Park Tower and Mall

Park Tower
Park Tower (2nd from left, in 2006)
Park Tower and Mall is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Park Tower and Mall
Location within Chicago metropolitan area
Park Tower and Mall is located in Illinois
Park Tower and Mall
Location within Illinois
Park Tower and Mall is located in the United States
Park Tower and Mall
Location within the United States
General information
TypeCondominium
Location5415 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°58′49″N 87°39′17″W / 41.98028°N 87.65472°W / 41.98028; -87.65472
Construction started
1971
Completed
1973
Governing bodyPark Tower Condominium Association
Height
Height513 feet (156 m)
Technical details
Floor count54
Lifts/elevators6 in the tower, 2 in the mall
Design and construction
Architecture firm
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
DeveloperMarshall Holleb
Other information
Public transit
Red at Bryn Mawr and Berwyn
Website
ptcondo.com

Park Tower is a high-rise residential building in the Edgewater community area on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the largest all-residential buildings in Chicago and the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.

Development

Originally constructed as 5415 EdgewaterBeach, on the former site of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, it was renamed Park Tower and Mall in 1979 when it was converted from apartments to condominiums.

Amenities

The property includes a party room, an underground parking garage that holds over 300 cars, a bicycle storage room, a laundromat, an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, outdoor wading pool, rooms with weight lifting and cardio equipment, saunas, and a racquetball court. Many of the building's amenities are not included in residents' monthly assessments.[1]

Mall

Attached to Park Tower, at 5419 N Sheridan Rd, is an indoor shopping mall with 16 commercial units.[2] Originally intended for retailers and services targeting Park Tower residents,[3] the only remaining retailer is family-owned Chicago-area supermarket chain Go Grocer.[4] The remainder of the units have been converted to office space, much of which has been taken by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Assessment and Fee Adjustments Coming March 1st". March 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Building". July 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ McNally and Quinn Records, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago, Box 7 Folder 13 and Portfolio 4.4
  4. ↑ "Locations".
  5. ↑ "Lettuce Look Back: Highlights of Lettuce Entertain You from 1971 - Today".