Overview & Features
1011 East Touhy is a five-story, Class B office building located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Construction consists of concrete spread footings and foundation walls, steel columns and floor beams and concrete floors over metal decking floor system. The building exterior wall construction consists of an aluminum frame curtain wall with reflective insulating vision and spandrel glass panels. The roof consists of an asphalt saturated, four-ply, built-up membrane atop rigid fiberglass insulation.
The building is fully sprinklered and equipped with an addressable fire alarm system. The HVAC system is a variable air volume temperature system consisting of a variable speed, centrifugal water chiller with approximately 400 tons of cooling capacity, a chilled water and a condenser water circulating pump, a cooling tower installed on a structural support on grade, a central air handler and associated automatic temperature controls. Each floor has variable air volume boxes above the ceiling.
The building features an impressive three-story atrium, a water feature, granite floors, etched glass and marble, creating an elegant environment. The lobby provides for abundant natural light and unencumbered views in all directions.
Strategic Location
The property is located 18 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and adjacent to O'Hare International Airport, providing immediate access to and from one of the world's busiest airports. The Lee Street interchange at I-90, located immediately southeast of the Property, provides access to the entire Chicago area expressway system. This exit is the first access point west of Chicago on I-90. In addition, the property is approximately two miles west of the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and 8.8 miles north of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290).
1011 East Touhy Avenue benefits tremendously from its close proximity to the O'Hare rapid transit station, providing convenience for employees from downtown Chicago and the entire metro area. Further, the building provides excellent visibility along I-90, Chicago's main northwest thoroughfare. Its signage receives major expressway exposure viewable to more than 190,000 cars per days. The building's numerical identification and brand have been protected by a Declaration of Easement to guarantee 1011 East Touhy Avenue's identification address on a V-shaped sign at Touhy and Lee.