Water Tower Place

Water Tower Place is an urban mixed-use development consisting of a large shopping mall in a 74-story skyscraper. The complex is located on the Magnificent Mile, the upscale portion of North Michigan Avenue.

Overview
The 74-story skyscraper sits on an eight-level shopping mall that forms the basis of the structure. Over 100 stores are anchored in the mall, including Marshall Field's and Lord & Taylor. An eight-story terraced chrome-and-glass atrium, running on the entire height of the building, forms the epicenter of the mall. Housed in three bundled hexagonal glass tubes, the elevators (possibly the most famous in Chicago) serves the different floors of the atrium.

The 859-foot tall reinforced concrete slab skyscraper topping the building houses a 435-room Ritz-Carlton hotel, office spaces, and condominium.

A parking lot is located on the northwestern corner of the building.

History
When it topped out in 1975, Water Tower Place stood as the world's tallest reinforced concrete building (until the completion of 311 South Wacker Drive in 1990).

Trivia

 * In 1999, at the time of Midtown Madness release, the tower still remained the eighth tallest building in Chicago, and the twenty-sixth tallest in the United States.
 * In 2005, Marshall Field's was eventually acquired by Macy's, and its stores were rebranded as such. Lord & Taylor closed its retail shop in the mall, in 2007.
 * In Midtown Madness, the building has an L-shaped footprint ((possibly to make way for the parking lot), while in real-life it is rectangular shaped.