Another Loop Skyscraper Expanding Upward, Getting Open-Air Observatory
We’ve written a number of times about buildings in Chicago that were erected with vertical expansion in mind. 300 East Randolph is the most visible example, but there are others like 168 North Michigan and Union Station. Now another one of The Loop’s skyscrapers is getting a vertical expansion. But you probably won’t notice it unless you work in, or adjacent to, the building in question: Beacon Capital...
A Look at the Plans for the Tribune Tower Redevelopment
In a matter of weeks, the Tribune Tower will become just another chapter in the Chicago Tribune’s proud 171 year history, as parent company Tronc uproots Chicagoland’s paper of record from its home of nearly a century. With the Trib decamps for Prudential Plaza across the river, Los Angelino developer CIM Group can begin work turning the beloved landmark into 163 swishy condominiums for Chicagoans with thicker wallets...
Chicago’s Seven Storefront Studios
The banners promise that Loyola University’s new $400,000 streetfront television studio in The Clare at Water Tower (55 East Pearson Street) will open in autumn 2009, but I think we can safely say that isn’t going to happen. Especially considering that Loyola only got its permit to build the studio on October 2nd. Loyola’s will be the seventh streetfront studio in Chicago. WGN radio was the modern pioneer with this...
