Record #: R2015-878   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 10/28/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 10/28/2015
Title: Congratulations extended to Prime Group, Inc. on grand opening of Residence Inn at 11 S LaSalle St
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2015-878.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Developer Michael W. Reschke, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Prime Group Inc., will join civic leaders in celebrating the grand opening of the Residence Inn at 11 South LaSalle Street in Chicago on November 10, 2015: and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, Commissioned by the McCormick family, the building originally opened as the Roanoke Tower in 1915 and was designed by architects Holabird & Roche, a firm known for designing some of the world's first skyscrapers; and

 

WHEREAS, The exterior ofthe 100-year-old landmark remains Chicago's sole example of Portuguese-style Gothic architecture and the original bell tower still stands atop the historic structure; and

 

WHEREAS, For more than a century the McCormick family developed real estate in Chicago using profits from the McCormick Reaper; and

 

WHEREAS, The former Roanoke Tower was long considered a prime example of the investments made by the McCormick family; and

 

WHEREAS, The largest bell in the tower is inscribed with the name "Leander" in honor of Leander McCormick; and

 

WHEREAS, The Residence Inn is owned by developer Mike Reschke and the Prime Group Inc., and will be operated in partnership with Marriott Hotels; and

 

WHEREAS, The Residence Inn will offer hotel guests a lobby bar and lounge and 7,500 square feet of meeting space and represents a remarkable achievement in the restoration of this historic building to its original elegance; and

 

WHEREAS, The completion of this project brings new jobs and further revitalizes our City's downtown business district, while paying due homage to our city's glorious architectural antiquity; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of October 2015, do

 

 

hereby congratulate the Prime Group Inc., on the opening of the Residence Inn; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Michael W. Reschke, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Prime Group, Inc.

Alderman - 14th Ward

 

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