# CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Dr | 875 + 765 FT | FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Under Construction\ **Created:** [August 29, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872 "2014-08-29T00:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [September 1, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/101 "2025-09-01T18:31:12Z")
![IMG_3722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/c/7cc8f3ecf069d4d78745e8f45b0215f06c18c9aa.jpeg) > **[Doug on Instagram: "It was a perfect day for Bike The Drive! #chicago...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOBquCMka9E/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D)** > > 1,320 likes, 102 comments - justdougkas on August 31, 2025: "It was a perfect day for Bike The Drive! > > \#chicago #bikethedrive #cinematic #aesthetic". ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/102 "2025-10-09T02:36:48Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/f/3f08e99929a2458fd16ff1c8d8faccc223570613.jpeg) > **[400 Lake Shore Pours 47th Floor, Jumps Tower Crane A Fourth Time - Chicago YIMBY](https://chicagoyimby.com/2025/09/400-lake-shore-pours-47th-floor-jumps-tower-crane-a-fourth-time.html)** > > Two months after its tower crane was extended for the third time, 400 Lake Shore got another boost in height, its fourth of what will be six jumps in total. ---
**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 17, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/103 "2025-11-17T19:57:13Z")
![IMG_3979](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/9/d99de12650240c063c32bf1a6be8e81d8496e4e1.jpeg) ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/104 "2025-11-21T00:36:23Z")
![400-lake-shore-november-2025-27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/574e318fc179ba8ae8604aa1977893290375f09a.jpeg) ![400-lake-shore-november-2025-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/1/716f10604f1d5f3162dc8253da07bb2e9632abe3.jpeg) ![400-lake-shore-november-2025-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/2/72bf2e1b3947d36ad86ec3210b60d3b12d39aa35.jpeg) ![400-lake-shore-november-2025-05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/2/02c731de17a17ed6f88cafb681d954caad188064.jpeg) ![400-lake-shore-november-2025-30](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/2/828b3cc2a030359502b180383db96e1d46faedde.jpeg) Pics by Daniel Schell > **[400 Lake Shore Completes Its Penultimate Tower Crane Jump - Chicago YIMBY](https://chicagoyimby.com/2025/11/400-lake-shore-completes-its-penultimate-tower-crane-jump.html)** > > The fifth of six tower crane jumps was completed over the weekend at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower in Streeterville. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/105 "2025-12-11T19:32:32Z")
![IMG_4008](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/b/7b96c9250b304bc83b7fc063f08677db03c3650c.jpeg) ![IMG_4003](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/3/e3263ed171d7d99c7940e03879fb619a74668929.jpeg) ![IMG_4007](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/d/8dcf9025a7a6ec55ff7f8176e1b8c795de82d5f0.jpeg) ![IMG_4006](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/2/725e24e3471b9c756dd008139c016876a2fbb139.jpeg) ![IMG_4005](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/6/46cf975c33ba57ce93fa9f6fc03a98b47d9fd766.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b456bbf1d2320d0067c909e95720a472b50a7290.jpeg "Chicago Winter 2026 | 4K Drone Footage") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG4wLQXUbv8&t=120) ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/106 "2025-12-29T20:58:29Z")
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**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/107 "2026-01-02T14:54:59Z")
When Chicago sets their mind to it, things get done. ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/108 "2026-01-06T00:49:17Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/a/fa2f1e960d0c85bba931f9ddf3453e74fccc7979.jpeg) > **[400 Lake Shore Opens 2026 Ready To Pour The 66th Floor - Chicago YIMBY](https://chicagoyimby.com/2026/01/400-lake-shore-opens-2026-ready-to-pour-the-66th-floor.html)** > > The 66th floor is ready to pour at the 72-story 400 Lake Shore North Tower on the doomed Chicago Spire site in Streeterville. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/109 "2026-01-06T03:22:23Z")
the crown will make or break this tower. So far its just another glass monolith, nothing special out of Chicago these recent years. The renderings have seemed to exaggerated a lot of the nice features. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/a/5a37368d7f3b373007ae4e4de44182f09082009d.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 11, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/110 "2026-01-11T21:37:00Z")
![IMG_4051](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/6/9611e022bcb35c4b89284eb661411416dddf09d6.jpeg) ![IMG_4050](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/6/e65366a0075dda706fdc31e35fb6f907bc539796.jpeg) ![IMG_4049](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/9/99b83b168bd2a7c7e36104ecc4763f71b9618ce4.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/140f3c58f6fdff9e0a923b655fa41249781603b9.jpeg "New Chicago Lakefront Skyscraper - Drone View Of 400 N Lake Shore Drive Construction Site") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoY-lBOUB_U) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/111 "2026-01-11T23:13:08Z")
I’d very much rather see Chicago Spire rising here…but there’s no going back now. However these towers will look nice in the skyline ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/113 "2026-01-12T15:10:22Z")
Yes it looks good. I like how they placed it at an angle. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/114 "2026-01-13T00:18:53Z")
I deleted your post because Getty images may no longer be posted for copyright reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/115 "2026-01-13T00:34:36Z")
You coulda DMed and i’ll get the photos switched on that post. ^^ But here are some other ones then ![1000108232](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/8/8899a12880b9e2d572e136e5eab570d7c1a94fe6.jpeg) ![1000108234](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/8/781a1ce741d10e33ee40a42e604c449c4b5c2f5d.jpeg) This would have been a wonderful spot to see this. And an uncirculated render of the final iteration where the corners are braced. ![1000108233](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/1024f0756fb2547b5e563b0e604955f05fedd689.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/116 "2026-01-30T00:07:12Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/1/7192ed936d9f5e62f9c7b50fa4f9cf1d6041d139.jpeg) > **[Nick Ulivieri (@nuphoto.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/nuphoto.com/post/3mdliit6xgs2n)** > > 400 Lake Shore is making its mark on the skyline. #Chicago is still sub-freezing and the mouth of the river is choked with jagged sheets of ice. ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/117 "2026-01-30T00:44:50Z")
The crane’s last jump is visible. ---
**Author:** ![LARRY\_LORENZO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/larry_lorenzo/32/159285_2.png) [@LARRY\_LORENZO](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/LARRY_LORENZO)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/118 "2026-01-30T05:03:03Z")
Ngl this building looks incredibly mid. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/119 "2026-02-04T19:36:19Z")
![400-lake-shore-jump-09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/b/3bb6a315dcb07114183d48df7372a8c0f1cfde6a.jpeg) From Scott up in the crane ![CWettersten](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/1/6107cb4347ed72bca06b108175666175e58ae3ff.jpeg) ![400-lake-shore-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/f/8ff971372f46442ec0727063f26bc44457ad65d3.jpeg) Pics by Daniel Schell > **[400 Lake Shore Completes Its Sixth And Final Tower Crane Jump - Chicago YIMBY](https://chicagoyimby.com/2026/02/400-lake-shore-completes-its-sixth-and-final-tower-crane-jump.html)** > > Chicago's loftiest tower crane has reached its full height. The long saga of 400 Lake Shore's sixth and final tower crane jump has finally come to a safe conclusion. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/120 "2026-03-01T22:28:08Z")
![IMG_4155](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/8/789c622d04c106aa41b987eefa73c31924f04052.jpeg) ![IMG_4154](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/d/6d111e01616c91a656f73e84134afbf02e0a1a71.jpeg) ![IMG_4153](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/9/f99ab9da08742c1a111b36f6633f3e69994c6e1a.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/3/9310b3278f9a3dbabc973f9b1a977152eb308274.jpeg "Skyscraper Update: 400 N Lake Shore Drive | Chicago Lakefront [February 2026]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpK_x6T6aqs) ---
**Author:** ![Whathewhy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/whathewhy/32/173238_2.png) [@Whathewhy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Whathewhy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/121 "2026-03-10T12:36:01Z")
Getting pretty close to topping out > **[400 Lake Shore is getting close to topping off.](https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1rp9v15/400_lake_shore_is_getting_close_to_topping_off/)** > > 83 points | 3 comments — u/jrc-chi [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872.md?page=7)