Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel & Residence Tower
Rendering of the proposed building, standing adjacent to the existing NBC Tower
General information
Status	Never built
Type	Residential/Commercial
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Estimated completion	2012
Opening	To be determined
Height
Antenna spire	1,265 ft (386 m)
Roof	1,200 ft (370 m)
Technical details
Floor count	107
Design and construction
Architect	DeStefano & Partners
Developer	The Prime Group

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Chicago, is a cancelled hotel and condominium skyscraper that would have been 1,265 feet (386 m) tall. The Prime Group was in charge of the project which was proposed at a cost of $610 million. The building would have been located one block from the Chicago River, and north of the Sheraton Chicago in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area of Chicago. The building's developers, the Fordham Company, were the initial developers of the now-cancelled Chicago Spire.

The building would have been the third tallest building in Chicago since only the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower are taller than 1,200 feet (366 m). It would have been among the tallest buildings in the world, since 25 buildings in the world currently exceed 1,200 feet (366 m).

Early in 2012 the approval process began for a much smaller mixed-use tower on the site.

Had it been completed, the proposed hotel portion of the building would have been managed by The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, a Hilton Hotels Corporation brand, as part of a larger strategy of limited expansion of its legendary Manhattan name. Within this plan, other Waldorf-Astorias are planned or under construction in Beverly Hills, California, Orlando, Florida and Montreal, Quebec . This management agreement is currently a verbal commitment.