Aqua, 225 N Columbus

225 North Columbus, Chicago

Aqua Condominiums
AThe Aqua Tower is located in Chicago’s New Eastside. To capture views the balconies are pushed outward by as much as 12 feet. The result is a building composed of irregularly shaped concrete floor slabs which lend the facade an undulating, sculptural quality. view propertiesview gallery
The architect, Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang mentions that striated limestone outcroppings are a common topographic feature of the Great Lakes region and were an inspiration for these slabs.The building consists of 50,000+ square feet of retail/office space, 200+ hotel rooms (floors 1-18), 476 rental units (floors 19-52), and 263 condominium units (floors 53-80). Carlson Hotels Worldwide opened the first Radisson Blu hotel in the United States on 18 vacant floors of the highrise.
  2012 Sales Data
  The Aqua, 225 N Columbus
Unit Closed Date Sold Price ASF BR
5513 January 2012 380,000 739 1
5809 February 2012 335,000 687 1
7705 March 2012 1,250,000 1982 3
5409 March 2012 565,000 1090 2
7702 March 2012 863,000 1581 2
7101 March 2012 935,000 1581 3
5403 March 2012 453,000 857 1
6808 April 2012 735,000 1547 2
5601 April 2012 459,000 862 1
7308 May 2012 680,000 1547 2
6205 May 2012 1,112,500 1982 3
5408 May 2012 320,000 643 1
6602 May 2012 808,000 1581 2
7501 May 2012 900,000 1756 3
5808 May 2012 700,000 1547 2
6901 May 2012 905,000 1756 3
5306 June 2012 272,000 584 0
7207 June 2012 414,000 881 1
6701 June 2012 942,500 1756 3
7102 June 2012 825,000 1581 2
5805 July 2012 1,165,000 2000 3
6904 August 2012 658,999 1209 1
5305 August 2012 254,000 573 0
5312 August 2012 338,000 739 1
5313 August 2012 380,000 739 1
7908 August 2012 750,000 1547 2
6202 August 2012 838,000 1581 2
6902 August 2012 840,000 1581 2
6304 August 2012 671,829 1209 1
6206 September 2012 730,000 1218 2
5510 September 2012 600,000 1170 2
7109 October 2012 338,000 687 1
5407 November 2012 310,000 584 0
7007 November 2012 420,000 881 1
7504 November 2012 680,000 1209 1
7804 November 2012 640,000 1210 1
6507 November 2012 466,999 881 1
7802 November 2012 925,000 1581 2
5801 December 2012 1,100,000 1756 3
7309 December 2012 315,000 687 1
5609 December 2012 625,000 1090 2
7103 December 2012 625,000 1176 1
714 December 2012 625,000 1209 1
7903 December 2012 665,000 1176 1
 
 
 
225 North Columbus, Chicago

 
The name ‘Aqua’ was assigned to the building and fits the nautical theme of the other buildings in the New Eastside development, and is derived from the wave-like forms of the balconies. Sustainability was an important factor in Aqua’s design. Gang and her team refined the terrace extensions to maximize solar shading, and other sustainable features will include rainwater collection systems and energy-efficient lighting. The green roof on top of the tower base will be the largest in Chicago.
 
 
Aqua, A Conceptual Story
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