It is located on Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.

It is on the east side of Michigan Avenue opposite the Chicago Water Tower.

In 1918, when Pine Street was widened, the plans were altered in order to give the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station a featured location.

[2] In 2003 and 2004 the building underwent an award-winning adaptive reuse project, in which much of its interior was converted to a theater space which now houses the Lookingglass Theatre Company.

[citation needed] The remainder of the building still serves as an active pumping station, as of 2018.