| 1700 East 56th Street |
The tallest building in Chicago south of 13th Street. | | Information | | Location | 1700 East 56th Street. Chicago, Illinois | | Status | Complete | | Constructed | 1968 | | Roof | 376 feet (115 m) | | Floor count | 38 | | Companies | | Architect | Loewenberg & Loewenberg | 1700 East 56th Street is a 38-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Jackson Park and the Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States that was built in 1968. It is a residential building that was converted to condominiums in 1994.[1] In a city that host 6 of the 40 tallest buildings in the world and 10 of the top 100, with more under construction, this is the tallest building in Chicago's southern half. I.E., it is the tallest building south of 13th street in the city.[2] Consider the map of Community areas of Chicago. 12th street is the border between area 32 and 33. 138 is the farthest south. Between 13th and 138 this is the tallest building in Chicago. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã 3072 pixel, file size: 532 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Notes
- ^ "Condo Conversion Is Largest In Decade for Hyde Park", Chicago Sun-Times, Sun-Times News Group, 1994-05-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ 1700 East 56th Street. Emporis (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
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