Skyscrapers, retail part of massive Old Post Office plan
By: Alby Gallun July 21, 2011
(Crain's) — The owner of the Old Main Post Office has unveiled an audacious plan to transform the hulking structure and surrounding properties into a massive complex spanning the Chicago River that would include a shopping center, hotels, more than 1,000 residential units and the tallest skyscraper in North America.
The 120-story tower is the centerpiece of a $3.5-billion, 16-million-square-foot development proposed by Bill Davies, the Englishman who paid $24 million two years ago for the post office, an empty landmark structure that straddles the Congress Parkway on the west side of the river.
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A link to the PDF plans:
http://204.248.60.17/wp-content/uplo...oth-Hansen.pdf
Renderings from
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...8&postcount=78 at SSC.
