One Museum Park
Encyclopedia
One Museum Park is a skyscraper
in Chicago
, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side
community area
.
development, the tallest building on the south side
of Chicago and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street. It is also the tallest all-residential building in Chicago, and the second-tallest all-residential building in the United States upon its completion, surpassed only by Trump World Tower
in New York City
.
Museum Park is a complex of multiple residential towers within the Central Station development at the southern edge of Grant Park
, across Lake Shore Drive
from Chicago's Museum Campus
. Construction of One Museum Park was followed by the 54-story One Museum Park West
, directly to the west at the corner of Roosevelt Road
and Indiana Avenue.
One Museum Park, which has a Prairie Avenue
address, while being located on the corner of Columbus Drive and Roosevelt Road
, is also known as One Museum Park East (OMPE) to differentiate it from the yet to be completed One Museum Park West. In 2006, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
, a non-profit organization was formed to provide representation for thousands of South Loop residents, including the Prairie District, Central Station and Museum Park, Motor Row, the South Michigan Ave Corridor, as well as other areas of the Near South Side.
.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Chicago
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...
, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side
Near South Side, Chicago
The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop, which is itself a community area...
community area
Community areas of Chicago
Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...
.
Overview
One Museum Park is the tallest building in the Central StationCentral Station (Chicago neighborhood)
Currently, Central Station refers to a neighborhood within the Near South Side, Chicago community area in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Once , and later , the City of Chicago planned development is now . It encompasses the former rail yards and air space rights east of Indiana Avenue between Roosevelt...
development, the tallest building on the south side
South Side (Chicago)
The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago, which is located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Much of it has evolved from the city's incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park Township which voted along with several other townships to be annexed in the June 29,...
of Chicago and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street. It is also the tallest all-residential building in Chicago, and the second-tallest all-residential building in the United States upon its completion, surpassed only by Trump World Tower
Trump World Tower
Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Museum Park is a complex of multiple residential towers within the Central Station development at the southern edge of Grant Park
Grant Park (Chicago)
Grant Park, with between the downtown Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, offers many different attractions in its large open space. The park is generally flat. It is also crossed by large boulevards and even a bed of sunken railroad tracks...
, across Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue , Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S...
from Chicago's Museum Campus
Museum Campus Chicago
Museum Campus Chicago is a lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds three of the city's most notable museums, all dedicated to the natural sciences: the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History...
. Construction of One Museum Park was followed by the 54-story One Museum Park West
One Museum Park West
One Museum Park West is the companion structure to One Museum Park in the Near South Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
, directly to the west at the corner of Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt Road is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only one mile south of Madison Street...
and Indiana Avenue.
One Museum Park, which has a Prairie Avenue
Prairie Avenue
Prairie Avenue is a north–south thoroughfare on the South Side of Chicago, which historically extended from 16th Street in the Near South Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, to the city's southern limits and beyond. The street has a rich history from its origins...
address, while being located on the corner of Columbus Drive and Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt Road is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only one mile south of Madison Street...
, is also known as One Museum Park East (OMPE) to differentiate it from the yet to be completed One Museum Park West. In 2006, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance is a non-profit resident organization in the South Loop community of Chicago, Illinois. The PDNA, founded in 2006, has grown to provide support and representation to thousands of residents living in and around the Prairie Avenue Historic District,...
, a non-profit organization was formed to provide representation for thousands of South Loop residents, including the Prairie District, Central Station and Museum Park, Motor Row, the South Michigan Ave Corridor, as well as other areas of the Near South Side.
Education
The building is zoned to schools in the Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
.
- South Loop Elementary School
- Phillips Academy High School
See also
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- World's tallest structures