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The 'Trump International Hotel and Tower' is a skyscraper condo-hotel under construction at 401 North Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump. It is located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Upon completion in 2009, it will be the second tallest building in Chicago behind the Sears Tower, though the Chicago Spire will be taller once it is completed in 2010. The building will be 415 meters (1,362 feet) tall and contain 96 floors for various uses when completed. Despite ongoing difficulties, construction is proceeding.[1]
The tower is constructed on the site formerly occupied by the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the city's two major newspapers. It is located at the foot of Rush Street, immediately west of the Wrigley Building and the Michigan Avenue Bridge. It is also immediately east of Marina City and 330 North Wabash. It sits along a jog on the north side of the Chicago River which cause it to appear to be highly visible from eastward points along the river such as the mouth at Lake Michigan the Lake Shore Drive overpass and the Columbus Avenue Bridge.
The design of the building incorporates three setbacks to give it a visual continuity with the surrounding skyline[2]. Each of the setbacks is designed to reflect the height of a nearby building: the first matches the Wrigley Building, the second setback aligns with the Marina City Towers, and the third setback matches the height of the 330 North Wabash.
The building will be made up of 2.6 million gross square feet, include 90 stories, 472 super-luxury residential condominiums, including studios to three bedrooms and up to five bedroom penthouses, and feature a five-star luxury hotel condominium with 286 guest rooms.Trump Organization. (Unknown last update). ''Project overview''. Retrieved May 09, 2007, from http://www.trumpchicago.com/tbrochure.pdf Floors three and twelve will be used for lobbies, retail, and parking 3-12. A health club and spa will be located on the 14th floor and Mezzanine. Hotel condominiums and executive lounges will be located on floors 17 through 27M. The tower's residential condominiums will be located from the 29th to 85th floors. Penthouses will make up floors 86 through 89.
The building will break the record for the world’s highest residence, which has been held since 1969 by the nearby John Hancock Center. Note that since this building has both hotel condominiums and residential condominiums it will not contest the record recently set by the Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast of Australia which is 80 stories high as the tallest all-residential building.
When planning for this building began in 2000, it was originally announced that it would be the future world's tallest building. After the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, Trump had the plans scaled down hundreds of feet to avoid being a potential target for similar terrorist attacks.
The building's design by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill was first released in December, 2001. According to the Chicago Tribune, the company built nearly 50 models before they came up with a design they liked. However, the first design did not meet well with architects and the residents of Chicago. A subsequent revision in July, 2002 resulted in the current established design. In January, 2004, another revision changed floors 17 through 26 from offices into condominiums and hotel rooms. Bill Rancic, ''The Apprentice'' season one winner, manages the project. Construction began on March 17th 2005.
The concrete subcontractor is implementing a comprehensive formwork for the construction of the building. The building will be the tallest formwork structure in the world. Concrete moulding is being used, because using a traditional ironwork structure would require a building footprint that would be too big for the property size, proportional to the height of the designed building. A liquid concrete pump allows each additional floor to be poured by pumping concrete up several hundred feet to the elevating construction site.
★ List of buildings
★ List of skyscrapers
★ List of tallest buildings in Chicago
★ List of tallest buildings in the United States
★ World's tallest structures
★ Buildings named "Trump International Hotel and Tower"
★ Vaccaro, P.K. (2002). Modernist vocabulary: modernism is reemerging in what some consider a return to the true spirit of Chicago design. ''Urban Land, 61'', 114-115, 118-121.
★ Rubin, S. (1984). ''Trump Tower''. New Jersey: Lyle Stuart.
★ Keegan, E. (2005). Drama over Trump's Chicago tower. ''Architectural Record, 193'', 37.
1. As Trump tower rises, worries pile up
2. ''Trump International Hotel & Tower''. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (URL accessed 2 September 2006).
★ Official Web Site - http://www.trumpchicago.com/
★ Trump Organization - http://www.trump.com/main.htm
 August 25, 2007 330 North Wabash, John Hancock Center Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago, Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower .JPG) July 19 2007 view from Columbus Ave at Chicago River. (Also pictured: Michigan Avenue Bridge, Marina City, 330 North Wabash, 333 North Michigan, London Guarantee Building, Wrigley Building)  December 13, 2006 viewed from Richard J. Daley Center |
The 'Trump International Hotel and Tower' is a skyscraper condo-hotel under construction at 401 North Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump. It is located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Upon completion in 2009, it will be the second tallest building in Chicago behind the Sears Tower, though the Chicago Spire will be taller once it is completed in 2010. The building will be 415 meters (1,362 feet) tall and contain 96 floors for various uses when completed. Despite ongoing difficulties, construction is proceeding.[1]
| Contents |
| Location |
| Architecture |
| Design |
| Layout |
| Height |
| Development |
| History |
| Construction |
| See also |
| References |
| Further reading |
| Notes |
| External links |
Location
The tower is constructed on the site formerly occupied by the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the city's two major newspapers. It is located at the foot of Rush Street, immediately west of the Wrigley Building and the Michigan Avenue Bridge. It is also immediately east of Marina City and 330 North Wabash. It sits along a jog on the north side of the Chicago River which cause it to appear to be highly visible from eastward points along the river such as the mouth at Lake Michigan the Lake Shore Drive overpass and the Columbus Avenue Bridge.
Architecture
Design
The design of the building incorporates three setbacks to give it a visual continuity with the surrounding skyline[2]. Each of the setbacks is designed to reflect the height of a nearby building: the first matches the Wrigley Building, the second setback aligns with the Marina City Towers, and the third setback matches the height of the 330 North Wabash.
Layout
The building will be made up of 2.6 million gross square feet, include 90 stories, 472 super-luxury residential condominiums, including studios to three bedrooms and up to five bedroom penthouses, and feature a five-star luxury hotel condominium with 286 guest rooms.Trump Organization. (Unknown last update). ''Project overview''. Retrieved May 09, 2007, from http://www.trumpchicago.com/tbrochure.pdf Floors three and twelve will be used for lobbies, retail, and parking 3-12. A health club and spa will be located on the 14th floor and Mezzanine. Hotel condominiums and executive lounges will be located on floors 17 through 27M. The tower's residential condominiums will be located from the 29th to 85th floors. Penthouses will make up floors 86 through 89.
Height
The building will break the record for the world’s highest residence, which has been held since 1969 by the nearby John Hancock Center. Note that since this building has both hotel condominiums and residential condominiums it will not contest the record recently set by the Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast of Australia which is 80 stories high as the tallest all-residential building.
Development
History
When planning for this building began in 2000, it was originally announced that it would be the future world's tallest building. After the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, Trump had the plans scaled down hundreds of feet to avoid being a potential target for similar terrorist attacks.
The building's design by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill was first released in December, 2001. According to the Chicago Tribune, the company built nearly 50 models before they came up with a design they liked. However, the first design did not meet well with architects and the residents of Chicago. A subsequent revision in July, 2002 resulted in the current established design. In January, 2004, another revision changed floors 17 through 26 from offices into condominiums and hotel rooms. Bill Rancic, ''The Apprentice'' season one winner, manages the project. Construction began on March 17th 2005.
Construction
The concrete subcontractor is implementing a comprehensive formwork for the construction of the building. The building will be the tallest formwork structure in the world. Concrete moulding is being used, because using a traditional ironwork structure would require a building footprint that would be too big for the property size, proportional to the height of the designed building. A liquid concrete pump allows each additional floor to be poured by pumping concrete up several hundred feet to the elevating construction site.
The Chicago Sun-Times building prior to demolition
.JPG)
See also
★ List of buildings
★ List of skyscrapers
★ List of tallest buildings in Chicago
★ List of tallest buildings in the United States
★ World's tallest structures
★ Buildings named "Trump International Hotel and Tower"
References
Further reading
★ Vaccaro, P.K. (2002). Modernist vocabulary: modernism is reemerging in what some consider a return to the true spirit of Chicago design. ''Urban Land, 61'', 114-115, 118-121.
★ Rubin, S. (1984). ''Trump Tower''. New Jersey: Lyle Stuart.
★ Keegan, E. (2005). Drama over Trump's Chicago tower. ''Architectural Record, 193'', 37.
Notes
1. As Trump tower rises, worries pile up
2. ''Trump International Hotel & Tower''. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (URL accessed 2 September 2006).
External links
★ Official Web Site - http://www.trumpchicago.com/
★ Trump Organization - http://www.trump.com/main.htm
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