CHICAGO | 375 East Wacker | 256m | 840ft | 76 fl | Pro

[Kngkyle]

Height: ~840 ft
Floor count: 76
Location: 375 East Wacker
Construction end:
Architect: Arquitectonica
Developer: Magellan Development Group, Ltd.

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


INSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Unique opening planned for Lakeshore East mixed-use building

BY SUSAN DIESENHOUSE
Published May 9, 2007

A $400-million, 76-story mixed-use tower is being planned for Lakeshore East by Magellan Development LLC.

The striking design by Miami-based Arquitectonica features a 20-story opening through the building's midsection. The tower, which will rise at 375 E. Wacker Dr., has two intersecting components programmed to house a five-star hotel with 224 suites, as many as 671 condominiums and six stories of underground parking.

The sale of condominiums, priced from $500,000 to about $3 million, will start in August. By mid-2008, construction will get under way. The first residents are expected to move in two years later, said Jim Loewenberg, co-chief executive of Magellan.

So far at Lakeshore East, seven buildings with about 2,500 residential units have been built or are in construction. In total, the developer might put up 16 major buildings with about 5,000 units, Loewenberg said.

Copyright © 2007, Chicago Tribune

[ZZ-II]

Chicago is Unbelieveable :banana:

[Coldwake]

This is great! Not only is it taller, but it now has much sleeker and more attractive proportions!

[chromebowler]

Looks exciting, but I didn't find that at the LSE website - where did you find it?

[spyguy]

I hope the developers don't downsize this one. The latest version has better proportions.

[Kngkyle]

Looks exciting, but I didn't find that at the LSE website - where did you find it?

It's not being marketed yet.

[Momo1435]

Chicago is booming.

And looks very good, the smaller version was already good, but the new version looks very sleek.

[-Corey-]

Another supertall for Chicago... I like the new version...

[cbotnyse]

another supertall for Chicago. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/cbotnyse/smiley/blueshe8.gif

[Chicagophotoshop]

:dance2:


so this is going to be 3 towers?

[Second City]

Wow that new version is a LOT better.... I love it! :cheers1::cheers2:

[Chicagophotoshop]

and aqua really only has 3 units left? :shocked:

[Zoso]

The skyline here is getting huge pretty quickly. I like this building a lot.

[MDguy]

WOW! its so much better now! It will look Amazing, Chicago, You're Amazing!

[cbotnyse]

Wow that new version is a LOT better.... I love it! :cheers1::cheers2:I do too, but I still dont know how I feel about buildings with holes in them.

The skyline here is getting huge pretty quickly. I like this building a lot.This land was a 9 hole golf course a few years ago. :nuts:

[Zoso]

I do too, but I still dont know how I feel about buildings with holes in them.

This land was a 9 hole golf course a few years ago. :nuts:

Every building should have at least one hole.

But this one adds some more unique character to the skyline (in addition to the CNA building, the diamond building, eventually the spire) with the overall design being elegantly straightforward. This one's a winner.

And of course even better now, it adds some more heft being a supertall. I'd like to see a rendering with this, Trump, W-A and the Spire, and see how they'll fill it out. Edit: I just saw one's been posted in another thread. :ohno:

[outbackbox]

Magnificent Chicago!!!!! Chicago's profile is really increasing I can tell from travelling. Chicago lived in the shadows of NY for years but not anymore. This building is beautiful.

[jobecob]

Oh my I thought they're not gonna build that anymore since they have so many projects under construction WOW

[Kngkyle]

Oh my I thought they're not gonna build that anymore since they have so many projects under construction WOW

Lakeshore East's plans call for another 5 or 6 towers excluding this one. Some of the best lots for Lake Michigan views have yet to be developed. Certainly their will be some more tall ones (possibly supertalls) within LSE.

[cbotnyse]

Is this an old or new render?

[EnDleSsWaLtZ]

I have to agree with spyguy, I like the new design of the building much better and height increases are always good to me!

[Gaeus]

Are there any more renders besides that? I don't like it. It looks like an old design (like 60s or 70s IMO). If there are renders with better information, I may change my mind.

[LMCA1990]

Awesome project. Great for chicago :okay:

[scalziand]

It's great to finally see this in the supertall section.

[cheeps]

It just doesn't stop for Chicago!

[great184]

So the total of supertalls u/c or approved in Chicago is now 5!!

[Mplsuptown]

The height increase really makes the difference here. It totally changes the look for the better.

[xXFallenXx]

holy hell chicago!
nice!

[Kailyas]

Arquitectonica LSE Tower is splendid.....

[Astounded]

Welcome to Shanghai Chicago :)

Another supertall proposal! ... that makes 2 proposals, 3 U/C and 5 built

[stealt]

a 300 m hight box. :) wel its still sommething special :cheers:

[JohnFlint1985]

Hard to believe that something this great will be built. I have a lot of hopes for this tower. Never expected to see this kind of design.

[cheeps]

The added height is a huge plus for this building and the LSE neighborhood.

[Reinsdorf Sucks]

Welcome to Shanghai Chicago :)

Another supertall proposal! ... that makes 2 proposals, 3 U/C and 5 built

I thought it was 1 proposed, 1 approved, 3 U/C, 3 built.

[cheeps]

I thought it was 1 proposed, 1 approved, 3 U/C, 3 built.

You're correct.

[ZZ-II]

no, 5 supertalls are completed :)

[Insane alex]

Nice! Lovely skyscraper, the hole thing looks sweet!

[-Corey-]

How tall was the first tower?

[cbotnyse]

How tall was the first tower?I believe it was around 921 ft / 281m .

[-Corey-]

I believe it was around 921 ft / 281m .

oh, better design plus they increased its height. :banana:

[Architek]

so is this official??? Anyways this looks alot more like arquitectonica especially the smaller towers, its more of there style, compared to there original which was a different approach than i had ever seen from them, very unporportionate and overwhelming..

[ZZ-II]

yes, it is official :)

[TheGlobalizer]

The height increase really makes the difference here. It totally changes the look for the better.

Agree 100%.

[skyperu34]

Very interesting project !

[davidearl]

no, 5 supertalls are completed :)

please list the other 2 completed supertalls...

Sears Tower
John Hancock
Aon Center....

WHAT other 2 are you talking about?????

[spyguy]

There's only one other completed supertall, the AT&T Corporate Center.

So 4 completed.
3 U/C.
2 Proposed/approved.

[Rizzato]

There's only one other completed supertall, the AT&T Corporate Center.

So 4 completed.
3 U/C.
2 Proposed/approved.

2 pru??

[MDguy]

^ if you include spires/antennas, that there are Sears, Aon, Hancock, AT&T, and 2 Prudential built

[gymguy2k]

It's up, up, and up for Chicago! Walking around downtown as it is already takes my breath away. It's astonishing! And to think where we will be in a few years! I bow down to NY and HK, the other two members of the BIG 3 skylines on earth. What good company to be in. It's a good time to be a skyscraper freak in Chicago. Come and see!

[RON-E]

this is the first time i am seeing this one! wow, unbelievable!

[BVictor1]

2 pru??

Almost, but no cigar.

2Pru is 995' to the top of the spire.

[Astounded]

Almost, but no cigar.

2Pru is 995' to the top of the spire.
This depends on the definition of supertall, some people use 300 meters others say 1000 feet (304.8 meters)

Using the 300m mark then Two Prudential Plaza at 303.3m and AT&T Corporate Center at 307m are both supertalls. This forum uses 300m, there are several supertalls listed here that are between 300m and 304m. This is the definition that SSP also use.

[Nike12]

i love everysingle approved and under construction building going up in chicago. Chicago is on fire!!

[globill]

Big improvement on the original design. With all that;s happening along the river, I'm worried the Sears and JHC will start to feel lonely....

[Phobos]

Thank God they changed that horrible design.
It still not my kind of building tough.

[i_am_hydrogen]

To be honest, no one is really sure which rendering represents the current status of the project. It could be that the "new" one was actually a previous design that proved economically unfeasible to build.

[MDguy]

Almost, but no cigar.

2Pru is 995' to the top of the spire.

Are you sure? According to ssp, they say its 303.3 meters to the spire

[choyak]

303.3 meters = 995.07874 feet
oh oh Google you are so cool!!!!

[Brendan]

I really don't like the design. Boring and uninspiring, IMO.

[Rizzato]

I really don't like the design. Boring and uninspiring, IMO.

Hopefully waldorf -astoria gets approved, and will make up for this tower's lack of cutting-edge design.
I can see why you would think Chicago has an over rated skyline Brendan. ;)

[Alweron]

This is great news, but I have to say those smaller towers could be better thought out. I just can't see the idea of building two different looking towers where the other one is taller. Therefore I like the old rendering more regardless of the fact, that the smaller towers aren't that high. I would replace the left-hand side tower with the one on the left. Symmetry, design and height is all that matters. The highest towers looks fantastic with it's open space in the middle, though.

[Kamuix95]

Although my drawing on ssp wasn't really that good, i uploaded a taller version of it

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1928/sketi3.jpg

[davidearl]

this would be a vast improvement over the older design. the 2 side towers balance out the central tower. Beforehand I thought it looked too massive....

love how each tower looks slightly different.. mixes it up a bit....

truly more elegant :banana:

[Kailyas]

Superb building.

[Pindakaas]

What a beauty!

[PresidentBjork]

Another super tall? This is extraordinary. I won't get all my hopes up until I start seeing foundations being dug but this is excellent news nonetheless.

The design is so-so, but the hole is reminiscent of something you might expect to find in Hong Kong.

[cbotnyse]

I dont think we have a final render yet. I think the 2 smaller towers may be from an older design. Can anyone confirm?

[ZZ-II]

the old design had not 2 other towers next to the main tower, i think they're part of the new plan

[charger1966]

Hey Guys, Does anyone have any pictures of the location of this tower? I would like to see the area where this tower will rise from before any demolition or construction starts. BTW Great looking tower indeed.
Lance

[mgk920]

Hey Guys, Does anyone have any pictures of the location of this tower? I would like to see the area where this tower will rise from before any demolition or construction starts. BTW Great looking tower indeed.
Lance
See:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.888437,-87.616503&spn=0.004153,0.007221&t=k&z=17&om=0

This tower will be built on the south side of Wacker Drive by that intersection to nowhere, it's where the uppermost level of Wacker ends going eastbound. That temporary 9-hole golf course is now mostly covered by the rest of the Lakeshore East towers (the Aqua is one of them, under construction right at the lower left corner of the image). That triangular building is the Swissotel. For reference, the Chicago Spire is now under construction where that whitish splotch is in the upper right corner of that image.

Mike

[skyscraper100]

beautiful building...

[BVictor1]

I dont think we have a final render yet. I think the 2 smaller towers may be from an older design. Can anyone confirm?

The rendering that has the squatter shoulders is the more recent.

[araman0]

Chicago has to be the second most exciting city in the world for a skyscraper nerd to live in right now.

I just can't fugure out where all the money for people purchasing these condos is coming from??

[ChicagoNight]

great. i love this one

[Eric Offereins]

This will be one massive building and I like the open space in it. :okay:

[chjbolton]

General skyline render PLEASE!!!!

I'm begging now. Seriously...

[Westyguy]

General skyline render PLEASE!!!!

I'm begging now. Seriously...


Yes Please!!!

So how many supertalls are U/C or proposed in Chicago now?

[Retrograde]

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/34929/2005279126873297837_rs.jpg

Posted by Ryan81 at SSP.

[cbotnyse]

^^except add a few feet to it. It should be pretty close to Aon's height. And just about half the Spire. :nuts:

[Febo]

heyy, gimme a break to keep up with it!! :eek: Chicago doesn't stop!!! :rock:


Where in the picture is the Waterview Tower?

[stealt]

its more to the left, you cant see it on that pic. ^^

[Retrograde]

Where in the picture is the Waterview Tower?
This is only a portion of the skyline. Waterview Tower is out of view to the left.

[mgk920]

The BCBS vertical expansion is also not shown in that render.

Mike

[identityfail]

wa.....what a beautiful building....

[decks67]

not my favourite tower in chicago

[main-framer]

but looking down on the city in that photo..

but a marina, pier, & elevated highway between LSE tower and the lake?
might as well be living in Des Moines..

this is not a 'gold-coast'... it's a 'road-coast'.

if i'm out for a stroll from my 50th floor condo in LSE tower, and i manage to not get run-over going across LSD, i get a fine view of sailboats.

now the real gold-coast.. i'm out for a stroll from Q1.. no busy roads... and a world-class beach.. that's what Chi-town needs.

(post really has nothing to do with this tower... so if a mod wants to delete this, feel free.)

main-framer

[spyguy]

^Some kind of fascination with LSD?

[chjbolton]

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/34929/2005279126873297837_rs.jpg

Posted by Ryan81 at SSP.

Thank you so much!! Finally a skyline overview...
Shame the picture doesn't allow us to see Watterview :ohno:
But great job Retrograde! Thanks again!!

[stealt]

what's the name and height of this baby??

http://i3.tinypic.com/6q8ib2s.jpg

[nomarandlee]

^^ That is Aqua

822 ft / 251 Mt. / 83 Floors

Info
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=349402

Latest construction photos
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=99367&page=109

[stealt]

thanks :cheers:

[cheeps]

We need to raise the height of the LSE Tower that's in the rendering. It should be as tall as the AON Tower.

[i_am_hydrogen]

^Who said anything about a height increase. The title of this thread should actually be:

~921ft | 281m | 76 fl

[ChgoLvr83]

^Who said anything about a height increase. The title of this thread should actually be:

~921ft | 281m | 76 fl

He's going off of what sentinel stated he saw awhile back.

[cbotnyse]

^Who said anything about a height increase. The title of this thread should actually be:

~921ft | 281m | 76 flI heard it here. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=3203056&postcount=528

[ZZ-II]

only that i understand: this project is not the same as the 314m LSE tower?

[spyguy]

It's the same project but the final height hasn't been confirmed.

[ZZ-II]

thx spyguy. i hope they'll confirm the 314m, i would love to see another supertall in chicago :)

[k25150]

Chicago and Hong Kong. Take your pick.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Until a final height is confirmed, this will remain in the Highrises sub-forum.

[cheeps]

Wasn't this building moved to supertall status on SSP???

[TU 'cane]

That's what I thought.

[ZZ-II]

Wasn't this building moved to supertall status on SSP???

height of 314m has not been confirmed yet

[cheeps]

height of 314m has not been confirmed yet

Thanks ZZ.

[cheeps]

height of 314m has not been confirmed yet

Check out the diagram section on SSP. It has the building at 313.9 m.

[StevenW]

Awesome tower!!! :)
Go, Chicago!! :)

[ZZ-II]

Check out the diagram section on SSP. It has the building at 313.9 m.

a diagram on SSP is no evidence for the final height of the tower ^^.

[cheeps]

a diagram on SSP is no evidence for the final height of the tower ^^.


My friend...I know. But it adds to the confusion.

[ZZ-II]

^^, yes :). lets hope the new height will be confirmed and the tower getting build :)

[spyguy]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/773/lsearqlargeshpgo6.jpg

[chjbolton]

One year without a single post and then this. OK. And...?
Does this really mean it's alive?

[gwool1sc]

LOVE THIS...Chicago coming up with the goods as usual, I want to make my own version and add it to my model city..........

[Ni3lS]

Please, confirm that this project is alive again! Awesome addition to Chicago's skyline :)

[The other Dude]

i dont like it, and i think the chances of it getting built are low. there are already enough towers on hold

[3521usa]

Actually, the chances of this tower getting built are higher than you think. This is part of the Lakeshore East complex and that neighborhood will be built out eventually. Lakeshore East has been a success and I believe this is the next tower in line to be built and there's not really any rush so it's going up eventually even if it's 5 or plus years down the road.

[MDguy]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/773/lsearqlargeshpgo6.jpg

I love how it's in the middle of the street. Looks really dominate! It for some reason reminds me of skyscrapers in the 30s except a little more bland (not saying It's Bland!!) but i don't know why it reminds me of it. I hope this gets built!

[luci203]

Wierd shape :dunno:

[chjbolton]

I love how it's in the middle of the street. Looks really dominate! It for some reason reminds me of skyscrapers in the 30s except a little more bland (not saying It's Bland!!) but i don't know why it reminds me of it. I hope this gets built!


Well... this render quite specifically does; with the building face the camera dead on, on top of the light beams, really is quite reminiscent of the Metropolis poster.
Check my avatar!

[Planner Shenzhen]

http://www2.polito.it/didattica/01CMD/catalog/036/1/022.jpg

Arquitectonica has a history of putting holes in the middle of buildings. If anyone remembers the opening shots of each episode of Miami Vice.

1982. Atltantis Condominium on Brickell Avenue in Miami.