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Illinois Association of REALTORS Breaks Ground New Headquarters in
Springfield Historic District
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New IAR Building Facts
[OCT. 11, 2005]
SPRINGFIELD,
Ill.— The Illinois Association of REALTORS (IAR) new building will
be a three-story structure located at 522 S. Fifth Street, within
three blocks of the State Capitol and across the street from the
Illinois Executive Mansion in the zoned H-2 historic district of
downtown Springfield. The building replaces a surfaced parking Lot,
in place at the location since 1957, and will add vitality to the
area and an active REALTOR presence in the business community with
close proximity to the State Capitol.
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The 26,000 square foot
facility is estimated to cost $7.1 million. It is designed by
architect Melotte Morse Leonatti, Ltd. of Springfield, Ill.
Design Elements:
The front exterior of the building will be brick and composite stone
masonry to echo historic buildings
in the area with a glass curtain wall, exterior columns and historic
streetscape globe lighting to give the building a dramatic presence.
Rotunda area leading to the front entrance to the building will
provide historic reference to the State
Capitol building, offsetting the streetscape Fifth Street historic
area.
A third-floor 2,800-square foot multipurpose meeting room with
access to an outside 1 ,500-square-foot upper level deck facility.
These areas to be used for meetings and receptions.
Plans are to occupy the building by Spring 2007. The association
currently employs 36 employed in Springfield and 10 in satellite
offices.
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