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CHICAGO — Magellan Development Group, the developer of Aqua, has inked a deal with Minneapolis-based Carlson Hotels to bring a Radisson Blu hotel to the Lakeshore East tower. Scheduled to open in fall 2011, the $125 million, 300,000-square-foot Radisson Blu will offer 334 guest rooms, a 12,500-square-foot ballroom, 27,000 square feet of meeting space and a 125-seat restaurant and bar. Additionally, guests will have access to the amenity center and fitness package of Aqua tower. The hotel will occupy the first 18 floors and will have a separate entrance from the residential portion of the tower. Aqua is located at 225 N. Columbus Dr.