Promontory Apartments
Promontory Apartments, International Style apartment tower in Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
The 22-story concrete and glass residential building stands at the edge of Burnham Park with views extending across Lake Michigan and the surrounding neighborhood.
Completed in 1949, this structure marked Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's first skyscraper design and established new standards for modernist residential architecture in America.
The tripartite floor layout with three apartments centered around elevator lobbies introduced a new approach to high-rise residential living arrangements in post-war Chicago.
The building contains 122 cooperative units, with each floor featuring an efficient arrangement of residences connected through small elevator lobbies.
Developer Herbert Greenwald selected Mies van der Rohe for this project after consulting other architects including Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius.
Location: Chicago
Architects: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architectural style: International Style
GPS coordinates: 41.79420,-87.58080
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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