[munchymunch]

Height: 349m (1144ft)
Floors: 93
Location: 375 E Wacker
Architect: Jeanne Gang(studio gang)
Developer: Magellan Development Group, and Wanda Group

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Chinese property conglomerate Wanda Group plans to invest $900 million in building an 89-story five-star hotel and apartment complex in Chicago, news portal chinanews.com reported Tuesday.
The 350-meter-high building, located near Chicago's Millennium Park, will start being built this year and is expected to open to visitors in 2018 and will become the third-highest building in the city, according to the report.

http://english.sina.com/business/p/2014/0708/716632.html

 

[Hudson11]

Good news. :cheers:I remember someone reporting Wanda will also be involved with something tall in NYC as well.

 

[BlueBright]

ugh i do not like the design ,does not give me the chicago feel ,but atleast its tall xD

 

[spectre000]

Wow! Not in love with the design right off the bat. But still impressive.

 

[munchymunch]

Good news. :cheers:I remember someone reporting Wanda will also be involved with something tall in NYC as well.

mentions a five star hotel in NY in the article.

 

[BlueBright]

Wow! Not in love with the design right off the bat. But still impressive.

well maybe they will release better renders ,and maybe once built it will look better

 

[MDguy]

Definitely don't see the quality that Chicago is known for in this design. The shape is a bit like three Hearst towers put together.

 

[t94]

Nice to see development, but I'm going to need to see a better render to finalize my opinion. It looks like a rough drawing, so perhaps we might get a design change if some local input is considered. I like the three-step setback idea though, it could work well if executed in a different manner.

 

[zeroherosp1979]

could anyone photoshop to see how it would look in the skyline? Thanks

 

[munchymunch]

meh design

 

[Manitopiaaa]

The design is just ok but the problem isn't the shape for me but that dark blue/silver tacky cladding that is all too common in many Chinese buildings. That said this is another great proposal for Chicago!

Chicago Supertalls by 2025?
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375 East Wacker 1,148ft (Pro)
430 North Michigan 984ft+ (Pro)
625 West Monroe 75fl (Pro)
Aon Center 1,136ft (1973)
Chicago Spire 2,000ft (Pro)
Franklin Center North Tower 1,007ft (1989)
John Hancock Center 1,127ft (1969)
Post Office Redevelopment 2000ft (Pro) and +2 other supertalls possible
Sears Tower 1,451ft (1974)
Trump International Hotel and Tower 1,389ft (2009)
Two Prudential Plaza 995ft (1990)

 

[munchymunch]

^^ To bad 430 north is dead it had some great potential.
Also add Wolf Point to the list.

 

[Jasonhouse]

I understand it's Chinese investors, but do they understand that the whole Chinese takeout box look based on the number 8, is totally played out?

 

[Chad]

Super tacky

 

[iloveclassicrock7]

The reason to be excited about this is that it's Jeanne Gang. She's the architect behind Aqua, and she's actually American I think, so this is all her doing. For that reason alone I'm excited.

She made this

 

[Manitopiaaa]

^^ To bad 430 north is dead it had some great potential.
Also add Wolf Point to the list.

Isn't Wolf Point only 950ft?

 

[iloveclassicrock7]

^^^ Yes, it's 10 meters short lol...

Btw, I think it's time to mention that Chicago is just about back. This is a reputable developer, and this is about the size of the Waldorf Astoria proposal we lost.

I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of these proposals in the next year.

 

[Eric Offereins]

The reason to be excited about this is that it's Jeanne Gang. She's the architect behind Aqua, and she's actually American I think, so this is all her doing. For that reason alone I'm excited.

She made this

..

Aqua looks amazing, but this one is very tacky indeed.hno:

 

[GiacomoPuccini]

I think it's a great design. I look forward to seeing what Wanda plans in NY, SF, and LA.

 

[munchymunch]

Isn't Wolf Point only 950ft?

It seems more and more likely that there going to increase the height.

As they decreased height on the west tower....