The Citadel Center is a 580 ft (177m) tall skyscraper in the

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. It is located at 131 S. Dearborn St.,

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60603, and was designed by Spanish architect

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and his firm, '' Taller de Arquitectura''. As of 2020, Citadel Center is the 65th tallest building in Chicago. It was completed in 2003 and has 37 above ground floors and 3 below (40 total) covering 1,536,548 sq. ft. It was certified as LEED Gold in 2017. A limited-edition cast of the

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, one of the world's most famous sculptures, was displayed in the lobby, and removed in late 2018. The original is on display at the

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. The lobby previously featured a curved wall of Padauk red wood. The Citadel Center was the first building in Chicago to use a raised-floor pressurized plenum system, allowing for more individual control of climate by the use of adjustable floor diffusers.

2018 Renovation

The building is undergoing a $100M renovation scheduled to be completed toward the end of 2018. Renovations include work in the lobby, the creation of a 182 seat conference center, as well as a 9,000 sq. ft roof deck on the 12th floor (short side of building). Tenants will also have access to a new 12th-floor amenities area, including the "Elevate Lounge," and a 10,000 sq. ft fitness center run by Midtown Athletic Club.

Transportation

There is access to the

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and

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immediately outside the main entrance on S. Dearborn Street which provides direct access to

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. The building's garage has about 215 spaces. There is a bike storage room, and bi-directional

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s run north/south to the building's west on Dearborn Street. Numerous CTA lines and buses are also proximal.

Site In Chicago

The Citadel Center sits on a site occupied originally by

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, an early high-rise designed by

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in 1892 that was demolished in 1985.

Tenants

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