Height: 950ft+, 750ft, 625ft Floor count: 80, 60, 50 Location: Wolf Point (confluence of South, North, and Main Branches of the Chicago River) Neighborhood: River North Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli; bKL Architecture Developer: Hines Interests LP Website:Wolf Point Chicago
Note: A recent design revision is hinting towards a tallest tower of over 1,000 ft.
Any proposal with 2 or 3 towers will block the vantage of the Apparel Center simply because of the site geometry. You'll only be able to see a sliver of it from Wacker, between the new buildings and the Mart.
Way I see it, the Apparel Center is fine, so long as nobody sees it.
please provide the giant size blanket to drape over it. it is a monstrosity. if you ever take the architectural boat tour, they go to great lengths to differentiate the age of looking out at the Chicago River as a sewer in your back yard and the age of making the riverfront a showcase for architecutre. Apparel/Holiday Inn is clearly a part of the earlier era.
Seeing how the SOM proposal for the SF Transbay terminal didn't win, wouldn't it be great if we could have that beauty at Wolf point? I know it won't happen but I really really wish that somehow it could.
several, if not all, buildings being built have parking garages. not exactly sure how much public parking is available though. I would assume there has to be.
This parking discussion is off topic - that being said there are 9000 parking spaces in the Grant Park Garages. So there no need to bemoan the loss of another surface lot.
several, if not all, buildings being built have parking garages. not exactly sure how much public parking is available though. I would assume there has to be.
Very old news. They use to own the Merchandise Mart and sold it to Vorando Realty Trust in 1998. The Kennedy's back then said they were going to hold on to it and were not in a rush to develop it.
Early this year word was they are ready to develop it. And that is how we got this thread......
Very old news. They use to own the Merchandise Mart and sold it to Vorando Realty Trust in 1998. The Kennedy's back then said they were going to hold on to it and were not in a rush to develop it.
Early this year word was they are ready to develop it. And that is how we got this thread......
I know it appears that it won't be, but I hope this thing will be taller and better than trump, given the site. This is the best site imaginable to build a legendary skyscraper- imo of course. Great shot, Retrograde, BTW.
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