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On January 26, 2012, the Chicago Sun-Times broke the story that the Kennedy family was planning a three-tower development at Wolf Point. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] On May 8, 2012, Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly announced that a three-tower proposal for Wolf Point had been made including buildings of approximately 900 feet (274.32 m), 750 feet (228.60 m) and ...
The building opened for business as a hotel on January 15, 2015. [11] The renovation took longer than planned due to the building's city landmark status, which required continuing coordination with the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Original features that were retained include a 1920s oak cigar bar, brass elevator lobby doors and a tiled ...
Another of the building's developers, the Fordham Company, was also the initial developer of the now-cancelled Chicago Spire. [1] [5] The building would have been the third tallest building in Chicago, as only the Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower are taller than 1,200 feet (366 m).
Developers have begun the long-awaited transformation of the James R. Thompson Center into a high-tech home for Google, a move heralded by state and city officials as a new beginning for downtown ...
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
The casino complex will be constructed alongside the Chicago River near the Chicago Avenue Bridge (pictured). In April 2021, Lightfoot announced the beginning of the bidding process for the city's "casino-resort". [1] She stated that proposals must include plans for a 500-room hotel, meeting space, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. [1]
455 North Park Drive or Loews Hotel Tower, also known as Loews North Park Drive, is a 54-story 569 ft (173.4 m) tall skyscraper located at 455 North Park Drive in Chicago, Illinois that is owned by Loews Hotels. The 52-floor building has 86,121 m 2 (927,000 sq ft) of floor space. It has 400 hotel rooms, 398 rental apartments, and assorted ...
71 South Wacker (previously known as the “Hyatt Center”) is an American office tower in Chicago completed in 2005. The 48-story skyscraper stands at 679 feet (207 m) on 71 South Wacker Drive. It is owned by the Irvine Company. The architects were Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. The tower is notable for the lozenge shaped plan and the resulting ...