111 W. Wacker (formally Waterview Tower) is a skyscraper under construction in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be 1,047 ft (319 m) tall.
In May 2008, construction ceased after the parking garage portion and most of the hotel floors were completed. The project was idle until in May 2010, a consortium of creditors and lienholders (called Clark Wacker LLC) took over ownership of the project and formed a Joint Venture with Related Midwest in July 2011 to restart and complete the project.
In 2012, 111 West Wacker Partners LLC, the new Joint Venture, proposed a completely new design that will repurpose the existing structure into a luxury, rental tower to better suit the current real estate market. As a result, the building will 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 LLP will be substantially smaller in height at 59 stories and 630 feet tall.
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