An Elite Architectural Masterpiece

The acclaimed Aqua Private Residences sits unmatched in its 21st century, innovative design and well earned spectacular acclaim amongst the citizens of Chicago. Standing at an impressive 82 stories, and masterfully positioned in the up and coming Lakeshore East community, Aqua is simply an iconic masterpiece. Developed by the renowned Magellan Development Group and designed by Jeanne Gang, the principal and founder of Studio Gang Architects, Aqua continues to remain the most talked about skyscraper in beautiful Downtown Chicago. Heralded the Skyscraper of the year in 2009 by the Emporis Group, Aqua continues to set new standards of high quality skyscraper design, which embody and celebrate both green building and green management practices. With its one of a kind, world renowned wavy design, Aqua is a sensuous and exotic tower, featuring state of the art exterior and interior features forever envied by lower tiered high rises. Set upon The Windy City skyline, Aqua only intensifies the acclaim and prestige that Chicago’s downtown district has to offer.

Known as one of the most celebrated cities of long standing tradition and class, Chicago continues to display only the most innovative and premier skyscraper design, set upon a backdrop of gorgeous Lake Michigan and a city set ablaze by cultural, economical, and social prowess. Home to modern day cathedrals like Wrigley Field, US Cellular Field, The United Center, The Sears Tower and The Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago has all you need for epic athletic competition, cultural anthropology, economic success, and elite urban masterpieces like The Aqua. With some of the highest and most celebrated skyscrapers in the country, it’s no wonder The Aqua is positioned among a setting like the Lakeshore East community. An award winning, 28 acre, master planned community where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, Millennium Park and Columbus drive and the eclectic and successful Loop Business District, The Lakeshore East preserve is filled with both convenience and high caliber culture. With an array of recreational opportunities including but not limited to a 6 acre park, spacious children’s playground, a lakefront path for walking or jogging, convenient dog park, breathtaking and scenic open fields, and exotic fountains, The Lakeshore East commodity is a raved about success in every sense of the word.


While the fluid contour of Aqua is both unique and an architectural anomaly, residents enjoy luxurious interior appointments which are second to none. With floor to ceiling windows, residents enjoy broad sweeping, picturesque views of the incredible Chicago skyline fueled by Lake Michigan, Millennium Park, Navy Pier and nearby DuSable and Monroe Harbor’s sailboats and yachts. Residents also enjoy high end finish outs, including exotic hardwood flooring, stainless steel professional grade appliances, elegant and fine lighting with stainless steel finishes, designer fixtures, and kitchens entirely designed by the spectacular and prestigious Snaidero or Fieldstone Inc. Square footages of Aqua range from as little as 900 square feet, petite studios to as much as three bedroom, palatial estates in upwards of almost 4,000 square feet. Each unit is heavily upgraded and dressed in both prestige, splendor, and raw class. Units range from single level urban studios, to multi level elite super-condo’s of an exquisite stature, fit with options for rooftop terraces and private entries. Kitchens also utilize Hanstone Quartz countertops which are Greenguard certified and are low emitting, non porous material which inhibit mold, mildew, and/or bacterial growth which render the indoor air quality harmful and toxic. Faucets and shower heads have been designed by HansGrohe, Moen, Delta and Tot which ensure only the most rigorous and specific water conservation. Without hindering the resident’s comfort or convenience, such faucets exemplify the green way of life, reducing gallons per minute, and utilizing significant conservation standards and ethics. The use of bamboo flooring, which is a rapidly renewable resource and is environmentally friendly remain both renewable and recyclable material, helping Aqua to comply with the top tier of green certification. Wood elements used in Aqua create a healthier and cleaner environment, serving to reduce other material’s tendency to trap allergies, dust, or harmful mold producing moisture.


While a wave like structure outside, the amenities of Aqua continue the amazement, providing a regal and distinguished living atmosphere, massively equipped with state of the art amenities and 21st century panache. Entitled the Shore Club in Aqua, residents enjoy exclusive access to over 100,000 square feet of amenity area, on two floors of indoor and outdoor space. With a state of the art comfy Media Room, complete with theater style, top notch lazy chairs, to an illustrious and massively equipped Spa and Fitness center with cardio equipment, strength and conditioning equipment, free weights, lap pool, expansive swimming pool, whirlpool, and steam and sauna areas, Aqua residents experience the lifestyle that comes with living in one of the most exclusive and spectacular buildings in America.


Aqua sets a new standard in green, eco friendly living, while utilizing low E tinted Glass throughout Aqua’s windows to maintain optimal temperature control in each residence. Aqua has also become the site of the Midwest’s first electric vehicle charging station open to the public. A six charger station, which can accommodate up to 24 plug-in vehicles sits in both unique and coveted position, while Aqua also offers discounted parking for electric vehicles in the public garage area. Aqua has also placed its entire parking area, a whopping six floors, entirely underground, creating a non-roof heat island effect, eliminating hard surface pavements that contribute to thermal gradient abuse. Aqua is also less than ¼ of a mile to several public transportation bus routes, including commuter rails, and subway stations. Aqua is also one of the coveted few to achieve green, LEED qualifications, which are the highest, most prestigious third party, eco friendly qualifications for true green, skyscraper residence design.


Located just steps away from the best the city of Chicago has to offer, ranging from Michigan Avenue, to Millennium Park, to the Arts and Business Districts, Aqua remains thee most distinctive, mixed use, elite urban residence combining an elite, super condo establishment with over 100,000 square feet of office and retail space, and a soon to come, five star hotel, Aqua is in a word, flawless. With an impressive and standard raising backdrop of both architectural excellence, amenity extravagance, superior locale, and rigorous green standards, Aqua is a sanctuary for affluence, prestige, and secluded tranquility.

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