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Completion 11: Morgan Stanley/Discover Financial Services Headquarters
Cost: $170 million
Three buildings make up the Morgan Stanley/Discover
Financial Services headquarters in Riverwoods, Ill.
They range between two and five floors, said Jeff Geier, a
project manager with Schaumburg, Ill.-base Power Construction
Co., a joint-venture member of the general contracting team.
The facility covers about 650,000 sq. ft. on about 60 acres
of land in north suburban Cook County.
Structural steel holds up the buildings, and the facade is
made of precast and aluminum curtain wall.
The site required balancing because of the large number of
hills, he said.
The mechanical, electrical and plumbing system was "complex,"
and a central plant was installed for economy and reliability.
The buildings are organized around a water feature, which
acts as a detection basin for the site.
Significant landscaping went into the project, Geier said.
Approximately 150 34-ft.-tall evergreens and native grasses
were planted.
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Key
Players
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Owner:
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Morgan Stanley/Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods,
Ill.
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General Contractor:
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Power Construction Co./Jacobsen Construction Co., Riverwoods,
Ill.
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Architect:
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Perkins & Will/MHTN, Riverwoods, Ill.
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Mechanical Engineer:
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Environmental Systems Design Inc., Chicago
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Structural Engineer:
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Chris P. Stefanos Inc., Oak Lawn, Ill.
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