Aqua (skyscraper)

This article is about a skyscraper in Chicago. For a skyscraper in Valencia, see Aqua Multiespacio.

Aqua is a skyscraper in Chicago, United States. It is 250 meters (819 feet) tall and has 82 floors. It was built in 2009 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world and the 13th tallest building in Chicago. It was designed by Jeanne Gang.

Aqua
Location within Chicago metropolitan area Aqua (skyscraper) (Illinois) Aqua (skyscraper) (the United States)
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Hotel Residential Retail Office
Architectural style	Contemporary architecture
Location	Chicago, Illinois Google Maps Location
Address	225 N. Columbus Drive
Coordinates	41°53′11″N 87°37′12″W
Construction started	2007
Completed	2009
Cost	US$300 million
Owner	Aqua Realty Holdings LLC
Height	261.8 m (859 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	82 5 below ground
Floor area	1,990,635 sq ft (184,936.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators	24
Design and construction
Architect	Design: Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects; Architect of Record: James Loewenberg of Loewenberg & Assoc.
Developer	Magellan Development Group
Structural engineer	Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractor	James McHugh Construction Co
Other information
Number of units	747: Apartments 334: Hotel
References

Related pages

• List of tallest buildings in Chicago
• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in the world

Other websites

• Emporis.com - Aqua
• SkycraperPage.com – Aqua