Park Tower is a high-rise residential building in the Edgewater community area on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the largest all-residential buildings in Chicago and the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
Development Originally constructed as 5415 EdgewaterBeach, on the former site of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, it was renamed Park Tower and Mall in 1979 when it was converted from apartments to condominiums.
Amenities The property includes a party room, an underground parking garage that holds over 300 cars, a bicycle storage room, a laundromat, an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, outdoor wading pool, rooms with weight lifting and cardio equipment, saunas, and a racquetball court. Many of the building's amenities are not included in residents' monthly assessments.
Mall Attached to Park Tower, at 5419 N Sheridan Rd, is an indoor shopping mall with 16 commercial units. Originally intended for retailers and services targeting Park Tower residents,McNally and Quinn Records, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago, Box 7 Folder 13 and Portfolio 4.4 the only remaining retailer is family-owned Chicago-area supermarket chain Go Grocer. The remainder of the units have been converted to office space, much of which has been taken by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.
See also List of tallest buildings in Chicago List of tallest buildings in the United States World's tallest structures
References
Pages 10–19 McNally and Quinn Records, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago, Box 7 Folder 13 and Portfolio 4.4