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OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 4.5M GROSS SQUARE FEET AND HAS 110 STORIES 1.7M SKYDECK VISITORS PER YEAR TALLEST BUILDING IN AMERICA BY HIGHEST OCCUPIED FLOOR 15K TOWER EACH DAY PEOPLE WORK IN AND VISIT THE 12M PEOPLE PASS BY, AND THROUGH WILLIS TOWER ANNUALLY 2015 Blackstone buys Willis Tower for $1.3 billion, a record for a Chicago office building. Equity Office, the US office platform wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds, assumes management of Willis Tower. 2011 Skydeck Chicago opens Skydeck Marketplace, a 7,500 square foot retail and express café experience. 2009 Sears Tower is officially renamed Willis Tower. 2009 The Skydeck undergoes a multi-million dollar renovation, debuting the world-famous The Ledge, allowing visitors to stand on glass overlooking the city below. 1988 Sears Roebuck and Company sells and moves, but Sears Tower name remains. 1974 Skydeck opened to public. 1973 The tallest building in the world opens to public as Sears Tower. WILLIS TOWER QUICK FACTS THE PAST

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Page 1: WILLIS TOWER QUICK FACTS 1 · 2017-01-30 · Sears Tower is officially renamed Willis Tower. 2009 The Skydeck undergoes a multi-million dollar renovation, debuting the world-famous

OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 4.5M

GROSS SQUARE FEET AND HAS 110 STORIES

1.7MS K Y D E C K V I S I T O R S P E R Y E A R

TALLESTB U I L D I N GI N A M E R I C A B Y H I G H E S T

O C C U P I E D F L O O R

15KTOWER EACH DAY

PEOPLE WORK IN AND VISIT THE

12M PEOPLE PASS BY, AND THROUGH WILLIS TOWER ANNUALLY

2015Blackstone buys Willis Tower for $1.3 billion,

a record for a Chicago office building. Equity Office, the US office

platform wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real

estate funds, assumes management of

Willis Tower.

2011Skydeck Chicago opens Skydeck Marketplace, a

7,500 square foot retail and express café experience.

2009Sears Tower is

officially renamed Willis Tower.

2009The Skydeck undergoes a

multi-million dollar renovation, debuting

the world-famous The Ledge, allowing visitors to stand on glass overlooking

the city below.

1988Sears Roebuck and Company

sells and moves, but Sears Tower name remains.

1974Skydeck opened

to public.

1973The tallest

building in the world opens to public as Sears

Tower.

W I L L I S T O W E R Q U I C K F A C T S

T H E P A S T

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THE FUTURE OF WILLIS TOWER

– $500 million investment in transformation

– Approximately 3.5 million square feet

of Chicago’s most inspiring, dynamic

and energetic workspaces

– A fully-modernized workplace, with an

unprecedented 150,000 square feet of

new office tenant amenities

– 6 stories of unique retail, dining and

entertainment experiences totaling

300,000 square feet

– 100,000 square feet of new dining

experiences, including 20 restaurants

– 30,000 square foot landscaped roof garden

– One of the world’s leading investment firms, creating positive economic impact and long-term value for investors, companies and communities.

– Over $365 billion in assets under management, including investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.

– The firm’s real estate portfolio includes office, retail, hotel, industrial and residential properties.

– Major holdings include Hilton Worldwide, Invitation Homes (single family homes), Logicor (pan-European logistics), and prime office buildings in the world’s major cities.

– A portfolio of more than 50 million square feet of Class A space throughout the U.S.

– 350 buildings, 4,800 tenants, and $50 billion in transactions.

– A development and acquisitions history spanning more than 30 years.

– Experienced in all aspects of owning, operating and managing office and mixed-use communities.

– A global architecture, design and planning firm with 46 locations across the world.

– Ranked #25 on “Top 100 Creators” list by Business Insider.

– #1 Most Admired US Firm (and #3 Most Admired Global Firm) on the World Architecture 100.