Hotel Felix in Chicago

• Construction finish: 1926
• Designed by: Levy and Klein
• Renovated: 2008-2009 at a cost of $24,000,000
• Type: Hotel
• Stories: 12

• Hotel rooms: 225

• March, 2008: This building reopened as the Hotel Felix.

• The "Hotel Felix" is not named after a person or thing. The name was chosen because Felix sounds happy and somewhat like the words "luck" and "felicity."

• This is the first hotel in downtown Chicago to achieve LEED Silver status.
• This building uses compact florescent light bulbs throughout the property.
• This building was built with recycled materials where possible.
• This building was built with sustainable materials where possible.
• This building was built with low-flow plumbing.
• This building has an employee shower and bicycle storage room.

• The company that turned the Hotel Wacker into the Hotel Felix tried to have the building landmarked, but the city decided the structure was not significant enough.

• CAIF - Chicago Architecture Info Forum

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