Waterview Tower

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Waterview Tower - Shangri-La Chicago
Waterview Tower (from west)
Location	121 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status	Under Construction
Groundbreaking	Feb 22, 2006 [1]
Est. Completion	2009
Opening	2009 (est.)
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. 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) 89 stories tall.

1 Location
2 Tenants
3 Media Coverage
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tenants

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will make its debut in the United States occupying floors 12 through 27 of the building with 222 hotel condominium units. The remaining floors 30-88 will be 245 residential condominiums.

[edit] Media Coverage

Crain's Chicago Business reported that the Illinois Secretary of State is acting on a complaint submitted by UNITE/HERE Local 1 which alleges that the developer, Teng & Associates, may have violated securities laws by touting the investment potential of rooms.

aerial view showing the construction site along the Chicago River

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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