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Field Building (Chicago)

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Many of the latest innovations such as high-speed elevators and air conditioning were incorporated into the building's design. The lobby features a multi-level arcade between LaSalle and Clark Streets allowing pedestrians to walk between the two streets and access the retail space without exiting the
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Mechanical spaces are located at the 25th and 45th floor levels. The 43rd and 44th floors house executive dining rooms for use by the bank and selected other tenants, with a cafeteria located on the concourse level. The west side of the ground floor is utilized by Bank of America for retail banking,
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and the building's name changed to the Bank of America Building. In August 2008, the Bank sold the building to AmTrust but continues to occupy 0.8 million square feet (74,000 m) of the 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m) in the building under a lease that runs through 2020. In
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The upper stories are sheathed in limestone with windows grouped vertically and recessed to emphasize the building's height. The 45-story rectangular tower is centered on the base and buttressed by a shorter 22-story tower at each of its four corners.
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The building rises from a four-story base that covers the entire site. The exterior of the first story is faced in polished black granite. Windows are framed with polished aluminum or
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with the east side rented to merchants. The rest of the floors consist of typical office space. As was customary in the 1930s, the building does not have a
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panels. The entrances on the east and west facades rise the entire height of the base and are also framed in black granite. Five pilasters faced in white
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building. The elevator indicator panel and mailbox in the lobby are in an integrated design which resembles the building's exterior shape.
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April 2017, the bank announced it would relocate its offices to a new tower under development at
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The construction of the Field Building was completed 1934 as a 535 feet (163.1 m) 45-story
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Several buildings occupied this site until construction commenced in 1931. The world's
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separate the bays containing revolving doors that provide access to the lobby.
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Much of the building's rentable area was occupied by the
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construction hiatus which ended with the building of
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Field Building

Field Building (Chicago) is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Chicago
Field Building (Chicago) is located in Illinois
Illinois
Field Building (Chicago) is located in the United States
Chicago
Illinois
USA
Coordinates
41°52′47″N 87°37′54″W / 41.8798°N 87.6316°W / 41.8798; -87.6316
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Chicago Landmark
art deco
LaSalle Street
Loop
community area
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Chicago Landmark
skyscraper
Clark Street
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Great Depression
World War II
One Prudential Plaza
monel metal
spandrel
Yule marble

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