# CHICAGO | One Chicago | 969 + 574 FT | 78 + 49 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [March 13, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248 "2018-03-13T13:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/84 "2021-04-28T18:20:59Z")
What’s it from? ---
**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/85 "2021-04-28T18:35:48Z")
The song is called Chicago. My favorite rendition is by Judy Garland ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/86 "2021-04-28T18:38:28Z")
Thanks ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/87 "2021-04-28T18:44:04Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYpQEONydOo) and [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/d/5d282c1961c765462f1006d1a2fb81e118b2a721.jpeg "Chicago - Judy Garland") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nvW7Tprm6s) ---
**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/88 "2021-04-28T21:02:27Z")
Thanks Stache, lots of fun. Always great to listen and watch REAL ENTERTAINERS!!! ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/89 "2021-04-28T22:02:32Z")
I didn’t know that line was in the song. Also, I thought that only Frank Sinatra sang it. ---
**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/90 "2021-04-28T22:47:12Z")
Another great entertainer. How he could phrase a song! Perfection ---
**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:** [April 29, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/91 "2021-04-29T14:03:34Z")
I like the orchestration in the Jolson cover. Very advanced for 1948. ---
**Author:** ![Dtuly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/92 "2021-05-05T14:43:43Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/f/ff1188e2cc268f5a34752fc9c8e3b4bcb7df5b19.jpeg) From the corner of Illinois and La Salle. This thing is huge! ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/93 "2021-05-05T14:50:50Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/9/19ab2ca7e9c9b6e1ef7e74c6c8fa260d8e78b2ba.gif) ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/94 "2021-05-05T16:32:10Z")
Nice first post, @Dtuly ! Welcome to the forum. 🍻 ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/95 "2021-05-05T19:24:48Z")
Looking good on Earthcam today. > **[LIVE NOW! Chicago Cam](https://www.earthcam.com/usa/illinois/chicago/field/?cam=fieldmuseum)** > > EarthCam welcomes you to Chicago, The Windy City! Located at the Field Museum of Natural History, this live camera offers many views of the Chicago skyline, Lake Shore Drive, the Museum Campus, and the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan. ![Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 3.23.56 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/5/250af18d510d1955625e3c335deaf07e48f3504c.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:** [May 5, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/96 "2021-05-05T23:11:53Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/9/394612ed8d8152c82314b1550e59b1afaab2f694.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/5/4594ba1b43b70b6387d2054dfab53e62cf53cce0.jpeg) [https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2021/05/02/as-one-chicago-shapes-up-cranes-come-down/](https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2021/05/02/as-one-chicago-shapes-up-cranes-come-down/) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/97 "2021-05-21T23:23:52Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/3/13c379ad8514e80b2e826ce0521d8ae60ff75a50.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/COtTJAUhwcM/](https://www.instagram.com/p/COtTJAUhwcM/) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/f/4f56b4bb04b265f70cf42f8435fb9afb6ced8dc0.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2b43dd0072422b35f6c309cf04a859e03370558c.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/CO\_vFOBMP5J/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_vFOBMP5J/) ---
**Author:** ![UnionMade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ed8c4c/32.png) [@UnionMade](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/UnionMade)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/98 "2021-05-25T21:23:44Z")
I wish JDL would have concentrated all of their resources on a single tower development. They could have built something iconic here with the money they spent on the gigantic podium and 600’ blue-box next to the south tower. Something bold and innovative in the class of the original terracotta towers designed by David Childs for the Spire site. A single 1,400’-1,500’ masterpiece would have been skyline redefining. Same goes for Wolf Point and those underwhelming filler slabs. ---
**Author:** ![rgarri4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rgarri4/32/57140_2.png) [@rgarri4](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rgarri4)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/99 "2021-05-26T01:55:29Z")
It would have made for a cool proposal but would have never gotten built. ---
**Author:** ![Oatmeal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/oatmeal/32/22720_2.png) [@Oatmeal](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oatmeal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/100 "2021-05-29T01:01:33Z")
Some really cool photos: **May 26:** [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/5/15f7ed385f3cdbc941b754933b46a10cdf1c0759.jpeg)Chicago - Skyline](https://flic.kr/p/2m21DjL) by [Ben Conrad](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191159561@N04/), on Flickr [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/5/b5cb38aa561ae2423110e3f596147f73260a6109.jpeg)Chicago - Skyline](https://flic.kr/p/2m22FiF) by [Ben Conrad](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191159561@N04/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Sandoval](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dennis_sandoval/32/79318_2.png) [@Dennis\_Sandoval](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dennis_Sandoval)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/101 "2021-05-29T04:43:15Z")
this is YUGE! Only in NYC or Chicago would skyscraper fans complain that it should have been taller! ---
**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:** [May 30, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/102 "2021-05-30T20:32:54Z")
[![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/6/16a98d043be1329f891d91d2ba10921b824a5466.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51188544237/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/eaf8f97f26dfd09bbbca67b8e5a559cd70f579bf.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51188545062/in/photostream/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/e/2e8c6a684480d81110335d282e328eae0c798a0c.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51189470298/in/photostream/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/4/04a36c0cdc871b594e40b0bb04f2706972159378.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51189472523/in/photostream/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/f/1f42d0cc262899aa453e5a5d24fbd9be3b61dba6.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51189472903/in/photostream/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fef0ccded2365a335408ac35249ba3f161e7b841.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51190325815/in/photostream/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/a/5ae3a298f6bf93fef3ee297778adc1821387c32f.jpeg "Chicago | One Chicago") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/harryrcarmichael/51190029844/in/photostream/) Pics by Harry Carmichael on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![UnionMade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ed8c4c/32.png) [@UnionMade](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/UnionMade)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248/103 "2021-06-01T23:12:58Z")
Well New York is pushing it’s height boundaries to new territories with multiple towers. Chicago isn’t striving to overtake Sears though we could have surpassed it already with a couple 2,000’ icons if not for market tanks. It just feels wrong to build 29’ short of 1,000’ when so many resources went to a 600’ building and a gigantic podium. JDL could have seemingly merged the two and went for a single tower in the 1,400-1,500’ range given the finances involved and assumed demand to build out a superblock. I’m not privy to the added cost with the extra height but I guess that comes down to risk/ambition. Either way we need a new tallest with landmark tower quality design and materials for the progress of the city and to redefine our cityscape and what is possible like New York has done and many global cities have for that matter. A renewed civic spirit where our leaders actively believe Chicago is the greatest city in the world and a center of architectural innovation where new and bold ideas are encouraged would do wonders. Instead we are forcing buildings to meet the character of their surroundings, usually with height reductions and forced material uses. We are creating plateaus as to not overwhelm neighbors by being out of scale or context. The very antithesis of what Chicago was understood to be in the 19th and 20th centuries. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/chicago-one-chicago-969-574-ft-78-49-floors/4248.md?page=6)