Chicago's Future Skyscrapers

Chicago's cityscape is ever-changing. So what new buildings are on the horizon? Let's look at a handful of ambitious skyscraper projects that are in the works in Chicago. Featured: 1000M, 400 N Lake Shore Drive, Tribune East Tower, The 78, and Lincoln Yards.

[EternalEyeofRa]

Any project that intends to surpass the height of the Sears Tower needs to do it by a few hundred feet higher or more. It needs to be a bold design that makes a bold statement and be just as iconic as the Sears Tower has been for over fifty years. Anything less would be unworthy and not in the spirit of Chicago. Go big, go hard and go higher.

[willrobinson]

Chicago is a beautiful city on the lake, with a very elegant skyline and one of the best in the world. I'm wishing this city can turn some of the negativity around because, I believe that's holding it back from its true potential. Best of luck Chicago.

[FengmaoChang]

Chicago has so many potentials to build more super tall buildings along the lake from south loop to uptown. I would love to see that happen one day. A view of the lake in your living room would be amazing.

[AirJordanDCH]

Why build a tower 8ft shorter than the Sears Tower just built it taller than the Sears

[ChiraqMaybach-iiwm]

Chicago needs to build another building taller than the Sears Tower

[stephen]

There’s also the developments at Halsted point (goose island) south of the Lincoln yards

[noble]

Great video. Concise, informative, good information, and good commentary

[mic]

The 78 would be named so because there are 77 designated neighborhoods, not the wards (there are 50 wards), of Chicago.

[theultimateemeralds]

We need tallest tower in US again we got robbed bro

[SamsungJ-nqtl]

Para mim o skyline de chocado e um dos mais bonitos do mundo fantástico

[hkmorhsi]

What's the background song? I was mesmerized by it the whole time

[mikewidyk]

Why have the Tribune East Tower just eight feet shorter than the Willis? At that point just make it taller.

[morrowillcome]

Wow, small channel but top notch content. I'm getting in on the ground floor here. Subscribed.

I've always hoped for Chicago to have a new modern era of forward thinking developmentment. Luxury residential highrises make me cringe so I'm less interested in those, but the projects proposed at the end offer so much potential to create real positive movement to the city and surrounding areas if done well.

[BGTuyau]

Nicely explained and illustrated survey of what might be, with the key words: "If built."

[MITdork]

Lakeshore east is pumping out those residential units.. 🤟

[ChristopherTrott]

Building new is great, more jobs. But who will be able to afford some of these places?

[Just_a_guy]

Jerry better hurry up and pony up that money if he wants to build a new stadium on the 78 plot

[MrGriff-js]

So, the Tribune Tower is a PlayStation 5.

[eriche]

Man, I could have given a few dollars to help build the Spire. We need that.

[The_ZeroLine]

1000M has about as much character as O’Hare Airport (I.E., none). It’s too bad the Spire was never built. Its design was very pretty. Instead of a new tallest building, let’s build a massive dome over the entire city and make a real life version of the Truman Show.