Chicago Spire
Sector: Commercial • Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: Dezeen
Planned as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the 150-storey skyscraper designed by Santiago Calatrava began construction in 2007 but was halted in 2008 due to financial complications. The site was handed over to Related Midwest in 2014, who announced they would not build the original design and are constructing a pair of skyscrapers designed by SOM instead.
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Commercial
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Dezeen
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Original status | abandoned |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Planned as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the 150-storey skyscraper designed by Santiago Calatrava began construction in 2007 but was halted in 2008 due to financial complications. The site was handed over to Related Midwest in 2014, who announced they would not build the original design and are constructing a pair of skyscrapers designed by SOM instead. |
Original sector | Construction |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Illinois |
City | Chicago |
Source
Source | Dezeen |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial |
Article published date | 2026-04-19 |
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