• Construction start: 1964
• Construction finish: 1968
• Designed by: Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates
• Type: Skyscraper
• Stories: 70
• Maximum Height: 645 feet / 197 meters

• Residences: 752 (originally 879)
• Windows: 11,310
• Elevators: nine

• 1968: Construction began
• 1969: Awarded the Distinguished Building Award by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• 1970: Given the Honor Award by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• 1970: Given the National Honor Award by the American Institute of Architects.
• 1994: Given the 25 Year Award by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• April 20, 2004: Fire broke out in the 14th story of the building. One person was injured.

• Architecture firm: Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates
• Architect: George Schipporeit
• Architect: Alfred Caldwell
• Developer: Hartnett-Shaw Associates
• The lobby features two waterfalls.
• The Skyline Park at Lake Point Tower was designed y landscape architect Alfred Caldwell.
• This building has a private health club which included an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, whirlpool, steam room, saunas, and racquetball court.
• This was once the home of actress Goldie Hawn
• This was once the home of actress Halle Berry
• This was once the home of actor Tom Cruise
• This was once the home of actor Kurt Russell
• This was once the home of rock star Alice Cooper
• This was once the home of violinist Rachael Barton
• This was once the home of opea bass Samuel Ramey
• This was once the home of singer Helen Reddy
• This was once the home of singer Natalie Cole
• This was once the home of baseball star Sammy Sosa
• This was once the home of baseball star Ryne Sandberg
• This was once the home of baseball star Rich Gossage
• This was once the home of baseball star Andre Dawson
• This was once the home of baseball star Frank Di Pino
• This was once the home of baseball star Ozzie Guillen
• This was once the home of basketball star Scottie Pippen
• This was once the home of Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley
• This was once the home of television reporter Kent Ninomiya
• This was once the home of Weather Channel founder John Coleman
• This was once the home of philanthropist Reuben Feinberg

• This was a filming location for the 1985 movie Raw Deal.
• This was a filming location for the 1986 television series Crime Story.
• This was a filming location for the 1991 film Folks.
• This was a filming location for the 1992 film Straight Talk.
• This was a filming location for the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping
• This was a filming location for the 2006 film The Lake House.

• The building's 700-car garage is topped by a private park featuring trees, a playground, and a duck pond.

• "It's sheer seamless beauty. Few buildings are so attractive from every angle."

  --Trish VanderBeke, architect and resident

• "The curved form is as elegant as it is functional, providing unobstructed views of the city, shoreline, and lake. Its singular design and construction honors Chicago's rich architectural history as well as taking its place among the best of the newest high-rise city structures."

  --Robert Blaich, architect and resident

• "L.P.T. brok the box with authority and conviction and promise not seen before. It was no longer necessary to have square corners; the corner gave way to the curve, but within a disciplined context, offering new possibilities with grace."

  --Deever Rockwell, architect and resident

There are two comments.

  Simply stunning. One of the world's most beautiful buildings. It works from every single angle, and there ain't many buildings with which you can say that.

Russ - Thursday, January 15th, 2009 @ 2:36am  

  I like how you can see the great looking curve on this building from Navy Pier, that's great for the shape and design. It must of been a big fight when it was proposed in the 60s, when Chicago said no tall buildings built east of Lake Shore Drive. This one though, looks great.

Brent Kampert - Monday, December 1st, 2008 @ 2:48pm