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The Chicago Spire was a skyscraper project in Chicago that was partially built between 2007 and 2008 before being cancelled. Located at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive , it would have stood 2,000 feet (610 m) high with 150 floors and been the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
400 Lake Shore is a building project in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, on the site of the previously proposed Chicago Spire development. Its plan features two connected towers with a height of 875 feet (267 m) for the northern tower, and 765 feet (233 m) for the southern tower.
[8] [9] The Chicago Plan Commission, Chicago's zoning committee and the Chicago City Council approved the final plans of the Chicago Spire in April and May 2007. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] By October 2008, the late-2000s recession led to the suspension of construction and a $11.34 million ( USD ) lien on the construction site. [ 13 ]
Chicago has the second-tallest skyline in the United States after New York City, and leads the nation in the twenty tallest women-designed towers in the world, thanks to contributions by Jeanne Gang and Natalie de Blois. As of December 2019, Chicago had 125 buildings at least 500 feet (152 m) tall. [5]
Chicago mayors have known over the years that re-election can be one major legacy project away. That may have been on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s mind when she selected Bally’s $1.74 billion casino ...
The Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle was a proposed 125-floor skyscraper intended for Chicago, Illinois, United States, by Lee Miglin and J. Paul Beitler's firm Miglin-Beitler Developments and designed by architect César Pelli. The site of the proposed Skyneedle now is host to a parking garage. If it had been built when it was planned, the 1,999 ft ...
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To appease citizens and members of the DuSable Park Coalition, Shelbourne Development redesigned the northbound ramp to fit under Lake Shore Drive and use less park space. [8] The Chicago Spire was later cancelled in early 2010, due to major setbacks. [9] After additional remediation, a new plan was developed in 2023. [10]