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Originally Posted by galleyfox
If I were in charge of a major bank wanting to make an architectural statement, I would go for 401 S Wacker, but I highly doubt critical infrastructure like the Enwave building could be easily relocated even with a blank check.
I would try to obtain air rights over Van Buren St. so as to use both 401 S Wacker and 321 S Wacker as the base, straddling the road like St. Regis does. Then commission a 98 story custom design.
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Ain't gonna happen. Illinois Center was all privately owned and any public roadways were deeded to the city as is. Van Buren is currently a public right of way. There's no way the authorities would allow it to be visually blocked by a highrise with all the underutilized land still downtown. Anyway, that one-block stretch under the St. Regis is more an access road than anything.