Merchandise Mart

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commercial building design center landmark office building

Merchandise Mart is a massive commercial building and design center in downtown Chicago, historically one of the world’s largest buildings and a key hub for wholesale showrooms and offices.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial building → design center → landmark → office building →
architect	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco →
builtFor	Marshall Field & Company →
city	Chicago →
constructionStarted	1928 →
country	United States →
currentOwner	Vornado Realty Trust →
developer	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White →
floorArea	approximately 4,000,000 square feet →
floorCount	25 →
hasAlternateName	The Mart →
hasDesignation	Chicago Landmark →
hasFeature	central atrium → massive Art Deco exterior → two-block-long riverfront façade →
hasFunction	design center → office space → trade show venue → wholesale showroom center →
hasUse	showrooms for furniture → showrooms for home furnishings → showrooms for interior design → technology offices →
height	approximately 340 feet →
hosts	design events → trade shows → wholesale markets →
isMajorHubFor	furniture industry → interior design industry → wholesale merchandising →
isServedBy	Chicago 'L' Brown Line → Chicago 'L' Purple Line (express) → Merchandise Mart station →
laterOwner	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. → Kennedy family → Vornado Realty Trust →
locatedIn	Chicago → Illinois → United States → downtown Chicago →
locatedInNeighborhood	River North →
locatedOn	North Side of the Chicago River →
opened	1930 →
originalOwner	Marshall Field & Company →
state	Illinois →
wasOnce	largest building in the world by floor area →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CTA Brown Line → Purple Line (CTA) →	hasStation
Loop →	hasLandmark
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White →	notableWork
Chicago River →	passesBy