One Museum Park West
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One Museum Park West is the companion structure to One Museum Park
in the Near South Side
community area
(neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois
, USA
. It is located at the north end of the Central Station
development.
development at the southern edge of Grant Park
, across Lake Shore Drive
from Chicago's Museum Campus
. Construction of One Museum Park West followed the 62-story One Museum Park
, directly to the east. In 2006, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
, a non-profit organization was formed to provide representation for thousands of South Loop residents, including the Prairie District, Central Station and Museum Park, Motor Row, the South Michigan Ave Corridor, as well as other areas of the Near South Side.
, South Loop Elementary School, and Phillips Academy High School.
Image:20070528 One Musuem Park West.JPG|Construction photograph (2007-05-28)
Image:One Museum Park from Sears Tower.JPG|Early construction from Sears Tower (2008-06-20)
Image:20080713 One Museum Park West.JPG|Early construction close-up (2008-07-13)
One Museum Park
One Museum Park is a skyscraper in Chicago, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side community area.-Overview:...
in the Near South Side
Near South Side, Chicago
The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop, which is itself a community area...
community area
Community areas of Chicago
Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...
(neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at the north end of the Central Station
Central Station (Chicago neighborhood)
Currently, Central Station refers to a neighborhood within the Near South Side, Chicago community area in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Once , and later , the City of Chicago planned development is now . It encompasses the former rail yards and air space rights east of Indiana Avenue between Roosevelt...
development.
Overview
Museum Park is a complex of multiple residential towers within the Central StationCentral Station (Chicago neighborhood)
Currently, Central Station refers to a neighborhood within the Near South Side, Chicago community area in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Once , and later , the City of Chicago planned development is now . It encompasses the former rail yards and air space rights east of Indiana Avenue between Roosevelt...
development at the southern edge of Grant Park
Grant Park (Chicago)
Grant Park, with between the downtown Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, offers many different attractions in its large open space. The park is generally flat. It is also crossed by large boulevards and even a bed of sunken railroad tracks...
, across Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue , Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S...
from Chicago's Museum Campus
Museum Campus Chicago
Museum Campus Chicago is a lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds three of the city's most notable museums, all dedicated to the natural sciences: the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History...
. Construction of One Museum Park West followed the 62-story One Museum Park
One Museum Park
One Museum Park is a skyscraper in Chicago, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side community area.-Overview:...
, directly to the east. In 2006, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance
The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance is a non-profit resident organization in the South Loop community of Chicago, Illinois. The PDNA, founded in 2006, has grown to provide support and representation to thousands of residents living in and around the Prairie Avenue Historic District,...
, a non-profit organization was formed to provide representation for thousands of South Loop residents, including the Prairie District, Central Station and Museum Park, Motor Row, the South Michigan Ave Corridor, as well as other areas of the Near South Side.
Education
When One Museum Park West opens, the building will be zoned to schools in the Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
, South Loop Elementary School, and Phillips Academy High School.
Gallery
Image:20070528 One Musuem Park West.JPG|Construction photograph (2007-05-28)
Image:One Museum Park from Sears Tower.JPG|Early construction from Sears Tower (2008-06-20)
Image:20080713 One Museum Park West.JPG|Early construction close-up (2008-07-13)
See also
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- World's tallest structures