John Hancock Building building, and in 2011 conferred on it the Twenty-five Year Award. It has been the tallest building in Boston for more than 30 years and is the tallest building in New England. In 2002, Manulife Financial began construction of a 14-story building in the Seaport District at 601 Congress Street (Picture). The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP of Chicago, designers of the John Hancock Center in Chicago and the Sears Tower, also in Chicago. The building features a "green" (energy-efficient) dual glass curtain wall construction, making it among the first buildings in Boston to win national
Library Tower (Chicago) Associates. Library Tower (Chicago) Library Tower Chicago is located on 520 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois, which is the block directly south of the main branch of the Chicago Public Library in the Loop community area. Currently (4/2009) the building has 184 Units. 52 units have been sold and closed. Another 36 are under contract. Apparently, the building was mostly sold unit the economy forced investors to pull out of the building, leaving it largely unsold. Units have been on sale since 2005, with closing first occurring in 2008. There has been substantial price drops from being on the market