Record #: R2018-989   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 9/20/2018 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 9/20/2018
Title: Recognition extended to Lake Point Tower in Streeterville on 50th anniversary
Sponsors: Reilly, Brendan
Attachments: 1. R2018-989.pdf

Resolution in Honor of Lake Point Tower

 

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower is a high-rise condominium building located at 505 North Lake Shore Drive in the Streeterville neighborhood and is the only skyscraper in downtown Chicago east of Lake Shore Drive ; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower is one of Chicago's most recognized and architecturally distinguished skyscraper, recognized throughout the world for its gracefully undulating exterior; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower was completed in 1969 and was the tallest residential building in the world when it was built; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower was designed by John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, proteges of internationally renowned architect and Chicagoan Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; and

 

WHEREAS, Schipporeit-Heinrich, Inc., architects of Lake Point Tower, received a Distinguished Building Award from the Chicago Chapter of American Institute of Architects in 1969; and

 

WHEREAS, Schipporeit-Heinrich, Inc., received a National Honor Award for Lake Point Tower from the American Institute of Architects in 1970; and

 

WHEREAS, the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognized Lake Point Tower and Schipporeit-Heinrich, Inc. with its 25-Year Award for architectural excellence in 1994; and

 

WHEREAS, A 2007 American Institute of Architects survey listed Lake Point Tower among the 150 most popular buildings in the United States—one of only two residential buildings included in the listing; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower was the first residential building in a major city to have its own two-and-half acre private park which includes a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower was one of the first buildings in Chicago to incorporate a major green roof; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake Point Tower originally had 875 residential units and is home to over 1,200 Chicagoans; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this 20th day of September, 2018, do hereby congratulate Lake Point Tower on their fiftieth anniversary and proclaim November 16, 2018 Lake Point Tower Day; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Lake Point Tower by Alderman Brendan Reilly. .