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NBC Tower
NBC Tower with peacock logo
General information
Type Office
Location Chicago
Coordinates 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106Coordinates: 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106
Completed 1989
Height
Antenna spire 627 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count 37
Design and construction
Owner NBCUniversal LLC
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive (455 North Cityfront Plaza is also used as a vanity address for the building) in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area.

It was completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet (191 m). NBC's Chicago offices, studios, and owned-and-operated station WMAQ-TV are located here as of 1989. Formerly its former radio sister WMAQ/WSCR was located here. WSNS-TV is also located here.

Images for kids

  • NBC Building 060912

    Looking North at Night

  • NBC Chicago

    Looking East

  • NBCTowerJuly

    Looking North

  • NBC Tower Entrance

    Columbus Drive entrance

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