/34285%3B9523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D959%3D583%3DXROQDF%3E232374786%3A3%3A9ot1lsi

Updates from SSP:
Here is a render of MP3. The next tower after OMP and OMPW.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5918/26847001oe0.jpg
It will be around 800'.

Here you can see OMPW making its presence well known:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/cbotnyse/trump/Picture040.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/cbotnyse/trump/Picture039.jpg

Updates from SSP:
Here is a render of MP3. The next tower after OMP and OMPW.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5918/26847001oe0.jpg
It will be around 800'.

That is an excellent addition to the development.

Cute design

One Museum Park, 8-25-07

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^^ WOW! I loveeeeeeeee these fascade!!!! Its look so fabulous! :) By the way I love the rendering of MP3!

More info on the newest Central Station proposals (the party doesn't stop):

The next phase of the Museum Parg/Grant Park Towers

Currently the top of Grant Park Tower 3 is coming in at 790'. There's an architectural finish that appears to surpass that number by 10'-15'. Hopefully they will grow some balls and push this baby higher.

Grant Park Tower 4 will be about 900'. Again, hopefully this will change. I know for a fact that these towers have been reduced somewhat. One of the people from the development/architectural team showed me preliminary stuff that had both these towers about 200' taller.

Sorry for the quality, but they are scans of copies, so there isn't much improvement that can be made.

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/2287/80157948xp4.jpg

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http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1516/10hi4.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/347/13ge3.jpg

A few shots of One Museum Park from 08/26

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/08/555693.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/08/555694.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/08/555696.jpg

These towers are all really nice. Chicago is keeping up !

Here...I retried. I was real careful calculating the heights.

Please excuse the crowns...I was in a wierd mood.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e399/delta2094/Museum-Park-Development.jpg

This was on SSP

whats GP3 AND GP4???

whats GP3 AND GP4???

Grant Park 3 and Grant Park 4

A few shots from 09/03

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/09/557884.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/09/557896.jpg

WOW! How tall is that two tallest "gray" ones on that picture?

WOW! How tall is that two tallest "gray" ones on that picture?

Go back one page. The info is there. It's a mini WTC in Museum Park.

A few shots from 9/13

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/09/559559.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/09/559566.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/09/559568.jpg

WOW!!! this is massive and i just learned about it now?!?!?
Very cool Chicago, keep it up.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-wed_notebook_0919sep19,0,570465.story

Central Station developer not deterred by soft sales climate

BY SUSAN DIESENHOUSE
September 19, 2007

Fogelson's 73- and 83-story towers are part of the 80-acre Central Station development, whose plans call for 8,000 units...Fogelson this month filed a request asking the city to allow each Grant Park tower to be an extra 100 feet high, not to add square footage or more units but to make the buildings taller and thinner, he explained. Together, the towers will have about 2.2 million square feet.

One Museum Park - Taken 9/28:
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5539/ompwest928jk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My Lord.

Below are several photos of the renderings that I took last night for the next stage of the southern streetwall.

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/563932.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/563933.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/563935.jpg

Below are several photos of the renderings that I took last night for the next stage of the southern streetwall.

An embarassment of riches!

Wow! Awesome! Central station is getting taller! :)

High resolution render of Grant Part 3 courtesy of NewcitySkyline:

Left to right: One Museum Park (734'/U/C), OMP West (620'/U/C), Grant Park 3 (790'/Pro), Grant Park 4 (900'/Pro)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Marino33/CentralStation-GrantParkSouthWall.jpg

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Story from NewcitySkyline:

Will proposed Grant Park Towers be Central Station’s encore?

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Chicago, IL, US (NCS) - On Thursday evening, the 2nd floor Congress Lounge at Roosevelt University was overflowing with residents who wanted to learn more about Central Station Development Corporation’s planned towers for the southwest corner of Roosevelt Road and Indiana Avenue.

http://www.newcityskyline.com/NewGrantParkTowers.html

I asked someone on SSP if they could modify the tower using a different color glass, this is what they came up with...

From Alliance on SSP:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1014568/GP3-Edit-Final.jpg


http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1014568/GP3-Gif.gif[/QUOTE]

Is GP4 that tall?

Is GP4 that tall?


It is to be taller.

The one on the right.

http://www.chicagojournal.com/SiteImages/Article/3524a.jpg

Are they submerging or putting the metra tracks underground because there not there in the pictures. They really should do that anyway.

Are they submerging or putting the metra tracks underground because there not there in the pictures. They really should do that anyway.

long term view.

hopefully it will be realized.

This is one of my favorite projects!

how big is the chance that GP3 and GP4 will be build?

Taken today:
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4430/omp1012ai7.jpg

[QUOTE=i_am_hydrogen;15809753]High resolution render of Grant Part 3 courtesy of NewcitySkyline:

Left to right: One Museum Park (734'/U/C), OMP West (620'/U/C), Grant Park 3 (790'/Pro), Grant Park 4 (900'/Pro)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Marino33/CentralStation-GrantParkSouthWall.jpg

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I read somewhere that One Museum Park is 95% sold and that Museum Park West is 65%. If true the GP3 and GP 4 stand an excellent chance of being built. :cheers:

This is going to look so sweet!

From the SE, this pup really dominates the skyscape. 10/15/07:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/wjcordier/Chicago10152007GP1-1.jpg

Great photo. And yes, OMP is really noticeable all around the city now.

A few more images from 10/21/07

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/568304.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/568306.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/568307.jpg

https://community.emporis.com/images/6/2007/10/568309.jpg

The first set of photos are from Jaroslaw on Oct 21
1600 Museum Park
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1556/minipa120214vl1.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9059/minipa120218am4.jpg
1400 Museum Park
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4817/minipa120232kc9.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6859/minipa120273jn4.jpg

The next one is from Ecker on Oct 17
1400 Museum Park
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb167/EckerTallness/Construction%2010-17/IMG_4026.jpg

the wings of the tower in the first pics are very similar to the BD ones :)