Editing Wrigley Building

{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois}}
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{{Infobox building
| name             = Wrigley Building
| image            = Wrigley Building 1 (31887261212).jpg
| image_size       = 
| caption          = Chicago's Wrigley Building
| location         = 400-410 N. Michigan Ave<br/>Chicago, Illinois
| location_country = United States
| coordinates      = {{coord|41.889707|-87.624861|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
| status           = 
| start_date       = 1920
| completion_date  = September 1921
| opening          = May 1924 (both towers)
| building_type    = commercial offices
| antenna_spire    = {{cvt|438|ft}}
| roof             = {{cvt|425|ft}}
| top_floor        = 21 (North Tower)<br/>30 (South Tower)
| cost             = 
| floor_area       = 
| architect        = [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]]
| developer        = [[William Wrigley Jr.]]
| owner            = 
| management       = 
| references       = 
}}
The '''Wrigley Building''' is a [[skyscraper]] located at 400–410 North [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]] on Chicago's [[Near North Side, Chicago|Near North Side]]. It is located on the [[Magnificent Mile]] directly across Michigan Avenue from the [[Tribune Tower]]. Its two towers in an elaborate style were built between 1920 and 1924 to house the corporate headquarters of the [[Wrigley Company]].  Its bright white facade is covered in [[terra cotta]].

==History==
When ground was broken for the Wrigley Building in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the [[Chicago River]]. The Michigan Avenue Bridge, which spans the river just south of the building, was still under construction. The land was selected by [[chewing gum]] magnate [[William Wrigley Jr.]] for the headquarters of his company. The building was designed by the architectural firm of [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]] using the shape of the [[Giralda]] tower of [[Seville's Cathedral]] combined with French Renaissance details. The {{convert|425|ft|m|adj=on}} south tower was completed in September 1921 and the north tower in May 1924. Walkways between the towers were added at the ground level and the third floor. In 1931, another walkway was added at the fourteenth floor to allow for a rearrangement of Wrigley's offices.<ref>{{Cite news |date=Aug 30, 1931 |title=Bridge 150 Feet in Air to Link Wrigley Towers |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=10}}</ref> The two towers, not including the levels below Michigan Avenue, have a combined area of {{convert|453433|sqft|m2}}.

The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a [[clock]] with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is {{convert|19|ft|7|in|m}} in diameter. The building is clad in [[Glazed architectural terra-cotta|glazed terra-cotta]], which provides its gleaming white façade. On occasion, the entire building is hand washed to preserve the terra cotta. At night, the building is brightly lit with floodlights.

The Wrigley Building was Chicago's first [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] office building. If one walks through the center doors, one will enter a secluded park area overlooking the [[Chicago River]].

In the 1957 science fiction film ''[[Beginning of the End (film)|Beginning of the End]]'', giant grasshoppers attack downtown Chicago, and in one scene are shown climbing up the side of the Wrigley Building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrigleybuilding.com/fun-facts/ |title=Fun Facts |website=The Wrigley Building |access-date=July 27, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116144903/http://www.thewrigleybuilding.com/fun-facts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Wrigley Building was sold in 2011 to a group of investors that includes Zeller Realty Group and [[Groupon]] co-founders [[Eric Lefkofsky]] and [[Brad Keywell]].<ref>[http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Wrigley-Building-Sold-for-33-Million-131141478.html  Wrigley Building Sold for $33 Million]</ref> The new owners made the building more attractive to businesses by adding a [[Walgreens]], a coffee shop, a fitness center and a nursing room for mothers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elahi|first=Amina|title=Wrigley Building owners look to lure technology companies|url=http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-wrigley-building-tech-companies-bsi,0,0.story?track=bluesky-ct-head|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013219/http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-wrigley-building-tech-companies-bsi,0,0.story?track=bluesky-ct-head|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 22, 2014|access-date=12 February 2014|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, billionaire [[Joe Mansueto]] completed the purchase of the Wrigley Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/06/29/chicago-billionaire-completes-255-million-purchase-of-wrigley-building/|title=Chicago billionaire completes $255 million purchase of Wrigley Building|website=the Chicago Tribune|date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2025 }}</ref>

==Tenants==
Addresses at 400 North Michigan Avenue:
*The [[Diplomatic missions of Austria|Consulate-General of Austria]] resides in Suite 707.<ref>[http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassy/chicago/the-consulate-general.html Consulate General] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120722142215/http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassy/chicago/the-consulate-general.html |date=2012-07-22 }} ''[[Diplomatic missions of Austria|Consulate-General of Austria in Chicago]]''. Retrieved 31 January 2009.</ref>
*The [[Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|Consulate-General of the United Kingdom]] resided on the 12th and 13th floors of the Wrigley Building from 1996 to August 2011, when the Consulate-General relocated to another building on North Michigan Avenue.<ref>[http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/news/Chicago/2011/645349882 British Consulate-General, Chicago] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814010856/http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/news/Chicago/2011/645349882 |date=2012-08-14 }} ''UKinUSA''. Accessed 30 August 2011.</ref>
*[[Select Model Management]], located in Suite 700.

Addresses at 410 North Michigan Avenue:
*Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, housed in Suite 900.
*EZCall, a division of [[Kronos Incorporated]], housed in Suite 660.
*Capax Global US Headquarters, housed in Suite 650.
*[[Perkins and Will]]

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Chicago September 2016-35.jpg|The Wrigley Building's [[Giralda]]-inspired tower
File:Chicago (34886261555).jpg|A view along [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Ave.]], the Wrigley Building is visible on the right
File:Río Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 02.jpg|The structure from across the [[Chicago River]]
File:The Wrigley Building (47827964482).jpg|An upwards facing view of the building
File:Chicago September 2016-14 (cropped).jpg|An angle of the building showing the annex in more detail.
File:Wrigley Building lit up at night with U.S.A. flag with Tribune Tower to the side from the Chicago River in July 2024.jpg|Wrigley Building lit up at night with the American flag from the Chicago River in July 2024
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Architecture of Chicago]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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