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Metropolitan Tower, Chicago
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Quick Facts
CityChicago
CountryUSA
Year1923 - 1924
Height144,8m / 475ft
Floors30
Realisation
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst and white
DeveloperS.W. Straus (investment bank)
Building Info
NameMetropolitan Tower
CategoryResidential
AliasContinental National Insurance Co. Building
Straus Building
Britannica Center
Address310 South Michigan Avenue
Notes
A 21 story base with a nine-story tower.
The tower has a stepped-pyramid top.
The building has a U-shaped plan.
Originally an office building, it was converted into a residential building in 2004.
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