Renewing State Street The Century And Consumers Buildings Events The consumers building is a chicago school high rise office building in chicago's loop. it was designed by jenney, mundie & jensen , and was built by jacob l. kesner in 1913. [1] [2] the building is owned by the general services administration and currently sits vacant. [3]. Century & consumers buildings century & consumers buildings the century building address: 202 s. state street architects: holabird and roche date: 1915 the consumers building address: 220 s. state street architects: jenney, mundie & jensen date: 1913 neighborhood: loop style: chicago school skyscrapers overview two of state street’s terra cotta clad skyscrapers, known as the century.
Skyward View Of Consumers Building Federal Courthouse And Century The consumers building, chicago, il location: 202 s state st, chicago, il 60604. significance. designed by the prominent firm jenney, mundie and jensen, the 220 s. state street building was completed in 1913 and is located at the northeast corner of state street and quincy street (currently “quincy court”). In 2017, the city of chicago agreed to oversee a request for proposal process for the sale, reuse and redevelopment of a four building site on state street: the century and consumers buildings and two smaller commercial buildings at 212 and 214 s. state st. chicago real estate firm ca ventures was selected to revitalize the buildings. the $141. In june 2017, ca ventures, a real estate developer with experience converting historic buildings into housing, agreed to purchase all four properties—the century and consumers buildings, as well as 212 and 214 south state street. 5 the city of chicago would purchase the buildings from the federal government and would then sell them to ca. In 2022, $52 million was appropriated to demolish the buildings, which officials have long argued pose a security threat to the nearby dirksen federal building. landmarks illinois and preservation chicago have included century and consumers on their own annual lists of the city and state’s “most endangered” buildings. in a city known for.
The Consumer Building 1960 Chicago Architectural Photography Co In june 2017, ca ventures, a real estate developer with experience converting historic buildings into housing, agreed to purchase all four properties—the century and consumers buildings, as well as 212 and 214 south state street. 5 the city of chicago would purchase the buildings from the federal government and would then sell them to ca. In 2022, $52 million was appropriated to demolish the buildings, which officials have long argued pose a security threat to the nearby dirksen federal building. landmarks illinois and preservation chicago have included century and consumers on their own annual lists of the city and state’s “most endangered” buildings. in a city known for. In 2022, a $52 million expenditure was earmarked in the federal infrastructure appropriations bill in congress to have the century and consumers buildings torn down, preservation chicago said. The century & consumers buildings are two of state street’s remaining architecturally and historically significant, terra cotta clad skyscrapers. both are contributing structures to chicago’s loop retail historic district, listed in the national register of historic places in 1999, and are key components of state street’s historic street.