Trustees System Service Building
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Formerly known as Trustees System Service Building, the now Century Tower Condominiums is located at 182 West Lake Street in the Loop
in Chicago, Illinois.
At the time of its completion, this was the tallest reinforced concrete
building in the world.
The property was converted from a commercial building to apartments in 2003.
In August, 2004 the building was used to film scenes from the movie Batman Begins
.
In September 2005 the building became a condominium and its name changed to Century Tower.
The red marble used in the lobby is from an ancient Roman quarry in the city of Oran, Algeria.
The builidng is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
.
Chicago Loop
The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...
in Chicago, Illinois.
Construction
The building was first built in 1929 and has had a long list of various countries' embassies as tenants.At the time of its completion, this was the tallest reinforced concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
building in the world.
The property was converted from a commercial building to apartments in 2003.
In August, 2004 the building was used to film scenes from the movie Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...
.
In September 2005 the building became a condominium and its name changed to Century Tower.
Former tenants
The building was once home to:- WIND (AM)WIND (AM)WIND "AM 560" is a radio station based in Chicago, Illinois, broadcasting its talk radio format on 560 kHz.Its current owner is Salem Media, a company specializing primarily in Christian radio...
radio. - WJJDWYLLWYLL 1160 is a "Christian Talk & Teaching" radio station located in Chicago and owned by Salem Communications. The station runs features, preaching, and other religious programs. Ministries may also buy time for programming. WYLL additionally produces a couple hours of local call-in shows every...
(AM) radio. - the Belgian consulate.
- the Chinese consulate.
- the Cuban consulate.
- the Dominican consulate.
- the Grecian consulate.
- the Honduran consulate.
- the Hungarian consulate.
- the Italian consulate.
- the Mexican consulate.
The red marble used in the lobby is from an ancient Roman quarry in the city of Oran, Algeria.
The builidng is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.