CHICAGO | One South Halsted | 46 fl | App

[i_am_hydrogen]

Height: Unknown
Floor count: 46
Location: South Halsted and West Madison
Neighborhood: Near West Side (Greektown)
Construction end:
Architect: FitzGerald Associates Architects
Developer: F&F Realty
Website: http://www.fitzgeraldassociates.net/...th-halsted.htm



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[mohammed wong]

So this would go in the hotel parking lot right?
looks okay, and it looks like downtown density
is really starting to leap over the highway.

What i would like to know is why in the heck
the nice old brick building is just sitting vacant
on the southwest corner of madison and halsted?



Such a nice building going to waste right there
in such a key location.

[fajitapants]

The design is OK, but really glad to see something is being proposed!

[Sandeman]

city planners want to have the entire west flank of the kennedy Expressway to have highrises. This one looks good!

[Jim856796]

That's going to be an impossible job, seeing as in that zone, there are already some historic buildings that have been converted into residential and a hotel that had already been refurbished, and I'm not tearing those down for eminent domain and air rights purposes.

[Reinsdorf Sucks]

BOSS!

[TheGuyOne]

I'm sure these are just concept drawings, but whats up with the entire eastern elevation having no windows? That would be the side that has the best views of the downtown skyline, too...

[Simfan34]

Originally Posted by TheGuyOne

I'm sure these are just concept drawings, but whats up with the entire eastern elevation having no windows? That would be the side that has the best views of the downtown skyline, too...

I think it's just the render. But clearly the developers are feeling quite bullish.

[skyduster]

I do like the tower.

The podium's not too shabby. A bit large-scale, but street-friendly nonetheless.

I do like the fact that West Loop is being densified.

I like the proposed sidewalk and vegetation.

I love the fact that it's replacing a parking lot.

Now all we need is to tear down that unsightly Crowne Plaza building.

Originally Posted by Jim856796

That's going to be an impossible job, seeing as in that zone, there are already some historic buildings that have been converted into residential and a hotel that had already been refurbished, and I'm not tearing those down for eminent domain and air rights purposes.

Totally agree with you on keeping the historic buildings in the area. The proposed high-rises will have to limit themselves to current empty lots or parking lots (of which there are many in the West Loop, on both sides of 90/94), and co-exist with the historical brick buildings in a mixed-density/mixed-height district which I think would look great.

Long shot but...maybe one day this stretch of the Kennedy can be covered??

[PointDuSable]

I agree with skyduster on almost all points, expect I'm not crazy about the podium and corresponding pedestrian footprint -- I think it looks a little too "Loop-ish," if you will, meaning it seems a bit formal and large for a non-business district. I would like to see the glass curtain come down a few floors lower, reduce the size of pillars, and create more of a "roof" for pedestrians (reduce the height of the lobby, as well).

Otherwise, I think the tower is pretty nice, and it's a nice infill location. Glad to see some action in an otherwise "slow" market, realizing of course, this is just a proposal.

[ChitownCity]

Originally Posted by PointDuSable

-- I think it looks a little too "Loop-ish," if you will, meaning it seems a bit formal and large for a non-business district.

I'm okay with that

[skyduster]

Originally Posted by PointDuSable

I agree with skyduster on almost all points, expect I'm not crazy about the podium and corresponding pedestrian footprint -- I think it looks a little too "Loop-ish," if you will, meaning it seems a bit formal and large for a non-business district. I would like to see the glass curtain come down a few floors lower, reduce the size of pillars, and create more of a "roof" for pedestrians (reduce the height of the lobby, as well).

You're totally right, it is a bit Loop-ish...which raises a good question:

Isn't there an unofficial long-term vision to expand the CBD into the West Loop area? I believe several publications and proposals have appreared over the years, presuming that the area has a lot of unfulfilled potential, and that various proposals -ranging from modest to very ambitious- have all aimed to tap that potential...from the Clinton Street subway, to capping the Kennedy, to proposals for an HSR rail station (either just west of Union Station or by expanding it), to real estate proposals to line 90/94 with new high-rises... It seems that several proposals see this area as a great possible extention of the CBD. Maybe if enough interests join forces to provide the funds, and the city backs them up, we might see a West Loop that's both an extended CBD and residential, centered around a capped Kennedy that's covered with a park? That would be nice.

[ChitownCity]

^just one huge block is preventing any of that from happening anytime soon.... NIMBY's!!!! and their alderman...

[paytonc]

Originally Posted by skyduster

Isn't there an unofficial long-term vision to expand the CBD into the West Loop area?

There is an official one -- the Chicago Central Area Plan.

[mohammed wong]

Originally Posted by paytonc

There is an official one -- the Chicago Central Area Plan.

How about the CBD also being somewhere not central either.
(I know sounds weird C stands for central,
but yeah how about an M for mid?)
One of our skyscrapercity posters wondered
why Uptown didnt have more commercial office buildings,
and why it wasnt Chicagos Midtown?

[skyduster]

Well, NYC's Midtown is in a centralized location. From Midtown, you can go almost anywhere within the NYC metro area by rapid transit or commuter rail in a single ride that doesn't require transfer. Countless lines operated by either NYC Subway, PATH, NJ Transit, Metro North, and Long Island Railroad radiate outward from Midtown, actually making Midtown more accessible (without needing to transfer lines) than the Financial District especially if you're coming from Jersey/Westchester/Long Island.

[spyguy]

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.

[ChitownCity]

YES!!! But damn, 14 months until they actually break ground? Well atleast it has the green light.....

[desertpunk]

~ Approved


Another Greektown Tower Gets The Green Light

Posted by Editor on Oct 9, 2012

The City of Chicago’s Zoning committee has approved plans for a new skyscraper to be built at 1 South Halsted Street.

One South Halsted will be a 46-story residential apartment tower that will go up in what is now a surface parking lot for the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It’s directly across the street from the landmark Skybridge tower (1 North Halsted Street), but with its mass pushed towards the highway instead of set back from the road like Skybridge is. Architecture firm FitzGerald Associates describes it thusly:

One South Halsted will be the latest piece of the skyscraper wall that is intended to insulate Greektown from the noise and visual cacophony of the Kennedy Expressway. The strip of land bordering the west side of the freeway is intentionally zoned for skyscrapers to protect Greektown and the West Loop from the transportation gash.

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[Archaean]

Nice job with all the updates desertpunk.