Lake Point Tower

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Lake Point Tower, Chicago
Quick Facts
City Chicago
Country United States of America
Year 1968
Floors 70
Height 196.6 m / 645 ft
Realization
Architect
Schipporeit-Heinrich associates
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Building Info
Address 505 North Lake Shore Drive
Materials
concrete
glass
Status Completed
Notes
  • Tallest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of its completion.
  • Tallest residential-only building in Chicago until the construction of 55 East Erie in 2004.
  • Shape was derived from a design of Mies van der Rohe proposed for Berlin in 1922.
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