Chicago is Building a Skyscraper in an Abandoned Hole

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New skyscrapers are rising from the remains of the Chicago Spire. For more by The B1M subscribe now 👉 https://bit.ly/the-b1m Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/400-lake-shore-chicago-spire Additional footage and images courtesy of Related Midwest, Santiago Calatrava, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, ABC 7 Chicago, Adam Fackelman, Airam Dato-on, Building Up Chicago, CBS, Daniel Schwen / CC BY-SA 4.0, J. Crocker, John Delano of Hammond Indiana, Marc Buehler / CC BY-NC 2.0, Milkomede / CC BY-SA 4.0 and Voice of America. We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ 00:00 Intro 00:49 Chicago Spire 03:38 The Hole 04:40 A New Plan 05:26 The Vision 07:11 Design Changes 08:27 Construction Begins 09:48 Filling the Hole 11:51 Curtain Walls 12:42 Next Steps 13:24 Conclusion Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #engineering We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited