The Chicago Tribune’s iconic skyscraper headquarters has defined the city’s skyline since 1925. The Gothic Revival 36 floor building is located at 435 N. Michigan Avenue. While it opened in 1925 has the headquarters for the Chicago Tribune, the newspaper has moved out. In 2016, CIM & Golub acquired Tribune Tower and began the redevelopment of the buildings into luxury residences. Subsequently, the sales gallery opened in 2019.
Tribune Tower Residences are described as “classically designed”. Furthermore, they feature high ceilings, wide-planked hardwood flooring and custom moldings. Units feature custom-designed cabinetry and quartzite counters. Also, appliances are provided by Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele.
Tribune Tower History
In 1922, the Tribune initiated an international competition for a new downtown Chicago headquarters. Subsequently, New York architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells won. One of the most interesting features of their Gothic Revival tower was to incorporate the past. For example, stones from historic monuments and battlefields are embedded in its walls. Think Omaha Beach, the Forbidden City and Bunker Hill. Additionally, quotes from Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are featured on lobby walls.
Tribune staff packed up boxes to move out of their tower in 2018. Journalists had their last day at the Tower on June 8, 2018. A quiet exit for sure compared to the 20,000 citizens who showed up when the Tower opened in 1925. Staff operated Prudential Plaza since 2018 until a another move.
In January 2021, the Tribune announced it was moving out of Prudential Plaza. That current high-rise is located at 130 East Randolph Street in Chicago. Boasting incredible views of Lake Michigan and Millennium Park, it was an enviable location. The Tribune and its parent company, Tribune Publishing, relocated to the Freedom Center printing facility. That is located along the Chicago River “north of downtown.”
“Employees were told to retrieve their personal belongings from Prudential Plaza by Feb. 28,” according to the Chicago Tribune. They had already moved out of their long time home, Tribune Tower, after 93 years.
