Type Apartments Opening 2004 Floor count 56 Floors 56 Construction started 2001 | Completed 2004 Roof 646.3 ft (197 m) Height 197 m Opened 2004 | |
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Similar The Heritage at Millenniu, One Museum Park, The Fordham, 340 on the Park, Grant Thornton Tower | ||
55 East Erie is an all-residential skyscraper in Chicago. It is at 647 ft (197 m). Designed by Fujikawa Johnson & Associates and Searl & Associates Architects, the 56 story building was completed in 2004 and is the fourth-tallest all-residential building in the United States after Trump World Tower in New York City, One Museum Park in Chicago, and the nearby 340 on the Park completed in 2007 in Chicago.
Map of 55 East Erie Street, 55 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
The design called for flying buttresses around the mechanical penthouse, which were eventually dropped. Early on, the building was envisioned as much taller in order to house a Mandarin Oriental hotel, but a deal was never struck.
55 East Erie has 194 residential units, including seven floors of split story penthouse homes with express elevator service. The building also features four “Skyhomes,” each a unique four story townhome with its own elevator.