| 19 South LaSalle Street | |
| Former Names: | Central YMCA Association Building |
| Map Type: | Chicago#Illinois#USA |
| Building Type: | Mixed-use |
| Owner: | Cloverfield, Inc. |
| Current Tenants: | Vivid Ascent, et al. |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Address: | 19 S. LaSalle St. |
| Completion Date: | 1893 |
| Height: | 16 stories |
| Architecture Firm: | Jenney & Mundie |
| Website: | www.colmgmt.com/ |
19 South LaSalle Street, formerly known as the Central YMCA Association Building, is a building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed in 1893 and designed by the architecture firm Jenney & Mundie.
19 South LaSalle Street was constructed as the Central YMCA Association Building in 1893,[1] and completed shortly before the Panic of 1893.[2] The structure, designed by William LeBaron Jenney and William Bryce Mundie as Jenney & Mundie, was eventually renamed for its address, 19 South LaSalle Street.[3] Modern-day 19 South LaSalle Street is owned by Cloverfield, Inc. and operated by Colonnade Management, Inc. as a mixed-use retail and office building.[4] Law offices and companies such as Vivid Ascent, an integrated marketing firm, and Sprint, which has a retail location in the building, operate out of 19 South LaSalle Street.[5] [6] [7]
19 South LaSalle Street has been described as one of Jenney's most "uncompromising" facades due to its rectangularity which is only interrupted by horizontal banding at the 11th and 12th stories.[8] Although, the horizontal courses and the building's shifting design are typical of Jenney's work around this time period.[1] 19 South LaSalle is designed in an "L" shape with its more narrow 54 foot facade facing toward LaSalle Street while a longer, more elaborate 187 foot facade faces a small alley known as Arcade Place.[2] [8] The building stands 16 stories and was originally topped with a peaked roof which was replaced by an additional three stories.[2] 19 South LaSalle Street was mentioned in the 2004 American Institute of Architects Guide to Chicago.[1]