Park Place Tower (Chicago)

Park Place Tower is located at 655 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois and is a 56-story, 901-unit condominium tower located in the Lakeview neighborhood in the north side of Chicago. Park Place Tower is the largest building in Chicago outside of downtown. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkplacetower-chicago-il-usa Park Place Tower] Emporis buildings (retrieved 2007-03-14)] Park Place Tower is one of the largest residential towers in Chicago at convert|530.5|ft|m|1. [ [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=18336] Skyscraperpage.com]

Construction and renovation

The tower was initially built in 1971. The entire building was completely renovated and converted to a condominium building in a multi-million dollar project that lasted from 2001 until 2006.

Design awards

The Tower's redesign has earned many awards, including:Fact|date=March 2007
* The Interior Design Institute of British Columbia's Best in Show for 2002
* The Interior Design Institute of British Columbia's Gold Medal Award of Excellence for 2002
* The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Best Overall Community, Urban for 2002
* The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Clubhouse/Club Center, Urban for 2002
* The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago's Silver "Key Award" - Lobbies for 2002

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Chicago

References

External links

* [http://www.liveinparkplace.com Local Realtor Web Site]
* [http://www.parkplacetowercondos.com Park Place Developer Web Site]
* [http://www.parkplacetowercondos.org Park Place Official Web Site]

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