333 Wacker Drive
Office skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
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333 West Wacker Drive is a high-rise office building in Chicago, Illinois owned by Beacon Capital Partners. It is noted for its reflection of the curves of the Chicago River on its river-facing side.[5] The building has 36 stories.[6]
Chicago, Illinois
- Nuveen Investments
- Aetna Insurance
- RedRidge Finance Group
- ExWorks Capital
- Capgemini
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General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 333 Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.8861°N 87.6358°W |
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Construction started | 1979 |
Completed | 1983 |
| Owner | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Operator | Hines Interests Limited Partnership |
| Height | |
| Roof | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Floor area | 864,200 sq ft (80,290 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Kohn Pedersen Fox HKS |
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Design features
On the side facing the Chicago River, the building features a curved green glass façade,[7] while on the other side the building adheres to the usual rectangular street grid. This results in its "slice of pie" shape.[8] The glass reflects both the sky and the river flowing next to it.[8] The architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates who designed 333 also designed the high-rise buildings 225 W Wacker to the east, and 191 N Wacker Drive to the south.
The building marks the division between North Wacker Drive and West Wacker Drive as the street makes a 90 degree turn. Based on the Chicago grid system for street numbers, if the building had been given an address on North Wacker, the street number would have been an odd number between 200 and 300.
History
Work on 333 Wacker Drive began in 1979. The surrounding property was neglected which inspired Pederson to start construction. The building was completed in 1983.[7]
In April 2006, Hines, on behalf of their U.S. Core Office Fund, L.P., acquired 333 Wacker Drive. Hines sold its interest in the asset to PNC Realty Advisors in November 2015. On June 20, 2024, AFL-CIO sold the property to Beacon Capital Partners.[9]
In popular culture
333 Wacker Drive was featured in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off as the building containing Ferris Bueller's father's offices, and was voted "Favorite Building" by the readers of The Chicago Tribune in 1995.[10] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the 333 W. Wacker Drive building was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [11] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
The building is used for exterior shots of Crows Security headquarters in Batwoman.[12]
Gallery
Closer view
333 Wacker (far right) and its Chicago River surroundings
Another view of the building in the context of the river, looking towards the east.
