Chicago's Future Skyscrapers

Chicago's cityscape is ever-changing. So what new buildings are on the horizon? Let's look at a handful of ambitious skyscraper projects that are in the works in Chicago. Featured: 1000M, 400 N Lake Shore Drive, Tribune East Tower, The 78, and Lincoln Yards.

[@Beitownit]

Any project that intends to surpass the height of the Sears Tower needs to do it by a few hundred feet higher or more. It needs to be a bold design that makes a bold statement and be just as iconic as the Sears Tower has been for over fifty years. Anything less would be unworthy and not in the spirit of Chicago. Go big, go hard and go higher.

[@gintasindreika933]

There is no more Sears Tower, buddy.

[@Beitownit]

@@gintasindreika933 Lies and fairy tales!

[@willrobinson4976]

Chicago is a beautiful city on the lake, with a very elegant skyline and one of the best in the world. I'm wishing this city can turn some of the negativity around because, I believe that's holding it back from its true potential. Best of luck Chicago.

[@alexzais1935]

We need a better mayor.

[@adielgonzalez4738]

Chicago has so much potential to become almost as huge as New York skyline because it is the 7th city in the world with the most skyscrapers and 2nd most skyscrapers in North America but would be surpassed in a bit by Toronto

[@alexzais1935]

@@adielgonzalez4738 Which is why we need a better mayor. The one we have right now doesn’t care about infrastructure. We’re only going backwards with him.

[@jhodapp]

@@alexzais1935Sadly I agree with you, we got duped by his inexperience. We really should have gone with Kam Buckner or Garcia.

[@JeffWallick]

The negativity largely revolves around violence. As it turns out, that's mostly rhetoric. Statistically, Cincinnati is more dangerous than Chicago.

[@daniel.creative]

Love Chicago's skyline

[@EmilyTienne]

Best skyline in the world!

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

Chicago needs to build another building taller than the Sears Tower

[@AnixCo1990]

Thats why the Chicago Spire should’ve been built.

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

@@AnixCo1990 exactly, now they're building those two twin tower buildings they're beautiful, but we need a super tall at least 2000 ft

[@AnixCo1990]

@@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm I’d argue that Chicago the origin of skyscrapers, should build the first mile high skyscraper. A modern redesign of Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Illinois.

[@mravocadoman2904]

​@@AnixCo1990 It'd be very absurd to do so, but I'd agree lol. Although, we would need to be ready for a flood of tourism if it became so

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

@@AnixCo1990 I recently found out about that failed project a few years ago, oh my God that would have been astonishing if built

[@AirJordan23DCH]

Why build a tower 8ft shorter than the Sears Tower just built it taller than the Sears

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

The designer is probably afraid of the attention the tallest building in the city would get. People would debate if the design is worthy of being the tallest building. All of the press the building would get if it was the tallest would be a dream come true for an investor and the project would likely get built much faster.

[@stephen2800]

There’s also the developments at Halsted point (goose island) south of the Lincoln yards

[@mikewidyk4186]

Why have the Tribune East Tower just eight feet shorter than the Willis? At that point just make it taller.

[@Beitownit]

Eight feet might not seem like much relative to these heights, but on paper where the architectural layout is designed, eight feet is a lot of space and space that needs utility. I would like to see the next building that intends to surpass the height of the Sears Tower to do it by at least one hundred feet or higher. It needs to be a bold design that makes a statement and blends seamlessly into our skyline.

[@warhero0057]

@@Beitownitfacts. I don’t know when they’re going to break ground for the construction of the tribune east tower, it was supposed to begin in February of this year but I can’t find any updates on it. That Chicago spire would’ve made our skyline look sick and would’ve gave Chicago a whole new vibe.

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

I believe the designer is afraid of the attention the tallest building in the city would get. People would debate if the design is worthy of being the tallest building. All of the press the building would get if it was the tallest would be a dream come true for an investor and the project would likely get built much faster.

[@robertm.serrato258]

Chicago ❤

[@BGTuyau]

Nicely explained and illustrated survey of what might be, with the key words: "If built."

[@hkmorhsi]

What's the background song? I was mesmerized by it the whole time

[@SamsungJ5-nq9tl]

Para mim o skyline de chocado e um dos mais bonitos do mundo fantástico

[@SamsungJ5-nq9tl]

Error slyline de chicago

[@2morrowillcome]

Wow, small channel but top notch content. I'm getting in on the ground floor here. Subscribed. I've always hoped for Chicago to have a new modern era of forward thinking developmentment. Luxury residential highrises make me cringe so I'm less interested in those, but the projects proposed at the end offer so much potential to create real positive movement to the city and surrounding areas if done well.

[@mic1240]

The 78 would be named so because there are 77 designated neighborhoods, not the wards (there are 50 wards), of Chicago.

[@elbertbenton2744]

Chi Town baby ❤

[@landonlandon2251]

Lakeshore east is pumping out those residential units.. 🤟

[@_Breakdown]

1:30 - - no mention of Fordham tower?

[@Globalequality2030]

Can yall do a video on the "explosive growth of jacksonville florida 2014 to 2024. Please do

[@gwynbr]

This guy knows Chicago!

[@moneyshot6]

Jerry better hurry up and pony up that money if he wants to build a new stadium on the 78 plot

[@The_ZeroLine]

1000M has about as much character as O’Hare Airport (I.E., none). It’s too bad the Spire was never built. Its design was very pretty. Instead of a new tallest building, let’s build a massive dome over the entire city and make a real life version of the Truman Show.

[@marcdollaz]

Well that’s nice to know .. Within the last 10 years in NYC there’s been massive amounts of new skyscrapers that’s been built. The New York City skyline DOSENT looks like NYC I grew up in anymore, mind u I’m 32 so I still remember NY gritty 😢

[@keithball6480]

Yeah agree. "Great cities" of the past, had some tall buildings, but also neighbourhoods and ground level restaurants and shopping. But we have seen that these low rise buildings and parking lots don't exist now. It's all skyscrapers either residential or commercial. Impossible to get around, and the soul of the city has vanished.

[@Silkymagee]

No AKA, it’s the Sears Tower

[@racerluke5412]

A taller tower than the Sears something like a tapering buttress just like Burj khalifa fits Chicago's skyline.

[@theultimateemeralds]

We need tallest tower in US again we got robbed bro

[@Me97202]

Monuments to income inequality.

[@Alain7896]

I am so glad the spire was cancelled. That thing was ugly. The two new buildings are a major improvement.

[@serbkebab2763]

The WFH trend is growing while office buildings downtown sit empty. I don’t understand where the demand for these towers is coming from. Unless they are planned for residential use?

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

The downtown population is growing like crazy. Old office buildings are the ones sitting empty in many big cities.

[@kavalere]

With all the "teen" violence, car jackings, CTA violence, and major companies leaving....there will be no more large projects. This city will go the way of Detroit. Diversity is Chicago's strength!

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

I have heard that for over decade and the economy is still the third-largest and growing.

[@m3ronz]

The tribune East tower resembles a ps5 😂

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

Lincoln Yards is too big for one developer. Let's admit that the city wasted the over $1 billion in TIF funding on the project.

[@matthewweflen]

I'm glad the Calatrava Spire stalled. I won't say what it looks like on a family website, but... yeah.

[@nate6083]

Dildo?

[@The_ZeroLine]

It’s blasphemy to even utter the name “Willis.” There’s no quicker way to anger Chicagoans as I’m sure you know. You’ve been warned!

[@johnash9588]

Who is going to pay to build these and who will occupy them and pay rent?

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

Chicago's downtown population has been growing like crazy.

[@gintasindreika933]

As a Chicago native, I believe the city should deny a building permit for the proposed Tribune East tower. It is much too tall for its site near the Chicago River, and it will destroy the landmark vista of the Wrigley building and Tribune Tower.

[@Bland-79]

Oklahoma City says hold my beer.

[@johnkeviljr9625]

That's a lot of new residential for City that is hemorrhaging residents. I love the City, but it is in a sad state of affairs currently, with its current worse-than-terrible leadership.

[@XFireWorxXTv]

Turn off the TV and doomer news and realize that the city is not in decline for residents, and that these wouldn’t be built if there wasn’t a demand for them.

[@beback_]

@@XFireWorxXTv Are you complaining about the city's relative housing affordability?

[@johnkeviljr9625]

@@XFireWorxXTv Wake up, pal. Not many cranes on the Chicago skyline now, or in the near future.

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

@@johnkeviljr9625 Cities building goes up and down. In the 2000's, people talked about Chicago's reduction of new building then the 2010's was a huge boom where over 60 cranes a day could be seen. No one who follows building construction expect a city (outside of NYC) to stay on a high.Chicago actually has several proposals being held up by local aldermen who have the most power of any big city local councilmen in the country. Also, the city is currently trying to speedup the approval process. Chicago is not a Toronto, where buildings get build with almost no process.

[@johnkeviljr9625]

@@trongriffinproductions7159 I am a ware of all of that, thank you, indeed.

[@youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227]

unpopular opinion, i think we should have a city ordinance not to build taller than the sears tower

[@greatguy2141]

The planned skyscrapers don't look as appealing as the old ones.

[@user-gs1ji7dj3n]

Several of the buildings referenced here will never be started or finished. The Chicago economy sucks. Think of the Chicago economy of the early 1980's.

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

Are you saying the third-largest economy sucks? Chicago's economy is much larger than every Midwest state. Are you saying every Midwest city and state economy is terrible?

[@user-gs1ji7dj3n]

commercial leases are down, new construction is down, unemployment is not improving, Chicago has the third largest population drop behind Philadelphia and NYC. Caterpillar, Boeing, Tyson, Citadel Investments, Stellantis, Schumacher, and United have all left Chicago and freed up large tracts of office space with few takers to lease to. Crime is up in Chicago. So you tell me how strong is the Chicago economy? @@trongriffinproductions7159

[@user-gs1ji7dj3n]

@@trongriffinproductions7159 I posted a cogent argument to defend my stance but soon after I posted it, it disappeared. I guess it didn't match the Muzak that the city and realtors are playing.

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

@@user-gs1ji7dj3n My arguments disappear all the time. KZbin has some problems. Probably the reason why so many people are now on TikTok.

[@davidkambic9169]

Great plans for a once great city. Sadly the city leaders and citizens continue to destroy this great city.