Chicago Spire

Chicago Spire, Chicago, 2,000 ft – This gigantic spire sports an interesting design — (stop giggling!) it will stand at a whopping 2,000 ft. Being built higher than Chicago's current tallest building, The Sears Tower, it was announced roughly 3 years ago. (2005) Inspired by the themes and designs of nature, the tall twisting skyscraper towers, it is a pinnacle to the “graceful” and “rotating forms” of a snail shell. Plans for the tower include 1,193 condominiums with each of the building’s stories rotating a total 360 degrees. While it will house thousands of living areas, the tower’s designer, Santiago Calatrava made it so that each one is unique, meaning no two units will be alike. With big 10-foot ceilings (and those are really high ceilings!) and windows to provide residents a breath-taking view of the lakefront, the Chicago skyline, neighborhoods and four nearby states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.