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Originally Posted by Chicago_Forever
^ I don't think Rahm's influence had anything to do with the height of any proposals. Most if not all major projects were "downsized" while Rahm was in office. 400 LSD, One Chicago, Salesforce, Equinox, etc., all got a haircut or started the process while Rahm was mayor. Don't get me wrong, I think Rahm had some great attributes and had a lot of influence but I also believe some give him too much credit.
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The posters above were talking about economic vitality, not various buildings getting built. I completely agree with them regarding Rahm - he was great for getting companies to open up shop or expand in Chicago. Hell, he even got Amazon to consider Chicago in basically the final cut for HQ2 when nobody internally on that board at Amazon in the beginning was seriously even considering Chicago. A major reason was because of him (and I have at least one friend who worked on the proposal - Rahm was huge in this effort apparently). A lot of other stuff - say what you will about him but he was actually great at expanding this type of thing in the city.