Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Comes To Chicago
Image: DeStefano & Partners
The Waldorf=Astoria brand seems to be on a roll, financial crisis be damned. It was only a few months ago that we announced the planned Waldorf=Astoria hotel in Montreal and now we're adding Chicago to the list of lucky cities.
The hotel tower, designed by DeStefano & Partners is projected to reach 1,100 feet (that's over 100 floors!), but unlike certain other landmarks planned for Chicago, it will not surpass the height of the Sears Tower.
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The current half-a-billion dollar project calls for 325 hotel rooms, 367 condo residences, conference space, along with a parking garage, restaurants and all the facilities you'd expect in a mega-project like this. We are careful not to overhype the parameters given the recent track records of high-profile projects in Chicago (as of the time of this writing, Calatrava's mind-boggling Spire is nothing but a big hole with severe financing problems). So, we'll take a closer look when we get there. And, according to the developers (The Prime Group, Inc), we'll "get there" in 2012.
Links and Sources
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower (Wikipedia)
- De Stefano + Partners (www.destefanoandpartners.com)
