Two Prudential Plaza
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| Two Prudential Plaza | |
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 Two Prudential Plaza (right) with One Prudential Plaza (left) |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed Use |
| Location | 180 N. Stetson Av. Chicago, Illinois United States |
| Coordinates | 41°53′08″N 87°37′22″W / 41.88556°N 87.62278°WCoordinates: 41°53′08″N 87°37′22″W / 41.88556°N 87.62278°W |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 995 ft (303 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 64 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Architect | Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl Stephen T. Wright |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers Inc. |
Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet (303 m) tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl, with Stephen T. Wright as the principal in charge of design. It has been honored with 8 awards, including winning the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in 1995.[1]
At the time of completion Two Prudential was the world's tallest reinforced concrete building. Its distinctive shape features stacked chevron setbacks on the north and south sides, a pyramidal peak rotated 45°, and an 80 foot (24 m) spire.
The building is attached to One Prudential Plaza (formerly known as the Prudential Building). Without its spire, the building's height is still slightly greater than that of One Prudential Plaza's pinnacle.[1]
Two Prudential Plaza, along with its sister property One Prudential Plaza, was sold in May 2006 for $470 million to BentleyForbes, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm run by Carl Frederick Wehba and his son Carl Frederick Wehba II.
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[edit] Tenants
The Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago is located in Suite 2400.[2]
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of the Republic of China is on the 57th and 58th floors of the building.[3]
CBS Radio occupies the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th floors, including WBBM, WBBM-FM, WJMK-FM, WXRT, WUSN, WSCR and WCFS
[edit] See also
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- World's tallest structures
[edit] Position in Chicago's skyline
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b "Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2prudentialplaza-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Contact Us." Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Home." Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Chicago. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
- "Too prudent Two Pru design is functional but uninspired," Chicago Tribune, December 23, 1990, p. 3.
- "C. Frederick Wehba," BentleyForbes Official Site
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