Olympia Centre

Olympia Centre
Olympia Centre
	The Olympia Centre
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

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.

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]

Position in Chicago's skyline

References

^ "Olympia Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "Olympia Centre, Chicago | 117196". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
^ Weissbluthpediatrics.com
^ "Home Page". Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
^ "Contact, Hours, & Directions." Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago. Retrieved on March 7, 2010.

Emporis listing

41°53′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.8965°N 87.6233°W / 41.8965; -87.6233

[1] "Olympia Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[2] "Olympia Centre, Chicago | 117196". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

[3] Weissbluthpediatrics.com

[4] "Home Page". Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2009.

[5] "Contact, Hours, & Directions." Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago. Retrieved on March 7, 2010.

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References