Hyatt Center - Chicago, Illinois - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com

The Hyatt Center is a oval shaped skyscraper of over 679 feet in height. Its that feature that helps it stand out in a city that is filled with skyscrapers.

Some interesting, or not interesting facts.

• There is a similar building by the same architecture firm near Paris
• Site prep work began on July 10, 2002, and the ceremonial groundbreaking took place on December 5 of the same year.
• At the time of the ceremonial groundbreaking only 400,000 of the building's 1.7 million square feet of office space was still on the market
• It was the first skyscraper built in Chicago after 9/11, so they hired Kroll Security Group as security consultant for the project

Building Name: Hyatt Center Structure Height: 679 Number of Stories: 48 Year Built: 2005 Architect/Design Firm: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Use: Office Building Publicly accessible areas: Lobby until you reach security. Address: 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60603 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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