# Chicago
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/c/chicago/32.md
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## [About the Chicago category](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/about-the-chicago-category/864)
**Author:** [@YIMBY](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMBY)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/about-the-chicago-category/864 "2017-03-19T14:09:40Z")
\[Replace this first paragraph with a short description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters. Until you edit this text or create topics, th…
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## [Chicago | One Central | up to 1015 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-central-up-to-1015-ft-floors/18415)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-central-up-to-1015-ft-floors/18415 "2026-10-12T14:51:49Z")
Diagrams of One Central (via City of Chicago) Here are the highlights of the new One Central project: Net site area: 1,358,264 square feet Open space: 395,339 square feet Floor area ratio: 16.42 (16.0 base + .42…
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## [CHICAGO | Tribune Tower East | 1,442 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-tribune-tower-east-1-442-ft-floors/4144)
**Author:** [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Replies:** 99\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-tribune-tower-east-1-442-ft-floors/4144 "2026-10-11T21:38:40Z")
New skyscraper rivaling Trump’s in height could rise behind a redeveloped Tribune Tower Skyscraper that would rival President Donald Trump’s Chicago high-rise as the city’s second-tallest would emerge behind the histor…
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## [CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Dr | 875 + 765 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872)
**Author:** [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Replies:** 155\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872 "2026-10-11T01:52:15Z")
Note: This project did start construction, but due to the recession, it is on hold. Currently, there is an ongoing court case (bankruptcy) that is still on going. The developer continues to pursue the project. Ultimately…
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## [CHICAGO | The Railyards (Canal Edge)](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-the-railyards-canal-edge/25654)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-the-railyards-canal-edge/25654 "2026-10-10T16:46:53Z")
More than $600 million in federal grants announced Friday will help Amtrak relocate its Chicago maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport, paving the way for …
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## [CHICAGO | Willis Tower | 1,450 FT | 110 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-willis-tower-1-450-ft-110-floors/3323)
**Author:** [@Emoglez](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Emoglez)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-willis-tower-1-450-ft-110-floors/3323 "2026-10-09T01:01:12Z")
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## [CHICAGO | New Fire Stadium](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-new-fire-stadium/21918)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-new-fire-stadium/21918 "2026-10-08T23:59:41Z")
A new stadium could be planned in Chicago, or the club could stay at the old historic Soldier Field.
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## [Chicago | Bally‘s at River District](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-bally-s-at-river-district/19251)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 108\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-bally-s-at-river-district/19251 "2026-09-22T18:16:39Z")
Rendering by Goettsch Partners The developers have now begun seeking tenants to lease the 120,000-square-foot former Chicago Tribune distribution center. New tenants would most likely use the space as a last-mile dis…
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## [CHICAGO | United Center 1901 Project |](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-united-center-1901-project/23811)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-united-center-1901-project/23811 "2026-09-12T19:36:38Z")
Credit RIOS https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/united-center-owners-plan-7-billion-near-west-side-campus
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## [CHICAGO | Greyhound Busterminal Redevelopment (630 W Harrison Street)](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-greyhound-busterminal-redevelopment-630-w-harrison-street/22731)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-greyhound-busterminal-redevelopment-630-w-harrison-street/22731 "2026-09-03T13:34:57Z")
It can become a future project if it is sold. Site map of Greyhound station via Google Maps
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## [CHICAGO | Redefine the Drive](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-redefine-the-drive/22613 "2026-09-02T17:24:26Z")
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## [CHICAGO | Old Post Office Development | FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-old-post-office-development-ft-floors/879)
**Author:** [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-old-post-office-development-ft-floors/879 "2026-08-27T05:08:00Z")
Note: This project is currently a work in progress. It will occur in phases. It does call for the construction of a 2000 foot (Taller then the Willis Tower), and a 1000 foot tower along with a smaller tower in the range …
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## [CHICAGO | O'Hare Airport Terminal 5 | Global Terminal](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-ohare-airport-terminal-5-global-terminal/20359)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 54\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-ohare-airport-terminal-5-global-terminal/20359 "2026-08-22T00:18:21Z")
Rendering by Muller2 „ The wedge-shaped addition will span 350,000 square feet and provide 10 new gates to increase the terminal’s gate capacity by 25 percent. A further 750,000 square feet within the existing struct…
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## [CHICAGO | Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) News](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-chicago-transit-authority-cta-news/21652)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-chicago-transit-authority-cta-news/21652 "2026-08-12T11:32:42Z")
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## [CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-highrise-projects-construction/17345)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 106\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-highrise-projects-construction/17345 "2026-08-09T00:51:57Z")
At YIMBY, low-rises are considered buildings of less then 10 stories (100 feet). Projects of 10 or more stories (100+ feet) are deserving of their own thread in the appropriate category. Significant projects of less than…
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## [CHICAGO | New Chicago Bears Stadium](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-new-chicago-bears-stadium/21477)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 84\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-new-chicago-bears-stadium/21477 "2026-08-08T13:47:34Z")
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## [CHICAGO | Equinox Tower (725 W. Randolph St) | FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-equinox-tower-725-w-randolph-st-ft-floors/4158)
**Author:** [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-equinox-tower-725-w-randolph-st-ft-floors/4158 "2026-07-30T23:44:29Z")
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## [The Chicago Skyline Photo Collection](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-chicago-skyline-photo-collection/3890)
**Author:** [@WTC\_Fan\_1998](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/WTC_Fan_1998)\
**Replies:** 120\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-chicago-skyline-photo-collection/3890 "2026-07-28T22:49:36Z")
I love the New York and Toronto ones, and I hope to contribute to those with future visits to these wonderful cities, but I notice there is no thread for one of my favorite cities- CHICAGO! In my opinion, Chicago has the…
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## [CHICAGO | St. Regis Hotel Chicago (375 E Wacker Dr) | 1,191 FT | 93 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-st-regis-hotel-chicago-375-e-wacker-dr-1-191-ft-93-floors/876)
**Author:** [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Replies:** 276\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-st-regis-hotel-chicago-375-e-wacker-dr-1-191-ft-93-floors/876 "2026-07-04T18:45:48Z")
Rendering: http://i62.tinypic.com/2utgpeg.jpg Prolific Chinese real estate developer and investment company Wanda Group has announced that it will build a new 1,150-foot-tall skyscraper in Chicago. Wanda Group isn’…
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## [CHICAGO | One Chicago | 969 + 574 FT | 78 + 49 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248)
**Author:** [@Oatmeal](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oatmeal)\
**Replies:** 142\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248 "2026-06-21T18:14:37Z")
This building was proposed around last October and it was approved on January 18th. Demo and piling should be underway soon. This is a huge development, especially for Chicago. Unfortunately, there are not very many upda…
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## [CHICAGO | Obama Presidential Center](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-obama-presidential-center/20227)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 74\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-obama-presidential-center/20227 "2026-06-18T18:10:36Z")
Rendering by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
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## [CHICAGO | 901 North HALSTED | 5 Towers | 691 - 309 FT | 65 - 28 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-901-north-halsted-5-towers-691-309-ft-65-28-floors/19141)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-901-north-halsted-5-towers-691-309-ft-65-28-floors/19141 "2026-06-15T22:14:15Z")
„This mixed-use development will include more than 2,000 new residential units, a grocery store, 20,000 square feet of retail, 60,000 square feet of office, and a hotel. The center of the site will provide three acres of…
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## [CHICAGO | Peotone Airport (28261 S Kedzie Avenue)](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-peotone-airport-28261-s-kedzie-avenue/22992)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-peotone-airport-28261-s-kedzie-avenue/22992 "2026-06-11T18:37:26Z")
„ Hoping to build off of the surge in post-pandemic cargo as well as surrounding warehouses and logistic centers, while the airport is troubling locals with its potential environmental impacts and increased pollution. Ho…
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## [CHICAGO | Will the Sox leave US Comiskular Rate Field (and maybe the city)?](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-will-the-sox-leave-us-comiskular-rate-field-and-maybe-the-city/23044)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-will-the-sox-leave-us-comiskular-rate-field-and-maybe-the-city/23044 "2026-05-04T01:45:55Z")
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## [Chicago | James R. Thompson Center | 308 FT | 17 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-james-r-thompson-center-308-ft-17-floors/17413)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 106\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-james-r-thompson-center-308-ft-17-floors/17413 "2026-05-02T12:31:47Z")
Rendering by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill A jaw-dropping rendering of a new 1,700-foot mixed-use supertall was presented by state Republicans and Governor Bruce Rauner as part of a renewed effort to get Illinois’ divid…
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## [CHICAGO | BMO Tower (320 S Canal St) | 715 FT | 50 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-bmo-tower-320-s-canal-st-715-ft-50-floors/16122)
**Author:** [@Oatmeal](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oatmeal)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-bmo-tower-320-s-canal-st-715-ft-50-floors/16122 "2026-04-09T14:47:03Z")
This is a big one! This has been in the works for awhile and it was first proposed a few years back, but with a different design. They redesigned it and went back to the board and now it’s back! The are currently demoing…
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## [CHICAGO | 25 W. Randolph (Block 37) | 400 FT | 38 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-25-w-randolph-block-37-400-ft-38-floors/878)
**Author:** [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-25-w-randolph-block-37-400-ft-38-floors/878 "2026-03-24T14:12:25Z")
Rendering: http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/53c01eebf92ea138cf01e1b7/block-37.jpg New 38 Story Tower Apartment/Hotel Rising On Chicago’s Block 37 Shaul Kuba’s Los Angeles-based CIM Group is resuscitating work on …
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## [EVANSTON | New Ryan Field](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/evanston-new-ryan-field/22202)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/evanston-new-ryan-field/22202 "2026-03-19T15:54:42Z")
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## [Chicago | 1000M (1000 S Michigan Ave) | 805 FT | 73 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-1000m-1000-s-michigan-ave-805-ft-73-floors/16005)
**Author:** [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\
**Replies:** 116\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-1000m-1000-s-michigan-ave-805-ft-73-floors/16005 "2025-12-18T00:01:55Z")
Chicago’s biggest condominium project since the recession will be under construction by December, and the Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper will open within three years, its developers said Thursday. A groundbrea…
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## [CHICAGO | Metropolis Pointe (2545 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr) | 50 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-metropolis-pointe-2545-s-martin-luther-king-jr-dr-50-floors/24145)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-metropolis-pointe-2545-s-martin-luther-king-jr-dr-50-floors/24145 "2025-12-16T03:50:42Z")
Renderings by Wight & Co and Studio Barnes
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