Posted Mar 1, 2008, 2:23 AM
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The Spire promises to be better than Aqua in most regards even ignoring the major differences in height and luxury. Just as one example, let's not ignore that Aqua's tower is sitting on a butt-ugly parking/retail podium. The Spire's parking is completely underground.
Setting and surroundings come into play for me when I consider which skyscrapers will be better. Trump has a more prominent location and will be seen by almost everyone visiting the city while Aqua will be a somewhat hidden treasure and may be burried even further as LSE is developed.
So I'm going to rate Aqua as #3 right now. At the very least, despite the location, I'd rather live in Aqua with those balconies than in Trump's hermetically-sealed "masterpiece". The Spire, though, is simply in a different league - perhaps the best residential skyscraper under construction in the world much less Chicago.
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