tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post7059656131184867213..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Calatrava Spire goes before Plan Commission TodayLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-18531334100989025772007-04-27T12:44:00.000-05:002007-04-27T12:44:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear that the Daley administration is ...I'm glad to hear that the Daley administration is all for this project (The Spire) and is trying to push it forward. It will be a nice trophy for Chicagoans to admire and remember for years to come from Daley, Jr.'s days in office much like the Sears Tower is from his poppa's days in office. <BR/><BR/>I'm all for building up Chicago as much as possible and say hats off to Daley!!! Let's develop another Manhattan, NY for the US! <BR/><BR/>("If you build it they will come...") Field of DreamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-63093045202359848262007-04-25T02:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T02:06:00.000-05:00Wow, a 320% increase in FAR, a 350% increase in de...Wow, a 320% increase in FAR, a 350% increase in density, and all We The Public get is an IOU? Why do we even bother with zoning in the first place?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283122571671344629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-636188966631766952007-04-19T20:02:00.000-05:002007-04-19T20:02:00.000-05:00Our good friend Garrett has given the impression h...Our good friend Garrett has given the impression he's giving $6,000,000 for the park. One, because he's a nice guy, two, because it'll be easier to sell multi-million dollar units when they're not looking down on a waste dump of toxic soil. Surely, it's only good manners to take him up on his offer and start giving his prospective tenants something better to look at <I>now</I>.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-10079808778859239702007-04-19T19:27:00.000-05:002007-04-19T19:27:00.000-05:00Fine. Then the toaster if you set up a new bank ac...Fine. Then the toaster if you set up a new bank account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-55775663230432871602007-04-19T18:26:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:26:00.000-05:00Um . . . we've already listened to the sales pitch...Um . . . we've already listened to the sales pitch.<BR/><BR/>Now we want the TV.<BR/><BR/>Later, maybe, we'll buy the product.PaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539833636775654838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-59765319327774103882007-04-19T16:28:00.000-05:002007-04-19T16:28:00.000-05:00Who in their right mind would agree to something l...Who in their right mind would agree to something like that? Good faith - does that exist, or do we only expect the rich to act that way? Do they give you the free TV or check before listening to their sales pitch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com