Lake Point Tower

Quick Facts

City	Chicago
Country	USA
Year	1968
Height	196,6m / 645ft
Floors	70

Realisation

Architect

Schipporeit-Heinrich associates
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White

Building Info

Name	Lake Point Tower
Category	Residential
Materials	concrete glass
Address	505 N. Lake Shore Dr.

Notes

Highest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of its completion.
Tallest residential-only building in Chicago until the construction of 55 East Erie in 2004.
Shape was derived from a design of Mies van der Rohe proposed for Berlin in 1922.