11/19/12
In this fascinating two-part video the architect, developer and members of the construction and engineering teams talk about the technical challenges of building the...
3/12/12
Five years ago today Yo was looking forward to an evening presentation by Garrett Kelleher on the latest iteration of his plans for the...
9/6/11
I was in Milwaukee earlier today, visiting the Lake Bluff Condominiums. On my way out of town I stopped for a brief look at...
2/3/11
“Death might be an overblown term. I don’t think it’s dead.” – @properties co-founder Michael Golden, maybe the only man in all of Chicago...
1/12/11
World-famous hole digger Garrett Kelleher is trying to unload his century-old mansion at 1416 N Astor St for $16 million, says Dennis Rodkin. It’s...
12/8/10
At this point, stories of the Spire’s incremental demise don’t interest me, but a couple of people have sent me links to today’s story...
10/10/10
Maybe there’s hope for the Second Sun after all. Anglo Irish Bank has filed a $77 million foreclosure suit against the Chicago Spire, “likely...
5/17/10
We love the hole. I think we would like to have the hole there forever. – UIC architecture professor Alexander Lehnerer, on the 70-foot-deep...
2/16/10
We’ve cultivated quite the collection of promotional materials from sales centers, ranging from a handful of Xeroxed floor plans stapled to hand-written sales sheets...
2/11/10
Have a plan for the Chicago Spire hole? It may be worth $3,500. Taking cues from a variety of snarky blog posts, newspaper columns,...
12/21/09
Crain’s is reporting – to no one’s surprise – that four large union-affiliated investment funds are taking a pass on the Chicago Spire. Crain’s...
11/30/09
“When I was sitting in Copenhagen and things went south, this moved to the No. 1 slot. We’re way past the look-see stage. We’re...
11/28/09
Architecture critic Lynn Becker reports that the landmark Three Arts Club will not be converted to a columbarium, but that the developers still consider...