wˌɛn ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ sˈʌntˈaɪmz nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt lˈuːpˈɛɹiə ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt tˈaʊɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz mɚɹˈiːnə sˈɪɾi, ɐ fjˈuː blˈɑːks ɐwˈeɪ, "kˈɔːt ðə sˈɪɾi baɪ sɚpɹˈaɪz."
When it opened in 1962 The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper reported that Loop-area apartment towers such as Marina City, a few blocks away, "caught the city by surprise."