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Plaza on DeWitt

Condominium building in Chicago, Illinois

Field	Value
name	The Plaza on DeWitt
building_type	Residential
location	260 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, Illinois
coordinates
status	Completed
start_date	1963
completion_date	1966
floor_count	43
roof	395 ft
architect	Fazlur Khan (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Chicago, Illinois

The Plaza on DeWitt is a 407 unit condominium property at 260 E. Chestnut Street in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago.

It was the first building in the world to implement the tubular construction, later used for the World Trade Center. Originally called the DeWitt-Chestnut Apartment Building, it was designed by Bangladeshi-American engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan while he was working for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was completed in 1966 as a residential apartment building, and was converted to condominiums in 1975. The 43-story tower accommodates 407 residences and is clad in travertine marble. On the ground floor, French bistro Le Petit Paris serves traditional French cuisine.

Incidents

In 2002, a fire on the 14th floor killed one and injured 11 people.

On December 10, 2009 a fire on the 36th floor killed one person and injured 12 people. About one third of the Chicago Fire Department's equipment and about 300 firefighters responded to the 2009 fire.

References

Beedle, Lynn S.. (1986). "Advances in tall buildings". Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.
(19 July 1975). "Another high rise joins condo parade". Chicago Tribune.
Moore, Anne. (4 December 2006). "Chic spots to refuel just off the Mag Mile; Bistro fare plus formality at elegant Le Petit Paris". Crain's Chicago Business.
(22 Jan 2002). "1 killed, 11 injured in Gold Coast fire". Chicago Tribune.
(10 December 2009). "1 dead in Streeterville high-rise fire". WBBM.com.

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