John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, IL

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John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, IL

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Federal Center, Chicago, Illinois

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Size:NA Description:Interior - 2nd floor cafe Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical original door on Type A tenant floor. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical door hardware for original full height doors on government office floors. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Relocatable wall panels in upper floor corridor. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Relocatable wall system in office space. Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Interior glazing system in office space. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical ceiling in Type B corridor (renovated GSA floors). Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical B corridor (renovated GSA floors). Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:GSA office space. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical office space. Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Typical office space. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:GSA office space. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Basement corridor. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Basement office. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical C corridor. Chicago,IL View Larger
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Size:NA Description:Mechanical room Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Metal panels at exterior wall in mechanical rooms. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Mechanical room Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Basement stair Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Storage room Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Typical corridor Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical corridor Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical corridor Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical restroom sinks on office floors. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical elevator lobby on office floors. Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Heat registers at the perimeter window walls on office floors. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Toilet in typical restroom on office floors. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Exterior Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Old Chicago Federal Building Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Exterior of Kluczynski Federal Building looking up from Clark Street Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:View of the Federal Center complex from the corner of Clark and Adams Streets. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:View looking up at the Flamingo sculpture and the facade of the Kluczynski building. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Arial view of the construction of the substructure ca. 1966. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Construction of the substructure, ca. 1966. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Construction of the substructure ca. 1966 Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Construction of substructure ca. 1966 Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Exterior view of JCK looking west along Jackson Street Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Final model for the Federal Center complex Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Exterior of the Kluczynski Federal Building Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Concept model - Scheme A Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Concept model - Scheme B Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Concept model - Scheme C Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Installation of relocatable panels ca. 1974 Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical office space shortly after the building was dedicated in 1975. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Typical ceiling in Type A corridor. Ceiling tiles are sagging and broken. Chicago,IL View Larger
Size:NA Description:Crack on the underside of a concrete beam in the basement. Chicago,IL View Larger	Size:NA Description:Loose panel in mechanical room. Chicago,IL View Larger

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Building Details

Square Footage			Building Dimensions
Floor Area Total:	12000000		Stories/Levels:	42
First Floor Area:	14563		Perimeter:	683(Linear Ft.)
Occupiable Area:	740000		Depth:	115(Linear Ft.)
			Height:	562(Linear Ft.)
			Length:	227(Linear Ft.)

Construction History

Year Start	Year End	Description	Architect
1966	1975	Joint venture	Mies van der Rohe
1966	1975	Joint venture	C. F. Murphy and Associates
1966	1975	Joint venture	A. Epstein and Sons
1966	1975	Joint venture	Schmidt, Garden, & Erikson

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