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There are a great many condo towers available to homebuyers in Chicago. After shopping for a while, however, the buildings began to seem much more the same than they are different, part of a herd rather than unique places to live. If condo conformity is getting you down, the Skybridge Chicago may just be the cure. The $75 million, 39-story project features an ultra-modern design courtesy of Ralph Johnson of Perkins & Will and is one of the more inspiring structures to go up in the city in recent memory. The building features twin towers Swiss-cheesed with huge see-through openings with a bridge-like steel trellis over the top. In a city rapidly filling up with bland concrete boxes, the Skybridge stands tall as a place of singular vision. In fact, Skybridge was presented with the 2004 National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects, the first multi-family residential project in Chicago to win the award since Lake Point Tower over 30 years ago. Check all Chicago real estate listings, homes, condos, new & resales.
The condo homes at the Skybridge range from one- to four-bedrooms and up to 3.5 baths. The units are large and luxurious and offer up to 4200 square feet of living space. Of course, the homes are finished with the kind of high-end touches someone considering this type of building would expect. Shoppers will find GE appliances, full-sized washers and dryers, kitchen and bathroom cabinets in a buyers choice of maple, oak, laminate, or Thermofoil, Grohe faucets, double-bowl kitchen sinks, American Standards commodes, guest tubs, master whirlpools, and solid-core doors. There is also an optional gas fireplace available in all units. Select homes also feature 9-foot ceilings, marble flooring, granite counter tops, and recessed lighting. Skybridge is located off the Kennedy at Halsted and Madison and the views from all units are panoramic, putting breathtaking cityscapes right outside residents’ windows. Parking is also available.
Design and location seem to be the concepts being sold at Skybridge and building-watchers in Chicago seem to think the building offers plenty of both. Being just west of the Chicago River gives homeowners easy access to downtown and to the highway system, plus all the dining, shopping, and lifestyle options that make city living what it is. The design was conceived to go head-to-head with the cookie-cutter buildings that seem to be rising in most American cities. So far, it seems to be working and Skybridge definitely has its fans. Architect Johnson’s other projects include the Nature Museum in Lincoln Park, the Morton International headquarters in the West Loop, and the International Terminal at O’Hare Airport, so city dwellers are accustomed to viewing his work. Skybridge was brought to life by the Dearborn Development Corporation, which has overseen $180,000,000 on Chicago’s North Side over the last 15 years. If Skybridge sounds interesting, and how could it not, there are a variety of ways to get more information. Shoppers can visit the Sales Center at 737 W. Washington Avenue weekends from 1PM to 5PM and Tuesday and Thursday from 1PM to 4PM.
Mike O'Cull
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