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{{short description|Residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois}}
{{About|the building in Chicago|the building of the same name in Dubai|Lake Point Tower (Dubai)}}
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'''Lake Point Tower''' is a high-rise residential building located on a promontory of the ] lakefront in downtown ], just north of the ] at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. It is located in the ] neighborhood of the ] ]. It rises somewhat apart from the urban cluster of downtown Chicago. The building is also the only ] in downtown Chicago east of ]. '''Lake Point Tower''' is a residential ] located on a promontory of the ] waterfront in ], just north of the ] at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. Completed in 1968, it has a curving three wing design and is in the ] neighborhood on the ]. Located adjacent to ], the building is the only skyscraper in the city east of ].


==Development== ==Development==
] between ] and ], 2022]]
The architects for Lake Point Tower were John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, working under the firm name of Schipporeit and Heinrich; the two were students of ], one of the best known architects of the ] movement and ] school, who taught at the ] in Chicago. Lake Point Tower was completed in 1968, is approximately {{convert|645|ft|m}} tall, and was the tallest ] in the world at that time. The project developer was William F. Hartnett, Jr., chairman and founder of Hartnett-Shaw Development Company, which was responsible for more than 260 residential and commercial real estate developments in the United States from 1961–1983. The architects for Lake Point Tower were John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, working under the firm name of Schipporeit and Heinrich; the two were students of ], one of the best known architects of the ] movement and ] school, who taught at the ] in Chicago. Lake Point Tower was completed in 1968, is approximately {{convert|645|ft|m}} tall, and was the tallest ] in the world at that time. The project developer was William F. Hartnett, Jr., chairman and founder of Hartnett-Shaw Development Company, which was responsible for more than 260 residential and commercial real estate developments in the United States from 1961–1983.

== Architecture ==
Lake Point Tower was inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s 1922 design for a glass-curtained skyscraper in Berlin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heise |first1=Kenan |title=John Heinrich, Architect for Lake Point Tower |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-01-22/news/9303171246_1_chicago-architect-architectural-career-john-heinrich |accessdate=6 June 2018 |agency=Chicago Tribune |date=January 22, 1993}}</ref> Schipporeit and Heinrich took van der Rohe's unbuilt office building concept and converted it to a residential building. Despite differences &mdash; Lake Point Tower is much taller than van der Rohe’s original project, more regular in form, and its exterior glass curtain wall is tinted &mdash; many consider it a Mies van der Rohe building executed by two of his protégés.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}


Because of its height and lakeside site, the skyscraper had to be designed to withstand high winds. At the center of the building is a triangular core, 59 feet wide, that contains nine elevators and three stairwells. This core holds all of the vertical weight of the building, allowing the perimeter columns on the facade to be much smaller. Because of its height and lakeside site, the skyscraper had to be designed to withstand high winds. At the center of the building is a triangular core, 59 feet wide, that contains nine elevators and three stairwells. This core holds all of the vertical weight of the building, allowing the perimeter columns on the facade to be much smaller.


Radiating from the core are three arms that form an asymmetrical Y-shaped floor plan. The original four-armed design was changed to a three-armed design (120° apart). The outer walls are curved to prevent residents from seeing into other condominiums.<ref>{{cite book Radiating from the core are three arms that form an asymmetrical Y-shaped floor plan. The original four-armed design was changed to a three-armed design (120° apart). The outer walls are curved to allow multiple distinct views from single apartments.<ref>{{cite book
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| title = Skyscrapers
| publisher = Prestel
| year = 2005
| location = Munich
| pages = 84–87
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</ref> The façade of the building is a curtain of bronze-tinted glass framed by gold-anodized aluminum, which reflects the sunlight off of Lake Michigan and looks golden.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Blaser | last = Blaser
| first = Werner | first = Werner
| authorlink =
| title = Mies van der Rohe: Continuing the Chicago School of Architecture | title = Mies van der Rohe: Continuing the Chicago School of Architecture
| publisher = Birkhauser Verlag | publisher = Birkhauser Verlag
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| location = Basel | location = Basel
| pages = 224–27 | pages = 224–27
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This building's tall, curved, three-wing 'Y' shape was an inspiration for the ] tower in ], ] by Chicago-born architect ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamin |first=Blair |title=50 years later, Lake Point Tower is a singular achievement — and let's hope it stays that way |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-ae-lake-point-tower-anniversary-0923-story.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |work=chicagotribune.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Other features== ==Other features==
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Well known for its graceful curves and enviable location, Lake Point Tower is the only major private structure on the lakefront side of Lake Shore Drive and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, given the city's prohibition on building on the lakefront. Well known for its graceful curves and picturesque location, Lake Point Tower is the only major private structure on the east side of Lake Shore Drive. Its position between Lake Shore Drive and ] gives it unobstructed views in all directions that are protected by ordinances limiting construction on the city's waterfront.


⚫ Lake Point Tower was one of the first high-rise residential buildings in the world to feature all-electric appliances. It pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City," as the first residential complex in a major city{{cn|date=February 2022}} to have its own two-and-one-half acre park—including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls — three stories above ground. There are shops and restaurants on the first two levels of the complex, under the park.
At the top of the building, on its 70th floor, is the Cité restaurant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citechicago.com |title=Cité Chicago |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=www.citechicago.com |publisher= Cité Chicago |access-date=August 20, 2017 |quote=}}</ref>


⚫ ==Film and television shot on location==
⚫ Lake Point Tower was one of the first high-rise residential buildings in the world to feature all-electric appliances and utilities and pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City," being the first residential complex in a major city to have its own two-and-one-half acre park—including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls—three stories above ground. The building also features an assortment of shops and restaurants on the second and ground levels of the complex, under the third-floor park.
⚫ Lake Point Tower has been host to many shoots including:

⚫ * '']'' (1986)
Lake Point Tower's position between Lake Shore Drive and ] gives it unimpeded north, east, and south views that are protected, for the foreseeable future, by the ordinances controlling use of the city's lakefront. A wedge of the cityscape view to the southwest would have been lost to architect ]'s ], which was to be built diagonally across from Lake Point Tower on the other side of Lake Shore Drive. However, the spire project was a casualty of the nation's economic recession—construction was halted in October, 2008.
⚫ * '']'' (1991)

⚫ * '']'' (1992) This film featured ] and ], and had Parton's character living in Lake Point Tower.
Though unintended, users on sites such as ] have credited the building as appearing like a ].<ref>{{cite web|title=This building looks like a fidget spinner|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6kqb95/this_building_looks_like_a_fidget_spinner/|website=Reddit|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fidget Tower|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/evilbuildings/comments/6dwyc5/fidget_tower/|website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Found the fidget spinner headquarters.|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/6iw9e2/found_the_fidget_spinner_headquarters/|website=Reddit}}</ref>
⚫ * '']'' (1995) Parts of this film, starring ] and ], were shot in Lake Point Tower.

⚫ * '']'' (2000)
⚫ ==Movies shot on location==
⚫ * '']'' (2004) In an outtake of this film, it is destroyed by a tornado in news footage.
⚫ Lake Point Tower has been host to many film shoots including:
⚫ * '']'' (2006) Hospital reception area filmed in Lake Point Tower's lobby.
⚫ * '']
⚫ * '']'' (2014) Briefly shown abandoned and decayed in a future Chicago. Huge Lake Michigan is shown to have transformed into a ] in the same shot.
⚫ * '']'', (1991)
* '']'' (2021) Frank's (Jeevan's brother) condominium.
⚫ * '']'', (1992) This film featured ] and ], and had Parton's character living in LPT.
⚫ * '']'', (1995) Parts of this film, starring ] and ], were shot in the building.
⚫ * '']'', (2000)
⚫ * '']'', (2004) In an outtake of this film, it is destroyed by a tornado in news footage.
⚫ * '']'', (2006) Hospital reception area filmed in LPT lobby.
⚫ * '']'' (2014) Briefly shown abandoned and decayed in a future Chicago. ] is shown to have transformed into a ] in the same shot.

==Famous residents==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2007}}
Lake Point Tower has been home to many affluent Chicagoans past and present, including:
* ], Political Consultant
* ], former ] player
* ], formerly of the ] baseball team
* ], rock singer, songwriter and musician
* ], Chicago White Sox former player, manager
* ], former ] outfielder
* ], former ] player
* ], actress
* ], actor
* ], former ] pitcher
* ], film and stage actor
* ], former ] Center
* ], former ] player
* ], singer of "]"


==Position in Chicago's skyline== ==Position in Chicago's skyline==
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== See also == == See also ==
{{Commons category|Lake Point Tower (Chicago)}}
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book *{{cite book
| last = Schulze | last = Schulze
| first = Franz | first = Franz
| authorlink =
|author2=Kevin Harrington |author2=Kevin Harrington
| title = Chicago's Famous Buildings | title = Chicago's Famous Buildings
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| location = Chicago, IL | location = Chicago, IL
| pages = 157 | pages = 157
| url = }}
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = }}
*{{cite book *{{cite book
| last = Sinkevitch | last = Sinkevitch
| first = Alice | first = Alice
| authorlink =
| title = AIA Guide to Chicago | title = AIA Guide to Chicago
| publisher = Hardcourt Brace & Company | publisher = Harcourt Brace & Company
| year = 1993 | year = 1993
| location = Orlando, FL | location = Orlando, FL
| pages = 117–18 | pages = 117–18
| url = }}

| doi =
*{{cite book
| id =
|last = Windhorst
| isbn = }}
⚫ |first = Edward
|author2 = Kevin Harrington
| title = Lake Point Tower: A Design History
| publisher = Chicago Architecture Foundation| year = 2009
| asin = B003MTAHV8}}
*''Skyscrapers'', Antonino Terranova, White Star Publishers, 2003 ({{ISBN|8880952307}}) *''Skyscrapers'', Antonino Terranova, White Star Publishers, 2003 ({{ISBN|8880952307}})
* In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed Lake Point Tower as one of America's 150 favorite structures. * In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed Lake Point Tower as one of America's 150 favorite structures.


==External links== ==External links==
* * {{official website |http://www.lakepointtower.org/}}
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Residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
Lake Point Tower
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General information
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°53′30″N 87°36′44″W / 41.89167°N 87.61222°W / 41.89167; -87.61222
Construction started1965
Completed1968
Height
Roof645 ft (197 m)
Technical details
Floor count70
Floor area1,299,990 sq ft (120,773 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Schipporeit & Heinrich
References

Lake Point Tower is a residential skyscraper located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan waterfront in Chicago, just north of the Chicago River at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. Completed in 1968, it has a curving three wing design and is in the Streeterville neighborhood on the Near North Side. Located adjacent to Navy Pier, the building is the only skyscraper in the city east of Lake Shore Drive.

Development

Lake Point Tower from St. Regis Chicago between Navy Pier and Lake Shore Drive, 2022

The architects for Lake Point Tower were John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, working under the firm name of Schipporeit and Heinrich; the two were students of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the best known architects of the Bauhaus movement and International Style school, who taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Lake Point Tower was completed in 1968, is approximately 645 feet (197 m) tall, and was the tallest apartment building in the world at that time. The project developer was William F. Hartnett, Jr., chairman and founder of Hartnett-Shaw Development Company, which was responsible for more than 260 residential and commercial real estate developments in the United States from 1961–1983.

Because of its height and lakeside site, the skyscraper had to be designed to withstand high winds. At the center of the building is a triangular core, 59 feet wide, that contains nine elevators and three stairwells. This core holds all of the vertical weight of the building, allowing the perimeter columns on the facade to be much smaller.

Radiating from the core are three arms that form an asymmetrical Y-shaped floor plan. The original four-armed design was changed to a three-armed design (120° apart). The outer walls are curved to allow multiple distinct views from single apartments.

This building's tall, curved, three-wing 'Y' shape was an inspiration for the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Chicago-born architect Adrian Smith.

Other features

Looking up at the tower in July 2018

Well known for its graceful curves and picturesque location, Lake Point Tower is the only major private structure on the east side of Lake Shore Drive. Its position between Lake Shore Drive and Navy Pier gives it unobstructed views in all directions that are protected by ordinances limiting construction on the city's waterfront.

Lake Point Tower was one of the first high-rise residential buildings in the world to feature all-electric appliances. It pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City," as the first residential complex in a major city to have its own two-and-one-half acre park—including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls — three stories above ground. There are shops and restaurants on the first two levels of the complex, under the park.

Film and television shot on location

Lake Point Tower has been host to many shoots including:

Position in Chicago's skyline

The skyline of a city with many large skyscrapers; in the foreground is a green park and a lake with many sailboats moored on it. Over 30 of the skyscrapers and some park features are labeled.311 South WackerWillis TowerChicago Board of Trade Building111 South WackerAT&T Corporate CenterKluczynski Federal Building333 South WabashChase TowerThree First National PlazaMid-Continental PlazaRichard J. Daley CenterChicago Title and Trust Center77 West WackerPittsfield BuildingLeo Burnett BuildingThe Heritage at Millennium ParkCrain Communications BuildingIBM PlazaOne Prudential PlazaTwo Prudential PlazaAon CenterBlue Cross and Blue Shield Tower340 on the ParkPark TowerOlympia Centre900 North Michigan875 North Michigan AvenueWater Tower PlaceHarbor PointThe ParkshoreNorth Pier ApartmentsLake Point TowerJay Pritzker PavilionBuckingham FountainLake MichiganLake MichiganLake Michigan

See also

References

  1. "Emporis building ID 116956". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Blaser, Werner (1981). Mies van der Rohe: Continuing the Chicago School of Architecture. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag. pp. 224–27.
  3. Kamin, Blair. "50 years later, Lake Point Tower is a singular achievement — and let's hope it stays that way". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

Further reading

  • Schulze, Franz; Kevin Harrington (2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. p. 157.
  • Sinkevitch, Alice (1993). AIA Guide to Chicago. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace & Company. pp. 117–18.
  • Windhorst, Edward; Kevin Harrington (2009). Lake Point Tower: A Design History. Chicago Architecture Foundation. ASIN B003MTAHV8.
  • Skyscrapers, Antonino Terranova, White Star Publishers, 2003 (ISBN 8880952307)
  • In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed Lake Point Tower as one of America's 150 favorite structures.

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