Gateway Tower (Chicago)

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Gateway Tower
Gateway Tower (Chicago)
General information
StatusVision
TypeMixed Use
Location400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Coordinates 41°53′24″N87°36′54″W / 41.89°N 87.615°W / 41.89; -87.615
Height
Roof2,000 feet (610 m)
Technical details
Floor count127
Floor area2,159,094 sq ft (200,600 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Gensler

The Gateway Tower is a conceptual proposal to illustrate a potential use of the abandoned site once planned to house the Chicago Spire in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side of Chicago.

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The plan calls for a building 2,000 feet (610 m) tall and feature commercial elements that augment residential use. It was the result of a company-wide internal competition at Gensler to replace the Chicago Spire. [1] [2] As of June 2016, the building is conceptual, [3] and Maxim writer, Scott Tharler, considered the project unlikely. [4] The building would include condos, apartments, a hotel, a Skylobby, a Skydeck with a restaurant, an amusement ride and sky-garden. [1] The base of the building would be in a public park and its supports would span over Lake Shore Drive as well as provide access to the skydeck. [2]

Property background

The Chicago Spire construction site has been dormant since late 2008. Chicago Spire pit.jpg
The Chicago Spire construction site has been dormant since late 2008.

The Chicago Spire, originally called the Fordham Spire, was originally proposed in July 2005. [5] In March 2006, the initial design of the building was approved by the Chicago Plan Commission, the city's Zoning Committee and the Chicago City Council. [6] [7] In December 2006 and March 2007, the design of the building was revised. [8] [9] The Chicago Plan Commission, Chicago's zoning committee and the Chicago City Council approved the final plans of the Chicago Spire in April and May 2007. [10] [11] [12] By October 2008, the late-2000s recession led to the suspension of construction and a $11.34 million (USD) lien on the construction site. [13] On October 31, 2014 the project's biggest creditor, Related Midwest, compelled the developer, Shelbourne Development Group, to surrender the deed to the property after failing to make the necessary payment. [14] The pre-development of the Chicago Spire left a 110-foot (34 m) wide, 76-foot (23 m) deep hole in the ground which has since been developed over with the 400 Lake Shore Drive towers. [15]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Gensler Devises a Megatall Replacement for the Chicago Spire Site". Archdaily.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 King, August (June 7, 2016). "Gateway Tower". Architect . Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Long, Zach (June 7, 2016). "A striking new skyscraper could fill the site of the failed Chicago Spire". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tharler, Scott (June 8, 2016). "This 2,000-Foot-Tall Skyscraper Could Totally Redefine Chicago's Skyline". Maxim . Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Corfman, Thomas; Kamin, Blair (July 26, 2005). "Tallest tower to twist rivals". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  6. ↑ McHugh, Michael (March 16, 2006). "Planning commission approves Fordham Spire". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ Yue, Lorene (March 29, 2006). "City Council OKs Fordham Spire". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  8. ↑ "The Chicago Spire, Chicago, Illinois, USA". SPG Media Limited. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ Beacker, Lynn (March 27, 2007). "Kamin unveils latest design for Calatrava's Chicago Spire". Repeat. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  10. ↑ Diesenhouse, Susan (April 20, 2000). "Financial questions tower over Spire's political win". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  11. ↑ Baeb, Eddie (April 20, 2007). "Chicago Spire gets Plan Commission OK". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Chicago skyline to soar higher with nation's highest tower". USA Today . May 16, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ Baeb, Eddie (June 15, 2016). "Calatrava stops work on Spire, files lien". Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved October 17, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Related to Spire developer: Where's the deed?". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ Grebey, James (June 8, 2016). "There's a giant hole in the middle of Chicago – and it might get filled with this sleek arched skyscraper". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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