• Construction start: 2006
• Construction finish: 2009
• Designed by: Teng and Associates
• Type: Skyscraper
• Stories: 90
• Maximum Height: 1,050 feet / 320 meters

• Floorspace: 1,300,000 square feet.

• October 2, 2005: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts announced it would locate its first American hotel in this tower.
• January, 2006: Construction began.
• November, 2007 - A construction worker plummeted down the elevator shaft to his death.
• April, 2008: Construction reached the 27th floor.
• July 15, 2008: After weeks of construction being on hold, Crain's Chicago Business reports that a $340 million loan package that could restart construction is being worked on.
• November 5, 2008: Crain's Chicago Business reports that a bank loan necessary to re-start construction of this tower has been put on hold.
• December 5, 2008: A fire broke out on the highest floor of the incomplete building. WLS radio reports that it was construction material that caught fire.

• Architect: Thomas Hoepf

• "We took great care to find the very best location and building for our American debut. We believe the Waterview Tower is the ideal launching pad for our brand within the U.S. Our reputation has been built over three decades in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, expanding into Canada, Europe and Australia through our recently announced projects in Vancouver, London and Sydney, and we are extremely delighted that our signature warm and gracious style of Asian hospitality will first be introduced to America in Chicago."

  -Giovanni Angelini, C.E.O., Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

There are 16 comments.

  water view tower is by far the most beautiful bldg on the chicago river with the elegancy of changrilat hotels ...this is far better than trump ,....i do believe ..it is going to be one of the greatest investment for the future ...for those who did not get the opportunity yet i say u should hurry now

a elborno - Saturday, September 27th, 2008 @ 2:47am  

  I'm from romania and i love this city.Fordham spire,aqa,waterview,trump will modify the city and I hope this will not stop.chicago has the most beautiful skyline in my opinion and I hope that sometime I will visit the most beautiful city in the world

just dan - Saturday, January 5th, 2008 @ 7:16pm  

  I'm anxiously waiting for this building to grow ... It's currently only about 10 stories tall & not visible in the skyline. I can't wait to see both it & the Trump Tower from my office during the day, they will both be a great modern addition to the skyline.

urbaneddie - Sunday, December 9th, 2007 @ 4:11pm  

  That is AMAZING!!! I visit Chicago every summer on vacation. I hope I can tour that place. Chicago is already an amazing,exciting city and they just keep adding to the excitement of visiting.

Tammy Heffernan - Saturday, December 8th, 2007 @ 12:05pm  

  This will be a beautiful addition to the city's skyline. Much prettier than Trump's and I will be able to see this one from my home in the Gold Coast..Chicago is a great city to live in!!!!

Keith C. - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 @ 10:01am  

  Tall, sleek, stately - I hope it turns out in reality as good as it looks simulated.

Jeffrey J - Monday, June 4th, 2007 @ 11:09pm  

  Chicago is leading the world with new and architecturally significant buildings. Trump, Waterview, Aqua, Legacy, 300 N. Lasalle, Central Park, WOW!!!

Michael Campo - Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 @ 1:23pm  

  An interesting looking building. A beautiful addition to the skyline.

Thomas Semesky - Saturday, September 9th, 2006 @ 2:51pm  

  I recently reserved a two bedroom in this building. Both the price per square foot (I paid around $607) and the monthly maintenance (approx $.50 psf)seem very reasonable for a building with very high end finishings and luxury amenities. The floorplan is very well done, I think the building will be a tremendous success.

TK - Friday, August 4th, 2006 @ 10:50am  

  Its a great looking building in the right spot, together with trump tower it will be a great addition to chicagos skyline, i hope investors will continue this trend and keep up building the mega towers in chicago so some desert city doesnt think it has anything to say in skyscraper mytoligie! I LOVE CHICAGO AND THE USA!!!!

Benjamin Z. - Saturday, July 8th, 2006 @ 8:58am  

  Chicago is transforming an already great skyline for the better.

Hose - Monday, July 3rd, 2006 @ 1:04pm  

  Chicago is the best city in the world and with the Fordham spire and the new Trump tower and this new Waterview building its bound to get even greater that its orginal self.Chicago Rocks!

Kryan - Saturday, May 13th, 2006 @ 7:58pm  

  Very nice and being adjacent to the R.R. Donnely and Burnett buildings is a real bonus. Three beautiful buildings along the river will give Chicago an unsurpassed skyline.

Travis Hill - Monday, April 3rd, 2006 @ 4:32pm  

  I've been following this project for the past several years, and I'm so pleased that it's officially under construction. This tower will make a striking yet slender addition to the Chicago skyline and it will certainly fit in wonderfully along the Wacker Drive streetwall. There were many doubters that this project would ever come to fruition and I'm glad that they were proven wrong. At 89 floors and 1,047', Waterview Tower will be the 5th tallest building in Chicago upon completion. Slender yet soaring, Waterview Tower is an A+ building in my book.

BVictor1 - Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 @ 2:58pm  

  Very elegant design if do say so myself. This building will make great strides in making view of the river the most envious landscapes in the world. Even if we no longer can claim to have the worlds tallest building we may as well have the majority of the top 20.

Joel K - Friday, March 10th, 2006 @ 1:35pm  

  beautiful. simply beautiful. i just wished it was higher. chicago needs to regain its former skyscraper glory.

james jacob - Monday, March 6th, 2006 @ 12:01am