| 500 West Monroe Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 500 West Monroe Street,Chicago,Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°52′51″N87°38′26″W / 41.88083°N 87.64056°W /41.88083; -87.64056 |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Completed | 1992[2] |
| Opening | 1992 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Floor area | 966,377 sq ft (89,779.4 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | Tishman Speyer Properties |
The500 West Monroe Building (previously Heller International Building[3]) is askyscraper inChicago,Illinois. The building rises 600 feet (183 m) in Chicago'sNear West Side neighborhood.[4] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1992.[5] The 500 W Monroe Building currently stands as the44th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building wasSkidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago'sSears Tower andJohn Hancock Center and theBurj Khalifa inDubai.
The 500 West Monroe Building was the tallest building in Chicago situated west of theChicago River at the time of its construction.[4] It lost the title of the tallest building in Chicago west of the Chicago River with the completion of construction onRiver Point in 2017.
One year after its completion, in 1993, the building won the "Best Structure Award" from theStructural Engineers Association of Illinois.[4] The building's design incorporated a uniqueturret-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.[4]
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