March 1, 2017
“The Windy City is in the midst of a building boom, with Curbed Chicago mapping no fewer than 44 high-rises currently under construction. The windfall has also spread out of the Loop and into the city’s neighborhoods; construction hotbeds like Milwaukee Avenue will see upward of 3,000 new apartment units over the next few years.
But no project is bigger than the Vista Tower, a 93-story giant that will become the third-tallest tower in Chicago when it’s completed in 2020. Foundation work started late last year on the Studio Gang-designed building, and it will be the tallest tower in the world designed by a woman-led firm (overtaking Studio Gang’s Aqua, which is just around the corner).”