Chicago River Gets Another Skyscraper

By Rachelle Bowden in News on May 21, 2004 12:37PM

No, we're not talking about the Trump Tower. Just across the river at 111 W. Wacker, in a spot that currently is a parking lot, the Waterview Tower will be built. This 82-story condo and office skyscraper, designed by Teng and Associates, Inc., will become the city's 3rd tallest residential building, behind the Hancock and Trump's Tower. The location of the Waterview drew some controversy because it is to be built right next door to the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, a Gothic revival church that was built in 1914.

The ever-nerdy Chicagoist likes that all units will have a central, touch-screen control center for lighting, heating, cooling, window shades, audio, visual, security, and appliance control and will also have built in internet access. If we lived there we would probably turn the lights off, then on, then off, then on, then lower the shades, then bring them up, and then turn the microwave on, then off, then on, then off. You would hate us. Here's the good part: These tech amenities are available to you all for the low, low price of $500,000 - $6 million.