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Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment

The Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment was a proposed 20-acre (81,000 m2) project on a lot located along the Chicago River on the southwest side of Downtown Chicago, Illinois to be constructed in phases over a period of one decade that will include the renovation of Chicago's historic Old Main Post Office building as well as residential, retail, entertainment and office space.[2]

Old Chicago Main Post Office Phase II
General information
StatusNever built
TypeSupertall skyscraper
LocationChicago, Illinois
AddressWest Congress Parkway and South Canal Street, 433 West Van Buren
CountryUnited States
Cost$3.5 billion
Height
Roof2,000 feet (610 m)
Technical details
Floor count120
Floor area16,000,000 square feet (1,500,000 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectBooth Hansen
DeveloperInternational Property Developers
References
[1]

The plan includes several towers, the tallest one being a proposed 120-story mixed use twin tower skyscraper that will stand about 2,000 feet (610 m) high to the roof, which would make it the tallest building in the United States,[3] over 500 feet (150 m) taller than the Willis Tower, and will contain office, residential, and hotel space. It will also include two 60-story residential towers as well as a 40-story hotel.[2]

All the buildings in the development will be connected via a ground level complex[4] that would be built over the Chicago River and the Eisenhower Expressway.[5]

The proposal was sent to Chicago City Commission in July 2011 for approval, which was expected to be a several month process. The project is said to have an estimated cost of $3.5 billion and the potential to create 12,000 jobs.[6]

Some critics oppose the proposal in its current state, calling it old-fashioned and suburban and an unrealistic pipe dream, as it is largely car oriented (12,000 parking spaces and free parking) with shopping mall style retail.[7]

The city voted and approved the plan July 18, 2013. [8] But the area was sold in 2016 thus the building was never built.

Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment Media

  • Aerial view of Chicago with The Old Chicago Main Post Office visible in the bottom right

  • A postcard commemorating the New Chicago Post Office dedication, February 15, 1933

  • Old Chicago central post office. 433 W. Van Buren St. Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1921.

References

  1. ↑ Alby Gallun (July 21, 2011). "Skyscrapers, retail part of massive Old Post Office plan". ChicagoRealEstateDaily. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alejandra Cancino, Blair Kamin (July 21, 2011). Old Chicago post office redevelopment plan unveiled. Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-old-chicago-post-office-redevelopment-plan-unveiled-20110721,0,3150609.story. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
  3. ↑ Brian Louis (July 21, 2011). Tallest U.S. Tower Proposed as Part of Chicago Development. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-21/tallest-u-s-tower-proposed-as-part-of-3-5-billion-development-in-chicago.html. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
  4. ↑ Ben Meyerson (July 27, 2011). Old post office plans include hotels, skyscrapers for Chicago. Chicago Journal. http://www.chicagojournal.com/News/07-27-2011/Old_post_office_plans_include_hotels,_skyscrapers_for_Chicago. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
  5. ↑ Don DeBat (July 27, 2011). Towering old post office plan air mailed to Chicago. Chicago Journal. http://www.chicagojournal.com/News/07-27-2011/Towering_old_post_office_plan_air_mailed_to_Chicago. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
  6. ↑ Kate Springer, Susie An (July 22, 2011). "Big plans for the old Chicago post office". WBEZ-FM. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  7. ↑ Blair Kamin (July 24, 2011). Plan for old post office: A suburban throwback, and a pipe dream. Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-24/news/ct-met-postoffice-kamin-0724-20110724_1_plan-for-old-post-bill-davies-pipe-dream. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
  8. ↑ "City to examine old post office rehab plan". Gazette Chicago.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
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