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Olympia Centre
Skyscraper in Chicago / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Olympia Centre is a skyscraper in Chicago. It is a mixed use building consisting of offices in the lower part of the building and residences in the narrower upper section. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and at 725 ft (221 m) tall, with 63 floors, it is Chicago's tallest mid-block building. The exterior is Swedish granite, which was finished in Italy.[2] Construction started in 1981, and was completed in 1986. The building's name is connected through the original developer, Olympia and York of Toronto.
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed-use |
Location | 161 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, Illinois |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1981 |
Completed | 1986 |
Height | |
Architectural | 222.9 m (731 ft) |
Top floor | 214.8 m (705 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 63 |
Floor area | 131,921 m2 (1,419,990 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Other information | |
Parking | 430 |
References | |
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The building is divided into three zones: a retail zone occupied by Neiman Marcus, commercial office space from floors 6 through 23, and private condominium residences from floors 24 through 63.
Weissbluth Pediatrics is located in Suite[3] 820 in the Olympia Centre and is the only pediatric practice in the city of Chicago performing house call visits for its families.
The Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago (在シカゴ日本国総領事館 Zai Shikago Nippon-koku Sōryōjikan) is located in Suite 1100 in the Olympia Centre.[4][5]