Boeing Building
| Boeing International Headquarters | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 100 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°53′2.8″N 87°38′19.5″W / 41.884111°N 87.638750°W |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Cost | $170,000,000 |
| Owner | Boeing |
| Height | |
| Roof | 561 feet (171 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Floor area | 770,300 square feet (71,600 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Perkins and Will |
| References | |
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The Boeing International Headquarters (colloquially known as the Boeing Building and formerly known as the Morton International Building) is a 36-floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago. The building, at 100 North Riverside Plaza, is located on the west side of the Chicago River directly across from the downtown Loop. The building was designed with a structural system that uses steel trusses to support its suspended southwest corner in order to clear the Amtrak and Metra railroad tracks immediately beneath it. It won the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois' "Most Innovative" Design Award.[citation needed]
The building was originally constructed for the Morton Salt Company;[2] Boeing moved their corporate headquarters there in 2001 when they opted to leave Seattle for Chicago.[3] Navteq moved their headquarters to the Boeing Building in 2007.[4] It has also housed offices of Ameritech.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "The Boeing Corporate Headquarters". Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Boeing's First Day in New Era Goes Largely Unnoticed in Seattle, Chicago." The Seattle Times. September 5, 2001. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ Merrion, Paul. "It's official: Boeing picks Windy City." Crain's Chicago Business. Thursday May 10, 2001. Retrieved on August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Navteq confirms it will move HQ". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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