Plaza on DeWitt

The Plaza on DeWitt is a 407 unit condominium property at 260 E. Chestnut Street in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago.

The Plaza on DeWitt
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential
Location	260 E. Chestnut Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′55″N 87°37′11″W
Construction started	1963
Completed	1966
Height
Roof	395 ft (120 m)
Technical details
Floor count	43
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Fazlur Khan (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

It was the first building in the world to implement the tubular construction, later used for the World Trade Center.^[1] Originally called the DeWitt-Chestnut Apartment Building, it was designed by Bangladeshi-American engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan while he was working for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was completed in 1966 as a residential apartment building, and was converted to condominiums in 1975.^[2] The 43-story tower accommodates 407 residences and is clad in travertine marble. On the ground floor, French bistro Le Petit Paris serves traditional French cuisine.^[3]

Incidents

In 2002, a fire on the 14th floor killed one and injured 11 people.^[4]

On December 10, 2009 a fire on the 36th floor killed one person and injured 12 people. About one third of the Chicago Fire Department's equipment and about 300 firefighters responded to the 2009 fire.^[5]