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Imagine the world’s most innovative supertall, rising in the birthplace of
the skyscraper. Envision the Western Hemisphere’s safest, healthiest,
greenest, tallest building, seated astride Chicago’s business hub and its
hottest neighborhood.
That’s the CHICAGO TOWER.
We have reimagined every amenity, system, service and experience.
Integrated the best technologies. Artfully designed a building that can offer
the best to businesses, residents, retailers, and a world-class hotel. And it
is the first supertall designed so that you can thrive no matter what is
happening in the world around you.
Its extraordinary site connects popular tourist destinations, premier
Chicago neighborhoods, Lake Michigan and the Chicago Loop (central
business district). Located close to public transportation hubs, it is a short
walk to the city’s hottest restaurants and entertainment. In the middle of
Chicago’s hottest sub-market, the West Loop, the project is ideally suited
for residential, office, hotel and retail development.
Chicago’s leading role in the commercial, hospitality and residential real
estate markets makes the timing right for this trophy-class building.
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Rising above Chicago’s iconic skyline, the tower will consist of office, hotel and
serviced residence, complemented by parking, retail and an observation deck. The
project will add about 2 million square feet (185,800 square meters) to the growing
Chicago market.
Chicago pioneered the modern skyscraper. The buildings to
which the city gave birth are synonymous with urban living
and Chicago civic pride. Chicago’s historic, universally
recognized and majestic skyline inspires architectural
creativity around the world.
The Chicago Tower will stand tall as a symbol of achievement,
global status, and exciting future that Chicago is shepherding.
We will finance and build it in a new spirit of partnership
among our investors, builders, labor, hotelier, and tenants.
The Ultimate First Impression
The attraction is undeniable. The proposed downtown
location of the Chicago Tower is perfect. As the cutting-edge
home to Chicago’s world-class business and entertainment
activity, 645 West Madison provides an energy and versatility
to the Chicago Tower rivaled nowhere.
Why is our site such a great location?
• Adds a once-in-a-generation masterpiece to one of the
world’s most iconic skylines
• In the red-hot West Loop restaurant, entertainment and
high-tech business district
• Borders the Loop, South Loop, Fulton Market District and
River North, long-time home to the city's most sought-
after restaurants and nightlife
• Close to Michigan Avenue – one of the most popular tourist
destinations in the country
• Central hub of the Chicago public transportation system
• Occupies nearly two acres in downtown Chicago, providing
a large footprint to create a multi-purpose destination
location with an abundance of green space.
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The location is the best in the city for access to key attractions by walking and public
transportation, including:
• O'Hare and Midway International Airports
• Amtrak and METRA Rail systems
• Chicago CTA “L” and bus stops
• The Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Dan Ryan Expressways
• Millennium Park - home to the famous Bean and one of the most beautiful,
spacious parks in the world
• Grant Park
• Monroe, DuSable and Burnham Harbors
• Navy Pier
• The Art Institute of Chicago
• The Museum Campus (Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler
Planetarium),
• Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower),
• Soldier Field – home of the Chicago Bears NFL football team, and location for
large concerts
• United Center – home of Michael Jordan, the current Bulls and Blackhawks
teams, and concerts from the world’s best artists
• Randolph Streets World renown restaurants
• Fulton Market & Greek Town.
The Project Team
We have assembled a fantastic team to bring the project to life:
• Developer: Trammell Crow Company. One of the largest, most successful
developers in the world
• Energy Modeling and Sustainable Mechanical Systems design: Cyclone Energy
Group. The most advanced and forward-thinking sustainable systems design
and implementation companies for large scale buildings
• Commercial Sales: CBRE, one of the largest commercial real estate companies
in the world
• Project Executive/Project Management: Peter Rahill. As an employee of WDI
early in his career Pete was involved with the growth of Walt Disney World
Parks, more recently Mr. Rahill was the Lead Project Executive of a $3B
development in Dubai. Currently Pete is the Managing Director of ITEC
Entertainment Corporation in South East Asia
• Project concept, finance, and master planning will be handled by Dearborn
Finance & Development (DFD LLC), a Chicago-based development and
advisory firm, in partnership with a major East Coast hedge fund.
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Together with our team, investors and labor partners, we will advance the art of the
supertall, and transform Chicago’s skyline.
Chicago Tower will offer a sophisticated sanctuary and unparalleled services to its
residents, office tenants and hotel guest—all in a building designed to keep its
occupants—and the planet—healthy and safe. Additionally, the Tower will provide
breathtaking views in all directions, including Chicago’s majestic lakefront, the Loop,
the Chicago River, Lake Michigan and the proposed Kennedy Cap Park over the
Kennedy Expressway.
The iconic building will be near Chicago’s downtown, steps away from world-class
restaurants, world-class shopping, the theater district and cultural exhibits.
Ascending over 100 stories, it will offer an elite hotel (225 to 300 rooms); five-star
services to all its occupants, luxury amenities, including world class restaurants and spa;
125 to 200 exclusive serviced residences; up to 800,000 square feet of the best, most
productive sustainable office space; the nation’s highest private observation deck and a
cutting-edge communications and broadcasting platform.
And because it’s the first supertall designed after the outset of the global Covid
pandemic, it’s the only Chicago building where you can thrive—not just exist—no
matter what the world brings to its doors.
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The building’s flexible design will allow market conditions at time of construction to
determine the combination of segments, and size of each.
The building will provide approximately 800 parking spaces, an in-building car wash,
on-site medical care, private club rooms, personalized spa services, exercise facilities
(that don’t close), a swimming pool, sky lobbies, energy-saving sustainable systems, and
garden terraces. In addition, the Chicago Tower will offer retail space targeted at high-
end boutiques.
Chicago Tower is designed to meet existing, evident demand. It will be the highest
performing sustainable “Supertall” building to date.
Market highlights
North America’s Global Business Center
Chicago is centrally located at the nexus between European and Asian markets, and the
North American Free Trade zone.
Strong, Diversified Economy
Chicago’s industry mix most closely matches the nation's, with no single industry
employing more than 12% of the workforce. Chicago is a key player in every sector
from risk management innovation to manufacturing to information technology to
health services. Virtually every major data network in the world intersects in Chicago.
As big as a country, Chicago's $698B GRP is more than countries like Argentina,
Sweden, and Poland. Chicago has one of the world’s largest and most diversified
economies, with more than four million employees. The city is an efficient economic
powerhouse, home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, including 36 in the
Fortune 500 and is the #1 Metro for corporate investment in the U.S., as well as the top
U.S. city for foreign direct investment (FDI); seventh globally.
Key trends include:
• The Chicago (city) economy has expanded by an estimated 18,680 jobs year-
over-year.
• Venture capital rounds and investment continued a decade-long increase in
2019, surpassing $2 billion raised.
• Air cargo tonnage at O’Hare and Midway airports increased by 8.5% YOY in
June 2019.
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#1 Best connected airport in the U.S. according to MIT's Airport Connectivity Quality
Index Chicago provides easy access to the world with more than 1,460 daily departures
to more than 230 cities worldwide.
Workforce & Education
With a diversified workforce, businesses can recruit the best talent for any market—
whether it is manufacturing, professional services, finance, insurance, wholesale, retail,
healthcare, transportation and logistics, hospitality, or even moviemaking.
Office demand – Chicago announced 30,000 new jobs from 150 companies – including
more than 30 headquarters – since the beginning of mid-2011. Chicago is the #1 metro
for new and expanding companies in 2013 thru 2019.
A Global City
Chicago is home to 80 consulates and honorary consulates, 100 international/ethnic
chambers of commerce and international trade-based organizations, and more than
1,800 foreign-based companies representing over $110 billion in foreign direct
investment.
The Chicagoland region is experiencing similar growth, led by large gains in the
professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing
industries.
The central city has been especially dynamic, adding more residents than any other
downtown in the nation from 2000-2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Chicago’s commercial and residential real estate market has shown increasing strength
since it began a solid recovery in 2012. What may create its greatest opportunity now,
however, is its price value relative to New York and San Francisco. While residential
and commercial rents have shown strong growth—and commercial properties have
recently sold for record prices—there is still a significant gap. The concerns about
“bubble pricing” now prevalent on the coasts are not an issue in Chicago. We believe
this pricing gap can be captured, in the form of mid-term price and rent appreciation,
by the Chicago Tower. Chicago’s long history of success with iconic, supertall buildings
will only add to the excitement and demand.
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Technology and communications demand – With technology evolving rapidly, the
Chicago Tower will provide the most advanced communications & technology
platform in the country. Furthermore, the Chicago Tower will be in the ever-emerging
technology district of the central United States, anchored by Google’s new regional
headquarters. Existing platforms in Chicago are makeshift and, in most cases,
antiquated. The building will add significant, needed capacity to make Chicago’s
technology architecture truly world-class.
Residential experience – The
Chicago Tower will offer a very
limited supply of ultra-high-end
serviced residencies, delivering the
services of a five-star hotel. The
demand for a small number of highly
exclusive residences is exceptionally
strong.
Exceptional location and premiere
views – The Chicago Tower will be
the seminal building in Chicago’s
hot West Loop. The towers
spectacular sites offer unparalleled
views of the cityscape. The West
Loop plays host to one of the world’s
hottest restaurant scenes, and a
neighborhood with extremely
strong residential and office
demand.
Favorable geography – There are
very few properties that offer
downtown living available for
development in Chicago. The
market supply vs. demand ratio is
very favorable for these few
properties.
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Chicago Tower features
A NEW STANDARD IN HEALTH, SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND
COMFORT
Unit features:
• Cantilevered floors allowing unobstructed,
column free views for maximum use of
residential floor space and creative flexible floor
plans
• Hospital-grade, positive pressure spaces to keep
residents happy and healthy
• Secure touchless passage in and out of each
residential unit—control even the elevators
from your smartphone, and never push another
public button
• Enhanced home-office setups bathed in natural
light
• Radiant individually controlled floor heating,
individually controlled HVAC
• Energy efficient floor-to-ceiling windows with controllable UV dimming features
• Integrated balconies offering utterly unique outdoor space
• State-of-the-art fiber optic and wireless telecommunications system
• High-end customizable finishes throughout
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Chicago Tower is being created with comfort in mind to be both
functional, luxurious and sophisticated.
• Business Center – Meeting and conference rooms offering state-of-the-art computers,
telecommunication systems, video conferencing, high speed internet and Wi-Fi
capabilities –a new way to work from home
• Parking Facility – Approximately 800 indoor spaces with deeded resident-only
section—fully automated, mechanical system so you are not doing the driving
• Extraordinary security system and full-time security staff to keep everyone safe
• Wine cellar and lounge
• Large indoor swimming pool
• State of the art fitness center
specifically configured to be
usable under any public health
emergency
• On-site health clinic
• On-site grocery and fast
delivery services
• Full-service concierge
• 24-hour room service available
• 24-hour uniformed door staff
• Dry cleaning and laundry
services
• Housekeeping services
available
• Resident-preferred seating in
on-site restaurant
• Private theatre rooms
• Party and banquet rooms
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A Different DNA
• We designed Chicago Tower with innovation as our guide. This new level of style,
luxury and technology combine to create the ultimate Live/Work/Play experience.
• The Chicago Tower will have naturally ventilated residential and hotel floors. Low-
cost cooling will be achieved by drawing outside air into the hotel and
condominium units and exhausting it to the inside core and below grade.
• Mechanical floors will draw ventilation air from the central void that is distributed
throughout the building. Radiant heating floors will supplement heating
requirements for the residential and hotel units.
• Space cooling will be accomplished via individual fan coil units connected to the
main outside air make up unit.
• Photovoltaic panels will be integrated into the building’s facade to provide
renewable energy to offset operating energy costs, reduce use of fossil fuels and
greenhouse gas emissions, as well as add architectural interest to the building.
• Sustainable and energy-efficient systems will allow the hotel owner/operator, and
unit owners, to enjoy significant cost saving from day one.
• Cutting edge air filtration systems throughout the entire building
• Highly secure touchless elevators and voice-controlled doors throughout
• Onsite concierge doctor serving residents, office tenants and hotel guests.
