| The
Bloomingdale's Building |
|
| |
|
| Location |
|
| Street |
132
E. Delaware Pl. / 900 N. Michigan Ave. |
| Zip |
60611 |
| Zone |
Magnificent
Mile |
| Neighborhood |
Near
North Side |
| District |
loop |
| City |
Chicago |
| |
|
| Technical
Data |
|
| Height |
871
feet |
| Floors
(over ground) |
66 |
| Year
(start) |
1987 |
| Year
(end) |
1989 |
| Gross
Floor Area |
2,700,000
ft² |
| Parking
Places |
1710 |
| |
|
| Building
in General |
|
| Type
of construction |
high-rise
building |
| Material(s)
of framework |
steel
/ concrete |
| Functions |
office
/residential / hotel / retail |
| Style |
postmodern |
| |
|
| Facts |
|
| Commonly
referred to as the "Bloomingdale's Building" because
of the shopping mall's anchor tenant. |
The building combines 5 major uses: a seven-story atrium shopping
mall; a Four Seasons Hotel; office space in the tower's lower
section; condominiums on the higher floors; and one of the
city's largest parking garages. |
The exterior is sheathed in limestone and light reflective
green glass. |
The building consists of a concrete frame built on top of
a steel skeleton. Since the building's material switches midway
up, the first cranes had to be taken down for two weeks while
new cranes for concrete were installed. |
The original design was a postmodern homage to the Vienna
Secessionist style of architect Otto Wagner, with a wide arched
roof. |
Topped with 4 ornamental lanterns, which change color for
the Christmas season |
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