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Old 07-27-2005, 12:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It takes all kinds I guess
any of you know the status of these buildings????

A Chicago developer proposed North America's tallest building -- the 1,458-foot Fordham Spire, which skyscraper builder Donald Trump dismissed as insane.

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed the slender, spiraling hotel and condominium complex near Lake Shore Drive and Navy Pier. The glass-and-steel, concrete-core structure would be 115 floors and have a more than 500-foot spire.

The structure would top the 1,450-foot, 110-story Sears Tower, once the world's tallest building. Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower now is the world's tallest skyscraper at 1,670 feet.

Fordham Co. Chairman Christopher Carley said lining up money for the up to $500 million Fordham Spire was easy because of Calatrava -- designer of Athens' Olympics sports and New York's Ground Zero transportation complexes.

Financiers are in awe of this man, Carley told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Trump, who is building his 92-story skyscraper nearby, said he would not want to build or live in such a building given the climate of terrorism.

Any bank that would put up money to build a building like that would be insane, Trump told the Chicago Tribune.
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Old 07-27-2005, 01:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Heard about this on the AM this morning... sounds like Trump is more upset that he isn't building it than anything else.

Personally I think it will be a long time before anyone flies another large plane into a building ala 911 style, that card has been played already.

Why only 1458ft? Why not tack another 250 ft or so on there and go for a world record? Why is a 500ft spire / antenna tower allowed to count in total building height?
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Old 07-28-2005, 09:39 AM   #3 (permalink)
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what happened no newspapers in Chicago?????
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Well I live in Indaiana, so I read the IN news paper. And the thought of another building just does nothing for me. It will just cause that much more traffic and make it that much harder to find a parking place.
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Well I live in Indaiana, so I read the IN news paper. And the thought of another building just does nothing for me. It will just cause that much more traffic and make it that much harder to find a parking place.
1 down 2 to go, Jack i know this has to change your route to union station pub
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Trib had a story about it both Monday and Tuesday.

It makes me no never mind as without winning the lottery I can't forsee myself owning a multi-million dollar condo.

It will have 0 affect on my pub, thank you.
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saw a pic of the proposed (can't find it now) looks a bit like a unicorn horn....
as for me....wouldn't live downtown for ANY reason....
Nice place, but give me LAND....not concrete.
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Wow, that's a huge twisted pair condom.

He looks like he's enjoying it, too.
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That has to be the "ugliest" bldg I've ever seen
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