tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post5751493568591271707..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Welfare QueenLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-76030527774311012812010-03-12T09:51:05.596-06:002010-03-12T09:51:05.596-06:00The core issue is why we need to help finance thes...The core issue is why we need to help finance these properties in the first place - theres no money men in Chicago anymore. Notice most of the Towers are owned by NY and TX based real estate trusts and believe me, they arent going to fix anything. Suck the blood and life out yes, but build and fix isnt what they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-46827441243717380282010-03-11T10:33:56.126-06:002010-03-11T10:33:56.126-06:00i have a view of this building from my office on w...i have a view of this building from my office on wacker. it may not be a world-class chicago landmark, but it's definitely worth saving. <br /><br />it's a much more attractive building than most anything that has gone up in recent years. it also is from a time that has come & gone & if we lose this building, a piece of history is lost with it.<br /><br />scanning from left to right from my office window, i can see the bland new 60 story 300 n lasalle building, trunk tower, chicago title & trust bldg (one of my favs of newer buildings), daley plaza, the steuben, chicago temple (of the same era), 120 n lasalle (a better jahn bldg). all of these buildings from different eras contribute to the overal cityscape of chicago.<br /><br />another note, there is a similar building 1 block north of the steuben that was converted to condos a few years ago, almost identical in layout (large base & tapered tower), these two buildings are an interesting contrast (one restored & the other neglected).Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069769352345075395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-76854691035653574612010-03-10T09:25:14.080-06:002010-03-10T09:25:14.080-06:00So Anonymous, when Chicago's basic services ar...So Anonymous, when Chicago's basic services are crumbling, you really think that's the time to divert even more money from the tax base for buildings of marginal importance? Are you really claiming the Steuben is some world-class Chicago landmark?<br /><br />And yes, FGFM, the CME group is the poster child for why all Chicago TIF's need to be abolished.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-25060727007353784412010-03-10T09:10:13.828-06:002010-03-10T09:10:13.828-06:00Chicago's Two-FaceChicago's Two-FaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-59326990859414280712010-03-10T09:01:27.134-06:002010-03-10T09:01:27.134-06:00While this is questionable, I think it's more ...While this is questionable, I think it's more of a disgrace that the CME Group, an extremely viable concern that is worth tens of billions of dollars, got 15 million of TIF money to rehab their B class office space in the CBOT Building. Free markets for free men, indeed!FGFMhttp://christopherhitchenswatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-48339512496931311292010-03-10T08:37:49.964-06:002010-03-10T08:37:49.964-06:00Many preservation projects are economically unfeas...Many preservation projects are economically unfeasible without some type of subsidy/tax break. So what are you after?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com