7 South Dearborn
Identification
Name
7 South Dearborn
Emporis Building Number
103010
Location
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| Virtual address |
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| 25-45 West Madison Street |
Address as text
7 South Dearborn Street
ZIP
60603
Neighborhood
District
City
State
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Longitude
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Latitude
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
477.55 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
112
Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Parking places
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
unbuilt [cancelled]Facade system
curtain wall
Facade color
light grayArchitectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
residential condominiumFacts
The extremely narrow structure would have occupied only about a quarter of a city block, with far less interior space than many shorter skyscrapers. |
Designed as a mast-like tower, supporting 3 overhanging blocks of office and residential floors at the middle and upper levels. |
Three television antennas on the roof, joined in a triangle by cross-braces, would have brought the tip height to 2000 feet. |
The 433-foot antennas were a key to the project's financial appeal, as they would have filled a pressing need for high-altitude TV transmitters in the Chicago area. |
Rumors of the project's revival persisted for a few months after its cancellation, prompted by demolition on the site and reports of other developers interested in taking up the project. |
Planned in 1999 as a new world's tallest building, returning the title to Chicago after the Petronas Towers took the record by surpassing the  Willis Tower. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Skidmore Owings And Merrill Other Companies: European-American Realty, Inc., Skidmore Owings And Merrill, Motioneering, Inc., Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. |