Drake Tower
Drake Tower is an apartment building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on East Lake Shore Drive. Drake Tower is situated nearby to Drake Hotel, as well as near the apartment building Playboy Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Water Tower Place and 900 North Michigan.
Water Tower Place
Shopping center
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Water Tower Place is an urban mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft shopping mall in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The mall is located on North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. Water Tower Place is situated 890 feet south of Drake Tower.
900 North Michigan
Shopping center
900 North Michigan is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, U.S, completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago as of 2023 and the 59th-tallest in the United States. 900 North Michigan is situated 860 feet west of Drake Tower.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Museum
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is situated 1,200 feet south of Drake Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Along the Magnificent Mile and Gold Coast Historic District.
Along the Magnificent Mile
Neighborhood
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The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Gold Coast Historic District
Quarter
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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.
Streeterville
Neighborhood
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located north of the Chicago River, it is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east.
Drake Tower
- Type: Apartment building
- Address: 179 East Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90044° or 41° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
-87.62269° or 87° 37′ 22″ westOpen location code
86HJW92G+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 144016878OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartments
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Notable Places Nearby
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