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  2. Marina City - Wikipedia

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    Portions of the complex were designated a Chicago Landmark in 2016. [2] The towers' symbolic similarity to rural Illinois corncobs has often been noted in media. [3] The complex consists of two 587-foot (179 m), 65-story apartment towers, opened in 1963, which include physical plant penthouses. It also includes a 10-story office building (now a ...

  3. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (also known as the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013. [ 4 ]

  4. Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, Chicago had two five-star hotels and two five-star restaurants. [40] By the time of the Forbes Travel Guide : 2013 City Guide, the hotel and restaurant were each among only three five-star ratings in the city. [ 41 ]

  5. Two Prudential Plaza - Wikipedia

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    Two Prudential Plaza is a 64-story skyscraper located in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. At 995 feet (303 m) tall, it is the seventh-tallest building in Chicago as of 2022 [update] and the 28th-tallest in the U.S. , being only five feet from 1,000 feet, making it the closest of any building under 1,000. [ 1 ]

  6. Wrigley Building - Wikipedia

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    The two towers, not including the levels below Michigan Avenue, have a combined area of 453,433 square feet (42,125.3 m 2). The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a clock with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 ...

  7. Chicago firm plans to buy Lattitude Five25, demolish troubled ...

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    The 15-story towers, with their distinctive pyramid caps, opened in 1965 under the name Bolivar Arms. Complaints quickly started about crime, loitering, lack of recreation areas, elevator issues ...

  8. River City (building) - Wikipedia

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    River City is situated alongside the Chicago River and consists of two 7- to 14-story, serpentine residential towers constructed of reinforced, poured-in-place concrete "shells" with 449 residential units, varying in size from studios to 4-bedroom penthouses. The towers sit on a 4-story post-and-beam "plinth" that contains approximately 225,000 ...

  9. 10 of the tallest abandoned skyscrapers around the world - AOL

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    Popularly known as Thailand's "Ghost Tower," this looming structure dates back to 1990. The 47-floor building was only 80% finished when the 1997 Asian financial crisis hit.