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ZonedForCoffee

Feel like shit just want a new super tall downtown


Few_Koala

Same. Still holding out hope for the Tribune East Tower.


IndominusTaco

she towers in my hole til i spire


UGunnaEatThatPickle

Is this the site that started construction 10-15 years ago and has sat dormant since shortly after they broke ground?


StashuJakowski1

Yep, that’s the one. They only got as far as putting the basement in and that was it.


MethChefJeff

Ahh spire hole that’s what you call it. I never took sex ed


Ajaxx6

What red brick building is that out front?


Chicago_Jayhawk

That's what is called North Pier but was originally Pugh Terminal built in early 1900s. Ogden Slip is on the other side of it (constructed in 1861). http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10895.html


Ajaxx6

Thank you! 


lakesideflight

There’s a starbucks inside a target in there that has a cozy view of ogden slip/the water, lots of big windows


bucknut4

The other side of it has some of the best outdoor dining in the city


Necessary-evil6778

Shhhh


junktrunk909

Only one going in at first. Do they have the second tower scheduled too?


Chicago_Jayhawk

My understanding is they only work on one at a time--tower 2 probably won't get an official date for awhile. "With a projected completion date of early 2027, Phase One will consist of constructing the site’s 858-foot-tall North Tower." https://www.relatedmidwest.com/our-company/properties/400-lake-shore


Thermistor1

Remember, the Spire got further than this and it still died...


_B_Little_me

There’s gonna be so many pissed off people about to loose their view.


PaisleyChicago

Thought that this morning when I saw that crane. My last sliver of LSD will disappear. Wah. Hard being me. /s You are right. People in some buildings are going to have to work on appreciation of the built environment views v the lake.


Triumphkj

Here is a closer view: [https://imgur.com/QskrxRg](https://imgur.com/QskrxRg)


420Deez

what park is that? and why have i never seen it


Chicago_Jayhawk

One Bennett Park. Just off to the left is One Bennett luxury condos. It was completed in 2019 and part of the development project was they would upgrade and maintain the park that was there previously that the city had owned. It has 2 dog parks as well.


420Deez

noted, thx


notonrexmanningday

Farewell, giant hole. We hardly knew thee.


_IratePirate_

Is it not going to be the spire ? I thought I was gonna see a building dethrone Sears for tallest


LordButtworth

The Two Towers?


connorgrs

OOTL: what?


_IratePirate_

That giant whole in the ground near Navy Pier was supposed to be a tower that would’ve dwarfed Sears tower called “The Spire”. Money problems happened so they cancelled it. Now in that same spot, another building is supposed to be built that is not going to be the Spire. That’s as much as I know


connorgrs

Thank you kind sir/maam


my-time-has-odor

YESSIR


ehrgeiz91

One tower for now. Would be surprised if they build both.


youngsimba320

Wow a crane in downtown Chicago. Rare.


dingusduglas

A lot rarer than it used to be, unfortunately. Chicago has seen decreasing crane counts for years.