2345 Grand
2345 Grand (formerly the IBM Plaza, IBM Building and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Building) is a high-rise office building located in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] It is listed on many sites as being the work of Mies van der Rohe; however, he died in 1969 before the building could be opened in 1977. The work was done by Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates.[2]
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 2345 Grand, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.085015°N 94.581216°W |
| Opening | 1977 |
| Owner | Franklin Street Properties Corp |
| Height | |
| Roof | 352 ft (107 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 606,400 square feet (56,340 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates |
The building was originally built to be both the western headquarters of now defunct Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company[3] and an IBM office. At the time, it was called both the Mutual Benefit Building and the IBM Building.
It was acquired by Shorenstein Properties, who sold the building for $49.5 million in 2004 to Hines Interests Limited Partnership and GE Real Estate. In turn, they sold the structure for $75 million to Franklin Street Properties Corp in December 2007.[4]
The current principal tenant in the building is the law firm of Lathrop & Gage, which occupies nine floors of the building. It also houses Missouri's Federal Immigration Court.