# Chicago | 40 W. Oak Street | 502 FT | 34 FLOORS

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466>\
**Category:** Proposed\
**Created:** [October 5, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466 "2020-10-05T19:58:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466/1 "2020-10-05T19:58:02Z")

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Rising roughly 502 feet, the proposal for 40 W. Oak (center) is taller than the 293-foot building at 30 W. Oak (right) but shorter than the 553-foot Newberry Plaza (far right). Lucien Lagrange Studio

A team of developers and architect Lucien Lagrange presented their vision for a 34-story condominium tower slated for the northwest corner of Oak and Dearborn streets in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Known by its address of 40 W. Oak, the beige high-rise would replace a parking ramp attached to the Warren Barr rehabilitation center.

> **[Condo proposal by architect Lucien Lagrange would rise 500 feet near Newberry...](https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/10/2/20893333/gold-coast-condo-development-lagrange-oak-dearborn)**
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> The 34-story project calls for 90 luxury residences and parking for 160 cars.

[https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2019/10/07/newberry-library-getting-a-34-story-bookend/](https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2019/10/07/newberry-library-getting-a-34-story-bookend/)

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**Author:** ![Skyy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyy/32/30574_2.png) [@Skyy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyy)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466/2 "2020-10-06T15:55:32Z")

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Nice! The design adapts quite nicely to the architectural aesthetic of the neighborhood

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**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466/3 "2020-11-26T21:23:27Z")

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Credit

[https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2020/11/23/plan-commission-approved-a-skyscraper-that-isnt-a-big-square-on-another-big-square/](https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2020/11/23/plan-commission-approved-a-skyscraper-that-isnt-a-big-square-on-another-big-square/)

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**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-40-w-oak-street-502-ft-34-floors/17466/4 "2020-11-26T21:26:38Z")

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wow, I almost forgot about this one. It’s been in the works for quite some time.