Legacy Tower
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The Legacy at Millennium Park is a 72 story skyscraper in Chicago
, Illinois, United States, located along S. Wabash Avenue, near E. Monroe Street.
The slender residential tower and mixed-use podium, designed by the architectural firm Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz, contains 360 luxury condominium units as well as providing 460 parking spaces. Additionally the building includes 41000 sq ft (3,809 m²). (3,809 square meter) of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the lower floors, athletic facilities for the University Club, a sky-bridge between the University Club and the building podium, and private amenities for tower residents including an athletics and aquatic center as well as residential lounges located throughout the tower. The building preserves the historic masonry and terracotta facades of the Chicago Landmark
Jewelers Row District
along Wabash Avenue.
The building's narrow design is intended to maximize vantage points to the Lake Michigan and Millenium Park from all residences in the tower.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois, United States, located along S. Wabash Avenue, near E. Monroe Street.
The slender residential tower and mixed-use podium, designed by the architectural firm Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz, contains 360 luxury condominium units as well as providing 460 parking spaces. Additionally the building includes 41000 sq ft (3,809 m²). (3,809 square meter) of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the lower floors, athletic facilities for the University Club, a sky-bridge between the University Club and the building podium, and private amenities for tower residents including an athletics and aquatic center as well as residential lounges located throughout the tower. The building preserves the historic masonry and terracotta facades of the Chicago Landmark
Chicago Landmark
Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural,...
Jewelers Row District
Jewelers Row District
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built between 1872 to 1941 by many architects, including Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, John Mills Van Osdel, Adler & Sullivan, Alfred Alschuler, D. H. Burnham & Co., and...
along Wabash Avenue.
The building's narrow design is intended to maximize vantage points to the Lake Michigan and Millenium Park from all residences in the tower.
See also
- FacadismFacadismFaçadism is the practice of demolishing a building but leaving its facade intact for the purposes of building new structures in it or around it....
- The Heritage at Millennium ParkThe Heritage at Millennium ParkThe Heritage at Millennium Park located at 130 N. Garland Court is a relatively new mixed use tower in Chicago. Completed in 2005 with a height of 631 feet and 57 floors, the building was designed by the architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz .The tower's success lies mainly with its location;...
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