Fountain Square Tower
Encyclopedia
Fountain Square Tower is a 35 story and 385 ft. tall (Originally set for 55 stories and 523 ft.) skyscraper
set for construction on Church Street in Evanston
, Illinois
. The building, if completed as originally proposed, would have been the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago
. After protest, the building's height was changed from 55 stories to 38 stories. After more protest, the building was changed to its now planned height and is not to get any smaller. The building would consist of a parking garage with car elevator, a very large shopping center, and luxury condominium residences. The building has an unknown completion date. Construction has not yet started and is expected to start in 2011 with full completion in 2013. The developers have until 2015 to start construction before the building becomes un- approved.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
set for construction on Church Street in Evanston
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The building, if completed as originally proposed, would have been the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. After protest, the building's height was changed from 55 stories to 38 stories. After more protest, the building was changed to its now planned height and is not to get any smaller. The building would consist of a parking garage with car elevator, a very large shopping center, and luxury condominium residences. The building has an unknown completion date. Construction has not yet started and is expected to start in 2011 with full completion in 2013. The developers have until 2015 to start construction before the building becomes un- approved.
