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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
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Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress as of October, 2008
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation -
Construction progress: April, 2008
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Construction progress: April, 2008
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Construction progress: April, 2008
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Construction progress as of September, 2007
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Construction progress as of September, 2006
Basic Information
| Designed by | Loewenberg Architects and Studio/Gang/Architects |
| Cost | $475,000,000 |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Floors: | 82 |
| Neighborhood: | The Loop |
More Information
- Hotel rooms: 334
- Residences: 718
- Apartments: 474
- Condominiums: 264
- Floor space: 1,900,000 square feet
- Architect: Jeanne Gang
- Architect: Jim Loewenberg
- Design architecture firm: Studio Gang Architects
- Architect of record: Loewenberg & Associates
- Developer: Magellan Development
- It is often said that this is the tallest building designed by a woman. This is incorrect. However, it is the tallest building in the United States designed by a woman.
- The hotel has a 20,000 square-foot ballroom.
- This building formerly used the address 430 East Waterside Drive.
- This building's balconies have a total of seven miles of railings.
- This building rests on 31 main rock caissons drilled 112 feet deep and six feet into a layer of dolomite. These are supplemented by 274 smaller bell caissons sunk into clay.
- During construction, crews called the areas where the balconies fade away "burn zones."
- This was one of the filming locations for the 2011 movie Transformers 3.
- Because of the building's rippling balconies, each floor plate is unique and each level's concrete pour was different.
- September 1, 2006: Groundbreaking.
- October 3, 2008: Crain's Chicago Business reported that Strategic Hotels & Resorts has pulled out of its $84 million deal to buy 15 floors of this building to expand the Fairmont Hotel across Columbus Drive.
- 2009: Plans to develop the hotel portion of this building were put on hold when the developer's hotel partner backed off its expansion plans.
- November 16, 2009: This building was connected to the Chicago pedway system.
- May 14, 2010: Carlson Hotels Worldwide bought the hotel portion of this building and announced plans to spend $125 million developing it into the first Raddison Blu in America.
- September, 2010: This building was named #22 on Chicago Magazine's list of the Top 40 Buildings in Chicago.
- November, 2010: Construction began on the hotel portion of this project.
- December, 2011: A Radisson Blu opened in this building's hotel space.