CHICAGO | One Chicago | 971 FT & 574 FT | 78 & 49 FLOORS

[ORD2010]

I have been loving watching this guy go up, what an incredible site, hopefully it spurs a barrage of development around it to go up and stretch downtown density west and north. I also hope we get a last minute height addition like 110 and wanda, push back to 1000'. Regardless, what an incredible development.

[rivernorthlurker]

Originally Posted by ORD2010

I have been loving watching this guy go up, what an incredible site, hopefully it spurs a barrage of development around it to go up and stretch downtown density west and north. I also hope we get a last minute height addition like 110 and wanda, push back to 1000'. Regardless, what an incredible development.

Only 15 ft needed for 300m/supertall status. Come on!

[SolarWind]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Four photos up, to the left in the background, does anyone know what Power's trailers are doing at 20 W Chicago? Is that a new development? I'm guessing they're for One Chicago but am open to being pleasantly surprised about more action nearby.

Originally Posted by harryc

Sadly they are just parked there - for this project.

January 8, 2020



A closer look.

[pianowizard]

Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Only 15 ft needed for 300m/supertall status. Come on!

Yeah, would be cool if it had supertall status, so that the city would have 8 supertalls instead of 7. Unfortunately, spires are far less common on residential buildings than on office or mixed-used buildings, so it's very unlikely for this near-supertall to get a surprise spire. It's not impossible though.

This will become the tallest residential building in Chicago. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_residential_buildings , if completed today, One Chicago would be the 20th tallest residential building in the world. That's pretty impressive!

[PittsburghPA]

Originally Posted by pianowizard

This will become the tallest residential building in Chicago.

Vista might take umbrage with that...

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Vista might take umbrage with that...

Vista has a hotel

[PittsburghPA]

And One Chicago has a Whole Foods and Lifetime Fitness?? Sounds like semantics haha.

[Chi-Sky21]

That area has already seen some significant buildings this cycle...Chicago Ave out to the River especially around Moody... imagine if that moody land comes into play.....

[pianowizard]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

And One Chicago has a Whole Foods and Lifetime Fitness?? Sounds like semantics haha.

From the Wikipedia article I linked to earlier: "The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage."

More generally, on this website (click on "Tall building characteristics"), CTBUH states that: "A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85 percent or more of its total height is dedicated to a single function."

Based on these criteria, Vista is mixed-use, whereas One Chicago is residential.

[PittsburghPA]

Well then, I stand corrected..

Back on topic...So are they mining out the lower levels right now? This top down construction is such a foreign concept. I would love to see some pictures of this process taking place.

Looking to you, Nick!

[Bombardier]

^They are not mining yet. They need to get the majority of the L1 slab in place before mining begins. It will probably start next month.

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Only 15 ft needed for 300m/supertall status. Come on!

I think the height is 971 not 969, it was recently updated by the CTBUH, so only 13 . That's like one floor

I know it's only two feet but shall we update the title?

[bhawk66]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Well then, I stand corrected..

Back on topic...So are they mining out the lower levels right now? This top down construction is such a foreign concept. I would love to see some pictures of this process taking place.

Looking to you, Nick!

lol doubt you'll get Nick going subterranean. He typically takes elevators of helicopters to work.

Agreed. Would be cool to see that action.

[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

I think the height is 971 not 969, it was recently updated by the CTBUH, so only 13 . That's like one floor

I can order a 13 ft spire, who here wants to scale this building and put it up?

[Skyguy_7]

^The hell with a spire; a flag pole would even do the trick!

[pianowizard]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^The hell with a spire; a flag pole would even do the trick!

A flag pole wouldn't count toward the structural height, as that would serve a functional purpose just like an antenna. Only a purely decorative spire would count.

There's still a little bit of hope that we'll get a supertall because according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chicago_Square , "a final height has not been determined and a spire may be added to the design", although that statement is based on an Oct 2017 article.

[Skyguy_7]

^ I'd argue a flag pole is decorative.

Also, there's no hope for a spire if you're source is Wikipedia, let alone an article from 2017.

[pianowizard]

From https://www.ctbuh.org/resource/height : "…the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the CTBUH rankings of the World’s Tallest Buildings."

Regarding Wikipedia, I wouldn't assume that it's an unreliable source of information, because its accuracy is improved by the fact that it's constantly undergoing peer review. For this reason, Bill Nye the Science Guy has even said that he trusts Wikipedia more than traditional encyclopedias. I disagree with him for the less visited Wikipedia articles, but he's probably right for the frequently visited ones.

That article about One Chicago may not be very up-to-date, although it does have the latest height of 971 ft.

[Zapatan]

Title update anyone?

971 Feet / 296 meters

[chris08876]

Credit: Gold Coast Spy Joel via Chicago Architecture (Org)