| 77 West Wacker Drive | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 668 ft (204 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 49 |
| Floor area | 1,039,987 sq ft (96,618.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura |
| Developer | Prime Group Realty Trust |
| Structural engineer | Cohen-Barreto-Marchertas |
| Main contractor | Schal Associates, Inc. |
77 West Wacker Drive,[1] previously the United Building, is an American office building in the Loop, Chicago. Finished in 1992, the building rises to a height of 668 ft (204 m) with around 944,000 square feet (87,700 m2) of interior space.[2] The building, with 50 floors, was designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.[3] It was formerly known as the RR Donnelley Building when RR Donnelley was the primary tenant. RR Donnelley moved its corporate headquarters to a different location in May 2005, and in 2007 the building became the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. The deal included naming rights to the building.[4]
The building was the world headquarters of Chicago-based United Airlines and its parent company, United Continental Holdings.[5] It also served as the headquarters for United Continental subsidiary Continental Airlines until its certificate was merged with United on November 30, 2011.[6] In 2012, United moved its headquarters to the Willis Tower, where the company occupies around 20 floors.[7][8]
Archer Daniels Midland moved its headquarters to the building in August 2014 from Decatur, Illinois.[9] The building has a newsletter called "FOCUS", published by Prime Group Realty Trust.[10]
- ^ "United Building". Tenant Information. Building Management. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Prime Group Realty Trust Extends Major Tenant Lease At 77 West Wacker Drive." Business Wire. March 10, 2004. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
- ^ "Prime Group Realty Trust Announces Two Lease Transactions at 77 West Wacker Drive." Business Wire. October 19, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
- ^ Ori, Ryan (March 7, 2012). "United Airlines parent mulls HQ move to Willis Tower". Crain Communications.
- ^ "Board of Directors Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine." United Continental Holdings. Retrieved on October 3, 2010.
- ^ "Headquarters Location Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine." Continental Airlines. Retrieved on October 11, 2011. "Physical Address 77 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States"
- ^ "United Airlines moving headquarters to Willis Tower". News-Gazette.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012.
- ^ Snyder, Brett (December 16, 2013). "A Day with United Management: Elite Status, Mileage Devaluation, and Increasing Change Fees". The Cranky Flier.
- ^ Karp, Gregory (August 26, 2014). "ADM opens its Chicago headquarters". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "FOCUS Fall 2008 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." Prime Group Realty Trust. Retrieved on October 27, 2009.