Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Office |
Location |
300 E. Randolph St. Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°53′5.55″N 87°37′11.66″W / 41.8848750°N 87.6199056°WCoordinates: 41°53′5.55″N 87°37′11.66″W / 41.8848750°N 87.6199056°W |
Construction started | 1995 (phase 1), 2007 (phase 2) |
Completed | 1997 (phase 1), 2010 (phase 2) |
Height | |
Roof | 243 m (797 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 57 |
Design and construction | |
Architect |
Lohan Associates (Phase 1) Goettsch Partners (Phase 2) |
Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower (BCBS) is located on the north end of Millennium Park along E. Randolph Street at the NE corner of Randolph and Columbus Drive, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. It is home to the headquarters of Health Care Service Corporation.
The building's address is 300 E. Randolph and is located next to the Aon Center. Original plans had hoped to connect the two buildings via an underground pedway, but the plans never came to fruition.
Architect James Goettsch of Goettsch Partners designed the building. The 33-story first phase was completed in 1997 under the firm name of Lohan Associates (now Goettsch Partners). The 24-story second phase started in 2007 and was completed in 2010.
Expansion
In 2006 the City of Chicago granted a building permit to Health Care Service Corporation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to build up instead of out. The second phase expansion took place over 2007-2010. The "new" tower is 57 stories and is the first project in Chicago to build up.
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Tenants
- Baker & McKenzie
- Health Care Service Corporation
- Isobar
- Inverse Marketing
Tower as billboard
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Position in Chicago's skyline
See also
References
- ↑ "LifeTimes - Your Guide to Lifelong Health - Community Corner - How'd They Do That? Turning a Building into a Billboard". Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ A final tribute in lights: 'Thanks Chris', Chicago Tribune, 2013-12-11