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Old Posted Jan 25, 2018, 3:21 PM
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Originally Posted by chris08876 View Post
From the article, it looks like this might have some fierce NIMBY responses.
NIMBYism in chicago amounts to jack shit if the alderman's wheels have been adequately greased.

and it sounds like they may have been in this case.



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Let's just say its to the roof, its a game changer, really for the U.S.. Not many "too the roof" super talls rising outside of the East Coast past the 1300 ft mark.
in fact there is only one "to the roof" 1,300'+ skyscraper anywhere in the western hemisphere outside of NYC: the sears tower.
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