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Skyscraper in Chicago

BMO Tower
BMO Tower.

Former names	Union Station Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	320 S. Canal Street Chicago, Illinois 60606 United States
Coordinates	41°52′38″N 87°38′26″W / 41.87715°N 87.64048°W / 41.87715; -87.64048
Current tenants	Bank of Montreal
Construction started	2019
Completed	2022
Owner	Riverside Investment & Development Company Convexity Properties
Height
Architectural	727 ft (222 m)
Technical details
Floor count	51
Floor area	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Goettsch Partners
Main contractor	Clark Construction
Website
https://320southcanal.com/

The BMO Tower, also known as 320 South Canal, is a 51-story, 727 feet (222 m) skyscraper in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and sits directly south of the Union Station rail terminal. When completed, it became the 24th-tallest building in Chicago, and the tallest to the west of Canal Street. The building, designed by Goettsch Partners and consulted by Magnusson Klemencic Associates, added 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m) of office space to the city.

The project is managed by Convexity Properties and Riverside Investment and Development. The building serves as the headquarters for BMO Bank, the U.S. commercial banking subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal, and was opened in Spring 2022.

Development and construction

Prior to construction, the site was the location of an Amtrak-owned parking lot. Plans for the development were announced in early 2019, and construction began later that year in December. The designs for the tower included terraced setbacks and V-shaped structural frames. Plans also called for a 1.5-acre public park, and a renovation of the upper floors of the Union Station into a 400-room hotel.

In August 2020, the structure began vertical construction. In April 2021, the final beam of the structure was laid at a ceremony attended by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

References

"320 South Canal". Riverside Investment & Development Company. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ Kugler, Lukas (August 11, 2020). "Union Station Tower, aka BMO Tower, Begins Ascent as Permits Seek To Increase Floor Count". Chicago YIMBY. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Koziarz, Jay (December 11, 2018). "A 50-story tower from developers reshaping the area near Union Station is underway". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
"BMO Tower Tops Off, Signs Up". Chicago Architecture. April 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
Esposito, Stefano (April 8, 2021). "Downtown tower rising along South Canal almost complete". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
Gores, Paul. "BMO Harris plans 50-story headquarters tower in downtown Chicago". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
Yoders, Jeff (May 11, 2021). "BMO Tower Tops Out in Midwest On the Scene". Engineering News-Record Midwest. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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