| Solstice on the Park | |
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 From south in 2022 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Residential |
| Address | 1616 E 56th St, Chicago, IL 60637 |
| Town or city | Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jeanne Gang |
Solstice on the Park is a residential building in Chicago designed by architect Jeanne Gang and completed in 2018 in the Hyde Park Community area.
The building was originally designed in 2006 as condominium building, but economic conditions stalled construction. [1] [2] Revised plans for the building were approved in early 2016. [3] Later that year, the developer announced construction would begin before 2017, and that tenants could begin living in the building as early as 2018. [4] Work began in October. [5] The building is designed to provide maximum natural light. [6]
Financing was provided by Arkansas-based lender Bank of the Ozarks. [7]
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Jeanne Gang is an American architect and the founder and leader of Studio Gang, an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Gang was first widely recognized for the Aqua Tower, the tallest woman-designed building in the world at the time of its completion. Aqua has since been surpassed by the nearby St. Regis Chicago, also of her design. Surface has called Gang one of Chicago's most prominent architects of her generation, and her projects have been widely awarded.
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