Inside Ace Hardware’s new HQ
Ace Hardware Corp. will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024. And thanks to the on-time mid-September move in, the co-op will celebrate its centennial in a new corporate home.
Here are six photos and six facts concerning Ace's new place:
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Fact 1: The new Ace headquarters was formerly the McDonald’s Corporate Campus. -
Fact 2: At 250,000 sq. ft, the Ace space marks the largest suburban Chicagoland build-out since 2018. -
Fact 3: Ace didn't leave town to move to its new headquarters. It has been operating in Oak Brook, Illinois, for 49 years. -
Fact 4: Features include 150 conference rooms, 12 cafes/pantries, a fitness center and conference center. -
Fact 5: Some 1,100 Ace employees will work together in the new headquarters. -
Fact 6: The building is a 1970s design by Dirk Lohan, grandson of the world-famous architect Mies van der Rohe.
• Fact 1: The new Ace headquarters was formerly the McDonald’s Corporate Campus.
• Fact 2: At 250,000 sq. ft, the Ace space marks the largest suburban Chicagoland build-out since 2018.
• Fact 3: Ace didn't leave town to move to its new headquarters. It has been operating in Oak Brook, Illinois, for 49 years.
• Fact 4: Features include 150 conference rooms, 12 cafes/pantries, a fitness center and conference center
• Fact 5: Some 1,100 Ace employees will work together in the new headquarters.
• Fact 6: The building is a 1970s design by Dirk Lohan, grandson of the world-famous architect Mies van der Rohe.
