Aqua, Chicago
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| Aqua | |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Status | Under construction |
| Groundbreaking | March 12 2007[1] |
| Estimated completion | 2009 |
| Opening | Mid-2009 |
| Use | Mixed |
| Height | |
| Roof | 251 m (822 ft) |
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| Floor count | 87[2] |
| Floor area | 1.9 million ft² (177,000 m²) |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Jeanne Gang |
| Contractor | James McHugh Construction Co |
| Developer | Magellan Development Group |
The Aqua is an 87-story skyscraper under construction at 225 N Columbus Dr in the Lakeshore East area of Chicago.[2] It will border North Columbus Drive and East South Water Street.
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[edit] Architecture
[edit] Architect
The architect is Jeanne Gang. This will be her first skyscraper project. It will also be the largest project ever awarded to an American firm headed by a woman.[3]
[edit] Design
The façade will be glass with undulating balconies which change slightly from floor to floor giving it a rippling effect. The balconies will extend as far as 12 feet (3.7 meters) from the glass wall in some places.[4]
The building will contain 55,000 square feet (5,100 square meter) of retail and office space, in addition to 210 hotels rooms (floors 1-18), 476 rental residential units (floors 19-52), and 263 condominium units & Penthouses (floors 53-80). Aqua will also be the first downtown building to combine condos, apartments and a hotel. Strategic Hotels & Resorts has agreed to acquire the first 15 floors of hotel space upon completion of the building.[5]
[edit] Construction photographs
 Construction of foundation, July 29th, 2007 |
 Sept 8th, 2007 |
 April 5th, 2008 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Aqua, Chicago
- ^ a b Diesenhouse, S. (2007 February 28). Work to begin on Aqua tower. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2007, from, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0702280163feb28,0,7209815.story?track=rss
- ^ http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/aqua/
- ^ McHugh Construction -::- Chicago
- ^ Hotel Online. (2006, September 28). Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Acquiring 15 floors of the To be-built Aqua Building in Chicago for $82.4 million; Space to be Completed as 200 Hotel Rooms and 20,000 square foot Ballroom. Retrieved April 15, 2007, from [1]
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