Global Information35 East Wacker information
| 35 East Wacker | |
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  Location within Central Chicago  35 East Wacker (Illinois)  35 East Wacker (the United States) | |
| Former names | Pure Oil Building, North American Life Building, Jewelers Building |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Chicago (Outside NYC) since 1927[I] | |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Daley Center 77 West Wacker Drive |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°53′11″N 87°37′36″W / 41.8865°N 87.6268°W |
| Current tenants | See Tenants |
| Construction started | 1925 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Client | Opal Holdings, LLC. |
| Management | Opal Holdings, LLC. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 523 ft (159 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joachim Giæver Frederick P. Dinkelberg |
| Developer | Opal Holdings, LLC. |
| Main contractor | Starrett-Dilks Company |
North American Life Insurance Building | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Part of | Michigan–Wacker Historic District (ID78001124) |
| Designated CP | 1978 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
35 East Wacker, also known as the Jewelers' Building,[5] is a 40-story 523 ft (159 m) historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and East Wacker Drive, facing the Chicago River. It was built from 1925 to 1927, and was co-designed by Joachim Giæver and Frederick P. Dinkelberg.[6] At the time of its completion in 1927, it was the tallest building in the world outside New York City.[7][8] Formerly the Pure Oil Building and North American Life Insurance Building,[9] 35 East Wacker was listed in 1978 as a contributing property to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.[4][7][10]
For its first 14 years, the building had a car lift that served the first 23 floors, later converted to office space. There was no access between the offices and the parking garage, except at the Lower Wacker Drive level, where drivers would leave their cars with an attendant.[11]
Currently,[when?] the French-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago is a tenant,[12] and the showroom of architect Helmut Jahn was atop the building inside the dome, which was also once a restaurant called the Stratosphere Club, often erroneously said to be run by Al Capone.[5] (In reality, the Stratosphere Club opened in 1937, long after Capone was imprisoned and too late for the building to have been an illegal speakeasy.)[13] The building is currently being renovated, by Goettsch Partners, and the façade is being maintained, but the interiors converted into a more modern configuration. Both the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the City of Chicago have recognized the renovation project with awards.[5][14]
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- ^ 35 East Wacker at Structurae
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Everything East Wacker". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "35 East Wacker Drive Building". Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "35 East Wacker Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ As with many claims of record height, definitions are important, and the claim for 35 East Wacker ignores the Chicago Temple Building's steeple.
- ^ Saliga, Pauline A.; John Zukowsky; Jane H Clarke (1990). The Sky's The Limit: A Century of Chicago Skyscrapers. New York: Rizzoli International Publications. ISBN 0-8478-1179-4.
- ^ Wagner, Robert (February 3, 1978). "Michigan–Wacker Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ "Jewelers Building of Chicago". The Elevator Constructor. Vol. 23, no. 6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1926. pp. 5–21. hdl:2027/uiug.30112078161897.
- ^ "Chicago". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Al Capone and the Jewelers' Building". Mysterious Chicago Tours. June 2, 2016.
- ^ Realty and building, Volume 197, Issues 14-26, page 30