University Apartments (Chicago)
University Apartments | |
University Apartments in 2011 | |
| Location | 1401 - 1451 E. 55th St.; 1400 - 1450 E. 55th Place, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′44″N 87°35′28″W / 41.79556°N 87.59111°W |
| Area | 16.2 acres (6.6 ha) |
| Built | 1961 |
| Architect | Araldo Cossutta and I. M. Pei of I. M. Pei & Partners Loewenberg & Loewenberg |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001301 |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 2005 |
The University Apartments, also known as the University Park Condominiums, are a pair of ten-story towers in Chicago, Illinois designed by I. M. Pei and Araldo Cossutta. The project was part of a city initiative to revitalize the residential development in Hyde Park just north of the University of Chicago. Within the Hyde Park neighborhood, they are colloquially known as "Monoxide Island."