Overview

The Chicago lakefront is one of America’s urban wonders. The ribbon of high-rise luxury apartment buildings along the Lake Michigan shore has few, if any, rivals nationwide for sustained architectural significance. This historic confluence of site, money, style, and development lies at the heart of the updated edition of Neil Harris's Chicago Apartments: A Century and Beyond of Lakefront Luxury. The book features more than one hundred buildings, stretching from south to north and across more than a century, each with its own special combination of design choice, floor plans, and background story. Harris, with the assistance of Teri J. Edelstein, proves to be an affable and knowledgeable tour guide, guiding us through dozens of buildings, detailing a host of inimitable development histories, design choices, floor plans, and more along the way. Of particular note are recent structures on the Chicago River and south of the Loop that are proposing new definitions of comfort and extravagance. Featuring nearly 350 stunning images and a foreword by renowned Chicago author Sara Paretsky, this new edition of Chicago Apartments offers a wide-ranging look inside some of the Windy City’s most magnificent abodes.  

Full Product Details

Author:   Neil Harris ,  Teri J Edelstein ,  Sara Paretsky
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.068kg
ISBN:  

9780226610870

ISBN 10:   022661087
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   15 July 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, by Sara Paretsky Chicago's Luxury Apartments A Note to the Reader South Shore 6700 South Crandon Avenue 6901 South Oglesby Avenue 2666 East 73rd Street | THE COASTLAND 7000 South Shore Drive 7321 South Shore Drive | WINDSOR BEACH APARTMENTS Hyde Park-Kenwood 5000 South Cornell Avenue 5421 South Cornell Avenue 5801-11 South Dorchester Avenue | THE CLOISTERS 5000 South East End Avenue 5555 South Everett Avenue | JACKSON TOWERS 1640 East 50th Street | NARRAGANSETT APARTMENTS 1648 East 50th Street / 4950 South Chicago Beach Drive | THE POWHATAN 1644 East 56th Street | THE WINDERMERE 5454 South Shore Drive | SHORELAND HOTEL 5490 South Shore Drive | JACKSON SHORE APARTMENTS 5530-32 South Shore Drive | PROMONTORY APARTMENTS 5830-44 South Stony Island Avenue | VISTA HOMES Greater Loop 225 North Columbus Drive | AQUA TOWER 451 East Grand Avenue | ONE BENNETT PARK 1200 South Indiana Avenue | NEMA CHICAGO 400 North Lake Shore Drive | THE SPIRE 505 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE POINT TOWER 60 East Monroe Street | THE LEGACY 1211 South Prairie Avenue | ONE MUSEUM PARK EAST 400 East Randolph Street | OUTER DRIVE EAST 300 North State Street | MARINA CITY 401 North Wabash Avenue | TRUMP TOWER 403 North Wabash Avenue | RENELLE ON THE RIVER 363 East Wacker Drive | VISTA TOWER RESIDENCES Near North Side 1200 North Astor Street | MCONNELL APARTMENTS 1209 North Astor Street 1260 North Astor Street 1301 North Astor Street 1325 North Astor Street 20 East Cedar Street | BRADLEY APARTMENTS 70 East Cedar Street 40-50 East Chicago Avenue | HOTEL ST. BENEDICT FLATS 161 East Chicago Avenue | OLYMPIA CENTRE 1366 North Dearborn Parkway | DEARBORN SCHILLER 132 East Delaware Place-900 North Michigan 175 East Delaware Place | JOHN HANCOCK CENTER 55 East Erie Street 179 East Lake Shore Drive | DRAKE TOWER 199 East Lake Shore Drive | THE BREAKERS 209 East Lake Shore Drive 219 East Lake Shore Drive 229 East Lake Shore Drive | THE SHORELAND APARTMENTS 680 North Lake Shore Drive | AMERICAN FURNITURE MART 860/880 North Lake Shore Drive 936 North Lake Shore Drive 999 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE SHORE APARTMENTS 1040 North Lake Shore Drive | THE CARLYLE 1100 North Lake Shore Drive | MARSHALL APARTMENTS 1120 North Lake Shore Drive 1130 North Lake Shore Drive 1200 North Lake Shore Drive | STEWART APARTMENTS 1242 North Lake Shore Drive 1418 North Lake Shore Drive 1420 North Lake Shore Drive 1430 North Lake Shore Drive 1448 North Lake Shore Drive 1500 North Lake Shore Drive 1540 North Lake Shore Drive 2130 North Lincoln Park West 2300 North Lincoln Park West | BELDEN-STRATFORD HOTEL 2342-44 North Lincoln Park West 800 North Michigan Avenue | PARK TOWER 900 North Michigan Avenue 919 North Michigan Avenue | PALMOLIVE BUILDING 940-980 North Michigan Avenue | ONE MAGNIFICANT MILE 30 West Oak Street 180 East Pearson Street | WATER TOWER PLACE 200 East Pearson Street | CAMPBELL APARTMENTS 60-70 East Scott Street 1320 North State Parkway 1530 North State Parkway 1550 North State Parkway 1244 North Stone Street 220 East Walton Place | CASTELLANE APARTMENTS 232 East Walton Place 233 East Walton Place 9 West Walton Place | N 9 WALTON North Side 2920 North Commonwealth Avenue | COMMONWEALTH TOWERS 325 West Fullerton Parkway 399 West Fullerton Parkway 660-700 West Irving Park Road | THE PATTINGTON 3240 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-MELROSE APARTMENTS 3300 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-ALDINE APARTMENTS 3314 North Lake Shore Drive | LE GRIFFON 3400 North Lake Shore Drive | HARBOR APARTMENTS 3500 North Lake Shore Drive | CORNELIA APARTMENTS 3750 North Lake Shore Drive 3800 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-GRACE APARTMENTS 3920 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE SHORE TOWERS 2430 North Lakeview Avenue 2440 North Lakeview Avenue 2450 North Lakeview Avenue 2550 North Lakeview Avenue | LINCOLN PARK 2550 2600 North Lakeview Avenue | MARLBOROUGH APARTMENTS 5000 North Marine Drive | THE AQUITANIA 421 West Melrose Street | EDDYSTONE APARTMENTS 320 West Oakdale Avenue 2800 North Pine Grove Avenue | BREWSTER APARTMENTS 3000 North Sheridan Road 3100 North Sheridan Road | BARRY APARTMENTS 5510 North Sheridan Road | THE RENAISSANCE 5555 North Sheridan Road | EDGEWATER BEACH APARTMENTS Acknowledgments Appendix Notes Select Bibliography Index

Reviews

When I think of lakefront luxury living in Chicago, a roughly one-mile, zigzag stretch of Lake Shore Drive, from East Pearson Street on the south to North Avenue on the north, comes to mind. . . . When I lived in Chicago and often rode my bike along the lakefront, it was hard to not think what it was like to live inside one of those apartment buildings. The second edition of Chicago Apartments does just that. --John Hill A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

When I think of lakefront luxury living in Chicago, a roughly one-mile, zigzag stretch of Lake Shore Drive, from East Pearson Street on the south to North Avenue on the north, comes to mind. . . . When I lived in Chicago and often rode my bike along the lakefront, it was hard to not think what it was like to live inside one of those apartment buildings. The second edition of Chicago Apartments does just that. -- John Hill * A Daily Dose of Architecture Books *

Author Information

Neil Harris is the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor of History and Art History Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His books include Capital Culture, The Chicagoan, The Artist in American Society, Humbug, and Cultural Excursions, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Teri J. Edelstein is an art historian and museum professional. Sara Paretsky is the author most recently of Shell Game. A prolific crime and mystery novelist, she received her PhD in history from the University of Chicago in 1977.

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