Come off of it. You think the 1970s were any better, with bronze-colored Mies towers and knockoffs going up everywhere? Or the 1920s with white terracotta (Burnham and knockoffs). These things move in cycles, especially for office towers.
Also don’t forget that a big portion of downtown office growth is now being provided in Fulton Market and River North midrises, and these are siphoning off a lot of the tenants who might want more interesting or quirky spaces. You can probably fold Class A adaptive reuse like March Mart and OPO into this category as well. Overwhelmingly the “blue glass boxes” are built for law and finance firms that want a sleek polished look.
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