Chicago Spire

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. When originally proposed as the Fordham Spire in July 2005, the design had 116 stories, included a hotel and condominiums, and was topped with a broadcast antenna mast. The building was designed and spearheaded by Spanish architect-engineer Santiago Calatrava and Chicago developer Christopher T. Carley of the Fordham Company. On March 16, 2006, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved the initial design of the building. On November 4, 2016, a court ruling brought the original development plan and the extended litigation over the nine-year-old project to a close. Developer Garrett Kelleher signed over the property location to the project's biggest creditor, Related Midwest, who announced that they would not build the Spire and released plans for a different project.

Chicago Spire
Artist's impression of the megatall Chicago Spire
General information
StatusNever built
TypeResidential
LocationLake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°53′23.6″N 87°36′53.6″W
Construction startedJune 25, 2007
CompletedNever built
OpeningNever built
Height
Tip2,000 ft (610 m)
Roof2,000 ft (610 m)
Top floor1,865 ft (568 m)
Technical details
Floor count150
Floor area3,000,000 square feet (278,700 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Santiago Calatrava
Perkins and Will
DeveloperShelbourne Development Group
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Main contractorCase Foundation
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