Presidential Towers in Chicago, Illinois
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Presidential Towers
555 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60661 United States
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The Presidential Towers complex presents itself as a series of four nearly identical towers, each a step back from the leader, and spanning two city blocks.

Leadership is not a bad attribute with which to brand this development. It was one of the pioneering residential projects in the River West neighborhood. An area that was once seen as nothing more than a ramshackle collection of old brick warehouses in an area known as the Midwest's version of "Skid Row" was seen as an opportunity by its developers.

Seen through 21st century eyes, it only makes sense. The towers offer easy access to three major highways, walkable access to the city center, two commuter rail stations, an Amtrak station, and Chicago's growing business core along the Southern branch of the Chicago River. The real question is Why wasn't this opportunity seen earlier?

Individually, the buildings wouldn't seem like much -- some generic brown 40-something story towers. But there's strength in numbers. Just as one ceramic kitten is a knick-knack, but a dozen are a "collection." Their staggered formation gives as many residents as possible a shot at seeing the city without having to see their neighbors.

Sponsored by: Chicago Spire Condo Information
Quick Facts
  • Construction start: 1985
  • Construction end: 1986
  • Designed by: Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz, and Associates
  • Type: Skyscraper
  • Stories: 49
  • Maximum height: 461 feet / 141 meters
Notes
    > April 18, 2007 - The complex is sold to Waterton Residential for $470,000,000.
    > February, 2008 - As part of a larger reworking of the complex, a plan is floated to turn one of the four towers into a hotel.
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  We rented at Presidental Towers, Tower 1 for only 6 months. The place gets old FAST! Imagine having your laundry room shut down constantly because of water leaks. And imagine slipping and falling in puddles on tiled floors because the floors are never clean. Management is AWFUL! They lie and don't care about what happens to you, they've got 2,600 units, what's one more complaint? And I couldn't agree more about the staff that runs the front desk, one evening I heard them talk about selling marijuana and smoking it after their shifts. Please stay away, spend the extra hundred or two and stay somewhere else.

Ryan - Friday, March 2nd, 2007 @ 10:33pm  

  have rented several places and by far the worst living experience of my life. Management is rude and lie about complaints. Extremely biased staff and security, or what you can call security. It's basically a bunch of little 20 year old kids with flashlights who are on a power trip.

Raju Mehta - Friday, December 29th, 2006 @ 10:31am  

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