The Heritage at Millennium Park, located at 130 N. Garland Court in

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is a

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...

tower. Completed in 2005, with a height of and 57 floors, the building was designed by the architectural firm

Solomon Cordwell Buenz Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an international architecture, interior design and planning firm based in Chicago, Illinois with offices in San Francisco, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Seattle, Washington, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirat ...

(architects of

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as well). It is the 36th-tallest building in Chicago. Like many newer buildings , the Heritage preserves and makes use of the

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s of four existing buildings in its base. The Heritage is located directly to the west of

Millennium Park Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, opened in 2004 and intended to celebrate the third millennium, is a prominent civic center near ...

, with unobstructed views of Millennium Park, parts of Grant Park, and

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. It is directly opposite the

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on Wabash Avenue. It has a private indoor pool, health club, dog run, party room, rooftop deck, and indoor parking. The tower is included in the extensive downtown underground

pedway Pedways (short for pedestrian walkways) are elevated or underground walkways, often connecting urban high-rises to each other, other buildings, or the street. They provide quick and comfortable movement from building to building, away from traffi ...

system. In addition to condominiums, the Heritage also contains ground floor retail space.

Trivia

It was said that Mayor

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was considering moving to the tower, but later decided to stay put in his South Loop residence as noted in an article in the ''Chicago Tribune'' in November 2005.As reported in th
Chicagoist
website with link to Tribune article. According to the 2000 census, 16,388 people live in the Loop. More recently , 60602 was named by ''Forbes'' as the hottest zip code in the country , with upscale buildings such as the Heritage at Millennium Park leading the way for other buildings such as

Waterview Tower OneEleven (formerly 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower) is a luxury rental apartment tower located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building is located between LaSalle Street and Clark Street, adjacent to River North and directly on the Chicago ...

, The Legacy at Millennium Park and Momo. The median sale price for residential real estate was $710,000 in 2005 according to ''Forbes''. The average sale price at the Heritage in 2006 was $1.283 million according to data from the MLS and Rubloff. The building bears a slight resemblance to

One Rincon Hill One Rincon Hill is an upscale residential complex on the apex of Rincon Hill in San Francisco, California, United States. The complex, designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by Urban West Associates, consists of two ...

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which was designed by the same architectural firm.

Position in skyline

References

:Inline
Emporis listing
- The Heritage at Millennium Park

External links

The Heritage at Millennium Park Condominium Sales & Rental WebsiteCondominium Association website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage at Millennium Park, The Residential condominiums in Chicago Residential skyscrapers in Chicago Residential buildings completed in 2005 2005 establishments in Illinois

Trivia

Position in skyline

See also

References

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