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THE WRIGLEY BUILDING Timeless Architecture | Retail Epicenter STONE REAL ESTATE the WRIGLEY BUILDING THE WRIGLEY BUILDING Timeless Architecture | Retail Epicenter STONE REAL ESTATE THE WRIGLEY BUILDING 3,832 & 4,723 Square feet available 36K Daytime population in 2-block radius Timeless Architecture for the Avenue | Retail Epicenter of the Future PROPERTY DESCRIPTION 25 Bus routes servicing the E OHIO ST A Graham, Anderson, Probst & White designed dual tower building located on Mag Mile and Red Line EATALY GAP MARRIOT the north bank of the Chicago River, across from Apple and Tribune Tower. HOTEL cta Red E GRAND AVE Considered the icon of Chicago’s architectural tradition, the Wrigley Building NORDSTROM HOTEL represents the landmark recognized by all. INTERCONTINENTAL WHOLE FOODS E ILLINOIS ST LOWES AVAILABLE SPACES HOTEL TRIBUNE TOWER N MICHIGAN AVE MICHIGAN N NBC E HUBBARD ST TOWER NORTH TOWER: 3,832 sf with corner visibility on the north face of the $157K building with direct access from the Avenue. Household income in a SHERATON N COLUMBUS DR two block radius E KINZIE ST HOTEL LANGHAM SOUTH TOWER: 4,723 sf with dramatic visibility onto the Chicago River. HOTEL WENDELLA SHORELINE TRUMP Direct access from the Avenue and the Plaza between the two towers. TOWER FIRST LADY TOURIST TRAFFIC AREA RETAILERS HYAT T REGENCY HOTEL Millennium Park: 4.5M annual visitors Apple, Dylan’s Candy Bar, Nordstrom, E WACKER DR Riverboat Tours: an estimated 1MM+ MAC Cosmetics, Sephora, Kiehl’s, E LOWER WACKER DR E SOUTH WATER ST 54K HARD ROCK visitors riding. Wendella Boat, First Ulta Cosmetics, Untuckit, Peter Lik Daily pedestrian traffic in HOTEL FAIRMONT Lady Architecture Tour and Shoreline Fine Art Gallery, Under Armour & front of the building WIT VIRGIN ILLINOIS HOTEL HOTEL HOTEL CENTER Sightseeing Eataly. cta Brown E LAKE ST Purple Orange N STETSON N AVE Green AVE WABASH N HOTEL Pink INDIGO PRUDENTIAL AON PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC OFFICE POPULATION Red PLAZA CENTER Brown Purple cta Orange DR COLUMBUS LOWER N Green Pink E RANDOLPH ST Second only to Water Tower Place The building has access to the on the entire Avenue, the opening approximate 12MM sf of office MACY’S N STATE ST STATE N CHICAGO MILLENNIUM of the Apple store and the future space in the Illinois Center, Aon CULTURAL 39K CENTER PARK redevelopment of Tribune Tower and Prudential Plaza as well as the Vehicles per day on will drive more traffic to The Wrigley 13MM sf of office space in the North Michigan Avenue Building. Michigan Avenue submarket. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS OWNED BY MANAGED BY John Vance 312/782-1373 David Stone 312/372-2657 Mansueto Zeller Realty [email protected] [email protected] Properties Group STONE REAL ESTATE THE WRIGLEY BUILDING STREET LEVEL RETAIL N EXCLUSIVE AGENTS OWNED BY MANAGED BY John Vance 312/782-1373 David Stone 312/372-2657 Mansueto Zeller Realty [email protected] [email protected] Properties Group STONE REAL ESTATE THE WRIGLEY BUILDING NORTH TOWER LL ENTRY 3,832 SF AVAILABLE LOBBY N EXCLUSIVE AGENTS OWNED BY MANAGED BY John Vance 312/782-1373 David Stone 312/372-2657 Mansueto Zeller Realty [email protected] [email protected] Properties Group STONE REAL ESTATE THE WRIGLEY BUILDING SOUTH TOWER OFFICE BUILDING LOBBY Wendella Boat Tours 4,723 SF AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS OWNED BY MANAGED BY John Vance 312/782-1373 David Stone 312/372-2657 Mansueto Zeller Realty [email protected] [email protected] Properties Group STONE REAL ESTATE THE WRIGLEY BUILDING: MICHIGAN AVE RETAIL MAP EXCLUSIVE AGENTS OWNED BY MANAGED BY John Vance 312/782-1373 David Stone 312/372-2657 Mansueto Zeller Realty [email protected] [email protected] Properties Group ADDRESS CONTACT 333 N. Michigan Avenue Phone: 312.372.6200 Suite 1330 Fax: 312.372.6205 Chicago, IL 60601 Web: stonerealestate.com.
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