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John Hancock Center

CTL-PL-0193 · Place

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Combined Graph record U-02982 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0193. Master record source: User-supplied table 2026-10-16 (Chicago tallest buildings chronology) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Now branded 875 North Michigan Avenue

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Now branded 875 North Michigan Avenue

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The John Hancock Center exists as a skyscraper in Chicago at 875 N. Michigan Avenue (the building is now formally named 875 N. Michigan Avenue, formerly the John Hancock Center), designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, standing 1,127 feet tall and 100 stories, described as the world's first mixed-use skyscraper. The tallest-building period is NOT covered by this source (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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