Posted on 12/12/2006 10:03:10 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
CHICAGO -- The development company that plans to build the new Chicago Spire released its final design on Thursday, and said it plans to apply for final approval with the city on Friday.
Architect Santiago Calatrava designed the 2,000-foot tower, which upon completion will be the tallest residential building in the world, according to a press release by the Shelbourne Development Group.
Calatrava said the building said he believes the final design is "more mature than it was initially."
The building will stand at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, at the mouth of the Chicago River. The tower's final plan includes several changes from the original design, meant to enhance the building's integration with the riverfront and minimize traffic flow, according to the release.
It will not include a broadcast antenna, nor a hotel or retail space. The number of floors increased from 124 to 150, with a total of 1,300 residences. The design also includes a massive underground parking garage.
"We have taken what was a highly-innovative design and turned it into something even more desirable," said Garrett Kelleher, executive chairman of the development company. "We look forward to the city's approval and to breaking ground next year." Click here to find out more!
The Chicago Planning Department will begin its review Dec. 8. The earliest the city might approve the changes would be next month, the developer said.
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I think its sweet.....I also live about 5 blocks from there..
When it said spiral, I thought that maybe it would rotate. Now THAT would be cool. Imagine your view changing all day long.
That would be real sweet...I cant even imagine how that would work...
My guess? Needs a nuclear reactor in the basement.
Check out the Space Needle if you ever get to Seattle. The resturant rotates every hour, allowing a 360 deg view while you eat. It's pretty amazing.
Thats the building I was tring to think of when I was responding, that is super cool, never been there but hope to go someday....
You ever eat at Windows On The World, the restaurant that was at the top of the World Trade Center? It rotated. And that was definitely cool. Any time of day.
Definitely within range when it falls over :)
Ya gotta come. Summer is usually about 75 or so. Winter is only 45 or so most of the time. All the mountains, the water, the green all around.
Nope, first time in NY was last February. I did see the hole, though.
2,000 feet? Do I read that right?
Wouldn't that make it the tallest building in the world? Not just the tallest ~residential~ building?
I believe the tallest "occupied floor" is still the Sears Tower. Also Chicago. But this looks like it'll blow the doors off of that one by some several hundred feet.
Looks like a giant candy cane. All it needs is a red stripe. (And thus, it's only a matter of time until the ACLU steps in!)
My fav was to eat there as the sun set. Start the meal in daylight, finish the meal at night with all the city lights spread out below. Truly awesome. Something I'll never forget.
What a strange question. Of course there won't be ladder trucks that can reach 2,000 feet high.
If you wanna ask weird questions... ask if there will be parachutes. :-)
Nope, burj dubai in Dubai will have the record.
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