Irish-born developer behind 124-storey tower

IRISH-born property developer Garrett Kelleher is behind a new development in Chicago set to be one of the world’s tallest buildings.

Known as 400 North Lakeshore Drive, the $1.2 billion (€940m), 124-storey tower will top Chicago’s Sears Tower and the CN Tower in Toronto in height and will be the tallest freestanding structure in North America or Europe.

Mr Kelleher lived in Chicago for 10 years before returning to Ireland a decade ago. He is currently executive chairman of Shelbourne Development — which has completed more than 1.5 million sq ft of construction in Ireland over the past three years and has projects in continental Europe and in the US.