2024-05-01T21:24:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/139097031/chicago-s-famed-marina-city-seems-destined-for-landmark-status Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-10-16T12:40:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gm/gmpasae7h87qh8tv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Marina City residents support landmark designation because it would help upgrade the complex's concrete exterior through the city's "Adopt a Landmark" zoning provision [...] The measure lets developers build more floor space in return for funding improvements to official city landmarks. Landmark status would allow the Commission on Chicago Landmarks to regulate changes to the exterior of Marina City</p></em><br /><br /><p>Marina City, aka "the corncobs," was given <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131580214/chicago-s-iconic-marina-city-could-be-headed-for-landmark-status" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">preliminary landmark status</a> back in July. The designation is expected to become official in early 2016.</p>