![]() Despite the complex being lauded by the likes of Kenneth Frampton when it opened in the early 1970s, decades of neglect, the closing of public amenities, and major changes to the layout from what was originally planned (most of them budget or safety-related) led to the project being largely forgotten.Īfter you’re done reading about the tragic history of the building itself (including modern-day walkthroughs with the original architects, Francis Wickham, project architect, and Myles Weintraub, who participated in the Twin Parks study), it would be worth looking into the community groups are collecting both funds and practical items such as jackets for those displaced by the fire. Twin Parks North West is just one part of the much broader Twin Parks affordable housing complex which contains over 2,000 apartments across a mixture of high- and low-rise buildings. In fact, Urban Omnibus did just that in 2013. ![]() While the cause of the fire is still under investigation (at the time of writing, the city is eyeing a space heater that had been running for several days), it’s worth looking back at the origins of the 120-unit, 19-story affordable housing tower. H/t to Block Club Chicago After a deadly Bronx fire, tracing the history of the Twin Parks North West complexĪ five-alarm fire that ripped through the Twin Parks North West apartment complex in the Bronx and left 19 dead yesterday, January 9, was New York City’s deadliest in 32 years. The investigation into the cause of the collapse is ongoing but has been slowed by ongoing cold temperatures and wind gusts. According to building owners the Hearn Company and Alderman Brian Hopkins, the damage was caused by high winds and this is the first time that any piece of the Hancock building itself has been dislodged (in 2002, a stretch of scaffolding was knocked loose from the 43rd floor and killed three people). Thankfully no one was hurt.Īccording to Block Club Chicago, the debris came from the second-lowest section of the X-shaped superstructure that wraps the building but was only a panel of sheet metal used to clad the actual bracing itself. ![]() Cladding fell off Chicago’s John Hancock Tower last weekĪ large piece of aluminum cladding fell off of Chicago’s iconic John Hancock Tower on Wednesday, January 5.
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