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'''1200 South Indiana''' (also '''Grant Park Tower''' or '''113 E Roosevelt''') is the name given to a [[skyscraper]] development project planned for the South Loop neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. It is the first and only approved stage of what could be a two-stage project, consisting of two towers, with the second located just west of the first and reaching 30 feet taller.<ref>[http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015/09/23/76story-rafael-vinoly-tower.php], Curbed Chicago: 76-Story Rafael Viñoly-Designed Tower Planned for South Loop</ref> Once complete, the tower will be the 13th tallest building in Chicago, making it the tallest skyscraper in the South Loop and one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the city.<ref>[http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015/09/23/76story-rafael-vinoly-tower.php], Curbed Chicago: 76-Story Rafael Viñoly-Designed Tower Planned for South Loop</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:57, 6 January 2016
| 1200 South Indiana | |
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| Former names | Grant Park Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Type | Residential Tower |
| Architectural style | International |
| Location | South Loop, Chicago, Illinois |
| Completed | August 2018 |
| Height | 829 feet (253 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Bundled Tube, Shear Walls |
| Material | Steel, Concrete, Glass |
| Floor count | 76 |
| Floor area | 1,190,978 sq ft |
| Lifts/elevators | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rafael Viñoly |
| Developer | Crescent Heights |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 795 residential units |
| Parking | 520 spaces |
1200 South Indiana (also Grant Park Tower or 113 E Roosevelt) is the name given to a skyscraper development project planned for the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is the first and only approved stage of what could be a two-stage project, consisting of two towers, with the second located just west of the first and reaching 30 feet taller.[1] Once complete, the tower will be the 13th tallest building in Chicago, making it the tallest skyscraper in the South Loop and one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the city.[2]
Location & Usage
The tower will be located at the address its name suggests, 1200 S Indiana Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois. Its site is part of the South Loop area of Chicago, an informal neighborhood named for its proximity to the Chicago Loop, or the central business district that is encircled by the Chicago "L" tracks. The tower's proximity to the southwestern corner of Grant Park is intended to anchor the southern end of the Chicago skyline, and provide a boost in housing opportunities to the steadily-growing South Loop neighborhood.[3]
The tower is a residential high-rise, with various amenities and retail scattered throughout. The first floor will house leasing offices, resident services, and retail spaces for future buildout. If the scope of the entire project is seen through, it will involve the construction of two towers. Currently, only the first tower is approved and underway, planned to house 795 residential units.[4] Once both phases are complete, the towers will house over 1200 residential units. In addition to its influx of housing availability in the South Loop, the project will also create plentiful job opportunities, as it is currently projected to require more than one million man hours of work during its 24-month construction timeline.
Once complete, it will also be responsible for approximately 50 full-time permanent jobs, including leasing personnel, amenity and maintenance staff, and ground-floor retail employees.[5] The tower will also offer 520 parking spaces to its residents, as well as full amenities decks, and indoor/outdoor pool, green roofs and gardens, barbecue areas, fitness rooms, and private balconies for most of the units.[6]
Design
Structure
The tower was designed by Rafael Viñoly and his firm, Rafael Viñoly Architects, who also designed the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business in Hyde Park.[7]
According to Viñoly, the tower pays homage to the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) by using the same bundled tube (structure) system that was first implemented by engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan.[8] Such a structure was created for and used readily in many Chicago buildings during the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, One Magnificent Mile, and the Plaza on DeWitt. Because of this, much of the building's overall form resembles the Willis Tower as well.
Style
The project was designed in the International style made famous in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Although not clad in cold-rolled aluminum and black-tinted glazing like other examples of the International style in the city, 1200 S Indiana nonetheless maintains the style through its form. While the goal was to create a memorable tower, Viñoly aimed to avoid a design that may age poorly, stating that "iconic buildings are buildings that look weird."[9] The compromise was 1200 S Indiana, intended to be a landmark for the southern end of Grant Park while showing respect to Chicago's architectural legacy.
At 829 feet, 1200 S Indiana will be the 13th tallest building in Chicago, and the second tallest all residential tower in the city, behind the 843-foot, 69-story One Bennett Park in Streeterville.[10]
Sustainability
Following precedents set by other residential and commercial high-rises in Chicago, as well as by demands and suggestions of city ordinances, the proposed development will be LEED certified, with the tower attempting a LEED Silver level of certification.[11]
References
- ^ [1], Curbed Chicago: 76-Story Rafael Viñoly-Designed Tower Planned for South Loop
- ^ [2], Curbed Chicago: 76-Story Rafael Viñoly-Designed Tower Planned for South Loop
- ^ [3], Curbed Chicago: 76-Story Rafael Viñoly-Designed Tower Planned for South Loop
- ^ [4], Chicago Real Estate Daily
- ^ [5], RE|Journals: Chicago Plan Commission approves plans for new apartment tower in Chicago’s South Loop
- ^ [6], Chicago Tribune
- ^ [7], Chicago Real Estate Daily.
- ^ [8], RE|Journals: Chicago Plan Commission approves plans for new apartment tower in Chicago’s South Loop
- ^ [9], Curbed Chicago
- ^ [10], Chicago Real Estate Daily
- ^ [11], USGBC Registry of Projects