The Boeing Building (formerly known as the Boeing International Headquarters and previously to that as the Morton-Thiokol International Building) is a 36-floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago. The building, at 100 North Riverside Plaza, is located on the west side of the Chicago River directly across from the downtown Loop. The building was designed with a structural system that uses steel trusses to support its suspended southwest corner in order to clear the Amtrak and Metra railroad tracks immediately beneath it.
The building was constructed atop active railroad tracks, necessitating a complex structural support system
The building was originally constructed for the Morton Salt Company in 1990, but became largely vacant a decade later after the company was acquired and downsized.[3][4]Boeing moved its corporate headquarters there in 2001 when they opted to leave Seattle for Chicago.[5] By 2021, with Boeing executives handling political and economical fallout from the Boeing 737 MAX groundings and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, Reuters reported that the shift in priorities rendered the building a "ghost town".[6] Boeing ultimately announced the following year that it would move its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, where its defense division is located; the division relocated there from St. Louis in 2017.[7]
In a 2019 article, Jerry Useem criticized Boeing's move to Chicago, suggesting that by "isolating" the Boeing management from its engineering and manufacturing staff, the company discounted its former engineering-led corporate culture in favor of a management style run by MBAs instead of engineers.[8]
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^Johnson, Eric M. (October 7, 2021). "Boeing's Chicago HQ a 'ghost town' as priorities shift". Reuters. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
^Telford, Taylor; Duncan, Ian; Vozzella, Laura; Armus, Teo (May 5, 2022). "Boeing to move headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Va". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
^Useem, Jerry (Nov. 20, 2019). "How Boeing Lost its Bearings", Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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boeing, building, formerly, known, boeing, international, headquarters, previously, that, morton, thiokol, international, building, floor, skyscraper, located, near, west, side, chicago, building, north, riverside, plaza, located, west, side, chicago, river, d. The Boeing Building formerly known as the Boeing International Headquarters and previously to that as the Morton Thiokol International Building is a 36 floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago The building at 100 North Riverside Plaza is located on the west side of the Chicago River directly across from the downtown Loop The building was designed with a structural system that uses steel trusses to support its suspended southwest corner in order to clear the Amtrak and Metra railroad tracks immediately beneath it Boeing BuildingGeneral informationLocation100 North Riverside PlazaChicago IllinoisCoordinates41 53 2 8 N 87 38 19 5 W 41 884111 N 87 638750 W 41 884111 87 638750Construction started1988Completed1990Cost 170 million equivalent to 396 million in 2023 1 OwnerBoeingHeightRoof561 feet 171 m Technical detailsFloor count36Floor area770 300 square feet 71 600 m2 Design and constructionArchitect s Perkins and WillReferences 2 The building was constructed atop active railroad tracks necessitating a complex structural support system The building was originally constructed for the Morton Salt Company in 1990 but became largely vacant a decade later after the company was acquired and downsized 3 4 Boeing moved its corporate headquarters there in 2001 when they opted to leave Seattle for Chicago 5 By 2021 with Boeing executives handling political and economical fallout from the Boeing 737 MAX groundings and the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on aviation Reuters reported that the shift in priorities rendered the building a ghost town 6 Boeing ultimately announced the following year that it would move its corporate headquarters to Arlington Virginia where its defense division is located the division relocated there from St Louis in 2017 7 Contents 1 Criticism 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCriticism editIn a 2019 article Jerry Useem criticized Boeing s move to Chicago suggesting that by isolating the Boeing management from its engineering and manufacturing staff the company discounted its former engineering led corporate culture in favor of a management style run by MBAs instead of engineers 8 See also edit nbsp Chicago portal Chicago architecture List of tallest buildings in Chicago List of towersReferences edit 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved February 29 2024 The Boeing Corporate Headquarters Retrieved November 26 2009 Corfman Thomas A May 11 2001 Headquarters deal hit some turbulence Chicago Tribune Retrieved December 22 2019 Boeing s First Day in New Era Goes Largely Unnoticed in Seattle Chicago The Seattle Times September 5 2001 Retrieved on December 23 2009 Merrion Paul It s official Boeing picks Windy City Crain s Chicago Business Thursday May 10 2001 Retrieved on August 31 2014 Johnson Eric M October 7 2021 Boeing s Chicago HQ a ghost town as priorities shift Reuters Retrieved December 17 2021 Telford Taylor Duncan Ian Vozzella Laura Armus Teo May 5 2022 Boeing to move headquarters from Chicago to Arlington Va The Washington Post Retrieved May 5 2022 Useem Jerry Nov 20 2019 How Boeing Lost its Bearings Atlantic Monthly Retrieved January 22 2020 External links editBoeing official website Emporis listing This article related to a building or structure in Chicago is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boeing Building amp oldid 1217527967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
