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Warwick Allerton - Chicago
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General information
Type hotel
Location 701 North Michigan Avenue.
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°53′43″N 87°37′26″W / 41.8952°N 87.6238°W / 41.8952; -87.6238
Construction started 1922
Completed 1924
Opening 1924
Cost $4,000,000
Owner Warwick International Hotels
Height
Roof 360 feet (110 m)
Technical details
Floor count 25
Design and construction
Architect Murgatroyd & Ogden, with Fugard & Knapp
Developer Allerton Hotels
Designated: May 29, 1998

The Warwick Allerton Hotel or Warwick Allerton Hotel Chicago (formerly Allerton Hotel and Allerton Crowne Plaza Hotel) is a 25-story 360 ft (110 m) hotel skyscraper on the Magnificent Mile in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was the first building in the city to feature setbacks and towers resulting from the 1923 zoning law. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 29, 1998.


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