Promontory Apartments | |
Location | 5530–5532 South Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 41°47′39″N 87°34′51″W / 41.79417°N 87.58083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1949 |
Built by | Peter Hamlin Construction Company |
Architect | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Pace Associates |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP reference No. | 96001281[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1996 |
The Promontory Apartments is a 22-story skyscraper in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was the first skyscraper Mies designed and was the first of his buildings to feature concepts such as an exposed skeleton. The cooperative building overlooking Burnham Park has 122 units.