Skybridge
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Identification
Name
Skybridge
Emporis Building Number
100434
Location
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| 736-798 West Madison Street |
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
128.17 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
39
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
concrete
Facade material
concrete
Facade system
exposed structure
Architectural style
modernism
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Now available and only here! View this building during its construction process. |
Usages
Main usages
residential condominiumSide usages
parking
commercial supermarketFeatures and Amenities
Balconies are available
Bicycle storage is available
Doorman is available
Exercise facility is available
Public parking is available
Sundeck is available
Facts
The name Skybridge comes from the transparent gap in the middle of the building, where a glass hallway links the two sections on each level. |
Because the bridge is indented on both sides of the building, each floor has 8 corner exposures. |
The tower was positioned on the eastern third of the site along the Kennedy Expressway to take advantage of permanently open skyline views. |
The base of the building holds a Dominick's supermarket and a parking garage. The garage windows on the west side are reminiscent of futuristic architecture from the 1960's. |
The design was chosen in a competition between 3 architecture firms: Murphy/Jahn, Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay, and Perkins & Will. Jahn's entry nearly won with its plan for a core surrounded by adjustable modules which could be combined sideways and vertically to form larger units. |
During the planning stage a TV station across Halsted, concerned about interference with its satellite feeds, led a movement against the development. However when the design was unveiled at a protest meeting, a majority of neighbors cheered for the building. |
The initial version of the design called for all units to be positioned east of the main corridor, which would have resulted in a much thinner structure. |
A giant steel trellis with a concrete spine extends from the roof, overhanging the sundecks on the north side. |
Skybridge is the tallest building in Chicago west of Interstate 94. |
The main entrance is behind a forest of giant columns holding up the north end of the building. |
The facade is painted white and gray with splashes of red, yellow, and blue at various points of inflection. |
Companies involved in this building