Editing Two Prudential Plaza

{{Short description|Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois}}
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{{Infobox building
|name               = Two Prudential Plaza
|image              = Two Prudential Plaza Chicago in May 2016.jpg
|image_size         = 200px
|caption            = Two Prudential Plaza in May 2016
|location           = 180 N. Stetson Av.<br/>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<br/>[[United States]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|41|53|08|N|87|37|22|W|region:US-IL_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| map_type         = Chicago#Illinois#USA
|status             = Complete
|roof               = 
|top_floor          = {{convert|820|ft|abbr=on}}
|architectural      = {{convert|995|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/chicago/two-prudential-plaza/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202112957/http://skyscrapercenter.com/chicago/two-prudential-plaza/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |title=Two Prudential Plaza - The Skyscraper Center |website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat }}</ref>
|floor_count        = 64<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|building_type      = Mixed use
|start_date         = 1988
|completion_date    = 1990
|floor_area         = {{convert|1,399,986|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|developer          = 
|architect          = [[Loebl Schlossman & Hackl]]<br />Stephen T. Wright
|main_contractor    = [[Turner Construction Company]]
|structural_engineer= [[CBM Engineers Inc.]]
|references         = <ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|website = {{URL|https://onetwopru.com/}}
}}

'''Two Prudential Plaza''' is a 64-story [[skyscraper]] located in the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] area of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. At {{convert|995|ft}} tall, it is the seventh-tallest building in Chicago {{as of|2022|lc=y}} and the [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|28th-tallest in the U.S.]], being only five feet from 1,000 feet, making it the closest of any building under 1,000.<ref name=skyscraperCenter/> Built in 1990, the building was designed by the firm [[Loebl Schlossman & Hackl]], with Stephen T. Wright as the principal in charge of design.<ref name=gapp>{{cite news| title=Too prudent Two Pru design is functional but uninspired| last=Gapp| first=Paul| work=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=December 23, 1990| page=3| url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/search/#query=Too+prudent+Two+Pru+design+is+functional+but+uninspired&ymd=1990-12-23|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It has received eight awards, including winning the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in 1995.<ref name="emporis">{{cite web| url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2prudentialplaza-chicago-il-usa| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102112233/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2prudentialplaza-chicago-il-usa| url-status=usurped| archive-date=January 2, 2007| title=Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago| website=Emporis| access-date=2009-07-17}}</ref>

==History==
Construction started in 1988, and Two Prudential Plaza was completed in 1990. At the time of completion, Two Prudential was the world's tallest reinforced concrete building. Its distinctive shape features stacked chevron [[Building setback|setbacks]] on the north and south sides, a pyramidal peak rotated 45°, and an {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid}} spire.

The building is attached to [[One Prudential Plaza]] (formerly known as the Prudential Building) since 1992. Without its spire, the building's height is still slightly greater than that of One Prudential Plaza's pinnacle.<ref name="emporis"/>

In May 2006, BentleyForbes, a Los Angeles–based real estate investment firm run by [[Frederick Wehba]] and his family, purchased Two Prudential Plaza, along with its sister property, [[One Prudential Plaza]] for $470 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|470,000,000|2006}}}} in {{inflation/year|US}}{{inflation/fn|US}}).<ref name=purchase>{{cite news| date=May 30, 2006| title=BentleyForbes secures financing for Prudential Plaza purchase| first=Alby| last=Gallun| url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20060530/CRED03/200020795/bentleyforbes-secures-financing-for-prudential-plaza-purchase| newspaper=[[Crain Communications|Crain's Chicago Business]]| access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, BentleyForbes defaulted on the mortgage for the towers due to the [[Great Recession]]  and New York–based investors 601W Companies and Berkley Properties took control of the property after investing more than $100 million (more than ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|100,000,000|2015}}}} in {{inflation/year|US}}{{inflation/fn|US}}) in equity to recapitalize.<ref name=ori>{{cite news| date=September 8, 2015| title=Prudential Plaza gets new $415 million loan| first=Ryan |last=Ori| url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20150908/CRED03/150909869/prudential-plaza-gets-new-415-million-loan| newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business| access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>   BentleyForbes continues to have an interest in the owning partnership.<ref name=Olshan>{{cite press release| title=Gleicher Leads NY Investors in Acquisition of Controlling Interest of Chicago's Prudential Plaza Office Towers| date=June 6, 2013| url=http://www.olshanlaw.com/resources-mentions-Gleicher-Chicago-Prudential-Office-Tower.html| website=Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP}}</ref>

==Tenants==
The [[Canadian Consulate-General, Chicago|Consulate General of Canada in Chicago]] is located in Suite 2400.<ref>"[http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/chicago/contact-contactez.aspx?lang=eng Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404115719/http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/chicago/contact-contactez.aspx?lang=eng |date=2009-04-04 }}." ''[[Diplomatic missions of Canada|Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago]]''. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.</ref> The [[Flag of Canada]] is flown next to that of the United States in the building's Lake Street plaza.

[[Audacy, Inc.|Audacy]] occupies the ninth to twelfth floors, including [[WBBM (AM)|WBBM]], [[WBBM-FM]], [[WBMX (FM)|WBMX]], [[WXRT]], [[WUSN]], [[WSCR]] and [[WCFS-FM|WCFS]].

== In popular culture ==
The building and the plaza appear in the 1994 film [[Richie Rich (film)|''Richie Rich'']] as Rich Industries Inc.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/top-lists/chicago%E2%80%99s-most-famous-movie-spots/| title=Chicago's Most Famous Movie Spots| date=March 23, 2011| access-date=2016-02-10| website=[[WBBM-TV|WBBM News]]| last=Nicole| first=Alycia}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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| File:Two Prudential Plaza March 2015.JPG
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 |  Pictured in 2015
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 |  Pictured in 2006
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 |  Building top in 2014
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 |  2004 with the Smurfit-Stone in foreground
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 | Aon Center
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 |   Grant Park North

|File:3chicagotowers.JPG  
  | Three Chicago Towers
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  |2006
|File:Aon Center and Two Prudential Center from Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois (9181749674).jpg
  |From Lake Shore Drive
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==Position in Chicago's skyline==
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==See also==
*[[List of buildings and structures]]
*[[List of tallest buildings]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in Chicago]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in the United States]]
*[[List of tallest buildings and structures]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Two Prudential Plaza (Chicago)}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107175527/http://pruplaza.bentleyforbes.com/bentleyforbes.htm Official website]
* [https://archive.today/20130202112957/http://skyscrapercenter.com/chicago/two-prudential-plaza/ Two Prudential Plaza] on [[CTBUH]] Skyscraper Center
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040405135404/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=117119 Emporis entry for Two Prudential Plaza]}}

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