A few months ago, when construction on the Trump International Hotel and Tower reached about 75 or 80 stories, it became visible from the living room of my West Town apartment, poking up above the brick condo buildings across the street. When I woke up this morning, I noticed a helicopter hovering over the 92-story tower, so I went down to River North to watch some of the spire installation.
According to Blair Kamin’s Skyline blog, the operation started around 9:30 a.m. this morning. I arrived at Wabash Avenue around 10:00, but the street was closed off, so I headed over to watch from the Columbus Drive Bridge and Upper Wacker Drive. The spire doesn’t appear to be completed yet, but when it is it will measure 227 feet.
Stay tuned for a video I shot beneath the tower, which I’ll post early next week.
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