What’s this? The Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower at 300 E Randolph is about to become 24 stories taller. The extension has been in the pipeline since the 33-story building was completed in 1997, according to an article in Crain’s Chicago Business. Yo was just admiring this building last night (see photo by Wayne Lorentz from the Chicago Architecture Web site) and wishing it would go partially condo, like that other office building, 55 E Monroe aka the Park Monroe, but apparently the building will stay strictly business. Interestingly, the architect behind the Park Monroe’s transformation, Goettsch Partners, is also the architect for both the original Blue Cross building (well, James Goettsch, anyway) and its planned addition. No details on whether the addition will be more of the same or have a different look. No doubt the additions will block somebody’s nice living room views.
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