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 The
Palmolive Building Fire Sprinkler Retrofit
Alliance Fire
Protection is scheduled to conduct a fire sprinkler system
retrofit of the Palmolive
Building, a 38 floor landmark building located on North Michigan Ave. in Chicago,
Illinois.
 The
Palmolive Building was built in 1927 for one of the world's
leading
soap manufacturers. It is one of the country's
premier Art Deco-style skyscrapers. The
building has many distinct tiers, each set back from the
one below resulting
in a shape like a wedding cake. Art
Deco-style skyscrapers
were influenced by municipal zoning laws, which forced
buildings to reduce their shadows at street level, and
by the dramatic renderings
of New York architect Hugh Ferris.
A navigational
beacon operated atop the building from 1930-1981. It was
known as the Playboy Building from 1965 to 1989 when it
served as
headquarters
for Playboy magazine.
 The Palmolive
Building is being converted to Luxury condominiums with
some upscale retail shops located on the first three
floors.
Alliance Fire
Protection will be installing over
3,600 fire sprinklers. New fire pumps will
also
be installed.
Construction is currently under
way.
Parts of this
headline rely on extracts from The
City of Chicago web site.
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