River North in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

1. Trump International Hotel & Tower Marker

Inscription.
Recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as the:
Tallest building in the world with an all-concrete structure
Second tallest building in North America
Sixth tallest building in the world
According to CTBUH height criteria to architectural top (1389ft/423m)

10 Tallest Buildings in North America as of Oct. 2009 Willis Tower, Chicago
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago
Empire State Buildings, New York City
Bank of America Tower, New York City
AON Center, Chicago
John Hancock Center, Chicago
Chrysler Building, New York City
The New York Times Building, New York City
Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta
U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles

Erected 2009.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #45 Donald J. Trump series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.

Location. 41° 53.312′ N, 87° 37.62′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in River North. It is on Wabash Avenue 0.1 miles south of Kinzie Street. The marker is in front

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of the building's southwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: IBM Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chicago Riverwalk (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marina City (about 400 feet away); Trail Blazer (about 400 feet away); Irv Kupcinet (about 400 feet away); Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge (about 400 feet away); Mather Tower (about 500 feet away); Heald Square Monument (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Regarding Trump International Hotel & Tower. As of 2024, the 1,389-foot Trump International Hotel & Tower ranks

The marker in front of the Trump International Hotel & Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

2. The marker in front of the Trump International Hotel & Tower

as the third tallest all-concrete building in the United States, behind the 1,550-foot Central Park Tower, built in New York in 2020, and the 1,397-foot 432 Park Avenue, built in New York in 2015. It is also five feet shorter than the all-concrete, 1,397-feet-tall Marina 101 in Dubai, which opened in 2017. The Trump building remains the second tallest building in Chicago, behind the Willis Tower, which is 62 feet taller. It is now the seventh tallest building in the United States; in addition to the Central Park Tower (2nd), Willis Tower (3rd) and 432 Park Avenue (6th), One World Trade Center (1st, completed in 2014), 111 West 57th Street (4th, completed in 2021) and One Vanderbilt Avenue (5th, completed in 2020) were all completed in New York after 2009. The Trump Hotel is the 32nd tallest building in the world.

The Trump Tower replaced the squat Chicago Sun-Times Building, which was completed in 1954 and torn down in 2004.

Also see . . . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: Tallest Buildings list. As of 2024, the Burj Khlaifa, completed in 2010 at 2,717 feet, remains the tallest building in the world. The Trump

Trump International Hotel & Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

3. Trump International Hotel & Tower

International Hotel & Tower in Chicago is 32nd tallest in the world and seventh tallest in the United States. (Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 10, 2024

4. Trump International Hotel & Tower

This west-facing view shows the Trump Hotel & Tower to the left of the Wrigley Building.

Left to right: Marina City's east tower, the IBM Building, and the Trump International Hotel & Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn

5. Left to right: Marina City's east tower, the IBM Building, and the Trump International Hotel & Tower

Chicago Sun-Times Building, circa 2003 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ildar Sagdejev (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, August 23, 2003

6. Chicago Sun-Times Building, circa 2003

The Trump International Hotel replaced the Chicago Sun-Times headquarters building, which was built in the 1950s and torn down in 2004. The IBM Building is visible behind the Sun-Times building.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 5. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 6. submitted on September 29, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.