1111 E. Touhy Avenue
1111 East Touhy is a five-story, Class B office building located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Visitors are greeted by a sunlit, two story atrium with new terrazzo flooring. Construction consists of structural steel frame supporting metal and concrete floor decking and is founded on reinforced concrete spread footings. 1111 East Touhy was last renovated in 2005 with lobby, elevator cabs and common corridor upgrades.
Building Features & Specifications
The roof is ballasted, singly-ply EPDM membrane. The building is fully sprinklered and equipped with a non-addressable fire alarm system. Each floor included two dedicated air-handler units (AHUs) with a cooling coil. A single centrifugal chiller provides refrigeration with chilled water to each AHU. On-grade cooling towers adjacent to the building provide heat rejection. Floor plates range from 24,000 to 34,000 rentable square feet. Asphalt-paved parking areas border the south and east end of the property, providing parking for 427 vehicles.
Whether it’s the building’s professionally appointed interior design, the sunlit, two-story atrium or the ground floor deli, proficiency radiates from every corner of 1111. Its location also gives tenants access to Lake Opeka, shopping and the on-campus fitness center.
Year Built: 1975
Construction consists of structural steel frame supporting metal and concrete floor decking and is founded on reinforced concrete spread footings
Full accessibility to meet ADAAG requirements
Key card system for after-hour access
Conference and training rooms with all the features needed for maximum productivity
Multiple Internet and Telecom providers for tenants to choose a service compatible to needs
Served by three hydraulic elevators (two double for freight)
Advanced fire detection system backed by wet sprinkler system
Deli with seating located on ground floor
Served by 3 traction elevators (two double for freight)
Each floor included two dedicated air-handler units (AHUs) with a cooling coil. A single centrifugal chiller provides refrigeration with chilled water to each AHU. On-grade cooling towers adjacent to the building provide heat rejection
Fully sprinklered and equipped with a non-addressable fire alarm system
Floor Plans
1111 E. Touhy Ave
Building Location
Located at the Lee Street interchange of the Kennedy Expressway (I-90) immediately north of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, 1111 East Touhy is part of a four-building development known as Commerce Centre at O’Hare.
