300 North LaSalle

300 North LaSalle is a 60-story mixed-use building, constructed from 2006 to 2009, located on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The building contains 1.3 million square feet (121,770 square meters) of space to include offices, retail shops, restaurants and public spaces, as well as three levels of underground parking. Due to its location on the north bank of the Chicago River, the building features a half-acre sunlit waterfront public garden with direct access to the river's edge. The structural steel was fabricated and erected by Cives Steel Co. and detailed by Maine Detailers, a division of Cives Steel Co.

300 North LaSalle
300 North LaSalle
Location within Chicago metropolitan area
300 North LaSalle (Illinois)
300 North LaSalle (the United States)
General information
TypeMixed
Location321 North LaSalle St
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.8882°N 87.6331°W / 41.8882; -87.6331
Construction started2006
Completed2009
Height
Roof239 m (784 ft)
Technical details
Floor count60[1]
Floor area120,770 square metres (1,300,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectPickard Chilton
DeveloperHines
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractorClark Construction

Green Building

300 North LaSalle achieved Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) category, the highest rating possible. The tower previously received Gold certification under the LEED for Core & Shell (CS) Rating System.[2]

Ownership

The building was sold from the Hines companies in 2010, to KBS REIT II, Inc. and then again to The Irvine Company in 2014.[3]

Tenants
Night view of the building's surroundings to the west along the Chicago River: Among the buildings and structures shown are (left to right) Left Bank at K Station (300 North Canal), 333 North Canal, Kinzie Street railroad bridge, 350 West Mart Center, Merchandise Mart, 300 North LaSalle, Franklin Street Bridge and part of 333 Wacker Drive.

As of July 29, 2010, the building was 93% leased to 24 tenants. Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago's biggest law firm, is the anchor tenant and leases floors in the low-rise and mid-rise sections of the building.[4] Other tenants include the management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, private equity firm GTCR, securities and escrow firm {FOSE}, investment banks Lazard, Moelis & Company and Sagent Advisors, the restructuring and consulting firm AlixPartners, and the corporate law firm Quarles & Brady LLP.

See also

References
  1. "300 North LaSalle – Properties – Hines". Hines.com. 2015-10-22. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  2. "300 North LaSalle Earns LEED® Platinum Certification – News & Views – Hines". Hines.com. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  3. "Form 8-K". Sec.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  4. "Hines Breaks Ground on Striking 60-story Office Tower at 300 North LaSalle in Downtown Chicago – News & Views – Hines". Hines.com. 2006-07-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
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