AQUA TOPS OUT

CHICAGO — Construction has topped out for Aqua, an 82-story mixed-use tower located within Chicago’s Lakeshore East master-planned community. The tower rises 874 feet, and features 476 rental residences, 268 luxury condominium residences, 210 hotel rooms, and approximately 55,000 square feet of retail and office space. The building’s eight-story base contains five levels of parking and three levels of common areas and amenities, including the Shore Club, which consists of an 80,000-square-foot outdoor deck and a 35,000-square-foot indoor facility. Aqua’s façade features concrete balconies that resemble waves traveling around the building. The building is slated for completion in 2010. Aqua is being developed by Magellan Development Group and is being built by James McHugh Construction Co. The design architect is Studio/Gang/Architects and the architect of record is Loewenberg & Associates.