| LaSalle–Wacker Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 221 NorthLaSalle Street,Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°53′11″N87°37′55″W / 41.8865°N 87.6320°W /41.8865; -87.6320 |
| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Height | |
| Top floor | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 |
| Floor area | 39,019 m2 (420,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Holabird and Root |
| References | |
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TheLaSalle–Wacker Building, at 221 NorthLaSalle Street (also known as 121 WestWacker Drive), is a 41-storyskyscraper at the north end of the LaSalle Street canyon in theLoopcommunity area ofChicago,Illinois, United States.
Originally planned as a 37-story building, the developer bought an L-shaped building aside original lot and expanded the site. Clad inlimestone andgranite, theHolabird and Root-designed structure (Andrew Rebori was the associate architect) serves as an office building. When built, the beacon on the top of the building could be seen from as far as 200 miles. As with other buildings in Chicago, the structure is upwardly lit at night with moonlight, and the peak of building is typically lit in cobalt blue. The nights illumination design was a common contemporary Chicago architectural theme, seen also in theWrigley Building,Tribune Tower,Jewelers Building,Palmolive Building, andChicago Board of Trade Building.[3]
The building was used as a backdrop in the 2005 movieBatman Begins.WFMT, America's first radiosuperstation, maintained studios in the building from 1954 until 1995.