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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
in the specific cases of the 14 major office towers that have been built in chicago over the last 2 decades, i don't recall any of them being shortened due to NIMBYism/panderhackic privilege.
the heights of office buildings recently built in downtown chicago really do seem to be driven almost exclusively by market forces.
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The days of new office towers not having NIMBY push back in Chicago *might* be numbered.
As the prime developable lots in the Loop proper as well as River North and West Loop get whittled away, new office buildings will start sprouting up in more residential areas of the central area. That's bound to piss off residents who, having just moved in from the collar counties, feel that nothing new can ever be built again
This might not be a real problem for several more boom-bust cycles, but I feel it will be inevitable as the neighborhoods around the Loop continue to densify and gain more and more residents.
Just a theory...