# CHICAGO | City Casino | FT | FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposed\ **Created:** [November 12, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706 "2021-11-12T21:22:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/1 "2021-11-12T21:22:38Z")
This is Related’s proposal for a Casino in South Loop Chicago, multiple bidders across the city. ![Screen Shot 2021-11-12 at 4.21.35 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/9/797b8d95fa9e88ddad6ed8f72cd7ff25abfd1012.jpeg) > **[Here are new details on proposed South Loop casino](https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/proposed-chicago-south-loop-casino-details-revealed)** > > The team led by billionaire casino mogul Neil Bluhm offers a look at the proposed casino and says people of color will lead the design and construction. Renders of other potential projects > **[East Coast gambling company deals Chicago two casino bids, but alderman wants...](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/10/22775152/chicago-casino-ballys-proposals-mccormick-place-tribune-freedom-center-lightfoot)** > > Bally’s Corporation submitted two of the five casino bids that are now under review by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office, but an alderman says one of their pitches should be “immediately eliminated.” ![Screen Shot 2021-11-12 at 4.28.44 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/d/bdf75253e3190fa61c62440375d5cbbea6722c28.jpeg) ![Screen Shot 2021-11-12 at 4.28.33 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/d/5d1f0ea6060d5cd1871c3f4e4af787d46432cf3c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/2 "2021-11-12T21:30:29Z")
Well it looks nice (at least this rendering anyway). Not a fan of casinos but whatevs. Definitely love the waterfront areas, would be nice to sit there while eating. Also out of these 3 renderings, the 3rd is the worst. ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/3 "2021-11-12T23:41:07Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![UnionMade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ed8c4c/32.png) [@UnionMade](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/UnionMade)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/4 "2021-11-19T21:54:26Z")
If Neil Bluhm/Related’s proposal for “The 78” is chosen and it is actually built to the quality of what is presented in the render Chicago would probably have the most iconic casino in the U.S. The other proposals so far are typical Chicago glass-box/podium fodder but the JGMA designed proposal is world class and would elevate the standards for modern Chicago architecture to a tier where it belongs and hasn’t been delivering on this century. Unfortunately, anything to do with Related is typically scaled-back, value-engineered to death and will take years longer to get off of the ground than any competent developer’s proposal would take. Related’s Spire site proposal is the best example of how they over-promise and under-deliver. They took David Childs’ would-be masterpiece towers and reduced them to slightly interesting. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/5 "2021-12-17T01:17:29Z")
> **[Entertainment District | The 78 Chicago](https://www.78chicago.com/entertainment-district)** > > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. Website for the 78 proposal ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/6 "2022-03-24T00:39:42Z")
> **[20220322\_CasinoEvalReport\_FINAL.pdf](https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/sites/chicago-casino/pdfs/20220322_CasinoEvalReport_FINAL.pdf)** > > 78.22 MB ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/7 "2022-03-24T14:24:28Z")
Whether the “78” gets chosen for this casino spot or not, I hope it gets built somewhere. The design is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/8 "2022-03-24T19:53:23Z")
Honestly, Bally’s at Tribune is growing on me. Great location w/ good transit access to the rest of the city. For me, it’s a battle between Bally’s Tribune and the 78. Visually, Bally’s is not a stunner. I just love the location and how integrated the development is with the existing area. Although it’s completely exciting to see the 78 also develop the south loop, it was already going to be developed and include an entertainment district before the city announced they were looking to build a casino. Do you think the 78 would still be developed without the casino project? Would choosing the Tribune site allow the city to simultaneously develop two areas? ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/9 "2022-04-12T15:34:58Z")
> **[First Set Of Casino Community Meetings Conclude With Pushback - Chicago YIMBY](https://chicagoyimby.com/2022/04/first-set-of-casino-community-meetings-conclude-with-pushback.html)** > > The City of Chicago has completed the first round of community presentations for the final three casino bids. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/10 "2022-04-12T15:35:18Z")
Who could have seen that coming… ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/11 "2022-04-19T03:29:02Z")
Looks like Hardrock is out of the running… > **[Ald. Pat Dowell Says She 'Cannot Support' Hard Rock Casino Proposal Near...](https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/04/18/ald-pat-dowell-says-she-cannot-support-hard-rock-casino-proposal-near-soldier-field/)** > > Her position leaves just one casino proposal — Rhode Island-based Bally’s plan to build a resort in River West — whose local alderman has not come out against a gambling site in their own ward. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/12 "2022-05-12T17:22:04Z")
> **[Bally’s River West casino plan gets mixed City Council reaction](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/ballys-river-west-casino-plan-gets-mixed-city-council-reaction/)** > > Area residents remain skeptical about the site. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/13 "2022-09-16T22:04:02Z")
Per BVictor1: Bally’s presented to the Committee on Design today and I just captured a few screen shots. There were good questions and comments about design excellence and how to make a truly urban casino. Noting was mentioned about the bridge and I certainly posed the question in the ZOOM comment/? box. I also commented that they shouldn’t reduce the currently approved FAR and should encourage more residential vs commercial. Hopefully the Youtube version of the presentation will be posted in a few weeks. Quote: Originally Posted by r18tdi View Post Curious of the COD brings up the Jefferson frontage and lack of bike infrastructure at today’s meeting. I’m hoping The Daily Line or Urbanize are tuning in to provide a synopsis. The Jefferson frontage was brought up by Jeanne Gang and others agreed. Basically don’t make it a back alley. She suggested raising the entire structure 1 level, have parking below the casino floor and wrap that with active/commercial space. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/b/bbd6970865be6f1b7782b495e23e89401733792b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/f/af5ecf68da481df645be1cf254ee63a320155b30.jpeg) ![enhance](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b5db77f261cb29c3b26f856a6c5c2bdf04a6345.jpeg) ![enhance (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/6/76ba016a5070003119a87e4860a2325794bbe2a1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/14 "2022-11-10T00:13:12Z")
> **[Bally's Announces Construction, Labor Agreements For Chicago Casino](https://www.casino.org/news/ballys-announces-construction-labor-agreements-for-chicago-casino/)** > > Bally's unveils construction and labor accords for its $1.7 billion Chicago casino. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-city-casino-ft-floors/20706/15 "2024-01-24T01:52:12Z")
> **[Bally’s Casino hotel tower will shift due to city water pipes](https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/ballys-casino-hotel-tower-will-shift-due-city-water-pipes)** > > Bally’s Chicago has been forced to redesign the casino and hotel tower after finding out that caissons for the proposed tower would potentially damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes near the Chicago River. > **[Water pipes send Bally’s casino plan for hotel tower along Chicago Avenue...](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/17/24042144/ballys-chicago-casino-design-change)** > > Leaders at the Rhode Island-based corporation are still working with the city to figure out where to eventually put a massive tower on the site that’s currently home to the Chicago Tribune printing plant at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street. > **[Bally’s Casino Brings in Less Than a Quarter of Projected Revenue for Chicago...](https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/23/bally-s-casino-brings-less-quarter-projected-revenue-chicago-2023)** > > The temporary Bally’s casino in River North’s Medinah Temple brought in just over $3 million in tax revenue last year. That’s almost $10 million short of what former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration projected.