Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
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| Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | |
Photo prior to expansion June 2nd, 2007 |
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| Location | 300 E. Randolph St. Chicago, Illinois |
| Status | Under expansion |
| Constructed | 1995-1997, 2007-Present |
| Use | Office |
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| Roof | 125 m (411 ft) |
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| Floor count | 32 |
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| Architect | Lohan Associates, Inc. |
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower (BCBS) is located on the north end of Grant Park along E. Randolph St. at the NE corner of Randolph and Columbus, in Chicago, United States of America.
The building's address is 300 E. Randolph. The building is located next to the Aon Center and original plans hoped to connect the two buildings via an underground pedway but the plans never came to fruition.
BCBS was originally designed to allow for many more floors to be built later as market conditions warrant and indeed in the center of the building you can see a large open space where more elevators can be inserted into the building to accommodate additional floors.
The building was completed in 1997 and the large expanse of windows facing Grant Park are often used to spell out words to commemorate or celebrate events and happenings in Chicago. There is a Subway eatery and a Dunkin Donuts in the basement.
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Left: Blue Cross Build Shield Tower (BCBST) under expansion
Right: One and Two Prudential Plaza, Aon Center BCBST, 340 on the Park and The Buckingham |
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In 2006 the City of Chicago granted a building permit to Health Care Service Corporation dba Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to build up instead of out; once completed (planned for 2010) the "new" tower will be 57 stories and will be the first project in Chicago to build up. Over 2,000 employees were moved because of the construction.[citation needed]
As of May 2008, two construction cranes can be seen on the roof of the building to facilitate the expansion.
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