Chicago’s Waterfront Will Never Be the Same

[@RussellFineArt]

Just spent a week in Chicago this summer, next to Millennium Park and loved it! Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

[@SooooNerdy]

you'll afford southside

[@dougshoemaker2114]

Did you go out at night?

[@chaznaps5679]

You're effing blind dude or you work for Chiraq tourism bureau.

[@Sometimes7453]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 what a dump

[@dom7098]

I just wish Chicago would build another super tall. It sucks when every cool project gets downgraded and shrunk.

[@emachines91461]

A súper tall in the west loop would be amazing, love seeing our skyline at least grow westward

[@gobbletegook]

Until businesses force workers back to the office, there is not a lot of incentive to build them that tall. Chicago has some $$$$$ people who want to live in a $$$$$ condo, but not like NYC has.

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

The cost it takes to build a skyscraper in USA, China builds it at 1/3 the cost.

[@Dimas-vx5ri]

Super tall monstrosities belong in Dubai or New York, not Chicago. We in Chicago are proud of our lakefront parks and beaches, not concrete spires.

[@gobbletegook]

@@Dimas-vx5ri Wait...WHAT? Next people will be saying that tall buildings block the cool breeze off of the lake.

[@ntatenarin]

I love that you actually went to Chicago to see this! I've been following this since the Chicago Spire. In fact, I have pictures of them making the hole back in 2007-2008 (if I remember correctly). I'm excited that something is finally coming up, and the design is pretty good! The fact that it pays homage to the Chicago-style windows is a huge plus, and I can't wait to visit the new Dusable Park. Keep up the great work!

[@thebabbler8867]

How can a AI Bot Voice visit Chicago?..

[@PeaceToAll-sl1db]

agree - can't wait to see it :) make sure your vote for Donald Trump is in early

[@ladedalounge]

I see it from my home.....I never noticed it before and you can see it from Oz Park in Lincoln Park Chicago

[@Gitn2it]

Gaining direct access to Navy Pier from the northside of the Chicago River is a plus. However, I'm sure the existing homeowners are not pleased about the coming increase in residents and foot traffic.

[@Gobeyondthebrochure]

This was high quality for a channel of this size. Keep up the good work.

[@seand67]

"Affordable Units" 🤣

[@RareGenXer]

It's not just the height of a skyscraper that matters. It's overall design and how it's scale fits with the rest of the building around it and the overall downtown. This will be a great compliment to Chicago's world renewed skyline that is already one of the best if not the best skylines in the world. All right on beautiful Lake Michigan and that great inland sea the Great Lakes! -New York has ruined its skyline with all those super tall narrow buildings. -And as for Dubia, it looks like one of those sterile remote desert cities in an Adventure and Role-Playing Game that you stumble across after getting lost.

[@txquartz]

Have you seen the dimensions of the site? This -is- a super tall narrow building.

[@klettersteig599]

Disagree, I just visited NYC for the first time and the super tall narrow buildings look super cool in my opinion. Feels very futuristic and I loved seeing the variety of skyscrapers around midtown manhattan. The Hudson yards development is especially cool (but doesn’t have narrow towers, just saying)

[@HeavyRayne]

"it's scale fits with the rest of the building around it and the overall downtown". you mean the downtown filled with skyscrapers? Including the 3 supertalls in the immediate vicinity? Seems like the perfect place for a new supertall

[@bobsmoot8454]

Chicago is IMHO, showcases the greatest examples of architecture of the start of the high-rise era

[@dougshoemaker2114]

And they're mostly empty. No one wants to be downtown let alone live there.

[@ronaldmicheljr3083]

I love your channel and I love learning more about Chicago. I live in the suburbs of Chicago but I am eventually moving to Chicago!

[@stringlarson1247]

The 'burbs are a nightmare with all the traffic. Unless you are fortunate enough to live in one of the older cities near the parts where there are things within walking distance as well as Metra service into the city.

[@The2econdcoming]

The furthest I can live outside of the city is Evanston.

[@stringlarson1247]

@The2econdcoming ha. I haven't been there in a long time. Beautiful area. I'm at the other end of Western, almost BI.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing our city here in Chicago. I used to work many years ago in the old Kraft Building in this ares. Some very great memories back in the early 1990s.😊

[@TheRealLink]

I was ecstatic for the Spire design when it was proposed and things were going well for awhile back then, but with the hole now being such a prominent part of the waterfront after the Spire's failing, I figured hopefully, someday, it would be filled. Great to see a beautiful design rise from the ashes!

[@sagittated]

Chicago is one of those cities that gets into your heart, and you'll care about it forever, even when you live 2000 miles away. There's arguably no other place on Earth where the residents care so much about architecture.

[@davidw7]

OMG You are 100+% right. Here I am retired now in my home state. Lived in Chicago 1977 to 85. Did many visits back and still... It is more as my home than my hometown. I once said I wanted my ashes spread in Grant Park.... So your comment HIT HOME for sure. It grew on me and never left and I still have that connection.

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

New York City ?

[@sagittated]

@@ahmedzakikhan7639 I don't know how New Yorkers feel about it, to be honest. In Chicago, it's like a common discussion, right along with sports. Everyone pays attention and has opinions on the new buildings.

[@pavelow235]

Chicago always feels like its best days are behind it. Sad really. New York City seems to continue to hum along into the future though.

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

@pavelow235 Needs to improve public transport & crime in the suburbs , and efficiency at government spending to bring it back to its glory days. Chicago is loosing population in the suburbs.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

I'm very excited by these beautiful buildings and am happy to see them added to our waterfront skyline.

[@mjaybee]

Great timing with the 28% downtown commercial vacancy rate and all.

[@matthewroth1]

Besides the crime issues, Cook County and Chicago in general is a poorly managed city, just like IL is a poorly managed state. I lived in Chicago for the first 22 years of my life. The city is already almost $1B in debt and is struggling to pay it off, I don’t see how focusing on building several new skyscrapers over the last 4-5 years with the projects in various stages is good for residents. There’s a host of things that need fixing beforehand. Also Illinois is bleeding residents because we’re one of the most-taxed states across the board, especially for corporations.

[@TheBestOne382]

Aww shutup

[@ILGuy2012]

The Cadillac state pension plan is a huge albatross on IL taxpayers.

[@davidrice6724]

I always enjoy my visits to Chicago, and I look forward to the completion of this project...

[@NARANKIN]

Incredible video! So cool to see construction start here on this historic project. Thank you so much for the drone shots too

[@TheWokeWarlock]

It was very sad to watch this project get scaled back multiple times. The Chicago Spire is a stunning building design and originally would have been the 2nd tallest building in the world. To see it scaled back to the 4th and 7th tallest in the city is really sad. The two towers are attractive, however, I wish they had at least kept the original heights for them.

[@crazypo0d0g]

I on the other hand am glad they scaled back the design because now it fits the skyline more. The spire just didnt fit the city as much and was more of a "hey look at us being tall!"

[@TheSilentMajorityNation]

That connection concept looked amazing!

[@LeeAkrish]

its honestly so sad that the pace of America to build just one skyscraper/lot takes the same amount of time to build entire cities in Asia and Saudi Arabia like "the line".

[@a.wyattmann1025]

@@LeeAkrish We have something those countries don't; jews.

[@brianconnor6189]

@@LeeAkrish It's the tradeoff that we have in this country to have higher labor standards, better work safety laws, stricter building codes, and workers that are paid (somewhat) livable wage.

[@justjay6445]

Randomly I think the reason it might’ve been scaled back because of the beach nearby. As a local, there’s few beaches where the shadows from the buildings don’t hit, hence the taper. The Chicagoan in me wants it taller….

[@Zippezip]

Fascinating. But what do they consider affordable? Will the 127 'affordable units' be in the Vortex or in the basement where they can serve the tidy folks above?

[@PatrickFuller-g7b]

I worked on the Spire foundation as an apprentice and early this year drilled for the north buildings foundation. It also has a slurry wall underground concrete wall) around the whole site. The reason for that is the site has water on two sides of it. Great project to have worked on.

[@adambahe9309]

I can't quite figure this building out. The downtown real estate market for Chicago has collapsed. These buildings are in a really inconvenient location. They're boring and uninspired, almost on the border of being ugly. I would not buy a unit here if I was in the market. Whoever is holding the bag for these towers is taking a big risk.

[@txquartz]

From my experience in Lakeshore East, most denizens are rich overseas students

[@Kurewt]

@@txquartz A lot of doctors and medical professionals in that area.

[@JSmith1560]

Chicago doesn't need a new building. We need a new mayor and the national guard. Who give a shit about this when the city is on fire

[@Game-The-System]

Perhaps 10 years ago people were moving to the city. However, since then...and especially since Covid, I don't think that is the case. Further to that point, I think you would've found evidence if the claim that it is the "most moved to city" were true. My guess is this thing won't be full until at least 2030, maybe even 2035.

[@scottwinn5043]

Excellent content and easy to follow. You've got a new subscriber!

[@tubz]

Chicagoan here: Every block in the city is just about 200 meters by 100 meters. so a great way to visualize building height is just think of the standard city block up in the air.

[@fairamir1]

I wounder what they mean by " affordable " units......price ?

[@KVetter100X]

Chicago will always be my favorite city

[@charleyyoung262]

Its one of the only projects going on downtown now. I wish it could be taller like its original plan.

[@stringlarson1247]

Building got out of hand for a while there. I don't get into that part of the city much these days, but it's still pretty dead compared to pre-COVID. I did see an interesting info-graph from Visual Capitalist re. Tech jobs in the US and CA. I was surprised at the fairly significant drop in Chicago. When I was still doing SW Engineering, things were booming in the city. I didn't dig into it enough to find out why.

[@erniekilgallon2253]

ive been living in river north for nearly 20 years and remember this project at the start. Im an appraiser and always amazed by the giant hole ( foundation) these buildings are aboslutely beautiful and hope this happens

[@msbgone]

Thanks, looking forward to more vids!

[@cyan1616]

Chicago taxpayers foot a large part of the bill for these buildings through TIF funding. This is where half our taxes are put aside and given out to developers and friends of the mayor. The money is supposed to go to schools and for a "rainy day"... Chicago is over a billion dollars in the hole in their budget but they have 2 1/2 billion sitting in TIF funds that they won't touch . It's pouring rain outside!!!

[@justdiane5]

I wonder what constitutes affordable rent here

[@mistermood4164]

30% less than market rate

[@lbarrow8989]

Probably 60% of area median income - that's what the Chicago Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) requires.

[@wwbdwwbd]

This is just in time for the next great financial crisis. I would be ironic if it goes the way of the Chicago Spire.

[@Benecles]

If they could go ahead and buy back the parking meters while they're at it that would be great too.

[@GD-ru7xr]

Hard to get excited about the SOM buildings considering what was originally planned for the site. We'll have two more glass towers that will fade into the background. Sad the city allowed these designs.

[@dom7098]

The first design of the new buildings was already a let down and now they have gone and shrunk them.

[@davidw7]

These are more than some cities get and still far from a glass basic box. Price-points met and far more construction cost vs Asian cities with migrant laborers. It will be a great addition still and add more downtown housing. Unlike NYC. Chicago does not need to do skinny's with no parking and no surrounding landscaping or plaza. Though I would love more super-talls for Chicago.... I felt this spot right on the lakefront basically... was not in need of a super-tall as I would rather that more inland and taper outward. Still it is 70+ stories. NIMBY's and the Alderman going with it to kill the hotel and podium portion and the revised plan had the pandemic hit.... added more delays yet here we go at least with one tower. Most 2-tower concepts sadly have a second tower not built. Still, all depends on leasing the first tower and unless its completion has a downturn in the economy and Chicago's.... It should be a total success. Cities have a record of so many planned buildings never built. Chicago and others have had so many cancelled once economic slowdowns come. Even a Miami to NYC and Houston have including super-talls. When younger I was gong-hoo for build it now and taller and let down. Now I see is as a small miracle to see plans go to completion and ALWAYS find the result better than I thought it would be. The Crash had Chicago lose at least 2 super-talls and a mega-tall in the Spire. Trump Tower was scaled back after 9 11 and it was half-way up for the Crash of 08. Another 20 stories up stopped in its tracks taking a few yrs to get completed as a smaller different tower in Chicago. Some are applauding a super-tall or taller of Oklahoma City. Yet it will be a miracle if it gets built as a super-tall as smaller towers come first and economy of the future will decide for a super-tall there not now. I am happy it is not merely a glass box. Yes it could have been and it still will not be merely background as all from the lakefront to on Navy Pier and driving Lake Shore Drive and on the river will see it in its glory. A possible final tower for across the river in Lakeshore East on the lakefront/LSD is to be 80+ stories. IF it still gets built. Something will as the final tower in that 40-yrs ongoing plan that was to take 10yrs and have on architect do all the glass boxes of Mies Van Der Roe. NOTHING generally happens as fast as we want and a miracle as planned when over time. OLDER WE REALIZE hope for more and realize.... you get it only with a miracle unless you have all the oil money and migrant labor like in Dubai and no price-points to design more into a tower.

[@edwardv4546]

I wonder how much these apartments are going to cost. I wouldn't be surprise if a 1bd went for nearly $5k/month. I live near there.

[@tvviewer4500]

It’s going to be so great to have even more $7,000/month apartments.

[@M21655]

Poor boy

[@tvviewer4500]

@ I make more in a month than you and your parents make in two years, chubby.

[@2A_Mel]

It’s not even expensive to live in the city

[@vinceburden4395]

I hope Chicago will also revisit The Illinois by Frank Lloyd Wright

[@davidw7]

That was merely a Visionary idea of Wright. There was not real plan with financing sought and in Grant Park of all places.... Wright did many plans for planned cities more like suburbs etc never built and today not very urban if you look it up. Wright was not a fan of a concrete jungle of density.

[@txquartz]

​@@davidw7Also part of the Illinois plan. By concentrating everyone in one tower you could have more preserved land.

[@davidw7]

@@txquartz Still this was never a true proposal seeking investors or any approval processes. It was purely Visionary by Wright. He also did his vision of a utopian city or actually suburban kind of new hybrid. Also under visionary. These concepts though could have inspiration to others for aspects that could become reality. Chicago did get supertalls, but only its first the former named John Hancock Center (still called that many times) that became half office/retail and top half residential. Chicago's next two would be strictly big business built as their Glory Tower to themselves. Why I also commented that being in Grant Park was a concept that again... never would be built there and good ole Montgomery Ward would be rolling in his grave if it was. Still Chicago did embrace high-rise to skyscraper living... failing for the poor, but highly successful for the wealthier along with NYC of course. Manhattan had little choice. Chicago had as it was not islands. Another vision was a airport in Lake Michigan type imagining. Seems Tokyo did get a airport in water built for it. Wright was never known for projects but one high-rise and many sprawling homes that was his key legacy and of course... elements of interior including furniture.

[@livestreamchicagoevents9987]

As a Chicago resident for over 30 years, I agree we have amazing skyline. Wish our politicians make more money sense budgets.

[@TheLiamster]

I like these towers but I wish the Gateway Tower was built on the site instead

[@paxundpeace9970]

Those towers are far more realistic and cover the need for more housing and improvement for the aere. In addition it is viable and belivers a great product with It's stepped terraces.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

lol no

[@_Breakdown]

0:20 - - ha! Is that a bunny🐰 airline I see ?! 1:51 - - Irish bank crisis - Dec ‘08 - financial scandal 2:23 - - what is that? 1:06 - - fordham spire - July ‘05 - carley 1:28 - - chicago spire - ‘06 - kelleher

[@MrCruelStreak]

I was visiting 500 Lakeshore Drive and looked at an apartment that was facing this construction site. Man am I glad that I didn't go for it. I had no clue what they were building there, but it already looked like it was going to be noisy af in April this year.

[@stringlarson1247]

Dodged a bullet there. Watching this, I can't help feeling bad for those folks facing east.

[@michealklee8844]

And it’s Union Built ✊🏽🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@ronaldckrausejr7762]

Ask Detroit how that worked out for them. Or look at the leaning San Francisco skyscraper

[@johnkeviljr9625]

The buildings need to be taller. 1300 feet and 1000 feet. They are not game changers for the skyline.

[@BMA8403]

You need to explore what's happening for building the Chicago Bear's stadium.

[@timothylaws4549]

awesome

[@desertmodern7638]

The reduced height is disappointing.

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

It is not disappointing. From the standpoint of actually serving the needs of a community, having a handful of 100 story buildings surrounded by sprawl is terrible. It's better to have many reasonably-sized skyscrapers that fit together to form an aesthetic skyline to create neighborhoods of dense high-quality housing.

[@fredingram3731]

Too much crime

[@Zoods_]

I feel like almost every major city in the world is trying to build their own Twin Towers

[@rasmokey4]

I recall that one of the complants of the Spire was that it would cause traffic congestion! Now they want 2 tall skyscrapers? Doesnt make semce to me! So what happened?

[@el.blanco552]

Billions for a single building but can’t help its poor

[@spithadi]

we've tried here they keep taking and committing crimes with no accountability

[@Big_Tall_In_Short]

Alright! The Chicago content is coming out

[@ColeSpolaric]

Neighbors didn't want condos so they got rentals instead. Yeah, that makes sense.

[@davidw7]

They did not want the podium and hotel that would bring in more visitors as that was what the NIMBY's got the Alderman to reject the original play to eliminate the podium and hotel as otherwise it would stand today begun pre-CCoviid. There already are large hotels in the area. Nimby's hurt many projects and lengthen the approval process, though sometimes the improvements required or added to get a project thru is a good thing. The tower will still be stunning despite a aluminium exterior minus terra cotta accents originally due to changes and no doubt some cost cutting.

[@ColeSpolaric]

@@davidw7 I get the hotel part. I don't get the condo part when everything there are condos

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

We left Illinois 6 years ago for West Virginia. I much more greatly enjoy the hills and trees of West Virginia than the pavement and buildings of Illinois.

[@FB-gm6el]

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[@TheBestOne382]

Aww shutup

[@slayerd357]

Seeing how many of these projects get cancelled in Chicago, don't count your chickens quite yet. 127 affordable units? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidzhang8328]

No way not again

[@SabineCedor]

Such a cool design

[@jho9999]

I too wanted a super tall skyscraper, but i think our skyline is too sophisticated, it would stick out and take away from our other buildings, maybe a nice tall lighthouse off navy pier :)

[@cadensam7]

I can’t believe you went to Chicago and didn’t want to hang out with me

[@ILGuy2012]

"The two buildings will provide a total of 635 new apartments, including 127 affordable units." Does this mean there will be 508 unaffordable units? What is the cost of the monthly rent of an affordable unit?

[@katherineb.9445]

Imagine living in Downtown Chicago and having concerns about a skyscraper's effect on the neighborhood because it has hotel rooms and condos. NIMBYs never cease to amaze me with their entitlement.

[@EvanVox]

100k subs within a year if you keep up this quality content 🎉

[@stitch6157]

These towers' designs were butchered by Related and the city to some extent. David Childs' original design was an iconic masterpiece. Unfortunately Chicago's political corruption and Related's penchant for value-engineering reduced these buildings to have only a fractional semblance of the elegance and homage that was intended. The difference is quite striking, leaving us with buildings that will hardly impact their surroundings let-alone make a statement that Chicago is still relevant on the architectural world stage.

[@davidw7]

We are not Dubai with migrant labor brought in and oil money to not have the price-points and architects can do far more... and cost of leasing residences or offices in a building here is a must to consider. The glory days of a Corporate Office tower is also over as our mega-corporations rather suburban glass box office parks for-the-cheaper. This will still be a grand addition to Chicago's skyline and not just a basic glass box. Still, it needs the second tower for balance that will be only if economic factors call for it and we should know how that goes... a miracle can happen and I give it better than 50/50 for the second tower as right on the river is a big plus. When younger... I was also all for build it all the super-talls. Build the Spire even if i would rather it have been inland more. Recessions to Crashes a 9 11 even all killed towers over decades in sooooo many cities. Scaling down is also almost standard as you plan big and..... Still NIMBYISM did the scaling back and the Alderman agreeing or it would have begun before the pandemic and taller vs finance or economic downturn issues for many.

[@b4804514]

I agree 100% Related is a questionable company as is their construction arm. Check out the many Florida buildings flaws and designs. Related is not taking this as a serious landmark building. Get it done, get paid and get out

[@stitch6157]

@@davidw7 My critique had little to do with height and was more about the removal of terracotta, the lessening of the set-backs in number and proportion. The loss of a distinctive crown and the removal of the bay-windows on the front elevation. The staggering of the cascading waterfall set-backs were more pronounced and irregular while also originally began about a third of the way up. Now they appear crammed together and are comprised completely of glass without any decorative treatments. This will cause a lot more reflection and the building will fade into background rather than pop like if the contours were defined with terracotta. We don't have to look to Dubai or China with essentially slave labor to hold ourselves to a lower standard. Plenty of buildings in NY, London, The Netherlands, etc. still have remarkable designs with materials like limestone, brick, terracotta, bronze, brass & copper. Chicago has seen a race to the bottom forever trapped in an age of minimalism by disciples of Mies that have degraded the skyline beyond belief. We can hope for nothing more than broad boxy towers comprised of glass curtain walls with aluminum accents. While these aren't simple boxes they are now just better than average rather than stunning, era-defining and world-class.

[@davidw7]

@@stitch6157 The terra cotta you FAILED to use and add now. It is basic... nowhere close to a Wrigley Building fancy and glass is the same. Really looking up you see not much of it... so if one wants to use it.... use it first 10 to 20 floors. Same with granite... which for somee is just lower level. This is not those past eras.... even post Mies Van Der Roe era .... and Post Modern that was a good one. Still glass exteriors rule more than not. If not more a box.... you are doing good. PRICE-POINTS MATTER. Paying and great to say SPEND THAT EXTRA .... if your rant is a couple hundred $$$ more it matters. Also I stand by on the lakefront... a extra-tall is not necessary as it would make the rest look smaller. The height it is will still stand out as BIG.... it will fit in better as tall but not something that just should have been inland more and taper out to the lakefront. One thing Chicago does wall is a general taper-effect in skyline views and not be seen as NYC Which is a hodge-podge of buildings that are not the same look as if FALLING-INTO-PLACE. This building will be fine. It will be a success and no use expecting what the US is not doing.... that is glory towers as those nations with a need to showcase wealth seek and use MIGRANT LABOR vs Chicago's highly paid Union Laborers.

[@stitch6157]

@@davidw7 Again, plenty of modern buildings in the western world utilize limestone/terracotta etc. Sculptural buildings with ornament aren't only possible with migrant labor. Brooklyn tower utilizes brass. Steinway Tower utilizes terracotta and bronze. 35 Hudson Yards has limestone fins. NY has had a renewal of neo-classical towers. This would be possible in Chicago as well with developers that cared more about the city's legacy and contributing an iconic structure to the landscape. The problem here is that maximizing ROI dominates design today, especially in Chicago where banal blue-glass boxes have dominated the last decade. Terracotta panels are absolutely more visible than aluminum. The original design was an homage to terracotta's widespread use historically in Chicago. The panels were white and wide enough that they would have provided a contrast with the glass to give the tower definition from most angles and in most lighting conditions. With more glass and smaller aluminum panels the building will wash-out under many distance/angle/lighting conditions. The ratio of glass is much greater now and with silver aluminum panels they'll blend with the glass making this effect even worse. It will come off very flat to people viewing it. Salesforce, 110 N. Wacker, BMO, 1000 M. & One Chicago all have this same problem. Their minimal details essentially become invisible and the towers simply reflect their surroundings and the sky which reduces their visual impact. You can see this clearly in renderings and videos from David Childs concerning this project. Look at before & after's. These buildings were made much less defined and dramatic. David Childs wouldn't have designed the original iteration if he didn't feel they were superior and what a city like Chicago deserved. You can hear him speak about the process and his inspiration.

[@chcgo2undaground]

Current owners of high end real estate are being pummeled on price when they go to sell...Citadel's Ken Griffin sold his $34 million condo at 9 Walton for $19 million, a 44% loss in 7 years....

[@TheChicagoTodd]

awesome!

[@glenn524]

The fact that David Childs still has a license to practice architecture astounds me. The garbage that is called One World Trade Center is that at the very least such a missed opportunity. An eyesore and a dereliction of vision and taste to be more specific. Sorry in advance for what you are going to get Chicago. You deserve much better.

[@shappuden6608]

So no actual purchase options, how unexciting. Looks like they needed that hotel integration to make up profit for completely "sold" units where they can't make rent. Now without the hotel integration all thsts left is more rentable units and no long term living spaces. Im a ",young professional" and none of my friends making around 100-115k a year want to pay more than 2k in rent a month. I make 103, work in the loop, and still live all the way out in uptown paying 1.5k a month rent. We are thinking about saving for our future because of how hell the economy and housing market has been. The only thing we can control is our own investments and savings!

[@activelow9297]

"Dusable park" is polluted with thorium from a light bulb factory which was on the site 100 years ago.

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

Meh. So what. You can scrape the top 2 feet of soil, dump it in some inland landfill, and put down new soil. As long as people aren't digging trenches on the site, it'll be fine for joggers and dog walkers.

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

The rich got so much richer and the middle class going downhill.

[@dfginmia]

Why the hell am I watching a two-minute commercial for gold???????

[@carl9901]

According to sources

[@ZmenitBussler]

I think only one tower will be built.

[@stevyd]

I keep seeing a giant Mario jumping up and down those stair like tops

[@charper1]

Don't be swayed big big media in regards to the crime problem. its bad, but not as bad as they make it out. I travel between Memphis and Chicago. Statistically Memphis is the #1 most violent city in the USA, Chicago was out of the top 15. but you rarely, if ever hear about Memphis.. In fact, St Louis, New Orleans and Nashville rank worse than Chicago.

[@CreativeCommunity1]

Chicago needs more housing!

[@georgemardini218]

I wish they would have been able to complete the Spire

[@Michael-kt7ob]

Perfect. Now they can house all the homeless.

[@ANathan123]

Wish they would come up with something more unique than just a glass tower. At least the previous design was also using terracotta. The new design just looks like it’s all glass

[@strqrt70]

It seems that most every skyscraper I’ve seen built in Chicago in the last decade or two has gone with the completely glass look. I think that tenants/residents have an expectation of floor to ceiling windows with completely unobstructed views and developers and architects are catering to that. I’d also like to see something a little more distinctive, but I’m not holding my breath.

[@ANathan123]

@@strqrt70 the majority of most modern skyscrapers are made almost completely of glass. Wish they would go back to how they did exteriors on art deco skyscrapers but a modern interpretation of it.

[@bruce1002003]

From a few yards away ya can't tell the difference.

[@MilesRules97]

127 affordable units? Why affordable units on lakefront Chicago property? Everyone deserves to live like a 1% I guess.

[@markanthony1004]

Been to Chicago twice on work trips. One in Joliet and UC south of Downtown and one on the South West side and 1. Chicago is an underrated city. 2. The River Front would likely look better without a bunch of skyscrapers encroaching on it and 3. Yeah bruh if you mind your business people really don't bother you

[@angelcitystudio]

Is this the city that I was told for years that is so scary and horrible?

[@Jorr235]

You would have to be crazy to live in a 150 story building.

[@warhero0057]

They should’ve built these two towers a bit more taller

[@shawnwebb9502]

education has nothing to do with it

[@xote316]

I always wanted to know how they expected to build such a tall tower off of such a small hole lol

[@dogpatch8266]

it was never an infamous eyesore . except by maybe by those who wanted to develop it.

[@Servant2112]

Oooooo lots of new places to camp n tent...... or live

[@DrBiBeatz]

There are significant differences between American and Chinese cities in terms of cleanliness and the presence of homeless individuals. Chinese cities tend to be cleaner, while American cities often have more visible homelessness and associated challenges.

[@A3Kr0n]

Would you please mirror these on Odysee so I don't have to deal with KZbin's passive aggressive BS?

[@alonsobeyaz]

Chicago best city in the USA

[@justdiane5]

I love it but since the thugs took over, can't really say it's the best anymore

[@alonsobeyaz]

@@justdiane5 ok well I know about crime but the skyline is great

[@icemoneycooks5299]

@@justdiane5there’s crime in every city just don’t go into the bad areas.

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

I live in Chicago, and I feel safe walking on my block almost any time of night. Over the summer, I sometimes meet up with friends and bike home along the lakefront after midnight. Yes, in the middle of the night I do think about who might be around me, but I almost never feel unsafe in many parts of the city. Am I gonna go biking around the west side in the middle of the night? No. The fact that there are neighborhoods that truly do have high rates of gun violence is sad for the residents of those neighborhoods who aren't seeking out any trouble. Overall, many neighborhoods in Chicago are safer than many smaller cities in the USA.

[@markrudolph683]

These towers are for strictly for foreign investment. Chicago is a dying city. Tons of businesses are leaving. Doesn't make sense with all the vacancies.

[@weatherlou]

good to see chiraq build so much affordable housing. 🤭

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

I hope they have housing for poor people... Oh they don't? What a waste of money.

[@s.vancourt9541]

Title is a bit misleading.

[@ronaldckrausejr7762]

Why the need for affordable units on a lakefront skyscraper?

[@SFDOM415]

chicago has good food and its much less obnoxious than new york

[@StarveAnArtist]

Seems counterproductive to try to attract "highly educated" (they mean wealthy)families AND offer "affordable housing", no?

[@carl9901]

Is that an elevated highway? With an investment of that size at least put the road under ground

[@tanya5368]

That’s Lake Shore Drive. It’s iconic.

[@erich84502ify]

Wow

[@Robsay01]

Why not go taller?? All of these mid range heights. Why are the developers so scared?