474 North Lake Shore Drive

Residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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474 North Lake Shore Drive is a 581 ft (177m) tall residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.

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474 North Lake Shore Drive
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General information
TypeResidential
Location474 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.8908°N 87.6146°W / 41.8908; -87.6146
Completed1990
Height
Roof581 ft (177 m)
Technical details
Floor count61
Design and construction
Architect(s)Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy
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It was completed in 1990 as North Pier Apartments and has 61 floors. Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy designed the building, which is the 43rd tallest and the tallest precast concrete panel clad building when completed, in Chicago. The buildings façade has dark gray, maroon, and pink panels in an abstract pattern. It was named after North Pier, a long building to the west along Ogden Slip. It has been described by the architects to be masculine counterpart to the curvaceous Lake Point Tower nearby. It was renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive in 2005, when the building was converted to condominiums.

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Position in Chicago's skyline

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