CHICAGO | Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) | 1,451 FT / 442 M | 108 FLOORS | 1974 - Page 32

J_M_Tungsten · #**621** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 5:00 AM**

Aug 12

le_brew · #**622** Posted **Aug 15, 2012, 5:46 PM**

United Airlines is expected to announce Monday it is moving its headquarters to the Willis Tower, which currently houses the airline's new operations center.

Corporate staff is moving from 77 W. Wacker to 200,000 square feet in the landmark tower in a lease that will extend until 2028. Once complete, United will occupy approximately 25 percent of the building.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...metown-airline

United should purchase naming rights. . . "United Tower" sounds much stronger than "Willis."

Anyone have infor on the length of Willis contract? Any thoughts?

DrNest · #**623** Posted **Aug 15, 2012, 7:25 PM**

What will happen to the current United Tower? Will that be renamed?
Personally I'd like to see Willis renamed back to Sears, but I very much doubt that will ever officially happen.

CarlosV · #**624** Posted **Aug 15, 2012, 8:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Aug 12

great photo, this is one profile rarely seen !

DrNest · #**625** Posted **Aug 15, 2012, 8:47 PM**

It's interesting, because from that angle the tower looks relatively slender, whereas in reality it is a beast.

le_brew · #**626** Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 2:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by DrNest

What will happen to the current United Tower? Will that be renamed?

Don't have info on future of United Bldg. (77 W Wacker). Was it ever officially re-named, or was it just referred to as UB because of the tenant?

As you stated: Sears is history.

DrNest · #**627** Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 6:20 PM**

According to the links below it is officially United Building. Which, as a thread drift, is one of my favourite and best looking buildings in Chicago that isn't a supertall.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1686

http://77westwackerdrive.info/toc.cfm

george · #**628** Posted **Aug 18, 2012, 3:11 PM**

8-17

CarlosV · #**629** Posted **Aug 19, 2012, 10:50 AM**

why aren't the antennas at even height? missing a section???

george · #**630** Posted **Aug 19, 2012, 1:52 PM**

^ That top section of the east antenna is in the shop for maintenance. Hopefully it's back in a few months.

viewguysf · #**631** Posted **Aug 19, 2012, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

why aren't the antennas at even height? missing a section???

Here are the hair-raising details, courtesy of Chicago103 in post #600. Those workers are incredible!

http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/09/wor...rom_top_of.php

CarlosV · #**632** Posted **Aug 19, 2012, 10:58 PM**

thank you guys...funny how the article says Sears Tower

george · #**633** Posted **Sep 3, 2012, 7:37 PM**

Mr Downtown · #**634** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 12:47 AM**

Antenna replacement, 30 September 2012:

george · #**635** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 9:21 PM**

10-1

View from my far away East Village deck.

M II A II R II K · #**636** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 4:13 AM**

When antennas are obsolete will that mean they'll eventually dismantle them altogether and there'll be nothing above the current roof fro then on...

ThatOneGuy · #**637** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 8:24 PM**

I hope not. The antennas complete the building.

Chase Unperson · #**638** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 8:58 PM**

It is pretty amazing to think that the Willis Tower is now 40 years old. With no taller buildings in the works it will remain the tallest in Chicago for a minimum of 45 years and quite possibly 50 years. In 50 years Chicago went from Wrigley Building being the talles scraper to the Willis Tower. Unless something gets going soon, Willis will be reigning supreme for 50 years. Wow.

J_M_Tungsten · #**639** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 10:03 PM**

A roof height of over 1400' can be difficult to beat. What's really amazing is that no other building in America has been built taller than the sears since it went up.

Chicago_Forever · #**640** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 10:04 PM**

That's about the dumbest thing I've read on here in a while. lol