The Buckingham, formerly known as Buckingham Plaza, is a 44-story all-residential

condominium A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately owned, or owned in common with exclusive rights of occupation by individual own ...

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, the building sits between the new 340 on the Park building to its west and the older

Outer Drive East 400 East Randolph Street Condominiums or simply 400 East Randolph (formerly Outer Drive East) is a 40-story high-rise in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Reinheimer & Associates. The building primarily consists of residential condominiums, though ...

building to its east. Two parks,

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and Lakeshore East Park, are immediately located to the Buckingham's south and north faces respectively. It is one of the few buildings that predates the new

Lakeshore East Lakeshore East is a master-planned mixed use urban development being built by the Magellan Development Group in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the Loop, ...

development in the New Eastside neighborhood. There are 7 rooms located on every residential floor of the building, for a total of 306 units. An indoor pool, sauna, laundry room, fitness center and open roof deck are located on the top floor. The Buckingham has 3 high-speed

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s that run the length of the building plus one elevator that runs from the first floor to each floor of the 4-story underground parking garage.

Position in Chicago's skyline

The Buckingham is east of 340 on the Park. It appears (unlabelled) in front of Park Tower in the diagram below.

References

External links

Official SiteMore Photos from ''Chicago Architecture''
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