Plans
In February 2009, the owners announced they were considering a plan to paint the structure silver. The paint would "rebrand" the building and highlight its advances in energy efficiency. The estimated cost is $50 million.
Since 2007, the building owners have been considering building a hotel on the north side of Jackson, between Wacker and Franklin, at the plaza that is the entrance to the tower's observation deck. The tower's parking garage is beneath the plaza. Building owners say the second building was considered in the original design. The plan was eventually cancelled as city zoning does not permit construction of such a tall tower there.
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Famous quotes containing the word plans:
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—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
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—Chinese proverb.
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with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me
that follow’d,
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—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)