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GQ Names Chicago 'City Of The Year' NY - Dec 4, 2008 is the final category, though the only building that rates a specific mention is the financially-troubled, Santiago Calatrava-designed Chicago Spire.
That's because work on the Chicago Spire has slowed to a virtual halt. Someday, the twisting skyscraper by Santiago Calatrava is supposed to rise over the skyline. But now, it's basically a concrete hole in the ground. ...
The lien against Dublin, Ireland-based Shelbourne Development Ltd., along with another by architecture firm Perkins & Will Inc. for $4.85 million, is the latest sign that the planned 150-story tower is struggling to get out of the ground.
Beanie Babies magnate Ty Warner has bought the duplex penthouse in the not-yet-built Chicago Spire, WGN-TV reports. The 10,000 square-foot, duplex is expected to be the 141st and 142nd floors of Santiago Calatrava's 2,000 foot-tall lake shore skyscraper.