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Yesterday, city aldermen approved project plans for the Fordham Spire, a 2,000-foot residential and hotel tower designed by architect Santiago Calatrava that will become the country’s tallest building. Although originally met with skepticism, the project, which will be built at 420 E. North Water Street in Streeterville, sailed through the city council on a unanimous vote. It seems that they were taken with the building’s twisting design, even cold-hearted old Ald. Burt Natarus, who asked to keep the sketches. The building will feature 300 condos in the $1 million to $2 million price range, and could be completed by 2010.