Accenture Tower (500 West Madison) is a 42-story, 588-foot (180 m)
skyscraper
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in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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. Located between Clinton and Canal Streets on
Madison Street, the structure was designed by the architecture firm
Murphy/Jahn
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in a late
modernist
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style. The building, previously named the Northwestern Atrium Center and Citigroup Center, was constructed between 1984 and 1987 on the
air rights
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obtained by the destruction of the
head house
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Markets
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of the 1911 North Western Station. The building contains
retail
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and offices, and is connected to the platforms of
Ogilvie Transportation Center
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.
On July 10, 2019, the building was officially renamed to Accenture Tower after a commitment from
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global multinational professional services company originating in the United States and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in information technology (IT) services and management consulting. It was founded in 1 ...
PLC.
Shooting
On December 8, 2006, a man opened fire in a law office located on the 38th floor of the Citigroup Center, killing three people. The gunman was later killed by Chicago police.
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