300 North LaSalle

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300 North LaSalle
300 North LaSalle
Basic data
Place: Chicago , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Construction time : 2006-2009
Status : Built
Architectural style : Postmodern
Architect : Pickard Chilton Architects
Use / legal
Usage : offices
Owner : Hines Interests Limited
Technical specifications
Height : 239 m
Height to the roof: 239 m
Top floor: 226 m
Rank (height) : 14th place (Chicago)
Floors : 60
Elevators : 32
Usable area : 102,000 m²
Building material : Structure: steel , reinforced concrete ;
Facade: glass , aluminum

300 North LaSalle is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago that was constructed from 2006-2009. The name of the building is derived from its address at 300 North La Salle Street , a property directly on the Chicago River .

With a height of 239 meters, it is currently the 14th tallest building in Chicago . Most of the 60 floors are occupied by office space owned by the owner, Hines Interstates Limited . The highest floor is at 226 meters. In the core of the building there are a total of 32 elevators that can reach speeds of up to six meters per second. Architecturally, it is characterized by a rectangular floor plan with smaller "cuts" on the short sides. The floor plan is retained up to and including the roof, only halfway up there is a small recess that is barely visible from the outside. The facade was completely clad with glass, which gives the building its silver-blue color from the outside.

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Commons : 300 North LaSalle  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
The building under construction, January 2008

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 17.5 "  N , 87 ° 37 ′ 59.2"  W.