One Bennett Park
Facts
Also Known As | 1 Bennett Park |
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Formerly | 451 East Grand |
Address | 451 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611 |
Neighborhood | Streeterville |
Built | 2016 - 2019 |
Type |
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Height | 843 feet |
Floors | 70 |
Developer | Related Midwest |
Architect | Robert A.M. Stern |
Architecture firm | Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
Architect of record | GREC Architects |
Condominium interiors | Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
General contractor | Lend Lease |
Apartments | 279 (at the time of opening) |
Condominiums | 69 (at the time of opening) |
Notes
- 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.
Timeline
March 2016 | Groundbreaking |
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July 2016 | The first construction permits were issued. |
February 2017 | This building reached 100 feet tall. |
August 2017 | This building surpassed its neighbor, 500 North Lake Shore Drive, in height. |
September 2017 | Construction reached the 50th floor (540 feet). |
January 2018 | This building topped off. |
July 2018 | Two "urban explorers" climbed this building's 900-foot-tall construction crane and posted a video of themselves on the internet. |
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