155 North Wacker

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155 North Wacker
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155 North Wacker
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial office
Coordinates 41°53′05″N87°38′11″W / 41.884750°N 87.636400°W / 41.884750; -87.636400 Coordinates: 41°53′05″N87°38′11″W / 41.884750°N 87.636400°W / 41.884750; -87.636400
Completed2010
CostUSD 905M
OwnerBannister Trust
Height
Roof195 m (640 ft)
Top floor178 m (584 ft)
Technical details
Floor count45
Floor area115,906 m2 (1,247,600 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators21
Design and construction
Structural engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractorBovis Lend Lease
Other information
Parking163
References
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155 North Wacker is a 48-story skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois designed by Goettsch Partners and was developed by the John Buck Company. [2] [3] It stands 638 feet (195 m). [2] It has received LEED silver pre-certification. The construction started in 2007 and was completed in 2009.

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References

  1. "155 North Wacker". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Emporis (Unknown Last Update). 155 North Wacker. Retrieved March 11, 2007
  3. Goettsch Partners Archived 2006-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (Unknown Last Update). 155 North Wacker. Retrieved March 11, 2007