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  2. Chicago Spire - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (also known as the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013. [ 4 ]

  4. Gateway Tower (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Spire construction site has been dormant since late 2008.. The Chicago Spire, originally called the Fordham Spire, was originally proposed in July 2005. [5] In March 2006, the initial design of the building was approved by the Chicago Plan Commission, the city's Zoning Committee and the Chicago City Council.

  5. Fixing a Hole Left by Starchitect Calatrava

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    The Chicago Spire, a 150-story tower condo tower, was designed by Santiago Calatrava for a site overlooking Lake Michigan. The cocky, corkscrew shaped building was expected to cost more than $1.

  6. List of tallest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Spire: Chicago: 2,000 ft (610 m) 150 On-hold Construction of this building is on hold, built on the site of the proposed 400 Lake Shore Drive. [221] [222] 2 World Trade Center: New York City: 1,350 ft (411 m) 82 On hold Would become the second-tallest building in the new World Trade Center complex upon completion. As of June 2020 ...

  7. 400 Lake Shore - Wikipedia

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    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. The Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Mile-High Illinois, or simply The Illinois, is an unbuilt conceptual design by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a one mile-high skyscraper to be built in Chicago, Illinois. Wright described the project in his 1957 book, A Testament . [ 1 ]

  9. List of buildings with 100 floors or more - Wikipedia

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    Originally it was going to have 677 meters and 157 floors, but it was reduced to a building of 489 meters and 95 floors. Incheon Tower: Incheon: South Korea: 151: 613 m (2,011 ft) Foundation work started at 2008. Construction halted 2009. Chicago Spire: Chicago: United States: 150: 610 m (2,000 ft) Foundation work started at 2007. Construction ...