October 18, 2008 – It is not coincidence that Marina City is the same height as the second setback on Trump International Hotel & Tower.

According to the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, “the tower relates to its neighbors” through three setbacks. The first, on the east side of the tower, is at the same height of Wrigley Building.

The next setback, according to a September 24 news release, “is on the west side of the tower and relates to both the height of the residential tower to the north and Marina City, to the west.” (Left) Trump International Hotel & Tower, as it will look in 2009. (Click on image to view larger version.)

The third and final setback on the east side of the tower is at the same height of 330 North Wabash, formerly known as IBM Plaza.

When the 92-story, 1,361-foot tower is completed in 2009, it will be the tallest residential building in North America. The complex includes a 225-room hotel, 472 residential units, 50,000 square feet of retail space, and 868 parking spaces. It will be the fourth tallest structure in Chicago.

SOM participated in the “topping out” of Trump International Hotel & Tower on September 24.