Willis Tower

SkyRise Chicago 2024 registration is officially OPEN! Join us at the Willis Tower on Sunday, Nov. 3 for our 16th annual stairclimbing event. Whether you participate in person or virtually, help us climb together to advance human ability! Start your corporate sponsor team today and download the SkyRise Chicago app to make your fundraising even easier: www.skyrisechicago.org #stairclimb #towerup #willistower #skyrise #advancingability #corporateteam #teambuilding

Today we bid a fond farewell to Gary Michon as he retires from his role as Willis Tower's General Manager. He has been a cornerstone of Willis Tower since 2009, leading the customer experience for over 100 office, retail, and broadcast tenants, as well as 1M Skydeck visitors every year! He led a diverse team of nearly 400 professionals—including security personnel, janitorial, engineers, tradespeople, and industry partners—with enthusiasm and professionalism. Gary played a key role in Willis Tower’s $500 million Street-to-Sky repositioning—the most significant transformation in the building’s history, and under his leadership, Willis Tower achieved LEED Platinum certification, making Willis Tower the largest LEED Platinum building in the U.S. In addition to his work at Willis Tower, Gary serves on the Board of Directors for Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Chicago and actively participates in the Labor and Nomination Committees. We’re grateful for the years of expertise, innovation, and commitment Gary brought to Willis Tower.

In honor of International Women in Engineering Day approaching on June 23, we'd like to recognize two trailblazers on Willis Tower's engineering team, Engineer Marie Santacaterina and Trainee Madeline Tito. Marie and Madeline are essential in building operations and advancing energy-efficient technology, handling everything from equipment repairs to building system updates to tenant-facing needs. Together, they define being a trailblazer as "anyone willing to take risks in a field where they know they are a minority. This demonstrates courage and perseverance; a trailblazer is striving for excellence vs. accepting the status quo. Having pride in not just yourself but also the industry you work in." We aim to elevate opportunities for women in historically underrepresented roles and are proud of the paths Marie and Madeline have paved at Willis Tower. #WillisTower #EQOffice #WomenInEngineering #INWED24

The Willis Tower team wishes everyone a Happy #PrideMonth! Look to the sky throughout the month of June -- Willis Tower's antenna will be lit rainbow colors on select dates to celebrate and advocate for the LGBTQIA community. We are also proud to once again be a sponsor of BOMA/Chicago's float in this year’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30. Join us to march under this year’s theme, “Pride is Power”. Learn more about the parade here: https://lnkd.in/gBZAdwNm #Pride #Pride2024

We are thrilled to welcome Todd Hartman as Vice President, General Manager to Willis Tower. Todd has worked in commercial real estate for over 20 years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Corporate Office Properties Trust and Senior Vice President at Ivanhoe Cambridge US / Callahan Capital Properties. Todd is an accomplished executive with the relevant experience and expertise needed to continue to deliver best-in-class customer service to our Willis Tower neighborhood. Todd will succeed Gary Michon, who will retire this June after a distinguished 15 years at Willis Tower. Please join us in welcoming Todd to the Willis Tower community!

🌎 As the largest LEED platinum building in the US, sustainability is central to Willis Tower. Along with #EarthDay events throughout the week, we continue to prioritize environmental improvements and initiatives throughout the year. Improvements and initiatives include: 🌬 Cooling Tower Modernization: Installed high-efficiency fans and water cooling media on four existing cooling towers at 16,000 tons of capacity. 🍃 Chiller Modernization: Reconditioning three existing chillers increased efficiency by ~30%. 💧 Reduction of Water Consumption: Willis Tower uses low-flow, high-efficiency sink faucets, toilets, and urinals, saving approximately 11 million gallons annually. ♻ Recycling and Composting: Willis Tower offers a building-wide program available to both retail and office tenants. In 2023, we generated 32 tons of compostables. 🌳 Public Green Space: A 30,000-square foot outdoor terrace for gatherings and community-based arts and wellness programming. Photo Tom Harris, Design by Gensler

Willis Tower is proud to once again participate in this year's Earth Hour. We will be shutting off the lights that illuminate our antennas and common area non-essential lights tonight from 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm. 🌎 Earth Hour is the world’s largest grassroots environmental movement, with iconic landmarks in more than 190 countries switching off their lights. 🏡 Join us in participating in the #BiggestHourForEarth by spending 60 minutes doing good for the planet and join in the effort to shape a more sustainable future. Learn more about the movement and how to take part at the link below: https://lnkd.in/dvteQdJc Photo by @michaelsphotopf

It’s fitting, that during this month of reflecting on the impact women have made on the world, we get to spotlight the achievements and contributions that someone special has made to our Willis Tower neighborhood & the community beyond: former Senior Property Manager, Angela Burnett. For 17 years, Angela has been an integral part of the Tower and our success. She’s moving on to a new, exciting career opportunity and we wish her the best in this next chapter of her journey. As an industry leader in commercial real estate, Angela has forged strong connections with the Commercial Real Estate Network (CREN) as their 2024 President, has been active in the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA), Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), and several other industry networks. She was a catalyst for launching Willis Tower’s networking group, Women of Willis, which focuses on supporting women working within the building. Angela was a driving force in our management team’s dedication to delivering excellent customer service, elevating tenants’ workdays with attentiveness and care, and instilling these practices in her team and colleagues. We are so grateful for Angela's mark on Willis Tower’s history! #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenofWillis #WillisTower

Happy International Women’s Day! Here at Willis Tower, we celebrated with a Women of Willis event featuring a panel discussion about this year’s IWD theme #InspireInclusion. Thanks to our great panelists, Amanda Henkel from Korn Ferry, Katie Kamykowski from United Airlines, and Mallory Salett from Convene! #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

We're so lucky to call this amazing city our home. 🎂🥳 Happy 187th birthday, Chicago!