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321 North Clark at Riverfront Plaza
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General information
Status Complete
Type Commercial offices
Architectural style modernism
Location 321 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°53′17″N 87°37′50″W / 41.888056°N 87.630556°W / 41.888056; -87.630556
Construction started 1983
Completed 1987
Owner Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Management Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Roof 155.45 m (510.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 35
Floor area 83,000 m2 (890,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 39
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer Hines Interests Limited Partnership
BCE Development Properties
Structural engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor PCL Construction Management Inc.

321 North Clark at Riverfront Plaza is a 35-story, 155.45 m (510.0 ft) skyscraper constructed from 1983 to 1987 in Chicago, Illinois. The tower was built by BCE Development Properties and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as part of the Riverfront Plaza development on the north bank of the Chicago River.

321 North Clark opened in April 1987 and was named "city development of the year" by the Chicago Sun-Times. The building was originally named Quaker Tower after its anchor tenant, the Quaker Oats Company. Quaker moved to a new headquarters in 2002. Currently 321 North Clark is owned by Hines Interests Limited Partnership and houses the headquarters of the American Bar Association, among other tenants.

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