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Sunday, Nov 29
Spire developer Garrett Kelleher to meet with leaders of AFL-CIO pension ...
Chicago Spire developer Garrett Kelleher is scheduled to meet Monday with leaders of AFL-CIO pension investment ... No Deal Reached on Spire, Talks to ContinueNBC Chicago AFL-CIO may help lift Chicago SpireMarketplace (blog) Could Loan Shine Hope On Spire?Chicagoist
Sunday, Nov 8
Making waves A new spin on the skyscraper
Santiago Calatrava's design for the 150-story Chicago Spire also promised to endow the skyscraper genre with a new sculptural freedom. Due to the recession, ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
Chicago Spire developer in talks with AFL-CIO for funding
United States Tribune photo by Antonio Perez / October 23, 2008) Representatives from AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trusts are meeting with Chicago Spire developer Shelbourne Development Group on Tuesday to advance preliminary discussions that could have the ...
Monday, Mar 23
AFL-CIO could help fund Spire construction
United States By Mary Ellen Podmolik | Tribune staff reporter A deep-pocketed AFL-CIO pension fund is meeting with Chicago Spire developer Shelbourne Development Group Tuesday in Chicago to advance discussions that could have the pension fund help pay for ...
Sunday, Jan 25
Obama puts spotlight on nation's infrastructure
Obama puts spotlight on nation's infrastructure United States - Jan 25, 2009 With the Nakheel Tower, the Chicago Spire and other wannabe icons stopped dead in their tracks and with the new president shining a spotlight on anonymous ...
Thursday, Jan 22
Evanston's proposed tall tower is in the deep freeze, too
Evanston's proposed tall tower is in the deep freeze, too United States - Jan 22, 2009 To the long list of mega-projects put on hold because of the recession and the credit crunch--the Chicago Spire, the Russia Tower in Moscow and the Nakheel ...
Monday, Dec 29
Chicago's architectural worsts of 2008: 'A gallery of rogues; For ...
Chicago's architectural worsts of 2008: 'A gallery of rogues; For ... IL - Dec 29, 2008 developers at least publicly maintain that they will forge ahead with new projects, including the Santiago Calatrava-designed, 2000-foot Chicago Spire. ...
Tuesday, Dec 9
GQ's kinda town
GQ's kinda town United States - Dec 9, 2008 In addition to literary (Joe Meno) and political contributions (Mayor Daley), the magazine cited "starchitect" Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire as one of ... Chicago is GQ's 'City of the Year' Chicago Sun-Times all 6 news articles
Sunday, Dec 7
GQ names Chicago its 'City of the Year'
GQ names Chicago its 'City of the Year' United States - Dec 7, 2008 GQ also cites Chicago's role as the backdrop in the latest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight." It calls the proposed 2000-foot Chicago Spire the next "American ...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Payments sought for work on Spire
United States - Nov 4, 2008 The list of companies seeking payment for work performed on the Chicago Spire project continues to grow. Late last month, Thornton Tomasetti, ...
Monday, Nov 3
Our skyline on pause
United States - Nov 3, 2008 And the trend reaches beyond the halt in construction on two supertall skyscrapers, including the twisting Chicago Spire that promised to soar 2000 feet ...
Friday, Oct 31
How would you fill the Chicago Spire hole?
United States - Oct 31, 2008 halted on the Chicago Spire, skyline wags already have started making sport of the giant hole from which architect Santiago Calatrava's twisting, ...
Friday, Oct 17
Chicago Spire looking shaky; Calatrava stops work, files lien ...
A firm associated with project architect Santiago Calatrava has filed a lien with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds against developer Shelbourne Development Group Inc., saying he is owed $11.3 million on the project. ...
Liens filed on halted Chicago Spire
United States - Oct 17, 2008 A firm associated with project architect Santiago Calatrava has filed a lien with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds against developer Shelbourne Development ... Kelleher bullish on Chicago Spire despite Calatrava lawsuit Sunday Business Post
Wednesday, Oct 1
A boost for the Chicago Spire: Beanie Babies magnate signs up for ...
shedding crocodile tears at the demise of American supertall skyscrapers (except for his own, of course), there's a sign of life for the Chicago Spire, the under-construction 2000-foot-tall tower designed by Santiago Calatrava. ...
Wednesday, Sep 10
Chicago Spire: Modest beginnings for a skyline icon | The Skyline
An aerial picture by Tribune photographer Zbigniew Bzdak reveals construction progress on the 2.2-acre site of the planned 2000-foot Chicago Spire condominium tower, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and located just ...
Wednesday, Jul 2
Chicago Spire architect gets wings clipped on WTC transit hub ...
The wings on the dome designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava will no longer open and close once the hub is built, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive director Christopher Ward said Tuesday. ...
Wednesday, Jun 4
Chicago Spire: "It might be, it could be....." | The Skyline
but rather a report in today's Tribune business section which says that the developer of the Chicago Spire is claiming that he has sold 30 percent of the condo units in the 150-story, Santiago Calatrava-designed tower. ...
Thursday, May 22
Chicago Spire update: Claims of progress, but will it really fly ...
junkie for the Chicago Spire. The thin, twisting tower could be one of the city's--indeed one of the world's--great skyscrapers. And yet, I can't help but be skeptical about its prospects, given Chicago's glut of condominiums. ...
Monday, Jun 25
Chicago Spire construction announced
The developer of the planned Chicago Spire, the twisting 150-story lakefront skyscraper that will be the nation's tallest building, announced Tuesday that construction on the tower's foundations will begin "within weeks."
Saturday, May 19
Developer in new league
Garrett Kelleher, once an aspiring tennis pro who dropped out of college, ran a painting contracting company in Chicago before returning to his native Ireland to start a development firm. While a solid, midsize operation, it hasn't built a structure taller than 14 stories.
Sunday, Mar 25
Spire's plans tied to city park
The developer and architect of the Chicago Spire, a twisting skyscraper planned at the mouth of the Chicago River, hope to join a list of developers that have paid for city projects in exchange for more density for their developments.
