For the first time in 25 years, the Edgewater Beach Apartments is getting put back in the pink as crews of painters refresh the 20-story Spanish Revival landmark’s legendary color.

Workers have been repainting the southeast wing of the 97-year-old co-op, 5555 N. Sheridan Road, since April and will tackle the other three wings between the spring and fall of 2026.

For now, the building presents an interesting visual contrast with the color-faded wings juxtaposed against the one with a fresh coat of “sunset pink,” the color originally selected by Marshall & Fox, the architecture firm that designed the building.

“It makes the old coating look almost brown [in comparison],” Edgewater Beach Apartments Corp. President Joseph D. Ferrario said. “It’s just so dazzling.”

A resort in the city

A c

See Full Page