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474 North Lake Shore Drive

Coordinates: 41°53′27″N 87°36′53″W / 41.8908°N 87.6146°W / 41.8908; -87.6146
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474 North Lake Shore Drive
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General information
TypeResidential
Location474 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′27″N 87°36′53″W / 41.8908°N 87.6146°W / 41.8908; -87.6146
Completed1990
Height
Roof581 ft (177 m)
Technical details
Floor count61
Design and construction
Architect(s)Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy

474 North Lake Shore Drive is a 581 ft (177m) tall residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.

It was completed in 1990 as North Pier Apartments and has 61 floors. Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy designed the building, which is the 43rd tallest and the tallest precast concrete panel clad building when completed, in Chicago. The buildings façade has dark gray, maroon, and pink panels in an abstract pattern. It was named after North Pier, a long building to the west along Ogden Slip. It has been described by the architects to be masculine counterpart to the curvaceous Lake Point Tower nearby. It was renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive in 2005, when the building was converted to condominiums.

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Position in Chicago's skyline

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The skyline of a city with many large skyscrapers; in the foreground is a green park and a lake with many sailboats moored on it. Over 30 of the skyscrapers and some park features are labeled.311 South WackerWillis TowerChicago Board of Trade Building111 South WackerAT&T Corporate CenterKluczynski Federal Building333 South WabashChase TowerThree First National PlazaMid-Continental PlazaRichard J. Daley CenterChicago Title and Trust Center77 West WackerPittsfield BuildingLeo Burnett BuildingThe Heritage at Millennium ParkCrain Communications BuildingIBM PlazaOne Prudential PlazaTwo Prudential PlazaAon CenterBlue Cross and Blue Shield Tower340 on the ParkPark TowerOlympia Centre900 North Michigan875 North Michigan AvenueWater Tower PlaceHarbor PointThe ParkshoreNorth Pier ApartmentsLake Point TowerJay Pritzker PavilionBuckingham FountainLake MichiganLake MichiganLake Michigan

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