[chikid]

Chicago has so many great resdential scrapers, but if you had the choice which one would you live in?

I would choose Marina City. I wouldn't care which tower, I think Marina is great.

 

[JB_Gold Coast]

Probably the JHC. Although, I've gotten so used to having a balcony I don't know if I could do without it.

 

[UrbanSophist]

Aqua.

 

[richardsonhomebuyers]

I want to buy a place at Park Tower in a few years.


I heard Marina city is kind of a bad place to live. Very bad management and building upkeep. I think there is some page out there started by the residence which talks about all the problems they have there.

 

[Jules]

Lake Point Tower

 

[ChicagoLover]

860 or 880 North Lake Shore Drive. A glass house in the sky.

 

[Steely Dan]

that country farm house down in hegewisch that chicago103 posted pics of a while back.

 

[MCC]

I would want to live in the Lake Point Tower for the views.

 

[wickedestcity]

top penthouse in the forham spire!

 

[STR]

^I don't need THAT much space, so I'd go with the highest non-duplex penthouse at FS.

If limited to u/c towers, I'd take the highest available unit in Waterview.

If limited to existing towers, I'd pick JHC. Second place is LPT.

 

[forumly_chgoman]

I'd buy the old Bigg's Steakhouse and turn into my mansion.....how cool would that be!

 

[shivtim]

Marina city. I would love to live there.
Of the under construction/proposed, I'd say Waterview. I guess I'd just want to live on the river more than anywhere else!

 

[Azn_chi_boi]

JHC or Waterview...

 

[DanInLakeview]

Marina City or Lake Point Tower, followed by the Hancock.

Someone mentioned that Marina City has a lot of problems. I heard that years ago, but I thought they'd made a lot of improvements in recent years.

At any rate, the people I've met recently who live there are pretty happy with the place. My concern is that the new Trump Tower, being so close, will completely dwarf MC and make it seem claustrophobic for those who have a view on that side.

 

[DanInLakeview]

I just did a quick Google search and came up with the following... Could this be what the previous poster was referring to regarding problems at Marina City?

Residents Held Out to Dry as Marina City Floods

Marina City Watch Dog

 

[wrabbit]

Hmmm.....I'd purchase, renovate & move into Sullivan's Jewelers' Building on Wabash:

Alternately, one of the bridge houses that flank the crossings over the Chicago River:

Or, the top floor of the Mather Tower:

Realistically, I'd go with something like one of Harry Weese's River Cottages:

Or, 860-880 LSD:

As for new construction, I'd go with a Waterview Tower unit (preferably w/a view of my fave Chicago Icon, the Merchandise Mart):

 

[richardsonhomebuyers]

Yes the sites mentioned above are the sites i was referring to. Needless to say they make it sound like Marina has more then there fare share of problems.

 

[XCRunner]

Current: Marina City
U/C: Waterview

 

[i_am_hydrogen]

Current: JHC
U/C: (1) Trump, (2) Waterview
Proposed: Do I even have to answer that?

 

[UrbanSophist]

Realistically, I'd go with something like one of Harry Weese's River Cottages:

I've always thought it would be cool to live there.