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Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Radisson Blu · Accessible Luxury
Jeanne Gang's Aqua Tower was the tallest building in the world with a woman as lead architect when it was finished, and the first Radisson Blu in the United States took eighteen floors of it on November 1, 2011. Three hundred thirty-four rooms sit above a former rail yard in Lakeshore East, at 225 North Columbus Drive, where the river runs beside the lake. Graven Images did the interiors, and Filini is the restaurant in the building.
- 334 rooms
- Opened 2011
- Neighborhood: Lakeshore East
- Architect: Jeanne Gang; Studio Gang Architects
- Interiors: Graven Images
About Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago
- Tallest building by a woman lead architect at completion; St. Regis Chicago later passed it. Graven Images interiors. Filini on site.
History
Aqua Tower completed 2011. Hotel opened 1 November 2011 as the first US Radisson Blu, about 334 rooms on the first eighteen floors.
The setting
At 225 North Columbus Drive in Lakeshore East, beside the river and the lake.
Restaurants and bars
- FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar — Restaurant · Bar & grill
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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