Tribune Tower

Tribune Tower
Tribune Tower in June 2013
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General information
TypeOffice
Location435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°53′25″N 87°37′25″W / 41.8904°N 87.6237°W / 41.8904; -87.6237
Construction started1923
Completed1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Height
Antenna spire496 feet (151 m)
Roof463 feet (141 m)
Top floor428 feet (130 m)
Technical details
Floor count36
Design and construction
Architect(s)Howells & HoodJohn Mead Howells and Raymond Hood
DesignatedFebruary 1, 1989

The Tribune Tower is a 463-foot-tall (141 m), 36-floor neo-Gothic skyscraper located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The early 1920s international design competition for the tower became a historic event in 20th-century architecture.[1] Built for Chicago Tribune owner Robert R. McCormick, since 2018 it has been converted into luxury residences and in 2023 won a Driehaus Prize for architectural preservation and adaptive reuse from Landmarks Illinois.[2]

The tower was the home of the Tribune, and the related Tribune Media, Tribune Broadcasting, and Tribune Publishing. WGN Radio (720 kHz) originated broadcasts from the building until June 18, 2018. CNN's Chicago bureau was also located in the building. It is listed as a Chicago Landmark and is a contributing property to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District. Its predecessor, the first "Tribune Tower", had been built in 1868. It was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.[3]

  1. ^ Shaw, Leo (October 3, 2017). "How Chicago's Tribune Tower Competition Changed Architecture Forever". Arch Daily. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tribune Tower, Chicago". Landmarks Illinois. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Driehaus Museum — The Life and Work of Edward J. Burling, Architect". driehausmuseum.org. Retrieved January 28, 2017.