The Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments, also known as the Flamingo Apartment Hotel, is located at 5500-5520 S. Shore Drive along Lake Michigan in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by architect William C. Reichert, the 16-story building was constructed in 1927 in the Classical Revival style. Its exterior is made of red brick with terra cotta ornamentation and a dentillated cornice.
The building contains 144 apartments and 16 hotel rooms. It also featured an outdoor pool and bathhouse. It stands as one of the furthest east buildings in Hyde Park, situated adjacent to The Promontory Apartments, a co-op building designed by Mies van der Rohe.
The Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.
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