Chicago’s Waterfront Will Never Be the Same
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400 North Lake Shore Drive is undergoing a transformation after years of stagnation due to the failed Chicago Spire project. Originally, the site was meant to house one of the tallest buildings in the world, designed by Santiago Calatrava. However, the financial crisis of 2008 halted the project, leaving only a deep cofferdam that became a local eyesore. In 2014, Related Midwest acquired the site, and in 2018, they unveiled a new plan that has since been revised several times. The current design, led by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) under David Childs, features two towers-one 875 feet tall and the other 765 feet-housing 635 residential units, including 127 affordable units.
Construction officially began in January 2024, with significant progress already made by late September. The first tower is expected to be completed by 2027. The project also includes the redevelopment of DuSable Park and an extension of the Chicago Riverwalk, enhancing the public's access to the waterfront. Additionally, Related Midwest secured $500 million in financing to support the project.
The project reflects Chicago's evolving architectural landscape, offering modern design with sustainability features like bird-friendly glass. It’s set to become an iconic part of the city’s skyline, finally filling a gap that was left vacant for over a decade.
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I love that you actually went to Chicago to see this! I've been following this since the Chicago Spire. In fact, I have pictures of them making the hole back in 2007-2008 (if I remember correctly). I'm excited that something is finally coming up, and the design is pretty good! The fact that it pays homage to the Chicago-style windows is a huge plus, and I can't wait to visit the new Dusable Park. Keep up the great work!
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I just wish Chicago would build another super tall. It sucks when every cool project gets downgraded and shrunk.
I love your channel and I love learning more about Chicago. I live in the suburbs of Chicago but I am eventually moving to Chicago!
I was ecstatic for the Spire design when it was proposed and things were going well for awhile back then, but with the hole now being such a prominent part of the waterfront after the Spire's failing, I figured hopefully, someday, it would be filled. Great to see a beautiful design rise from the ashes!
It was very sad to watch this project get scaled back multiple times. The Chicago Spire is a stunning building design and originally would have been the 2nd tallest building in the world. To see it scaled back to the 4th and 7th tallest in the city is really sad. The two towers are attractive, however, I wish they had at least kept the original heights for them.
I on the other hand am glad they scaled back the design because now it fits the skyline more. The spire just didnt fit the city as much and was more of a "hey look at us being tall!"
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Thank you for sharing our city here in Chicago. I used to work many years ago in the old Kraft Building in this ares. Some very great memories back in the early 1990s.😊
Incredible video! So cool to see construction start here on this historic project. Thank you so much for the drone shots too
I like these towers but I wish the Gateway Tower was built on the site instead
Those towers are far more realistic and cover the need for more housing and improvement for the aere. In addition it is viable and belivers a great product with It's stepped terraces.
The buildings need to be taller. 1300 feet and 1000 feet. They are not game changers for the skyline.
Hard to get excited about the SOM buildings considering what was originally planned for the site. We'll have two more glass towers that will fade into the background. Sad the city allowed these designs.
The first design of the new buildings was already a let down and now they have gone and shrunk them.
These are more than some cities get and still far from a glass basic box. Price-points met and far more construction cost vs Asian cities with migrant laborers. It will be a great addition still and add more downtown housing. Unlike NYC. Chicago does not need to do skinny's with no parking and no surrounding landscaping or plaza. Though I would love more super-talls for Chicago.... I felt this spot right on the lakefront basically... was not in need of a super-tall as I would rather that more inland and taper outward. Still it is 70+ stories.
NIMBY's and the Alderman going with it to kill the hotel and podium portion and the revised plan had the pandemic hit.... added more delays yet here we go at least with one tower. Most 2-tower concepts sadly have a second tower not built. Still, all depends on leasing the first tower and unless its completion has a downturn in the economy and Chicago's.... It should be a total success.
Cities have a record of so many planned buildings never built. Chicago and others have had so many cancelled once economic slowdowns come. Even a Miami to NYC and Houston have including super-talls.
When younger I was gong-hoo for build it now and taller and let down. Now I see is as a small miracle to see plans go to completion and ALWAYS find the result better than I thought it would be.
The Crash had Chicago lose at least 2 super-talls and a mega-tall in the Spire. Trump Tower was scaled back after 9 11 and it was half-way up for the Crash of 08. Another 20 stories up stopped in its tracks taking a few yrs to get completed as a smaller different tower in Chicago.
Some are applauding a super-tall or taller of Oklahoma City. Yet it will be a miracle if it gets built as a super-tall as smaller towers come first and economy of the future will decide for a super-tall there not now.
I am happy it is not merely a glass box. Yes it could have been and it still will not be merely background as all from the lakefront to on Navy Pier and driving Lake Shore Drive and on the river will see it in its glory.
A possible final tower for across the river in Lakeshore East on the lakefront/LSD is to be 80+ stories. IF it still gets built. Something will as the final tower in that 40-yrs ongoing plan that was to take 10yrs and have on architect do all the glass boxes of Mies Van Der Roe. NOTHING generally happens as fast as we want and a miracle as planned when over time. OLDER WE REALIZE hope for more and realize.... you get it only with a miracle unless you have all the oil money and migrant labor like in Dubai and no price-points to design more into a tower.
I'm very excited by these beautiful buildings and am happy to see them added to our waterfront skyline.
Thanks, looking forward to more vids!
I wonder what constitutes affordable rent here
I feel like almost every major city in the world is trying to build their own Twin Towers
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I keep seeing a giant Mario jumping up and down those stair like tops
No way not again
I hope Chicago will also revisit The Illinois by Frank Lloyd Wright
That was merely a Visionary idea of Wright. There was not real plan with financing sought and in Grant Park of all places.... Wright did many plans for planned cities more like suburbs etc never built and today not very urban if you look it up. Wright was not a fan of a concrete jungle of density.
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Wish they would come up with something more unique than just a glass tower. At least the previous design was also using terracotta. The new design just looks like it’s all glass
It seems that most every skyscraper I’ve seen built in Chicago in the last decade or two has gone with the completely glass look. I think that tenants/residents have an expectation of floor to ceiling windows with completely unobstructed views and developers and architects are catering to that. I’d also like to see something a little more distinctive, but I’m not holding my breath.
@@strqrt70 the majority of most modern skyscrapers are made almost completely of glass. Wish they would go back to how they did exteriors on art deco skyscrapers but a modern interpretation of it.
There are so many similarities between Chicago and Toronto. They are both lake towns with similar skylines and Toronto is racing against itself for tallest new buildings. That will soon be 110 stories.
These towers' designs were butchered by Related and the city to some extent. David Childs' original design was an iconic masterpiece. Unfortunately Chicago's political corruption and Related's penchant for value-engineering reduced these buildings to have only a fractional semblance of the elegance and homage that was intended. The difference is quite striking, leaving us with buildings that will hardly impact their surroundings let-alone make a statement that Chicago is still relevant on the architectural world stage.
We are not Dubai with migrant labor brought in and oil money to not have the price-points and architects can do far more... and cost of leasing residences or offices in a building here is a must to consider. The glory days of a Corporate Office tower is also over as our mega-corporations rather suburban glass box office parks for-the-cheaper.
This will still be a grand addition to Chicago's skyline and not just a basic glass box. Still, it needs the second tower for balance that will be only if economic factors call for it and we should know how that goes... a miracle can happen and I give it better than 50/50 for the second tower as right on the river is a big plus.
When younger... I was also all for build it all the super-talls. Build the Spire even if i would rather it have been inland more. Recessions to Crashes a 9 11 even all killed towers over decades in sooooo many cities. Scaling down is also almost standard as you plan big and..... Still NIMBYISM did the scaling back and the Alderman agreeing or it would have begun before the pandemic and taller vs finance or economic downturn issues for many.
I agree 100% Related is a questionable company as is their construction arm. Check out the many Florida buildings flaws and designs. Related is not taking this as a serious landmark building. Get it done, get paid and get out
@@davidw7 My critique had little to do with height and was more about the removal of terracotta, the lessening of the set-backs in number and proportion. The loss of a distinctive crown and the removal of the bay-windows on the front elevation.
The staggering of the cascading waterfall set-backs were more pronounced and irregular while also originally began about a third of the way up. Now they appear crammed together and are comprised completely of glass without any decorative treatments. This will cause a lot more reflection and the building will fade into background rather than pop like if the contours were defined with terracotta.
We don't have to look to Dubai or China with essentially slave labor to hold ourselves to a lower standard. Plenty of buildings in NY, London, The Netherlands, etc. still have remarkable designs with materials like limestone, brick, terracotta, bronze, brass & copper. Chicago has seen a race to the bottom forever trapped in an age of minimalism by disciples of Mies that have degraded the skyline beyond belief.
We can hope for nothing more than broad boxy towers comprised of glass curtain walls with aluminum accents. While these aren't simple boxes they are now just better than average rather than stunning, era-defining and world-class.
@@stitch6157 The terra cotta you FAILED to use and add now. It is basic... nowhere close to a Wrigley Building fancy and glass is the same. Really looking up you see not much of it... so if one wants to use it.... use it first 10 to 20 floors. Same with granite... which for somee is just lower level.
This is not those past eras.... even post Mies Van Der Roe era .... and Post Modern that was a good one. Still glass exteriors rule more than not. If not more a box.... you are doing good. PRICE-POINTS MATTER. Paying and great to say SPEND THAT EXTRA .... if your rant is a couple hundred $$$ more it matters.
Also I stand by on the lakefront... a extra-tall is not necessary as it would make the rest look smaller. The height it is will still stand out as BIG.... it will fit in better as tall but not something that just should have been inland more and taper out to the lakefront.
One thing Chicago does wall is a general taper-effect in skyline views and not be seen as NYC Which is a hodge-podge of buildings that are not the same look as if FALLING-INTO-PLACE.
This building will be fine. It will be a success and no use expecting what the US is not doing.... that is glory towers as those nations with a need to showcase wealth seek and use MIGRANT LABOR vs Chicago's highly paid Union Laborers.
@@davidw7 Again, plenty of modern buildings in the western world utilize limestone/terracotta etc. Sculptural buildings with ornament aren't only possible with migrant labor. Brooklyn tower utilizes brass. Steinway Tower utilizes terracotta and bronze. 35 Hudson Yards has limestone fins. NY has had a renewal of neo-classical towers.
This would be possible in Chicago as well with developers that cared more about the city's legacy and contributing an iconic structure to the landscape. The problem here is that maximizing ROI dominates design today, especially in Chicago where banal blue-glass boxes have dominated the last decade.
Terracotta panels are absolutely more visible than aluminum. The original design was an homage to terracotta's widespread use historically in Chicago. The panels were white and wide enough that they would have provided a contrast with the glass to give the tower definition from most angles and in most lighting conditions.
With more glass and smaller aluminum panels the building will wash-out under many distance/angle/lighting conditions. The ratio of glass is much greater now and with silver aluminum panels they'll blend with the glass making this effect even worse. It will come off very flat to people viewing it. Salesforce, 110 N. Wacker, BMO, 1000 M. & One Chicago all have this same problem. Their minimal details essentially become invisible and the towers simply reflect their surroundings and the sky which reduces their visual impact.
You can see this clearly in renderings and videos from David Childs concerning this project. Look at before & after's. These buildings were made much less defined and dramatic. David Childs wouldn't have designed the original iteration if he didn't feel they were superior and what a city like Chicago deserved. You can hear him speak about the process and his inspiration.
Neighbors didn't want condos so they got rentals instead. Yeah, that makes sense.
They did not want the podium and hotel that would bring in more visitors as that was what the NIMBY's got the Alderman to reject the original play to eliminate the podium and hotel as otherwise it would stand today begun pre-CCoviid. There already are large hotels in the area.
Nimby's hurt many projects and lengthen the approval process, though sometimes the improvements required or added to get a project thru is a good thing. The tower will still be stunning despite a aluminium exterior minus terra cotta accents originally due to changes and no doubt some cost cutting.
@@davidw7 I get the hotel part. I don't get the condo part when everything there are condos
What most people don't know is that Chicago is very segregated. And what happens in those really bad neighborhoods has no impact on the rest of the city.
At a time like this, we don’t need anything like this. Far too much money is already being given away to Ukraine & ISL. All the while more and more people are going homeless or struggling to pay their bills due to the ever growing hyperinflation.
127 affordable units? Why affordable units on lakefront Chicago property? Everyone deserves to live like a 1% I guess.
Is that an elevated highway? With an investment of that size at least put the road under ground
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Title is a bit misleading.
You're saying this but there's no construction going on
you sure on that?
Yes there is…
It is going on I was just there 3days ago checking it out and he showed you the construction site in the video. Were you paying attention?
Take any information that comes out of the Chicago political machine with a grain of salt.
Chicago best city in the USA
I love it but since the thugs took over, can't really say it's the best anymore
@@justdiane5 ok well I know about crime but the skyline is great
@@justdiane5there’s crime in every city just don’t go into the bad areas.
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