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Tribune East Tower

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A view of famous Chicago buildings including the Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building.

The Tribune East Tower will be a very tall building, measuring 1,442 feet (439.5 meters). It is planned to be built next to the Tribune Tower, in the Streeterville area of Chicago. The plans were approved on May 8, 2020.

Tribune Tower property from the eastern edge. Background (left to right) Trump International Hotel and Tower, Tribune Tower, and Wrigley Building; midground (l to r) Chicago Tribune printing plant and WGN-TV building, foreground proposed new tower site.

When finished, the Tribune East Tower will be the second-tallest building in Chicago, after the Willis Tower. It will also be one of the tallest buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

As of 2023, workers were getting ready to start building it in early 2024, aiming to complete it by September 2027. But as of 2025, construction has still not started.

History

Tribune Tower and the adjacent Chicago Tribune printing plant (from the south)

The Tribune Tower is on a property with several buildings and a parking lot. In 2016, the property was sold, and plans started for a new tall building called the Tribune East Tower. The tower was first planned to be very tall, but the design was changed to be shorter than the Willis Tower, Chicago's tallest building.

The plans for the Tribune East Tower were approved by city officials in 2020. When built, it will be the second-tallest building in Chicago. The tower will have hotel rooms, apartments, and condos. Construction will start in 2024 and finish in 2027. The building will also have parking spaces and some affordable housing units.

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