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in 2023. Water taxis would have taken people to the resort, and people would also be able to dock boats at 30 slips. The vessel would have had a capacity of 2,850 people, and would have been moored on the lake with an anchoring system called "spuds" resting on top of the lake-bed that could have been pulled up in case of a weather emergency so the vessel could be moved to another location.
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As of June 2014, the project was in its design phase with construction planned for the summer of 2015. The project was announced to the public on June 9, 2014, alongside a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, which raised more than $ 60,000 in donations from local supporters in the first month.
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The concept for Breakwater Chicago was developed by local entrepreneur Beau D'Arcy. The architect of record for the design of the vessel is Chicago-based firm Space Architects + Planners. As of June 2014, the entire project was estimated to cost about $ 23 million, equivalent to $ 29.6 million
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The proposed Breakwater Chicago vessel was to be about the size of an American football field, approximately 300 by 100 feet (91 by 30 m), and was planned to include sun-decks, restaurants, a large swimming pool, and shops.
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was a proposed vessel being designed as a part island, part yacht resort, situated on
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in the United States, floating about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) off
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