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View Poll Results: Do you think that the Chicago Spire will ever be completed, or the project will be given up??
Yes, it will be completed 60 66.67%
No, like thats going to happen 30 33.33%
Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-25-2008, 04:56 PM
 
Location: suburbia
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A guy over at SSP emailed another guy who's working on the Spire.

They had acknoledged the slow down, but have also said that they are still getting buyers...

"everyone is speculating. The foundation is 100% complete, the
utility phase is moving forward full steam. Because of the volatility in
the marketplace, we will be slowing down the pace a little until the market picks back up, but we're in a good place. We're continuing to see sales literally everyday


should we still expect to see the tower begin to rise by the 2nd
quarter of 2009?

We're working toward that"


Here is the latest, from the 24th.
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Old 09-26-2008, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Evanston
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My, what a lovely hole...
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Chicago- Lawrence and Kedzie/Maywood
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Lol, everyone gets annoyed by the same comment "When is this tower rising" at SSC
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Old 09-27-2008, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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It will be it will just take more time.
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:56 PM
 
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I really hope they build it. The Sears Tower has been the tallest for too long! If I had an extra couple million dollars, I would totally buy a unit in it.
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:59 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Well when the Penthouse gets bought I am pretty sure the building has a good chance of being built.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...,6195117.story
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Old 10-15-2008, 02:45 PM
 
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the 40 million dollar penthouse has been sold to the guy who made beanie babies!!!
thats a good sign-and a good help for the budget!!! Thats like 50 of the basic condos that cost somewhere in the 700s
but they're too expensive overall. 750 for a studio??? id take like a 2 bdrm somewhere else in the city
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Old 10-15-2008, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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...750 for a studio??? id take like a 2 bdrm somewhere else in the city
Ummm I would take a SFH for 750 somewhere else in the city.
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Old 10-16-2008, 06:30 AM
 
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haha true....
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Old 10-17-2008, 05:02 PM
 
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Word is 1/2 of the sales staff was let go a week or so ago and today Santiago Calatrava has filed an $11.3 million lien against Shelbourne Development for unpaid services.
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