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Marina City

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Marina City is a mixed use residential and commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg. The multi-building complex on State Street, on the north bank of the Chicago River across from the Loop, opened between 1963 and 1967, and portions of it were designated a Chicago Landmark in 2016; its towers' resemblance to rural Illinois corncobs has often been noted.

Facts
Building Type
Mixed-Use Complex 1
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States 1
Completed Year
1964 2
Completed Year
1968 1
Infobox gives a completion span of 1964 to 1968; construction began in 1961 and the residential towers opened in 1963.
Height (m)
179 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Residential 2
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Dwelling, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Sources
1. Marina City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    Marina City is a mixed-use residential-commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg.
  • infobox, Completed field
    Completed: 1964-1968
  • History section, tower dimensions
    The complex consists of two 587-foot (179 m), 65-story apartment towers, opened in 1963
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    Marina City is a mixed use residential and commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg. The multi-building complex on State Street, on the north bank of the Chicago River across from the Loop, opened between 1963 and 1967, and portions of it were designated a Chicago Landmark in 2016; its towers' resemblance to rural Illinois corncobs has often been noted.
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2. Wikidata: Marina City
  • Wikidata Q653584, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q653584, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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