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Following the success of Lakeshore East and Aqua, the brand-new Wolf Point West is the inaugural building in Magellan Development Group's latest master planned community in Chicago. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HALL/HEDRICH BLESSING; INFINITAHIGHWAY.COM.BR/GETTY IMAGES (BACKGROUND) TWENTY AND UP AS MAGELLAN MARKS 20 YEARS OF GROUND- BREAKING WORK IN CHICAGO REAL ESTATE, ROBIN TEBBE LOOKS AHEAD TO EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER PROJECTS. Magellan Development Group—established in February 1996—has become synonymous with Lakeshore East. "That was a turning point for us in terms of building a commu- nity," says Chief Marketing Officer Robin Tebbe of the successful 28-acre project, whose centerpiece is the Jeanne Gang-designed stunner Aqua. Now the luxury real estate developer has another milestone to toast with a national expansion. In addition to the highly anticipated debuts of Vista Residences (boasting Wanda Group's inaugural North American hotel) and the 48-story Wolf Point West rental, Magellan is venturing beyond Chicago courtesy of LPM Apartments in Minneapolis, SoBro in Nashville, and Midtown 5 in Miami, with more markets on the horizon. Still, the eyes of the architecture world look to Chicago; Tebbe recalls traveling in Australia and striking up a conversa- tion with a young woman from Portugal on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. "I said that I lived in Chicago, and she said, 'Oh, one of my favorite buildings in the world is the Aqua building. Have you heard of it?'" magellan development.com . 150 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM SPACE THOUGHT LEADER