Crain Communications Building

Crain Communications Building
Crain Communications Building in 2016
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General information
Location150 N. Michigan Av.
Chicago, Illinois,
United States
Coordinates41°53′07″N 87°37′29″W / 41.8854°N 87.6248°W / 41.8854; -87.6248
Construction started1982
Completed1983
Opening1984
OwnerJohn Hancock Real Estate Asset Management
Height
Tip582 ft (177 m)
Technical details
Floor count39
Floor area709,998 sq ft (65,961.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)A. Epstein and Sons

The Crain Communications Building is a 39-story, 582 foot (177 m) skyscraper located at 150 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was also known as the Smurfit–Stone Building and the Stone Container Building. While the building was originally going to be called "One Park Place," it opened as The Associates Center, named after the initial tenant of the building, the Associates Commercial Corp.[2]

Construction of the building began in 1983 and was completed in 1984. The building, noted for its unusually slanted facade, was designed by Sheldon Schlegman of A. Epstein and Sons. It has 39 floors of tenant space and the two spires at the top cover the main roof and serve as mechanical rooms for HVAC equipment.

  1. ^ "Smurfit–Stone Building, Chicago, U.S.A." Emporis.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Allen, J. Linn (February 23, 1993). "Not that Stone Container Building, this one—got it?". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.