Located between Navy Pier and the iconic Tribune Tower, the development centers upon a 48-story residential tower set atop a four-story podium. Designed as two ellipses that overlap, slide apart, and rotate, the 444-unit residential tower enhances the Chicago skyline with its fluid, shifting presence. Elegantly curved façades open up sightlines in all directions, offering views of the city’s iconic buildings, the Chicago River, and Lake Michigan. An internal parking garage rises five stories into the core of the base podium, shielded from view by residential units wrapping around it. The base includes a dramatic residential lobby, leasing offices, and commercial space. Distinguishing itself from its highly rectilinear context, the floor plan is derived from two angled ellipses overlaid by a conventional floor plan that maximizes usable space that beguiles the organic shape and orients windows towards select view corridors. One edge of the tower grounds the southwest corner of the building, drawing attention to the residential lobby and primary retail space at the street level. The tower’s glazing flows to the base in a distinctive form, further enlivening the active Illinois Avenue entertainment and retail corridor.
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