Lakeshore East in New East Side, Loop

I took the Chicago Architectural Foundation's tour of Aqua and Lakeshore East. The Aqua building is  the most fascinating. It looks different in every photo I see.

The oldest buildings in Lakeshore East date back to mid-century. All of them revolve around nautical themes, although Aqua captures the spirit of water the best.

New East Side. View from Millennium Park.

Lakeshore East is a neighborhood of the New East Side, in The Loop.
The Loop is one of the 77 Community Areas of Chicago.

This building echoes an earlier style of Art Deco.

The New East Side has a concentration of highrises.

Originally Lakeshore East didn't have green spaces beyond container plantings like this.

The most interesting building in the neighborhood is Aqua. I like how it becomes a sculpture.

Aqua on the right.

The neighborhood is built on multiple levels. Staircase down to a surprise.

Staircase.

Surprise! A public park sits in the center of the neighborhood.

The park is framed on all sides by buildings. Until the tour I didn't know the park was there. The development also features a large grocery store I didn't know is three or four blocks from my train stop to go home to the South Side.

LAST LOOK. Aqua among the buildings.