Gold Coast, Chicago

61 E. Banks

An Excellence in Masonry award winner on the Gold Coast — Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern geometry with intricate accented panels.

Excellence in Masonry award

A staple of Lake Shore Drive and Chicago’s illustrious Gold Coast, 61 E. Banks won the Excellence in Masonry award for Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern architecture that gives the building its own unique footprint in the neighborhood. The façade displays a sleek, geometric look with intricate accented panels around the windows. That relationship between artistic detail and simplicity carries through the patios, planters, amenity deck, and other areas of the building.