The Fordham Company is a

real estate development Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw Real Estate, land and the sale of developed land or parcels ...

company founded in 1988 and based out of

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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. The company's chairman is Christopher T. Carley.Fordham Company. (2006 February 1). ''About Us''. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from http://fordhamco.com/aboutus.html As of 2015 they had developed over 16,000 residential units. The company owns several

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and buildings in downtown Chicago including "65 East Goethe,"

The Fordham The Fordham is one of the tallest residential buildings in Chicago. The 52-story building was completed in 2003 at a height of 574 ft (175 m) and features a château-like roof. It was designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and ...

, and The Pinnacle.Fordham Company. (2006 February 1). ''Properties''. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from http://fordhamco.com/properties.html The Fordham Company also began development of the Fordham Spire project, which was purchased by Shelbourne Development and renamed the

Chicago Spire The Chicago Spire was a skyscraper project in Chicago that was partially built between 2007 and 2008 before being cancelled. Located at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, it would have stood high with 150 floors and been the tallest building in the Wes ...

. The Spire was never completed. Fordham was also involved in the development of the unbuilt

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Chicago, was a planned hotel and condominium skyscraper that would have been tall. The Prime Group was in charge of the project, which was proposed at a cost of $610 million. The building would have ...

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Fordham Company Web Site
Real estate companies of the United States Companies based in Chicago Real estate companies established in 1988 {{Realestate-stub