Exactly

The naive fanboysim on display is appalling. It ain't going to happen, it ain't feasible. Put it sure seems it will create quite a few wet dreams for certain forumers.

^^^ Welcome to the new SSP, LOL.

They'll learn though. It's the next cycle and newbies are getting excited about the new projects, it's a good thing in the long run...

I never said it would happen, I just said no one can provide any actual evidence that it won't.

And how is it not feasible? Far fetched? maybe.. impossible? not at all

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You're being generous. I'd call it aggressive ignorance.

We aren't saying it's likely, we are just saying that technically it is an proposal, and should be moved to the proposal section.

unless you can tell me why this proposal is impossible, I will continue assuming that it is a proposal even if an unlikely one.

no one has yet to say why, that's what I asked and you didn't answer my question.

I guess they believe that like the Spire, this will not have a chance.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0jz3novys1r8ffrs.jpg

If you can't beat em join em:

This will look great on the skyline! Total GAME CHANGER! Can't wait for construction to start.

EAT YOUR HEART OUT DUBAI!

:banana::banana::banana:

ECON 101

The question was answered it was implicit.

Pretty much number 1:cool:

yea ok...

here's a vidoe about it from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13FnuKo9b8Q

I thought that was actually cancelled though with a very small chance of coming back to life.

I think phase 1 isn't THAT unrealistic. Now phase 2 and phase 3... that might be another story.

I could see some incarnation of plan two (probably with reduced height of the south tower) happen as well if all the stars align with a casino or other entertainment and retail venues sign on.

The 3rd phase east complex across the river is what brings the whole enterprise into totally fantasy land to me.

So from what I can get. They want to build this building so it would follow the old saying "Build it and they will come". Doesn't sound so bad to me.

well if you're referring to the original plan in the video I posted it's been changed and is much smaller yet still containing a 400+ meter building, but it's obviously just a placeholder.

I just still don't see how this is a fantasy if they're actively trying to get approval from the city.

Wrong...try again! The Spire was a real project and was more than just a proposal. I guess people forgot that the Spire sold a 3rd of its 1200 condos in just three or four months. If the world economy didn't fall off a cliff at the end of 2008 the Spire would have been built by now. Also, the Spire was in the planning stages for years. Only if it had been started about a year or so earlier the outcome could have been different. I remember reading an article where the developer of Lakeshore East said that if he had started moving on Aqua a few months later than he did it wouldn't have happened.

Anyway, most people don't think this project is for real for good reasons. I think it's possible if done in stages but even then it would still be almost impossible considering the size of it and the amount of competition, both present and future, in the surrounding area. I don't even think the city will allow the developer to make all those changes to the Old post office. And the sky bridge or whatever it is over the river is also questionable. I don't know if the city would allow that either. I think a lot of changes will have to be made before anyone thakes this development seriously.

^I still don't understand why they just don't continue the spire construction when the economy gets better if it was so succesful. What will they do with that big hole in the ground?

But as for this... The project has been scaled down clearly, it's not unrealistically large anymore, which means that it might be somewhat serious. They are trying to get the city's approval, so I don't see any big obstacle, Chicago has always been a YIMBY city. As for demand and competition they clearly state in the video that they will wait for demand to improve, I don't think they're trying to build this right now.