Huron Plaza, Residential skyscraper in Near North Side, Chicago, United States.
Huron Plaza is a residential skyscraper in Near North Side with 56 floors and a height of about 560 feet at East Huron Street. The building features modern architectural elements and contains roughly 510,000 square feet of residential and common space.
The building was completed in 1983 and was the first residential high-rise in Chicago's Cathedral District. Its construction marked the beginning of a new direction for vertical housing in this area.
The building marks a shift toward vertical living in Chicago and shows how the city began housing more residents in high-rises during the 1980s. This change reshaped the Near North Side neighborhood.
The high-rise sits on East Huron Street and is easy to reach on foot when approaching Near North Side. Visitors should know that this is a purely residential building, so the public has no access to most interior areas.
The building was shaped by an innovative design from Gordon and Levin that influenced modern residential architecture in Chicago. It ranks among the 51 tallest high-rises in the city and reflects the style of a new era in urban design.
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