Developer unveils plans for Fulton Market high-rises

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By: Alby Gallun | Jan 30, 2018 | Crain's Chicago Business

With developers piling into the Fulton Market District, city officials now face a key question: How tall is too tall? The answer may become more clear this week after Chicago developer Related Midwest presents plans for two high-rises there, one rising 51 stories and the other, 58. The towers would be the tallest in the fast-growing neighborhood, dwarfing its many historic low-rise structures and even buildings developed there the last few years. That may be all some Fulton Market residents need to know to oppose the projects. Indeed, one neighborhood group opposed a planned 19-story building on one of the Related Midwest sites in 2016, saying it was too tall. Read More...