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Franklin Center

Franklin Center is a skyscraper with an architectural height of 315 meters (1,033 ft) that you can visit in Chicago.

The building was originally built as the AT&T Corporate Center as the company’s headquarters, but after a change of ownership, the skyscraper was renamed in 2007. At the time the skyscraper was completed, it was the tallest building in the city, but over time it was surpassed in height by The Willis TowerTrump International Hotel and Tower, St Regis Chicago, Aon Center. and John Hancock Center.

The building is mostly used as offices, but there are also commercial spaces, restaurants and, of course, the necessary parking spaces.

technical parameters Franklin Center

Location 227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois
Type Office
Construction started 1981
Completed 1985
Architectural height 315 metres (1,033 ft)
Roof 271 metres (889 ft)
Top floor 271 metres (889 ft)
Floor area 1,699,987 sq ft (157,934.0 m2)
Floor count 62
Developer AT&T / Stein & Company
Architects Adrian D. Smith, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor Mayfair Construction/Blount International
Structural engineer William F. Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Franklin Center

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