Aon Center (Chicago)
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Main contractor | Turner Construction[2] |
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The Aon Center (200 East
The building is managed by
The building was briefly the tallest in Chicago, but was soon surpassed by the Sears Tower. It was the fourth-tallest building in the world at the time of its completion.
History
Construction
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The Standard Oil Building was constructed as the headquarters of the
The building employs a tubular steel-framed structural system with V-shaped perimeter columns to resist
Refacing
When completed, it was the world's tallest
Designation
The Standard Oil Building was renamed the Amoco Building when the company changed names in 1985. In 1998, Amoco sold the building to
Real estate investors Mark Karasick and Victor Gerstein acquired the building from Piedmont in 2015 for $713 million.[1]
Planned observation deck
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On May 14, 2018, the building's owners unveiled a $185 million proposal for an observatory featuring a thrill ride on the roof called the Sky Summit, the world's tallest exterior elevator, and new entrance pavilion. The observatory was supposed to be completed in 2022, but the COVID-19 pandemic had been announced to have delayed construction plans by about a year.[19][20]
Position in Chicago's skyline
![The skyline of a city with many large skyscrapers; in the foreground is a green park and a lake with many sailboats moored on it. Over 30 of the skyscrapers and some park features are labeled.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Chicago_skyline_labelled.jpg/1280px-Chicago_skyline_labelled.jpg)
Gallery
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From the east
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From the southwest
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Looking up the building from the ground
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Looking from the North, with Aqua visible
See also
- Aon Center (Los Angeles)
- First Canadian Place – a similar building from the same architect
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
- List of tallest freestanding steel structures
References
- ^ a b Cunningham, Cathy; Grossman, Matt (June 8, 2018). "J.P. Morgan, Brookfield Provide $678M Financing Package for Chicago's Aon Center". Commercial Observer.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Skyscraper Center: Aon Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ Roeder, David (February 21, 2003). "New owner expected for Aon Center". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 18, 2008 – via Newsbank.
- ISBN 978-0847811793.
- ^ a b c d e "Aon Center, Chicago". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Tadena, Nathalie; Dean, Jason; Scism, Leslie (January 14, 2012). "Aon Shifts Headquarters to London". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Contacts". Amoco. February 12, 1998. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
- ^ Du, Lisa (February 23, 2017). "Kraft Heinz eliminated another 1,000 jobs in 2016". Chicago Tribune. Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Kraft Heinz preps HQ move into Chicago". Chicago Business Journal. July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Aon Center". Glass Steel and Stone. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ a b Nelson, Bryce (May 7, 1973). "Sears 'Topping Out' Puts Chicago On Top". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "1973 – Aon Center, Chicago, Illinois". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. September 20, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, December 26, 1973
- ^ McMillan, Greg (June 12, 2007). "Two buildings, two cities, one problem". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ Cosper, Stephen D.; William H. Hallenbeck; Gary R. Brenniman (January 1993). "Construction and Demolition Waste: Generation, Regulation, Practices, Processing, and Policies" (PDF). University of Illinois at Chicago, Office of Solid Waste Management. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ McManus, David (July 12, 2018). "AON Center Chicago: Skyscraper Architecture". e-Architect. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Trophy Building Sale Sets New Record". Miller Cicero, LLC. October 7, 2003. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "Wells REIT Changes Name to Piedmont Office Realty Trust". Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
- ^ Marotti, Ally; Kamin, Blair (May 15, 2018). "Aon Center's planned observation deck, Chicago's third, could create competition for tourist dollars". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Construction halted for Aon Center observatory in Chicago due to coronavirus pandemic". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
External links
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- Aon Center on CTBUHSkyscraper Center
- List of tenants at the Aon Center - Companies located at 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago IL