NBC Tower

NBC Tower
NBC Tower

NBC Tower with peacock logo
General information
Type Office
Location Chicago
Coordinates 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106Coordinates: 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106
Completed 1989
Height
Antenna spire 627 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count 37
Design and construction
Owner Metropolis Investment Holdings Inc.
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive (455 North Cityfront Plaza is also used as a vanity address for the building) in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area. Completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet (191 m).

The design, by Adrian D. Smith of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, is considered one of the finest reproductions of the Art Deco style and similar to the GE Building in New York City. The tower is further enhanced by the use of limestone piers and recessed tinted glass with granite spandrels.[1] The building takes cues from the nearby landmark Tribune Tower with the use of flying buttresses. A 130-foot (40 m) broadcast tower and spire tops the skyscraper. WMAQ/NBC has STL and satellite facilities on the roof and does not actually transmit from the tower, as those facilities are atop Willis Tower.

The building, located in the Cityfront Plaza area, contains 850,000 square feet (79,000 m2) of space and three floors of underground parking with 261 spaces. Connected to the main tower is a four-story radio and television broadcasting facility where popular shows such as Judge Mathis is currently taped here. Formerly The Jerry Springer Show and The Steve Wilkos Show taped here. [2]

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Tenants

The Consulate-General of India in Chicago is located in Suite 850.[3] The Consulate-General of South Korea in Chicago is located in Suite 2700.[4]

Shows recorded

In addition to housing these entities, the studios were/are home to the following shows:

Gallery

See also

References

External links


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