2345 Grand
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| 2345 Grand | |
2345 Grand (tower on left), Hyatt Regency Crown Center (tower on right) in front of the Westin Crown Center Hotel as seen from the Liberty Memorial |
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| Location | 2345 Grand, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Coordinates | |
| Status | Completed |
| Opening | 1977 |
| Use | Office |
| Roof | 477 feet/145M |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 606,400 square feet |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Mies van der Rohe Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates |
| Owner | Franklin Street Properties Corp |
2345 Grand (formerly the IBM Plaza, IBM Building and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Building) was the tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri from 1977 until 1980 and is part of the Crown Center complex.
It is listed on many sites as being the work of Mies van der Rohe. However, he died in 1969 before the 1977 opening. The work was done by Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates.[1] The building is a smaller version of the IBM Plaza in Chicago that is also attributed to the minimalist Rohe.
The building was originally built to be the western headquarters of now defunct Mutual Benefit Life Insurance [2] and an IBM office. At the time it was called both the Mutual Benefit Building and the IBM Building.
It was then taken over by the Shorenstein Company. They sold the building in 2004 for $49.5 million to Hines Interests LP and GE Real Estate. They in turn sold the building for $75 million in December 2007 to Franklin Street Properties Corp. [3]
The principal tenant in the building is the law firm Lathrop and Gage. Lathrop and Gage's name is emblazzoned on the top of the building. Two other law firms Armstrong Teasdale LLP and King Hershey PC are also in the building. It is the headquarters of the Assurant Employee Benefits division of Assurant which was acquired from Mutual in 1991.
It is currently the fourth tallest building in Kansas City and eighth tallest building in Missouri.
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| Preceded by Kansas City Power and Light Building |
Kansas City's Tallest Building 1977—1980 477 feet |
Succeeded by Hyatt Regency Crown Center |
