Only one vote left before Marina City can become official city landmark

2015-11-10T12:50:00-05:00

[On Thursday, November 5], the Commission on Chicago Landmarks unanimously voted to recommend Chicago Landmark status to the Marina City complex. [...] A resolution will be drafted and will head to the Chicago City Council in December for a final vote.

This seems like a done deal. As quoted in Loop North News, Commission on Chicago Landmarks chairman, Rafael Leon: "everybody recognizes those buildings around the world, that the moment that they see it, they see Chicago. I’m so glad that we have gotten to the point of designating these buildings as landmarks.”

For the lead-up to Marina City's landmark status:

Chicago's famed Marina City seems destined for landmark status

2015-10-16T12:40:00-04:00

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

Marina City, aka "the corncobs," was given preliminary landmark status back in July. The designation is expected to become official in early 2016.

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Only one vote left before Marina City can become official city landmark

Chicago's famed Marina City seems destined for landmark status