Crain Communications Building

Crain Communications Building
Crain Communications Building in 2016
Interactive map of the Crain Communications Building area
General information
Location150 N. Michigan Av.
Chicago, Illinois,
United States
Coordinates41°53′07″N 87°37′29″W / 41.8854°N 87.6248°W / 41.8854; -87.6248
Construction started1982
Completed1983
Opening1984
OwnerJohn Hancock Real Estate Asset Management
Height
Tip582 ft (177 m)
Technical details
Floor count39
Floor area709,998 ft2 (65,961.0 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectsA. Epstein and Sons
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The Crain Communications Building is a 39-story, 582 foot (177 m) skyscraper located at 150 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Also (previously) known as the Smurfit–Stone Building and the Stone Container Building, it was originally going to be named "One Park Place" before it opened as the Associates Center, named after the initial tenant of the building, the Associates Commercial Corp.

Construction of the building began in 1982 and was completed in 1984. The building, noted for its uncommon slanted top facade, was designed by Sheldon Schlegman of A. Epstein and Sons. It has 39 floors of tenant space and the two spires at the top cover the main roof and serve as mechanical rooms for HVAC equipment.