| The Legacy at Millennium Park | |
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Legacy Tower as seen from Millennium Park |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed |
| Location | S. Wabash Ave. and E. Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2009 [1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 819 ft (250 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 72 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Walsh Construction Company |
| Architect | Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates |
| Developer | Mesa Development LLC |
The Legacy at Millennium Park is a 72 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located along S. Wabash Avenue, near E. Monroe Street.
The slender residential tower and mixed-use podium, designed by the architectural firm Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz, contains 360 luxury condominium units as well as providing 460 parking spaces.[2] Additionally the building includes 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m2). (3,809 square meter) of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the lower floors, athletic facilities for the University Club, a sky-bridge between the University Club and the building podium, and private amenities for tower residents including an athletics and aquatic center as well as residential lounges located throughout the tower. The building preserves the historic masonry and terracotta facades of the Chicago Landmark Jewelers Row District along Wabash Avenue.
The building's narrow design is intended to maximize vantage points to the Lake Michigan and Millenium Park from all residences in the tower.
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