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77 West Wacker Drive,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://77westwackerdrive.info/toc.cfm )〕 previously the United Building, is an office building in the Loop, Chicago. Finished in 1992, the building rises to a height of 668 ft (204 m) with around of interior space.〔"(Prime Group Realty Trust Extends Major Tenant Lease At 77 West Wacker Drive. )" ''Business Wire''. March 10, 2004. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.〕 The building, with 51 floors, was designed by Ricardo Bofill.〔"(Prime Group Realty Trust Announces Two Lease Transactions at 77 West Wacker Drive. )" ''Business Wire''. October 19, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 It was formerly known as the RR Donnelley Building when the RR Donnelley printing company was the primary tenant. RR Donnelley moved its corporate headquarters to a different location in May 2005, and in 2007 the building became the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. The deal included naming rights to the building.〔CoStar Realty Press Release http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=394C6565A1F7D767BB177BBEF7C9D48C〕 This was the world headquarters of Chicago-based United Airlines and its parent company, United Continental Holdings.〔"(Board of Directors )." United Continental Holdings. Retrieved on October 3, 2010.〕 It also served as the headquarters for United Continental subsidiary Continental Airlines until its certificate was merged with United on November 30, 2011.〔"(Headquarters Location )." Continental Airlines. Retrieved on October 11, 2011. "Physical Address 77 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States"〕 (In 2012, United moved its headquarters to the Willis Tower, where the company occupies around 20 floors.)〔() 〕 Archer Daniels Midland moved its headquarters to the building in August 2014 from Decatur, Illinois. The building has a newsletter called "FOCUS", published by Prime Group Realty Trust.〔"(FOCUS Fall 2008 )." Prime Group Realty Trust. Retrieved on October 27, 2009.〕 ==History== By 1990, Keck, Mahin & Cate, a then-prominent Chicago-based law firm, considered moving out of its space in the Sears Tower and moving into a potential new development, which would become 77 West Wacker Drive. Brokers who were familiar with the lease negotiations stated that Sears was trying to keep Keck, Mahin & Cate in the building. Keck, Mahin & Cate decided to move into 77 West Wacker, and the Prime Group, developer of 77 West Wacker, finalized the development of the facility.〔" (77 W. Wacker ready to go )." ''Chicago Sun-Times''. March 12, 1990. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 In 1991, RR Donnelley leased on floors 9 through 19 for its world headquarters,〔Kerch, Steve. "(Prime scores big with 77 W. Wacker deals )." ''Chicago Tribune''. August 4, 1991. 2A. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 and Kemper Securities leased . With the lease deals concluded, 77 West Wacker had 86% of its tenant space occupied. Jerry C. Davis of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said that the remaining space would be too small for some prospective tenants. Davis added that the leases to RR Donnelley and Kemper significantly altered "the complexion of the downtown office market."〔Davis, Jerry C. "(77 W. Wacker's filling up and causing ripples )." ''Chicago Sun-Times''. August 19, 1991. Page 39. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 Keck Mahin & Cate moved from the Sears Tower to 77 W. Wacker in mid-1992; the firm suffered a series of practice group defections and questionable management decisions, and ultimately ceased operation in 1997. In 2004, RR Donnelley signed a letter of intent to move out of 77 West Wacker.〔"(Printer R.R. Donnelley & Sons leans to move away from Chicago River. )" ''Chicago Tribune''. November 17, 2004. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 During the same year, McGuireWoods extended its lease by 8 years, changing the end date from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2018. In addition, McGuireWoods expanded its leased space, effective February 1, 2004. The company gained an extra of space in addition to its existing . As a result of the lease expansion of McGuireWoods, as of February 2004, 77 West Wacker was 92.2% leased.〔"(Prime Group Realty Trust Executes Additional Leasing at 77 West Wacker Drive. )" ''Business Wire''. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 In 2004, the lease of the firm Jones Day of in 77 West Wacker was extended by 15 years, with the end date changed from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2022.〔 In 2006, Microsoft extended the term of its lease and expanded its leased space to , with a total of occupied by Microsoft. During the same year, Greenberg Traurig agreed to expand its lease by , giving it a total of .〔 In 2006, United Airlines agreed to move its 350 executives and some staff members from its Elk Grove Township campus to 77 West Wacker.〔"(Chicago touchdown nearing for United: Deal would put airline in ex-Donnelley site. )" ''Chicago Tribune''. July 14, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.〕 On August 13, 2012, United Continental Holdings announced its intention to once again relocate its world headquarters. An agreement has been reached for United Continental Holdings to lease an additional at Chicago's Willis Tower, joining the airline's operations center which leased an initial in 2010. The company vacated their current offices at 77 W. Wacker with the naming future of the building left unknown.〔"http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-united-airlines-moving-its-headquarters-to-the-willis-tower-20120813,0,6198093.story.]" ''Chicago Tribune''. 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