Heller International Building

Heller International Building

General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Construction started	1990
Completed	1992^[1]
Opening	1992
Height
Roof	600 ft (180 m)
Technical details
Floor count	45
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer	Tishman Speyer Properties

The Heller International Building is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 600 feet (183 m) in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood.^[2] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1992.^[3] The Heller International Building currently stands as the 44th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The Heller International Building currently stands as the tallest building in Chicago situated west of the Chicago River.^[2] One year after its completion, in 1993, the building won the "Best Structure Award" from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.^[2] The building's design incorporated a unique turret-like structure on the structure's southeastern corner. The turret stands as the building's highest architectural point, and is illuminated in white lights at night.^[2]

Tenants

GE Transportation^[4]

References

↑ "Heller International Building". Chicago Architecture, Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
1 2 3 4 "Heller International Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ "Heller International Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ New GE Transportation headquarters in Chicago skyscraper

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Coordinates: 41°52′51″N 87°38′26″W / 41.88083°N 87.64056°W / 41.88083; -87.64056

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Heller International Building

Tenants

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