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About the community
A landmarked city within a city on the Chicago River.
Marina City is Bertrand Goldberg's twin-tower complex at 300 and 330 North State Street, built between 1960 and 1967 on a 3.1-acre riverfront parcel in River North, directly across the water from the Loop. Each 587-foot tower devotes floors 1 through 19 to an exposed helical parking ramp, floor 20 to laundry and storage, floors 21 through 60 to residences, and floor 61 to an open-air roof deck. Every residential floor is a circle: sixteen wedge-shaped petals radiate from a central core, and a residence is one, two or three of those wedges, so units widen from the entry toward a floor-to-ceiling glass wall and a semicircular cantilevered balcony. The towers opened as rental apartments and were converted to condominiums in 1977. Chicago City Council designated the complex a Chicago Landmark in February 2016 by a 48 to 0 vote.
At a glance
Goldberg's twin towers
Designed by Bertrand Goldberg, built 1960 to 1967, 587 feet, the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world when completed.
Chicago Landmark since 2016
Designated by City Council 48 to 0 in February 2016. Exterior elevations, the concourse, the marina and the plaza areas are protected.
Wedge-shaped residences
Sixteen petals radiate from a central core on every floor, so there are essentially no interior right angles and the exterior wall is curved.
A balcony off every room
Each unit ends in a semicircular cantilevered balcony of roughly 175 square feet behind floor-to-ceiling glass.
All electric, no gas
No central heat, hot water or air. Each unit has its own equipment and the owner pays their own electric bill.
Parking is not deeded
The spiral garage is owned separately from the association and sold as a commercial asset in 2024. Parking is a month-to-month valet rental, not conveyed with a unit.
A marina below the plaza
The boat marina that gives the complex its name sits at river level beneath the plaza.
Steps from the L
Lake and State/Lake are one block south across the bridge, with Clark/Lake, Merchandise Mart and Grand all a short walk.
What’s close
Marina City occupies the block bounded by State Street, Dearborn Street, Kinzie Street and the Chicago River, in River North on the north bank of the main branch, directly across the water from the Loop.
- Transit
- Lake on the Red Line and State/Lake on the elevated lines are one block south. Clark/Lake adds the Blue Line and the O'Hare connection, with Merchandise Mart and Grand a short walk.
- The Loop
- The Loop begins on the other side of the bridge. The LaSalle Street financial district, Daley Center, Millennium Park and the theater district are all walkable.
- Schools
- Chicago Public Schools. The SY2526 attendance boundaries put this site at Ogden Elementary for K through 8 and Wells Community Academy High School for 9 through 12. Confirm by exact unit address with the CPS School Locator.
- Grocery
- Jewel-Osco at 550 N State Street is the closest full-service supermarket, a few blocks north on the same street, with Trader Joe's and Aldi also in River North.
- On site
- A concourse with a convenience store and dry cleaner, plus the House of Blues concert hall in the shell of the complex's original saddle-roofed theater and a bowling lounge.
- The river
- The complex's south face is the Chicago River, with the Riverwalk running along the opposite bank and continuing east toward the lakefront.
What it’s actually like to live here
Living at Marina City is unlike living anywhere else in Chicago, and that is both the pitch and the caveat. You wake up inside a building that appears on album covers and in movies, with a semicircular balcony off every room and a floor-to-ceiling glass wall between you and the Chicago River. The 61st-floor roof decks give a 360-degree view most people buy a ticket to see. Downstairs the concourse handles dry cleaning and a convenience run, the House of Blues occupies the old theater, and several sit-down restaurants sit under the same roof. Walk one block south across the bridge and you are in the Loop; walk three blocks north and you are in River North's restaurant and gallery district. For a professional who works downtown and does not want to own a car, the location is close to unimprovable.
The tradeoffs are real and worth stating plainly. The wedge-shaped plan means almost no interior right angles and a curved exterior wall, so conventional furniture does not sit flat and many owners end up with floating layouts, curved seating or custom built-ins. Units are small by contemporary standards, closet space is limited, and the association regulates what can be kept on balconies, so the balcony is not overflow storage. The all-electric systems put heat, cooling, hot water and cooking on the owner's electric bill, and a wall of glass sixty floors up is not cheap to condition in a Chicago January or July. Buyers who expect in-unit laundry and a deeded parking space will find neither: laundry is a shared facility on floor 20, and the garage is owned by a separate commercial landlord, so parking is a month-to-month valet rental rather than something you buy with the unit.
There is also the fact that you are living inside a tourist attraction. Marina City is on every architecture boat tour, and the plaza and concourse draw evening crowds that a quiet residential tower would not have. Most residents read that as energy rather than nuisance, and the towers sit well above the activity, but a buyer who wants a hushed lobby and anonymity should understand the environment before writing. Landmark designation is a net positive for the character and the long-term story of the place, though it also means exterior work the association undertakes is subject to Commission on Chicago Landmarks review, which affects timeline and cost. The people who love Marina City tend to love it fiercely and stay a long time. It rewards a buyer who wants to live in a piece of architecture and will adapt to it, and it frustrates a buyer who wants a conventional condo that happens to have a nice view.
The questions buyers actually ask
Marina City FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Marina City. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- The residential association is the Marina Towers Condominium Association, professionally managed by FirstService Residential with an on-site office. Assessments generally cover water, building insurance, common-area and exterior maintenance, scavenger and trash, snow removal, 24-hour door staff and security, and use of the fitness facility, with a bulk cable and internet component on most listings. Electricity is the important exclusion: Marina City is an all-electric building with no gas service, so in-unit heat, air conditioning, hot water and cooking are separately metered and paid by the owner. Assessments are modest in absolute dollars because the units are small, but meaningful per square foot for a 1960s full-service tower with 24-hour staffing and a landmark-protected concrete exterior. Pull the current figure, the budget, the reserve study and any special assessment history for the specific unit before you write.
- When was Marina City built?
- Bertrand Goldberg Associates (architect); commissioned by the Building Service Employees International Union built the community between 1962 and 1965. Bertrand Goldberg Associates (architect); commissioned by the Building Service Employees International Union stopped new construction in 1965, so every sale today is a resale.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 60 to 120 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 120.
- Does a unit come with a parking space?
- No. Parking at Marina City is not deeded and does not convey with a unit. The spiral garage on floors 1 through 19 of each tower is owned separately from the condominium association; the garage and the retail concourse were sold together as a single commercial asset in January 2024. Parking is a valet-only, month-to-month arrangement rented directly from the garage operator, and both availability and the monthly rate are set by that operator, not the association. If you need parking, get current availability and pricing confirmed in writing before you close.
- Are the curved walls really a problem for furniture?
- They are a real design constraint, not a marketing quirk. Each residence is one or more wedge-shaped petals radiating from a central core, so the plan widens from the entry toward the glass, the exterior wall is curved, and there are essentially no interior right angles. Standard rectangular furniture does not sit flush against the wall, and many owners use floating layouts, curved or modular seating, or custom built-ins. Look at the association's published studio, one bedroom and two bedroom floor plans before you shop for furniture, and measure the actual unit rather than assuming a rectangle.
- What do the assessments cover, and what is not included?
- Assessments generally cover water, building insurance, common-area and exterior maintenance, scavenger and trash, snow removal, 24-hour door staff and security, and access to the fitness facility, with a bulk cable and internet component on most listings. The important exclusion is electricity. Marina City is an all-electric building with no gas service, so in-unit heat, air conditioning, hot water and cooking are separately metered and paid by the owner. Get the exact current figure, the inclusions, the budget, the reserve study and any special assessment history for your specific unit through the management office before you write an offer.
- Can I rent out my unit or list it short term?
- You can lease long term, but short-term rental is prohibited. Under the association's rules, no initial lease may run less than one year, renewal extensions may not be shorter than 30 days, and units may not be rented daily, weekly or as a vacation rental. Subleases are not permitted. Owners must file a lease application, a signed tenant acknowledgment, a copy of the executed lease and evidence of the move-in fee with the management office before a tenant takes possession. The public rules do not state a cap on the total number of leased units, so confirm any rental cap directly with management before buying as an investment.
- Which schools serve Marina City?
- Chicago Public Schools. Queried against the CPS SY2526 attendance boundary datasets, this site falls to Ogden Elementary, the Ogden International School of Chicago at 24 W Walton Street, for kindergarten through eighth grade, and to Wells Community Academy High School at 936 N Ashland Avenue for grades nine through twelve. CPS boundaries are redrawn periodically and Ogden operates multiple campuses, so confirm the current assignment for your exact unit address with the CPS School Locator. Chicago is also a choice-heavy district, and many downtown families apply to selective enrollment, magnet and IB programs rather than attending the neighborhood assignment.
- What do units cost here, and how is the market doing?
- Rather than quote a figure that goes stale, this page renders it live. Check the Market snapshot above for current MLS activity in the building. As general character, Marina City is one of the more accessible entry points into downtown Chicago condo ownership because so much of the inventory is studios and one bedrooms, and pricing within the building varies widely by tower, floor height, view exposure, and whether a unit has been renovated or is still close to original. Your agent can pull unit-level comparables for the specific line and exposure you are considering.
- Who is the real estate agent for Marina City?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Marina City in Chicago, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Marina City specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Market snapshot
Marina City, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$239,900
Sold in the last year
4
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 14, 2025 through August 14, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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