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Spire Passed Over By Four Union Funds

21 Dec 2009 23:59:43 PST

Written by pcherry
December 22, 2009 - Whatever hope Shelbourne Development had been holding out for a loan from the ALF-CIO union funds seems to have evaporated. Statements from four of the investment funds who were said to be interested in footing the bill to get the Chicago Spire back on track have said the...

Original story at Chicago Condo Directory .

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Lawsuit: Chicago Spire not paying - ChicagoNow

16 Dec 2009 14:47:07 PST

Lawsuit: Chicago Spire not paying ChicagoNow (blog) OMD USA says that it entered into a contract with Chicago Spire and its managing member Shelbourne Development Group in June 2007 where it was agreed that ...

Original story at chicagonow.com .

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Union Proposes Chicago Spire Rescue

15 Dec 2009 08:58:19 PST

CHICAGO—The dream of creating North America's tallest building — architect Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire — has found new life. Tom Villanova, leader of ...

Original story at ARTINFO .

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AFL-CIO Still Working on Attempt to Revive Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire - mediabistro.com

14 Dec 2009 06:05:32 PST

AFL-CIO Still Working on Attempt to Revive Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire blog) We, along with lots of other news outlets, have been calling Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire deceased for ...

Original story at mediabistro.com .

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Global round up

10 Dec 2009 16:27:15 PST

The construction of Calatrava's Chicago Spire, North America's tallest tower, could be back on track with union boss, Tom Villanova, entering talks to loan ...

Original story at Architecture and Design .

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Film studio plans fading

02 Dec 2009 02:00:18 PST

UNIONS AND THE SPIRE: Garrett Kelleher, owner of the Chicago Spire site that's a hole in the ground at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, has been presenting local ... and more »

Original story at Chicago Sun-Times .

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Chicago Spire news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Chicago Spire news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• In brief: Loop HQ move | Spire | Equity Residential -- from Crain's Chicago Business
• Stalled Chicago skyscraper project may start again -- from The Associated Press
• Push to Finish Tallest Tower -- from Wall Street Journal
• Organized Labor May Help Restart Spire Project -- from CBS2 Chicago
• Spire developer Garrett Kelleher to meet with leaders of AFL-CIO pension ... -- from Chicago Tribune
• US paper round up: Thanksgiving, Foreclosures, BofA -- from ShareCast
• The lucky banker -- from Irish Independent
• Spire developer accuses B of A of overcharging interest -- from Crain's Chicago Business
• Raising the roof in Chicago -- from Globe and Mail
• For Architects, Less May Have to Be More -- from New York Times

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Chicago Spire Developer Suing Again

15 Nov 2009 14:14:57 PST

Written by pcherry
November 15, 2009 - The design of the Chicago Spire isn’t the only thing that keeps twisting. The number of law suits and counter suits just keeps getting more complicated. The latest legal development for this Chicago real estate project is that Shelbourne Development founder Garrett Ke...

Original story at Chicago Condo Directory .

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Making waves A new spin on the skyscraper

08 Nov 2009 09:16:45 PST

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, ...

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Life in a woodland fairytale

06 Jun 2009 20:58:06 PDT

Ireland By Donal Buckley Garrett Kelleher's latest French development is completely different from the high density, urban developments with which we usually associate his name. Unlike his proposed Chicago Spire in the heart of one of America's famous urban ...

Original story at Irish Independent .

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Obama's old town

29 May 2009 07:18:16 PDT

Australia The Santiago Calatrava-designed Chicago Spire at 150 storeys and nearly 610 metres has been put on hold, its foundation covered, until the economy improves; but I'm told that it will be built soon enough. I lose count of the skyscrapers that jut into ...

Original story at Brisbane Times .

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AFL-CIO May Bail Out Long Dormant Chicago Spire

26 Mar 2009 08:08:07 PDT

NY Remember Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire, which has now existed for quite some time as a big gaping hole? The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trusts have breathed some new life into the project that most had perceived as forever deceased, ...

Original story at mediabistro.com .

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Economy Effecting Building Design: Architects

18 Nov 2008 08:23:39 PST

Written by webmaster@huffingtonpost.com
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. ...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Contstruction Stopped On The Chicago Spire - Luxist

15 Nov 2008 16:12:31 PST

Written by Deidre Woollard
It is to be perhaps Chicago's most recognizable landmark, but first Santiago Calatrava's planned Chicago Spire has to get off the ground. The building of the dramatic swirl of a building is currently stalled out. ...

Original story at Luxist .

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More Info on the Chicago Spire Debacle

10 Nov 2008 05:48:47 PST

Although we were sort of excited to see the Spire go up (despite sticking out like a sore thumb within the Chicago skyline), we do feel fairly fortunate that we won't have to worry anymore about Ty Warner looking down at us from his sky castle.

Original story at mediabistro.com .

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Uh Oh: Calatrava’s Chicago Spire Future Uncertain

23 Oct 2008 15:16:29 PDT

Written by thebram31
Over the last weekend the Chicago Tribune broadcast the news (first broken by Crain’s Chicago Business) that Santiago Calatrava, along with a Chicago architectural design firm, have filed liens against the Shelbourne Development Group totaling over $16 million dollars. And yet it w...

Original story at The Chicago Art .

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Is End Near for Calatrava's Chicago Spire?

22 Oct 2008 03:00:53 PDT

The spire's developer, Shelbourne Development Ltd., has begun underground construction of the building at 400 N. Lake Shore. But it has acknowledged slowing the pace of the work because turmoil in financial markets has limited access to credit.

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Chicago Spire looking shaky; Calatrava stops work, files lien ...

17 Oct 2008 16:21:43 PDT

Written by Tempo
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. ...

Original story at Chicago Tribune . Related stories include: Spire architect files lien, says he's owed $11M - Chicago Sun-Times , Work Stops On Chicago Spire Skyscraper - CBS2 Chicago and ... United Press International , The Money Times , Chicagoist , ilirmehmeti.topproducerblogs.com , chicagorealestatedaily.com , Click , yourstreet

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Irish firm brought down to earth as Chicago Spire fails to get off ...

05 Oct 2008 23:19:54 PDT

Ireland - Oct 5, 2008 The 150-storey Chicago Spire, due to be completed in 2012, is being built by Irish firm Shelbourne Development and was designed by the feted architect, ...

Original story at Irish Independent .

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Beanie Baby Chief A-Spires To The Top

30 Sep 2008 14:25:00 PDT

Written by Marcus Gilmer
Ty Warner, the man in charge of the Beanie Baby empire, has bought the two-story, 10,000 square foot penthouse that will sit atop the Chicago Spire, giving him a 360-degree view of the city; it will be the highest residential unit IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. While the asking was price was $40 mil...

Original story at Chicagoist .

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Calatrava’s Chicago Spire to be Built

04 Jun 2008 08:22:40 PDT

Written by thebram31
I thought it was always going to be built but I guess selling 30% of the condos means that Calatrava’s Chicago Spire will be built for sure. From the Chicago Tribune: read it here. Apparently this is also going to be the tallest residential structure in the world which fits perfectly into Chi...

Original story at The Chicago Art .

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Chicago Spire update: Claims of progress, but will it really fly ...

22 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Written by Tempo
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. ...

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Chicago Spire To Set N American Records

23 Apr 2007 13:10:26 PDT

Written by trikc
An artists rendering released by Shelbourne Development Ltd. of Dublin, shows a 2,000-foot twisting spire that would be the tallest building in North America if Spanish-born architect Santiago Calatrava's plan comes to fruition. The Chicago Plan Commission, which advises the Chicag...

Original story at Wizbang .

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Spire One Step Closer To Phallic Glory

20 Apr 2007 14:18:18 PDT

Written by Louis Frascogna
The design has continued to change from the original Fordham Spire's pyramid like shape topped with a TV tower, to a flat top twizzler, and finally onto its current rounded top incarnation. The design shown to the Plan Commission was slightly different than the one shown last month to Stre...

Original story at Chicagoist .

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Using a Spire to Kill Rabbits

26 Mar 2007 16:00:00 PDT

Written by Louis Frascogna
In comes Dublin-based (now do you get the jokes in the previous paragraph) Developer, Garret Kelleher, and Architect, Santiago Calatrava, with their Chicago Spire. They envision the park as only a part of the grand scheme of North American height domination, which will only be surpasse...

Original story at Chicagoist .

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Spire Passed Over By Four Union Funds

Lawsuit: Chicago Spire not paying - ChicagoNow

Union Proposes Chicago Spire Rescue

AFL-CIO Still Working on Attempt to Revive Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire - mediabistro.com

Global round up

Film studio plans fading

Chicago Spire news and blogs - February 26, 2010

Chicago Spire Developer Suing Again

Making waves A new spin on the skyscraper

More Problems For Chicago Spire

Life in a woodland fairytale

Obama's old town

AFL-CIO May Bail Out Long Dormant Chicago Spire

Economy Effecting Building Design: Architects

Contstruction Stopped On The Chicago Spire - Luxist

More Info on the Chicago Spire Debacle

Uh Oh: Calatrava’s Chicago Spire Future Uncertain

Is End Near for Calatrava's Chicago Spire?

Chicago Spire looking shaky; Calatrava stops work, files lien ...

Irish firm brought down to earth as Chicago Spire fails to get off ...

Beanie Baby Chief A-Spires To The Top

Calatrava’s Chicago Spire to be Built

Chicago Spire update: Claims of progress, but will it really fly ...

Chicago Spire To Set N American Records

Spire One Step Closer To Phallic Glory

Using a Spire to Kill Rabbits