Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Construction: 1970-1974 Height: Total 527m, Top floor 435.8mFloor count: 110Elevator count: 104, with 16 double-decker elevators In 1969, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the largest retailer in the world. Sears executives decided to consolidate their employees into one building with predictions and plans for future growth. However, Sears’ optimistic growth projections never came to pass, and the company was obliged to take out a mortgage on its signature building. By 1995 Sears had completely vacated the building, which is now a multi-tenant office building with more than 100 different companies in residence
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