Waterview Tower

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Waterview Tower - Shangri-La Chicago
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Waterview Tower (from west)
Information
Location 121 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status Under construction
Groundbreaking Feb 22, 2006 [1]
Estimated completion 2009
Opening 2009 (est.)
Use Mixed
Height
Roof 319 m (1,047 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 89
Floor area 120,774 sq. m
1.3 million sq. ft.
Companies
Architect Thomas Hoepf (Teng and Associates, Inc.)
Contractor Teng Construction, LLC
Developer Teng and Associates, Inc. & Waterview LLC

Waterview Tower is a mixed used development under construction in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Scheduled for completion in 2009, it will be the fifth tallest building in Chicago and the third tallest residential building at 319 meters (1,047 feet and 1/2 inch) 90 stories tall.

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The supertall tower is being built on Wacker Drive between LaSalle Street and Clark Street, where a parking lot had been for over 30 years.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will make its debut in the United States by occupying floors 12 through 27 of the building with a 5-star hotel containing 200 hotel condominium units.[2]

Waterview Tower will have parking for guest and residents on floors 2 to 11. The Shangri-La Hotel will occupy floors 12 through 27 with 200 hotel condominiums. A setback at the 29th floor level will hold a rooftop garden in addition to being the amenities level for all building guests and residents. [3] The remaining 30 through 88 floors will comprise of 233 condominium and penthouse residences. [4]

The Waterview Tower will be a concrete building with an exterior wall made of glass, granite and aluminum to generate a prismatic look.[4] Per one of the city's approval conditions to include an outdoor garden, a terrace will spread over approximately 8,000 square feet featuring landscaping, water elements, sun deck, and pet recreation area on the 29th floor.[2]

Construction of elevator core, July 29th, 2007

Sept 8th, 2007

  1. ^ Waterview Tower, Chicago. Emporis (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ a b NewCitySkyline - Waterview Tower, Chicago. NewcitySkyline (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  3. ^ WaterviewTower.com, Chicago (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  4. ^ a b Ground broken for 90-story Waterview Tower and the Five-Star Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago. Teng & Associates (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.


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