Architect:

Adrian Smith (formerly of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Completion:

2009

Description:

This massive new addition to the Chicago skyline is Chicago's second tallest building after the Willis (Sears) Tower) and lays claims to holding title to being the second tallest building in the U.S., counting the spire. The building has a sophisticated skin of glass and metal ribs that echo 330 N. Wabash (formerly known as the IBM Building) by Mies Van de Rohe, and steps back at levels roughly matching the neighboring Wrigley Building, condos at 405 N. Wabash and 330 N. Wabash. Those setbacks help it fit into the site that was formerly home to the 7-story Sun-Times building. While some may feel the building is too big for the site, its varying profiles, reflective skin and pedestrian-friendly riverwalk will win many admirers as well. It certainly is striking from countless vantage points around the city.

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Address:

401 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

Map/Directions/Info:

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The building is located just north of the Chicago River on N. Wabash Avenue, 2  blocks west of Michigan Avenue in the River North neighborhood.

Train: Red Line to Lake Street at State Street.

Nearby:

Ando Gallery 

Sofitel Hotel

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