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Metropolitan Tower

Metropolitan Tower, Chicago
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Quick Facts
City  Chicago
Country  USA
Year  1923 - 1924
Height  144,8m / 475ft
Floors  30
Realisation
Architect  Graham, Anderson, Probst and white
Developer  S.W. Straus (investment bank)
Building Info
Name  Metropolitan Tower
Category  Residential
Alias  Continental National Insurance Co. Building
Straus Building
Britannica Center
Address  310 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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