Marina City
| Marina City | |
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Marina City from bridge over the Chicago River
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| General information | |
| Type | Mixed use: Residential, Parking |
| Location | State Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°53′17″N 87°37′44″W / 41.887986°N 87.628761°WCoordinates: 41°53′17″N 87°37′44″W / 41.887986°N 87.628761°W |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Cost | $36 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 65 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bertrand Goldberg |
| Main contractor | A joint venture between Brighton Construction Co., Owner: Thomas J. Bowler and James McHugh Construction Co. |
Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois. It occupies an entire city block on State Street and sits on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district.
The complex consists of two corncob-shaped, 587-foot (179 m), 65-story towers, which include five-story elevators and physical plant penthouses. It also includes a saddle-shaped auditorium building, and a mid-rise hotel building, all contained on a raised platform next to the Chicago River. Beneath the platform, at river level, is a small marina for pleasure craft, giving the structures their name.
Designed by Bertrand Goldberg, Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with tower cranes.
The Marina City complex was designed in 1959 by architect Bertrand Goldberg and completed in 1964 at a cost of $36 million, financed to a large extent by the union of building janitors and elevator operators, who sought to reverse the pattern of white flight from the city's downtown area. When finished, the two towers were both the tallest residential buildings and the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world. The complex was built as a city within a city, featuring numerous on-site facilities including a theatre, gym, swimming pool, ice rink, bowling alley, several stores and restaurants, and, of course, a marina.
Marina City was built in a joint venture with Brighton Construction Company, owner: Thomas J. Bowler, and James McHugh Construction Company. James McHugh Construction Co. subsequently built Water Tower Place in 1976 and Trump Tower in 2009, both also tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world at the time.
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