| Waterview Tower - Shangri-La Chicago | |
 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. Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. ) |
| 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. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. 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. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
According to sources at Teng Construction, and a Chicago Tribune business news article, funding for the project has been difficult to secure. However, it was announced on April 16, 2008 that a $300MM dollar loan was secured from a Chinese bank.
Nonetheless, all construction at the site had been stopped for over a week, and a notice of natural gas termination was posted to the main entry gate on April 30, 2008, suggesting that perhaps not all the financial woes are fully resolved.
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Location
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. While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for Sieur de La Salle, an early explorer of Illinois. Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles
Tenants
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. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts () is a Hotel chain based in Hong Kong. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies TV shows restaurants and hotels [2]
Layout
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. The Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts () is a Hotel chain based in Hong Kong. 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]
Design
The Waterview Tower will be a concrete building with an exterior wall made of glass, granite and aluminum to generate a prismatic look. Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many Granite (ˈɡrænɪt is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, Felsic, igneous rock. WikipediaNaming [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 photographs
 July 29th, 2007 |  Jan 27th, 2008 |  April 5th, 2008 |
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
Notes
- ^ Waterview Tower, Chicago. This is a list of Buildings and Nonbuilding structures. By type List of abbeys and priories List These are lists of Skyscrapers, ranked by structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the This list of tallest buildings in Chicago ranks Skyscrapers by height in the U This list of tallest buildings in the United States ranks Skyscrapers in the United States based on official height While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the Emporis (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed
- ^ a b NewCitySkyline - Waterview Tower, Chicago. NewcitySkyline (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed
- ^ WaterviewTower.com, Chicago (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed
- ^ a b Ground broken for 90-story Waterview Tower and the Five-Star Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago. Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies TV shows restaurants and hotels Teng & Associates (October 11 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed
External links
- Waterview Tower on Emporis
- Official Waterview Tower Website
- Waterview Tower Developers Official Website
- Trouble in Shangri-La
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