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BVictor1 · January 27th, 2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cubsfan

Is this thing officially under construction yet?

No. It will be posted here when the building is "Officially" under construction.

Chi_Coruscant · January 27th, 2006, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

"Waterview Tower will be built with 299,700,000 pounds of concrete to be delivered via 8,222 truck loads."

HOLY MACKEREL!!!!

spyguy · January 27th, 2006, 10:59 PM

That's a lot of concrete.

chicagogeorge · January 28th, 2006, 04:50 AM

Unbelievable!

Latoso · January 28th, 2006, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BVictor1

"Waterview Tower will be built with 299,700,000 pounds of concrete to be delivered via 8,222 truck loads."

You would think they could come up with a creative way to add an extra 300,000 pounds of concrete to round the number off.

richardsonhomebuyers · January 28th, 2006, 05:58 AM

Like maybe add another floor?

geoff_diamond · January 29th, 2006, 06:21 PM

Quick update from 1/28/06.

Big John · January 30th, 2006, 11:32 PM

Tomorrow is the day!

From globest.com

Waterview Construction Set to Begin
Monday, January 30, 2006
By Mark Ruda

CHICAGO-In the works for more than three years, construction is about to begin on the 90-story Waterview Tower and Shangri-La Hotel at 111 W. Wacker Dr., one of the last remaining vacant sites Downtown. Teng & Associates, which is designing and developing the 1,050-foot residential and hotel condominium building, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning.

Originally intended as a condominium and office building, the plans changed to incorporate 200 hotel condo units on the 12th through 27th floors. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will manage the hotel portion of the $200-million project, its first US assignment. Besides Trump International Hotel and Tower across the Chicago River, Waterview Tower will compete against several redevelopments that have employed the hotel-condo concept, including Falor Cos.’ 454-unit 71 E. Wacker Dr.

The 232 condominiums on the 30th through 88th floors will range from 1,087-sf one-bedroom units to 8.070-sf penthouses. It will be the fifth-tallest building in the city.

Two years before development plans gained city approval, the site at the southwest corner of Clark Street and Wacker Drive was sold in 2000 for $10 million. It has been used as a parking lot.

SkokieSwift · January 31st, 2006, 07:29 AM

Hallelujah!

wickedestcity · January 31st, 2006, 04:59 PM

High Rise Set to Become Fifth Tallest Building in Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterview LLC has broken ground at the
site of Waterview Tower & Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago, a 90-story, mixed-use
high rise in downtown Chicago that, when finished, will be the fifth tallest
building in the city at 1,050 feet. The building is scheduled for completion
in 2009.
The high rise will comprise 233 luxury condominium and penthouse
residences, and 200 hotel condominiums at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel,
Chicago.
Construction is expected to take 42 months and will employ 500 workers
during peak construction time. Upon completion, the development will
contribute 225 permanent new jobs to Chicago's economy.
Residential condominiums at Waterview Tower measure 1,087 to 8,070 square
feet including full-floor penthouses with 360-degree views of downtown
Chicago. Base prices range from $726,000 to $7.5 million.
Residential condominium owners have exclusive access to the 29th floor
which offers a hospitality room with gourmet kitchen; an 8,000-square-foot
roof garden with sundeck and dog run; a fitness center with a 60-foot lap
pool; and a business center.
Hotel condominiums at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago, measure 488
to 1,780 square feet, and range in price from $562,000 to $2,316,000.
Shangri-La's spa brand -- CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La -- will also debut in
Chicago, offering treatments based on ancient Chinese and Himalayan healing
therapies. Additionally, the hotel will have a 24-hour fitness club in a
windowed 6,000-square-foot fitness room, an indoor pool, a whirlpool, a steam
and a sauna room, a juice bar, and a separate yoga and Pilates area. The hotel
will offer private function rooms and a grand ballroom.
Waterview Tower will be built with 299,700,000 pounds of concrete to be
delivered via 8,222 truck loads; 525,000 square feet of exterior wall made of
glass, granite and aluminum; 8,300 tons of reinforcing steel; 340 miles of
fiber optics; 115 miles of cabling; and 3,500 plumbing fixtures.

Waterview Tower & Shangri-la Hotel, Chicago, are being developed by
Waterview, LLC ( http://www.waterviewtower.com ), one of a group of companies
founded by the nationally recognized, Chicago-based, Teng & Associates, Inc.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently manages 47 hotels
under the five-star Shangri-La and four-star Traders brands, with a rooms
inventory of over 23,000.

aleph_null · January 31st, 2006, 05:56 PM

$726,000? hmm.. pocket change

Anyway, this is awesome. I can't wait for it to finish.

chi-arch · January 31st, 2006, 07:32 PM

$726,000 is for unit number 4605, a 1 BR on the 46th floor. 18 months ago, when I put my deposit down, that unit was almost $200,000 less. Shoulda put money down on it! I don't believe there are any 2 bedrooms under a million listed now. Go Teng!!

BVictor1 · January 31st, 2006, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ that's correct, ceremonial gorundbreakings rarely have anything to do with the official start of construction. it's just an opportunity to get all the project leaders and politicos together to take some publicity photos and make some speeches for the local media.

Right on the damn money buddy. I just came from the "cerimonial groundbreaking" and it was exactly as Steely described. I was able to get some nice photos which I will share tomorrow once I edit them. FOX and ABC7 news was there also, so there is a chance you will see something about it on the news later today.

Caisson work is still several weeks away. They are still working on the sheeting. Don't worry, this one is in the bag.

Chi_Coruscant · January 31st, 2006, 08:33 PM

Teng did a heck of the job in keeping the project going for past 5 years.

When Geoffrey Baer (is that correct?) updates his famous riverboat tour in 2010, he will praise and glorify Teng for its remarkable creation.

BVictor1 · February 1st, 2006, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chi_Coruscant

Teng did a heck of the job in keeping the project going for past 5 years.

When Geoffrey Baer (is that correct?) updates his famous riverboat tour in 2010, he will praise and glorify Teng for its remarkable creation.

I'm still pissed the son of a bitch didn't mention it in the most recent version made this summer. He mentioned Trump which of course was U/C at the time, but he also mentioned Fordham Spire, which is still a long way off.

***3tmk*** · February 1st, 2006, 05:33 AM

So now it's officially UC?

btw, BVictor1, how do you get all the exclusive news, are you part of some architectural firm or some city administration?

cubsfan · February 1st, 2006, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3tmk

So now it's officially UC?

btw, BVictor1, how do you get all the exclusive news, are you part of some architectural firm or some city administration?

I was informed that he is employed by Emporis.

ChgoLvr83 · February 1st, 2006, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cubsfan

I was informed that he is employed by Emporis.

More than that, he just loves doing what he does which benefits us other scraper nerds. He gets all the exclusives by going out there and simply doing some investigating and befriending those close to the project. Its something we all could do but he has a passion for it. Thats the impression Im under.

Btw, I thought Emporis was run by volunteers as opposed to employees.

cubsfan · February 1st, 2006, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChgoLvr83

More than that, he just loves doing what he does which benefits us other scraper nerds. He gets all the exclusives by going out there and simply doing some investigating and befriending those close to the project. Its something we all could do but he has a passion for it. Thats the impression Im under.

Btw, I thought Emporis was run by volunteers as opposed to employees.

I really have no idea and was just speculating that his ability to say that this information would be for the purpose of Emporis updating its database would entitle him to be privied to "exclusive" information that the rest of us might not gain access to, regardless, my schedule and probably alot of other's is not conducive to attending sales centers and city meetings or photographing construction sites, we are all lucky to have him on this forum.

Volunteer or otherwise, I would still consider him an employee of Emporis on the basis that he renders his services to them, which would constitute him being a worker, employee can be used in other ways than signifying that you are payed a wage. If someone employs your servives you are an employee, not always wage based.

Adam186 · February 1st, 2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ChgoLvr83

Btw, I thought Emporis was run by volunteers as opposed to employees.

You're right, it is. And BVic is just awesome for this site I might add. Also, everybody else that contributes to this site are just awesome as well.

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January 27th, 2006, 10:59 PM	#123
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,947 Likes (Received): 6	That's a lot of concrete.

January 29th, 2006, 06:21 PM	#127
geoff_diamond Live from the Loop Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,578 Likes (Received): 0	Quick update from 1/28/06.

January 30th, 2006, 11:32 PM	#128
Big John Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3 Likes (Received): 0	Tomorrow is the day! From globest.com Waterview Construction Set to Begin Monday, January 30, 2006 By Mark Ruda CHICAGO-In the works for more than three years, construction is about to begin on the 90-story Waterview Tower and Shangri-La Hotel at 111 W. Wacker Dr., one of the last remaining vacant sites Downtown. Teng & Associates, which is designing and developing the 1,050-foot residential and hotel condominium building, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning. Originally intended as a condominium and office building, the plans changed to incorporate 200 hotel condo units on the 12th through 27th floors. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will manage the hotel portion of the $200-million project, its first US assignment. Besides Trump International Hotel and Tower across the Chicago River, Waterview Tower will compete against several redevelopments that have employed the hotel-condo concept, including Falor Cos.’ 454-unit 71 E. Wacker Dr. The 232 condominiums on the 30th through 88th floors will range from 1,087-sf one-bedroom units to 8.070-sf penthouses. It will be the fifth-tallest building in the city. Two years before development plans gained city approval, the site at the southwest corner of Clark Street and Wacker Drive was sold in 2000 for $10 million. It has been used as a parking lot.

January 31st, 2006, 07:29 AM	#129
SkokieSwift Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 118 Likes (Received): 0	Hallelujah!

January 31st, 2006, 04:59 PM	#130
wickedestcity BANNED Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,570 Likes (Received): 0	High Rise Set to Become Fifth Tallest Building in Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterview LLC has broken ground at the site of Waterview Tower & Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago, a 90-story, mixed-use high rise in downtown Chicago that, when finished, will be the fifth tallest building in the city at 1,050 feet. The building is scheduled for completion in 2009. The high rise will comprise 233 luxury condominium and penthouse residences, and 200 hotel condominiums at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago. Construction is expected to take 42 months and will employ 500 workers during peak construction time. Upon completion, the development will contribute 225 permanent new jobs to Chicago's economy. Residential condominiums at Waterview Tower measure 1,087 to 8,070 square feet including full-floor penthouses with 360-degree views of downtown Chicago. Base prices range from $726,000 to $7.5 million. Residential condominium owners have exclusive access to the 29th floor which offers a hospitality room with gourmet kitchen; an 8,000-square-foot roof garden with sundeck and dog run; a fitness center with a 60-foot lap pool; and a business center. Hotel condominiums at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago, measure 488 to 1,780 square feet, and range in price from $562,000 to $2,316,000. Shangri-La's spa brand -- CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La -- will also debut in Chicago, offering treatments based on ancient Chinese and Himalayan healing therapies. Additionally, the hotel will have a 24-hour fitness club in a windowed 6,000-square-foot fitness room, an indoor pool, a whirlpool, a steam and a sauna room, a juice bar, and a separate yoga and Pilates area. The hotel will offer private function rooms and a grand ballroom. Waterview Tower will be built with 299,700,000 pounds of concrete to be delivered via 8,222 truck loads; 525,000 square feet of exterior wall made of glass, granite and aluminum; 8,300 tons of reinforcing steel; 340 miles of fiber optics; 115 miles of cabling; and 3,500 plumbing fixtures. Waterview Tower & Shangri-la Hotel, Chicago, are being developed by Waterview, LLC ( http://www.waterviewtower.com ), one of a group of companies founded by the nationally recognized, Chicago-based, Teng & Associates, Inc. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently manages 47 hotels under the five-star Shangri-La and four-star Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 23,000.

January 31st, 2006, 05:56 PM	#131
aleph_null ¾ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,011	$726,000? hmm.. pocket change Anyway, this is awesome. I can't wait for it to finish.

January 31st, 2006, 07:32 PM	#132
chi-arch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 0	$726,000 is for unit number 4605, a 1 BR on the 46th floor. 18 months ago, when I put my deposit down, that unit was almost $200,000 less. Shoulda put money down on it! I don't believe there are any 2 bedrooms under a million listed now. Go Teng!!

January 31st, 2006, 08:33 PM	#134
Chi_Coruscant Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 882 Likes (Received): 0	Teng did a heck of the job in keeping the project going for past 5 years. When Geoffrey Baer (is that correct?) updates his famous riverboat tour in 2010, he will praise and glorify Teng for its remarkable creation.

February 1st, 2006, 05:33 AM	#136
*3tmk* Dennis Rodman Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pyongyang Posts: 10,297	So now it's officially UC? btw, BVictor1, how do you get all the exclusive news, are you part of some architectural firm or some city administration?