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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
in its entire history, the city of chicago has only seen towers 800' or taller constructed on 18 occasions. that's it, just 18 times.
99% of the highrises chicago has built over the centuries have been less than 800' tall.
expecting every single patch of land in downtown chicago to now sprout 800+ foot towers is way beyond unrealistic.
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You right. However, doesn't it seem like we've seen significantly less 800'+ proposals since the crash of '08? Does it speak to local and national developers being less bullish on the market here, with a majority of proposals being more conservative, blueglass, semi-boring towers in the downtown area? The one place I'm seeing adventurous architecture is the West Loop. Now that I think of it, the current boom in that neighborhood may mean less 800+ footers; sucking up the demand for office and residential?