311 South Wacker Drive

311 South Wacker Drive
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Record height
Tallest in Wacker Drive from 1990 to 1992[I]
Preceded by35 East Wacker Drive
Surpassed by77 West Wacker Drive
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location311 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Construction started1988
Completed1990
Height
Architectural292.9 m (961 ft)[1]
Roof293 m (961 ft)
Top floor256.8 m (843 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count65[1]
Floor area1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)[2]
Lifts/elevators34[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
HKS
DeveloperGerald Kostelny/Lincoln Property Company
Main contractorJ.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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "311 South Wacker - Property Information". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ emporis.com 311 South Wacker[usurped]
  5. ^ David Ibata, S. Wacker Skyscraper Launching chicagotribune.com October 21, 1986