The
Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as
Trump Tower Chicago and
Trump Tower, is a skyscraper
condo-hotel in downtown
Chicago,
Illinois. The building, named after billionaire real estate developer
Donald Trump, was designed by architect
Adrian Smith of
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Bovis Lend Lease built the 98-story structure, which reached a height of including its spire, its roof
topping out at . It is next to the main branch of the
Chicago River, with a view of the entry to
Lake Michigan beyond a series of bridges over the river. The building received publicity when the winner of the
first season of The Apprentice reality television show,
Bill Rancic, chose to manage the construction of the tower over managing a new Trump National Golf Course and resort in Los Angeles.