330 North Wabash
IBM Building | |
Chicago Landmark | |
Chicago, Illinois | |
Coordinates | 41°53′19″N 87°37′39.3″W / 41.88861°N 87.627583°W |
---|---|
Built | 1973 |
Architect | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
NRHP reference No. | 09000166[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 11, 2010 |
Designated CL | February 6, 2008 |
330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza also known as IBM Building and now renamed AMA Plaza) is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (who died in 1969 before construction began). A small bust of the architect by sculptor Marino Marini is displayed in the lobby. The 52-story building is situated on a plaza overlooking the Chicago River. At 695 feet (212 meters), 330 North Wabash is the second-tallest building by Mies van der Rohe, the tallest being the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower at Toronto-Dominion Centre. It was his last American building.[2]
The building's original corporate namesake no longer owns nor has offices in the building.
The former IBM Plaza has several design features that are rare in an office building but understandable given its original owner. The building's electrical system, environmental system, floor strength, and ceiling height (on certain floors) can support large
In 2007, plans were announced to convert floors two through thirteen of the 52-story building into a high-end hotel. The
On December 9, 2011, the American Medical Association announced it would move its headquarters and entire workforce to 330 N. Wabash from its previous headquarters on State Street. The move occurred in September 2013 and the building was renamed AMA Plaza.[6]
Position in Chicago's skyline
Gallery
-
The sign of the plaza in 2006
In popular culture
- The building is seen briefly in the film The Corporation.
- This building is used in The Dark Knight, where it is the location of Harvey Dent's and Mayor Anthony Garcia's offices as well as the Wayne Enterprises headquarters (including the company board room).
- This building is used in Dhoom 3, where Sahir Khan's apartment was.
- The building is also used in the opening episode (Season 1, Episode 1) of the original Netflix series Ozark, where Jason Bateman's character and his business partner are touring potential new office space.
- In Buck Rogers That Man on Beta (1979 novel), the building (set in year 2492) is collapsed and makes a bridge to the Inner City. This is due to the nuclear holocaust in 1987.
Current tenants
- American Medical Association
- BDO USA, LLP
- Corgan
- Latham & Watkins
- PwC
- SmithBucklin
- Swanson Martin & Bell
- Thornton Tomasetti
- WeWork
Former tenants
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- IBM
- PolyGram Records, now part of Universal Music Group
- Jenner & Block
- Perkins&Will
See also
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- World's tallest structures
References
- ^ "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for March 26, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Kamin, Blair (May 11, 2005). "Another perspective: views around the worksites". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
- ^ “IBM Plaza in Chicago”, IBM Archives. IBM.com (Retrieved 2019-01-29).
- ^ SEC Form 8-K Filing
- ^ Rackl, Lori (February 3, 2017). "Chicago's Langham named best U.S. hotel". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 2, page 3.
- ^ "IBM building to get new tenant, name: AMA Plaza". Chicago Tribune. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
External links
- 330 N Wabash building website
- The LanghamChicago website Archived April 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Emporis.com page