30 South Wacker - Chicago, Illinois
Posted by: geobwong2k
N 41° 52.854 W 087° 38.259
16T E 447093 N 4636748
This is the southern of two buildings that make up the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center.
Waymark Code: WMBVTB
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2011
Views: 7
The first of twin skyscrapers that was built as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center.
Some interesting, or not interesting facts.
- Because of the imbalance created by the cantilevering, each floor of the tower was built 1/8 inch farther out up to the 21st floor, then the process was reversed as the building settled and straightened.
- Sawtooth corners create 16 corner offices per floor. At the southwest corner this feature leaves room for a preexisting bridge tower.
- The office tower is cantilevered 32 feet over the trading floor.
- As the first phase of the two towers, 30 South Wacker was built with the adjoining Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading floor, and provides the entrance to this facility.
- The building is a twin of 10 South Wacker, which was built later.
Building Name: 30 South Wacker
Structure Height: 520
Number of Stories: 40
Year Built: 1987
Architect/Design Firm: Fujikawa Johnson & Associates
Use: Office Building
Publicly accessible areas: Lobby, but the security guards with stop you before the can go up.
Address: 30 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Building Website: [Web Link]
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Style: Not listed
Hours: Not listed
Cost: Not listed
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