John hancock building biography of michael

The John Hancock Center is a story , 1,foot [ 7 ] supertall skyscraper located in Chicago , Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the building was officially renamed North Michigan Avenue in It is currently the fifth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth-tallest in the United States , behind the Aon Center in Chicago and ahead of the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia.

When measured to the top of its antenna masts , it stands at 1, feet m. The building was named for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company , a developer and original tenant of the building, which itself was named for the U. Founding Father John Hancock. From the 95th-floor restaurant, which closed in late , diners were able look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan.

The project, which would become the world's second tallest building at opening, was conceived and owned by Jerry Wolman in late Construction of the tower was interrupted in due to a flaw in an innovative engineering method used to pour concrete in stages, that was discovered when the building was 20 stories high.

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This forced the owner to stop development until the engineering problem could be resolved, resulting in a credit crunch. The situation is similar to the one faced during the construction of West Wacker, then known as the Waterview Tower. Wolman's bankruptcy resulted in John Hancock taking over the project, which retained the original design, architect, engineer, and main contractor.

The building's first resident was Ray Heckla, the original building engineer, responsible for the residential floors from 44 to Heckla moved his family in April , before the building was completed. Golub defaulted on its debt and the building was acquired in by Deutsche Bank , who subsequently carved up the building.

Hustle up the Hancock is an annual stair climb race up the 94 floors from the Michigan Avenue level to the observation deck.