Millennium Park is located near the New East Side and the Lakeshore East communities just steps from the Loop’s financial district. With Millennium Park being a 24.5-acre park and lakefront cultural venue that has become one of the most significant projects in the world thanks to its fascinating structures, living close by certainly has its advantages. Developed as part of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community, Millennium Park is a state-of-the-art collection of world-class sculptures, musical venues, and landscape design that makes it especially appealing in the summertime.
The park offers hundreds of free cultural programs, including concert exhibitions, tours, and family activities such as the Grant Park Music Festival, and ice skating against the backdrop of Michigan Avenue and the city skyline. Lurie Garden is a 5-acre urban garden where family and adult workshops and guided tours are given. Among the park's most notable features are Frank Gehry’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion and the BP Pedestrian Bridge. The pavilion stands 120 feet high with stainless steel ribbons that frame the opening, connected to a trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes that define the lawn seating areas. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion is one of the most technically advanced outdoor music venues in the world, with 4000 fixed seats and the capacity for 7000 people on the Great Lawn.
Millennium Park's other recognizable sculpture is of course Cloud Gate, which is a stainless-steel object affectionately called “The Bean” by locals. It reflects the sky, skyline, and anybody who happens to be standing nearby. Crown Fountain has a shallow reflecting pool with two 50-foot black glass towers that play digital videos of the faces of 1000 Chicagoans who send squirts of water down to those who walk below.
Regardless of whether you're looking to live near Millennium Park for all its fun outdoor amenities or because of its close proximity to the Loop, the inventory of condos for sale near Millennium Park is probably more extensive than you may think. For a closer look at what's currently available, check out the active listings below, or give us a call to schedule a quick showing for a unit you might want to see in person.
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