:Coast at Lakeshore East

{{Short description|Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois}}

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{{Infobox building

|name = Coast at Lakeshore East

|image = 20170924 Coast at Lakeshore East.jpg

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|caption = Coast at Lakeshore East in September 2017

|location = 345 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois, USA

|coordinates = {{coord|41.88731|-87.61864|region:US-IL|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|status = Complete

|start_date = June 2011

|completion_date = 2013

|opening =

|building_type = residential

|antenna_spire =

|height =

|roof = {{Convert|463.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|top_floor = {{Convert|430.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|floor_count = 51{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/02/15/magellan-opens-leasing-offices-for-coast-tower/|title=Magellan opens leasing offices for Coast tower|access-date=July 26, 2013|date=February 15, 2013|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Mann, Leslie}}

|elevator_count = 7

|cost =

|floor_area = {{Convert|682,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|architect = bKL Architecture

|structural_engineer= CS Associates, Inc.

|main_contractor = James McHugh Construction Co

|developer = Magellan Development Group

}}

Coast at Lakeshore East (sometimes Coast), originally known as Lakeshore East Building 2-A,{{cite web|url=http://en.phorio.com/coast_at_lakeshore_east,_chicago,_united_states|title=Coast at Lakeshore East|accessdate=June 27, 2012|publisher=Phorio}} is a 46-story residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in the Loop community area of downtown Chicago. The building is located at 345 East Wacker Drive. It is the eighth 21st century skyscraper at Lakeshore East.{{cite web|url=http://www.magellandevelopment.com/coast-at-lakeshore-east-breaks-ground/|title=Coast at Lakeshore East Breaks Ground|accessdate=June 4, 2012|date=June 21, 2011|publisher=Magellan Development Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825234837/http://www.magellandevelopment.com/coast-at-lakeshore-east-breaks-ground/|archive-date=August 25, 2011|url-status=dead}} It is the first smoke-free residential building in Lakeshore East.

Groundbreaking for the building occurred in June 2011 and occupancy is expected to commence in 2013. The tower is designed by the architectural firm of bKL Architecture LLC, while Magellan Development Group is the developer along with its equity partner, JPMorgan Asset Management. James McHugh Construction Co., which has constructed six buildings at Lakeshore East, is the general contractor for the new tower.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/06/23/magellan-breaks-ground-on-rental-high-rise/|title=Magellan breaks ground on rental high-rise|access-date=June 4, 2012|date=June 23, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune}} Magellan was informed by the City of Chicago that it would not be granted public way permits for scaffolding during May 2012 due to the 2012 NATO Summit held in Chicago. They also spoke with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Secret Service on the issue and did not apply for permits after gathering information.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/21/city-scrutinizing-some-construction-related-permits-ahead-of-nato/|title=City scrutinizing some construction-related permits ahead of NATO: Building industry says it is unclear what will be allowed leading up to May summit|access-date=June 4, 2012|date=April 21, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Bergen, Kathy}} In November 2011, the designing architectural firm disbanded. Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin has described the building as "a boxy, 49-story, metal-and-glass apartment tower".{{cite web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2011/12/another-partnership-bites-the-dust-brininstool-and-lynch-leave-bkl-architecture-.html|title=Another partnership bites the dust; Brininstool and Lynch leave BKL Architecture|accessdate=June 4, 2012|date=December 7, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Kamin, Blair}} Coast will comprise 499 apartments, {{convert|18,000|sqft|m2}} retail space, a 272-car parking facility, amenities such as an outdoor pool and landscaped deck, a fitness center, resident lounge, business center, media room, and an indoor spa. As of June 2011 initial occupancy was targeted for February 2013. In February 2013, leasing offices opened for occupancy beginning in March 2013.