OneEleven (formerly 111 W. Wacker and Waterview Tower ) is a luxury rental apartment tower located in downtown Chicago , Illinois . The building is located between LaSalle Street and Clark Street, adjacent to River North and directly on the Chicago River .
32-521: The building was developed by Related Midwest in a joint venture with Clark Wacker LLC and designed by architect Gary Handel of Handel Architects LLP. Kara Mann of Kara Mann Design was selected for interior design. OneEleven was completed in 2014. OneEleven stands 630 feet (190 m) tall, with 504 units throughout located on 60 stories. The building has 470 total parking spaces, approximately 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) of amenity space, and 32,000 square feet (3,000 m) of retail space. The tower
64-484: A Collegiate Gothic style. In the 1970s, and early 1980s, Stern developed a reputation as a postmodern architect for integrating classical elements into his designs for contemporary buildings, but in the mid-1980s, his work became more traditional, more in keeping with the then emerging New Classical architectural movement . Stern, however, has rejected such characterizations, arguing that his projects draw on vernacular context and local traditions. In recent years,
96-564: A $ 10,000 loan from his mother and a business plan focused on affordable housing. Related originally began as the Related Housing Companies, which built thousands of subsidized low and moderate income apartments nationwide. By the 1980s, the company turned towards higher-profile projects. Related hired architect Robert A.M. Stern in the 1990s to design The Chatham on the corner of 65th Street and Third Avenue . In September 2012, Ross became chairman, and Jeff Blau stepped into
128-469: A 2-million-square-foot office tower, as well as 5.5 acres of public parkland, a public school, and a 1 million-square-foot apartment building with 329 affordable housing units. The 1,189 feet (362 m) proposed hotel, located west of 11th Avenue, would be 80 stories tall and would include 1,750 rooms, making it one of largest hotels in New York City if built. In March 2024, Wynn Resorts released renderings of
160-527: A decade, in September of that year. The Grand LA opened in July 2022. Designed by Frank Gehry , the $ 1.3 billion development includes a 45-story multifamily structure, a 28-story hotel and 164,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. In October 2022, the company unveiled The Cortland, a 25-story luxury residential building designed by Robert A.M. Stern and Olson Kundig . Related’s Quinn property broke
192-529: A partner at RAMSA, and has indicated he has no plans to retire. Stern was the dean of the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016, and has continued to teach there since the end of his tenure. Previously, he taught at Columbia University, in the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation , and from 1984 to 1988 was the director of Columbia's Temple Hoyne Buell Center for
224-832: A record for apartment buildings in Chicago. The Related Companies Related Companies, L.P. is an American real estate firm with headquarters in New York City , and with offices around the country including in West Palm Beach , Chicago , Boston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , as well as in London . Related developed the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project , which comprises 28 acres (0.11 km ) in Manhattan's Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. Related
256-553: Is also the largest private owner of affordable housing in the United States. The company's real estate assets, valued at over $ 60 billion, is made up of mixed-use, residential, retail, office, hospitality in what the company calls "premier high-barrier-to-entry markets." Related has developed mixed-use projects such as Deutsche Bank Center , the Grand LA, and CityPlace . In 1972, Stephen M. Ross founded Related Companies with
288-454: The Brooklyn borough of New York City, in 1939 to a Jewish family, Stern spent his earliest years with his parents in the nearby Manhattan borough. After 1940, they moved back to Brooklyn, where Stern grew up. Stern received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1960 and a master's degree in architecture from Yale University in 1965. Stern has cited the historian Vincent Scully and
320-568: The University of Michigan approved construction for the $ 250 million UM Center for Innovation, which will be developed by Related in partnership with ODM. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Hudson Tunnel Project , a new river tunnel that would double the amount of trains coming from and to New Jersey, took place in November 2023. Related is leading the construction of the concrete casing of
352-450: The 29th floor would have held a rooftop garden and the amenities level for guests and residents. The remaining 30th through 88th floors were to have comprised 233 condominium and penthouse residences. Originally designed to be a concrete building; an exterior wall made of glass, granite and aluminum was designed to resemble a prism. In 2011, developer Related Midwest took an interest in the abandoned tower and conducted an engineering study of
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#1732844681838384-687: The American Revolution ; and the modernist Comcast Center skyscraper in Philadelphia. In 2011, Stern was honored with the Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in contemporary classical architecture . Schwarzman College was designed by Stern; the 200,000 square foot campus houses one of the most advanced higher-education facilities in the world and is one of the first LEED Gold-certified academic buildings in China. Born in
416-595: The Study of American Architecture. A prolific writer, Stern has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books about architecture, including five volumes about New York City's architectural history, each focusing on a different period. In 1986, he hosted "Pride of Place: Building the American Dream", an eight-part documentary series that aired on PBS. The series featured Peter Eisenman , Leon Krier , Philip Johnson , Frank Gehry and other notable architects. "Pride of Place"
448-468: The Tunnel. The following month, Related broke ground on Willets Point , the largest New York City affordable housing project in 40 years. The company announced in July 2024 that Ross would be stepping down as chairman of Related Companies to focus on his other business ventures. Ross will continue to serve as nonexecutive chairman of Related Companies, while Jeff Blau, Bruce Beal Jr., and Kenneth Wong will run
480-562: The architect Philip Johnson as early mentors and influences. After graduating from Yale, Stern worked as a curator for the Architectural League of New York , a job he gained through his connection to Philip Johnson . While at the League, he organized the second 40 Under 40 show, which featured his own work alongside work of then-little-known architects Charles Moore , Robert Venturi and Romaldo Giurgola , all of whom were featured in
512-481: The award. More recently, Stern has designed three skyscrapers in New York City, 220 Central Park South , 520 Park Avenue and 30 Park Place , which will be among the tallest buildings in the city and the United States when complete. In 2017 RAMSA completed a major addition to the campus of Yale University, with two new residential colleges, Pauli Murray College and Benjamin Franklin College , both designed in
544-488: The board of the Walt Disney Company . Stern is now better known for his large-scale condominium and apartment building projects in New York City, which include 20 East End Avenue , The Chatham, The Brompton and 15 Central Park West . The latter was, at the time of its completion, one of the most financially successful apartment buildings ever constructed, with sales totaling $ 2 billion. Stern has designed some of
576-481: The building would no longer contain a hotel and condominiums, but contain 506 rental units, an expansive first-floor retail space, and 439 parking spaces. The new building, designed by Handel Architects , is substantially smaller in height, at 59 stories and 630 ft (190 m) tall. In January 2015, about six months after its opening, developer Related sold the whole building for $ 328.225 million to Heitman LLC . The average price of $ 651,000 per unit reportedly set
608-612: The company. Robert A.M. Stern Robert Arthur Morton Stern (born May 23, 1939) is a New York City–based architect, educator, and author. He is the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, also known as RAMSA. From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture . His firm's major works include the classically styled New York apartment building, 15 Central Park West ; two residential colleges at Yale University ; Philadelphia's Museum of
640-586: The influential issue of Perspecta that Stern edited a year before at Yale. Upon leaving the Architectural League in 1966, Stern worked briefly as a designer in the office of the architect Richard Meier , then worked for two and a half years at New York City's Housing and Development Administration, after which he established Stern & Hagmann with John S. Hagmann , a fellow student from his days at Yale. In 1977 he founded its successor firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects , now known as RAMSA. Stern remains
672-585: The original design had already been modified. The current plan now includes 5.6 acres of public green space and will generate thousands of union jobs. In 2023, Related Midwest opened the Row Fulton Market , a 294-unit luxury rental condo that is the tallest building in Chicago’s Fulton Market District . That same year, Related and The Olayan Group began the first BTR rental home offering at Author King’s Cross . In October 2023,
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#1732844681838704-406: The parking garage portion and most of the hotel floors had been completed. The first 26 floors of OneEleven were originally part of Waterview Tower, which was intended to be a 92-story luxury 1,047-foot-tall (319 m) hotel and condominium; financial setbacks caused construction to halt in 2008. It was initially planned to have parking for guests and residents on floors 2 to 11, and a setback at
736-400: The property to determine if any of the existing structure was salvageable. The results of the study were favorable and it was decided to renovate and add on to the old tower. In 2012, 111 West Wacker Partners LLC, the new joint venture, proposed a completely new design that re-purposed the existing structure into a luxury rental tower to better suit the current real estate market. As a result,
768-453: The proposed resort and other components of the western portion of the project. In July 2024, the non-profit group Friends of the High Line claimed that the plan to build a 20-story podium and sky scraper on the western section of the site would overwhelm the park. In response, Related’s CEO downplayed the complaint saying that Related met with the non-profit group “ten times in the past year” and
800-463: The record for most expensive home sold in Boston’s South End in November 2022; the unit sold for $ 7.4 million. In late 2022, Related entered into a partnership with Wynn Resorts to develop an integrated resort with a casino on the western yard. The next year, it was announced that the plan would include a "'resort' tower", developed with Wynn, as well as a casino and hotel. The plan includes
832-522: The role of CEO. In 2014, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the company and several other large NYC developers, claiming failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 . Related announced its plans to develop the £5 billion, 180-acre North London neighborhood, Brent Cross Town, in 2020. It is currently under development. In 2021, Related
864-490: The tallest structures in the United States, including the glass-clad Comcast Center, the second tallest building in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania . The Driehaus Prize committee (commenting on a preliminary, stone-clad, pyramidal-topped scheme) characterized the design as "[carrying] forward the proportions of the classical obelisk". The scheme, along with Stern's 15 Central Park West , and his master plan for Celebration, were cited as contributing factors in his having won
896-544: The work of Stern's office has ranged from traditional to modernist, depending on the building type and project location, and is best characterized as eclectic and contextual. Stern owns an apartment in The Chatham, a building he designed in New York City. In 1966, he married photographer Lynn Gimbel Solinger , the daughter of David Solinger and the granddaughter of Bernard Gimbel , a marriage that ended by divorce in 1977. They had one son, Nicholas S. G. Stern , who manages
928-407: Was built on Wacker Drive , between LaSalle Street and Clark Street, where a parking lot had been. The building's official address is 111 W. Wacker Drive. OneEleven was designed as a retrofit for the abandoned Waterview Tower project, designed by Thomas Hoepf of Teng and Associates, Inc., and developed in association with Waterview LLC, of which only 26 floors were ever completed. The old building
960-509: Was one of the founders of energyRe, a clean energy company. In May 2021, Time Warner sold One Columbus Circle back to Related, and the building was renamed the Deutsche Bank Center. Related also signed its first major lease with WHOOP at One Kenmore Square as part of the redevelopment of properties under the iconic Citgo sign . The company launched Lantern House and 360 Rosemary, West Palm Beach’s first Class A office in over
992-425: Was salvaged and renovated. The original stone façade of the building was removed in favor of a glass exterior, and an additional 34 floors were added to its height. Where the old and new sections of building meet there is an amenities level with indoor pool, sun deck, fire pit and outdoor kitchens. Construction began in 2005 and continued through May 2008, when construction ceased on the original Waterview Tower, after
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1024-559: Was well received by the public. Many of Stern's early works were private houses in the New York metropolitan area , including in the Hamptons and in Westchester County . Early commercial commissions included projects for Walt Disney World such as Disney's Yacht Club Resort , Disney's Beach Club Resort and the masterplan for Celebration, Florida , and from 1992−2003, Stern served on
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