EDGEWATER — If you've not yet seen it, there is a pink, 20-story "X"-shaped building that sits at the crown of Lake Shore Drive, just off the Bryn Mawr Avenue exit.
And from its 19th-floor security stairwells, the building offers magnificent and unique views of the city from each direction.
"It's amazing, there's nothing else like it that I've seen in Chicago," said Eric Okeson, who moved into his unit in the Edgewater Beach Apartments three years ago after Lakeview became "too dense and expensive."
Okeson's south-facing view gives him glimpses of Downtown, including the Willis Tower, as well as Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive. He said it offers the best seat in the house on the Fourth of July.
Take a look at our pictures from the top of the Edgewater Beach Apartments, 5555 N. Sheridan Road.
North Sheridan Road and beyond, as seen from approximately the 19th floor. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Cars head to and from Lake Shore Drive at historic Bryn Mawr Avenue. The building's entrance is directly below, facing north. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
A view of the vast, blue Lake Michigan, looking east. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Directly beneath that gray roof is the building's famous heated indoor pool. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
The apartment pool, which used to include a restaurant and lounge. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Until about 1968 or so, that residential tower was the Edgewater Beach Hotel, which drew presidents, celebrities, athletes and visitors from around the world. Views of Wrigleyville and Downtown are still visible. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Looking south at Lake Shore Drive and Downtown Chicago, with Willis Tower poking out of the top right corner. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Looking west, capturing a wide swath of Chicago's Far North Side. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
Approximately 19 flights of stairs. [DNAinfo/Linze Rice]
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