One Bennett Park

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• The 4th floor amenity deck is 44 feet off the ground.
• There are setbacks on the 4th, 6th, 34th, 37th, 38th, 62nd, 64th, and 65th floors
• There are green roofs on the 4th, 6th, 34th, 37th, 38th, 62nd, 64th, and 65th floors
• At one time this was the location of Chicago's police headquarters.
• At one time this was the location of a laboratory for the Kraft-Phenix company. Parkay margarine was invented in that lab.s
• This building is named for the park next door which was co-developed with this building. The park is named for Edward H. Bennett, the Briton who co-authored the 1909 Plan of Chicago that guides the development of the city.
• When this building was first proposed, it was going to have 450 residences. That number was reduced amid concerns from neighborhood groups.
• On the outside of the 68th floor there is an architectural ornament that extends 3.75 feet over the sidewalk 777 feet below. The building pays the City of Chicago $400 a year in rent for the air occupied by that ornament.
• The 41st floor, where there is an amenity deck and where the condominiums start, is 450 feet off the ground.
• This was the first skyscraper in Chicago designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
• Apartments are on floors four through 39.
• Condominiums are on floors 41 through 66.
• At the time this building opened, the smallest condominium had two bedrooms and was 1,737 square feet. The largest was four bedrooms at 7,500 square feet.
• Condominium residents have access to a private valet service.
• At the time this building opened, it was the tallest in the Streeterville neighborhood.
• According to Donald Biernacki, a Senior Vice President of Related Midwest, a Chicago architecture firm wasn't chosen for this building because Related Midwest's parent company already had a good working relationship with Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
• The top floor of this building is 65 feet tall, and used for mechanical systems.
• The top floor of this building is illuminated, and called "The Lantern" by the development company.
• Apartment and condominium residents have separate lobbies.
• The apartment lobby faces North Peshtigo Court.
• The condominium lobby faces Bennett Park.
• The condominium amenities are on the 41st floor.
• This building was designed to avoid blocking the views from the outdoor spaces of neighboring 500 North Lake Shore Drive, which was co-owned at the time of its construction.

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