# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/143 "2026-06-23T18:28:39Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/2/22d9cbe153c5cb6b98cc9a4282ee8bc0aaa48ea6.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/barrybutler9/p/DZ7YFGjxktZ/](https://www.instagram.com/barrybutler9/p/DZ7YFGjxktZ/) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/09c810926d0e1e3578b475773ed843feb26db112.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/barrybutler9/p/DZ2oOGLRl89/](https://www.instagram.com/barrybutler9/p/DZ2oOGLRl89/) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/144 "2026-06-26T20:21:28Z")
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7655001595859553567 ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/145 "2026-06-27T03:14:43Z")
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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:** [July 8, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/146 "2026-07-08T18:49:02Z")
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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:** [July 13, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/147 "2026-07-13T22:41:49Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/d/5d015012ede8ac244ea703c3cc94cf544e0e2213.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/6/3664a25936a5ef89c07e107d44dd38d7e8f4128a.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/2/d20159a62cbea835204e50cbe79f7d3ad9b797fc.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/Dat5yOgDRJZ/?img\_index=6](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dat5yOgDRJZ/?img_index=6) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/148 "2026-07-14T13:24:40Z")
Chicago patiently explains to us why we can’t have nice things. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/149 "2026-07-26T20:19:23Z")
![north-tower-skyscraper-chicago-som_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/9/a916b6097513c071524af34c7886a6299d339201.jpeg) [https://www.dezeen.com/2026/07/24/north-tower-skyscraper-400-lake-shore-drive-chicago-som/](https://www.dezeen.com/2026/07/24/north-tower-skyscraper-400-lake-shore-drive-chicago-som/) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/150 "2026-08-10T22:49:59Z")
[![](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e8e8f00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5058x3372+0+0/resize/1680x1120!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffe%2F70%2Fd431ffb14287b3ff2f01cb263662%2F400lsd-260810-09.JPG) ](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e8e8f00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5058x3372+0+0/resize/1680x1120!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffe%2F70%2Fd431ffb14287b3ff2f01cb263662%2F400lsd-260810-09.JPG) Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times > The plan calls for a 60-story near-twin tower to be built 75 feet to the south. But construction on the second building won’t begin until at least a year after the current tower is fully leased — and if real estate market forces are charitable. > **[One down, one to go: Exterior construction wraps up at the first of two...](https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/08/10/chicago-spire-exterior-construction-two-towers-related-400-n-lake-shore-drive)** > > The site was best known for its 75-foot deep crater, left when the 2,000-foot tall Santiago Calatrava-designed Chicago Spire project went belly up in 2008. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/151 "2026-08-20T18:53:18Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fe987530dfee7959c4a01050af7666ef89358c50.jpeg) Credit: [cloudbod](https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10640196&postcount=3423) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/152 "2026-08-21T14:02:53Z")
Is that Lowes the old Executive Hotel building? ---
**Author:** ![barnhillj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/barnhillj/32/60680_2.png) [@barnhillj](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/barnhillj)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/153 "2026-08-21T14:49:01Z")
No, that was southwest of the river and Michigan Ave. It’s the Royal Sonesta now. ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/154 "2026-09-10T19:59:32Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/7/d702c8b3eddea2c32984228ef247a5e52605eb2c.jpeg) https://embed.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1w9e74m/chicago_skyline/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/155 "2026-10-09T00:56:55Z")
![PXL_20261005_231014343.MP](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/4/f44180057aff4d3df7874cd75b9ee652f9aa0f6d.jpeg) Visited Chicago for the first time a few days ago. Almost zipped up at the top! ---
**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:** [October 10, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/156 "2026-10-10T15:11:15Z")
You took a river cruise? ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/157 "2026-10-10T21:42:37Z")
Yes, I did! It was just a 2 day trip so I figured the river cruise was the best way to see as much as I could. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872/158 "2026-10-11T01:52:15Z")
In my opinion the best thing to do there, followed by the Art Institute plus Hancock and Willis towers. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-400-n-lake-shore-dr-875-765-ft-floors/872.md?page=7)