| 311 South Wacker Drive | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Wacker Drive from 1990 to 1992[I] | |
| Preceded by | 35 East Wacker Drive |
| Surpassed by | 77 West Wacker Drive |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 311 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 292.9 m (961 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Top floor | 256.8 m (843 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 65[1] |
| Floor area | 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)[2] |
| Lifts/elevators | 34[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates HKS |
| Developer | Gerald Kostelny/Lincoln Property Company |
| Main contractor | J.A. Jones Construction Construction Manager was Harbour Contractors, inc. |
| References | |
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311 South Wacker Drive is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois, and completed in 1990. At 961 feet (293 m) tall, it is the ninth-tallest building in Chicago and the 36th tallest in the United States. It was once the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. 311 South Wacker was also the tallest building in the world known only by its street address, until it was surpassed in height by New York's 432 Park Avenue in 2015.[3][4]
The lower level of the winter garden was designed for a possible connection via underground passageway to Chicago Union Station. The building also contains three levels of underground parking. The building contains both retail and commercial tenants.[5]
- ^ a b c d e "311 South Wacker Drive - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
- ^ "311 South Wacker - Property Information". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Sudo, Chuck (November 28, 2016). "The Forgotten History Of Chicago Supertalls: Everything You Need To Know About 311 South Wacker". Bisnow.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ emporis.com 311 South Wacker[usurped]
- ^ David Ibata, S. Wacker Skyscraper Launching chicagotribune.com October 21, 1986