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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.
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 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 ...
DuSable Park was a staging area for the construction site of the now cancelled Chicago Spire. In July 2005, Christopher Carley of the Fordham Company announced a new development project called the Fordham Spire. [4] The Fordham Company pledged nearly $500,000 to assist in the development of the park, which was to adjoin the site of their new ...
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.
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 company owns several skyscrapers and buildings in downtown Chicago including "65 East Goethe," The Fordham, and The Pinnacle. [2] The Fordham Company also began development of the 2,000-foot-tall (610 m) Fordham Spire project, which was purchased by Shelbourne Development and renamed the Chicago Spire. The Spire was never completed.