CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Drive | 851 FT & 765 FT | 73 & ? FLOORS - Page 86

Darude_Sandstorm · #**1701** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 12:01 AM**

As long as the south tower is the shorter of the two I'm going to hope it fails. Blair Kamin expressed this issue very well in his piece on the redesign.

CrazyCres · #**1702** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 12:15 AM**

If the second tower is built and the north tower fails and is eventually revived it better be the same design as the south tower and taller the markets should be better by then for a supertall.

JMKeynes · #**1703** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 12:22 AM**

I think that these towers are gorgeous.

CrazyCres · #**1704** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:01 AM**

400 Lake Shore Drive will be on the plan commission on May 21st.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...n-hearing.html

The North Tower will be 74 stories tall

The South Tower will be 64 stories tall

CrazyCres · #**1705** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:12 AM**

Zapatan · #**1706** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:20 AM**

Nice! Would be epic to have that balcony

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Originally Posted by CrazyCres

400 Lake Shore Drive will be on the plan commission on May 21st.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...n-hearing.html

The North Tower will be 74 stories tall

The South Tower will be 64 stories tall

I wonder if the ceilings are just way lower or the height got bumped back up at all since those were more or less the old floor counts.

Aren't they approved already though/should ideally start construction this month?

Ricochet48 · #**1707** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:23 AM**

Really wish they got to supertall height, but they still look decent.

They especially look THIC from the north / south views. The better thinner view is looking straight down the river.

CrazyCres · #**1708** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

I wonder if the ceilings are just way lower or the height got bumped back up at all since those were more or less the old floor counts.

This should help answer your questions

NYguy · #**1709** Posted **May 5, 2020, 2:23 PM**

These are nice.

Handro · #**1710** Posted **May 5, 2020, 3:26 PM**

Is there a snowball's chance in hell this get's underway within the next 5 years? 10 years? Am I being pessimistic?

Skyguy_7 · #**1711** Posted **May 5, 2020, 4:35 PM**

^^Thanks for posting, NyGuy. That 67th floor amenity level will be

Chicagolover88 · #**1712** Posted **May 8, 2020, 1:08 AM**

These towers are beautiful. I just wish they were at least 900ft

Steely Dan · #**1713** Posted **May 8, 2020, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicagolover88

I just wish they were at least 900ft

meh......... 875' is close enough to 900' for practical purposes.

no one has ever stared up at an 875' tall tower and said "you know, this is pretty good, but it'd be SO much better if it were 2.9% taller".

Rocket49 · #**1714** Posted **May 9, 2020, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

no one has ever stared up at an 875' tall tower and said "you know, this is pretty good, but it'd be SO much better if it were 2.9% taller".

Except, perhaps, a few of the height-obsessed skyscraper fan-boys who post here.

BVictor1 · #**1715** Posted **May 9, 2020, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

meh......... 875' is close enough to 900' for practical purposes.

no one has ever stared up at an 875' tall tower and said "you know, this is pretty good, but it'd be SO much better if it were 2.9% taller".

Don't bet on that...