Research/Chicago/536 S. Clark / 101 W. Ida B. Wells Federal Building
Public SeedReviewed August 15, 2026

536 S. Clark / 101 W. Ida B. Wells Federal Building

536 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605

QUALITY STATE

30% provisional source coverage

USE BOUNDARY

Not verified · Not dispatch ready

Direct answer

GSA building IL0054ZZ is the 536 South Clark / 101 West Ida B. Wells Federal Building, a 10-story former Rand McNally printing house acquired by the federal government in 1952. GSA's building page lists a DHS occupancy relationship and public screening guidance, but the page was last updated in July 2024 and does not authorize vendor, freight or contractor access.

Completed1912Published property record
Stories10Published building identity
Critical fields sourced30/10030% provisional coverage
Dispatch readyNoLive accuracy audit required
01

Canonical identity

This Public Seed resolves the dual-address federal identity, GSA management, historic-building relationships and stale-sensitive visitor guidance. It keeps neighboring federal buildings separate and leaves parcel, tenant-component, dock, COI, life-safety, telecom and dispatch procedures unknown.

Property typeFederal office
Management routeGSA manages the building. Its July 2024 page names Brian Butcher as property manager; currentness should be reconfirmed.
Ownership claimThe federal government acquired the former Rand McNally building in 1952. Exact legal title and parcel scope were not independently established.
Location41.87501, -87.63123
02

Area claims stay separate

Gross, rentable, and office area are not interchangeable. Factum stores each measurement with its source meaning instead of choosing a convenient single number.

Chicago benchmarking area635,978 sq ftCity-reported 2023 office gross floor area; not a parcel or title measure
03

What public guidance supports

These are sourced research answers, not permission to enter, reserve, submit, or dispatch. Current affected-party authorization remains required.

Dual-address identity

GSA uses both 536 South Clark Street and 101 West Ida B. Wells Drive for one federal building, number IL0054ZZ.

GSA pages updated July 2024 and January 2025; reviewed August 15, 2026

Public visitor guidance

The July 2024 GSA page lists weekday public hours, screening and valid identification, with a designated Passport Agency entrance. Reconfirm before visiting.

Last updated July 16, 2024; stale-sensitive

Vendor and dispatch boundary

Public visitor guidance does not authorize deliveries, freight, contractors, tenant work, emergency response or dispatch.

Public-source review completed August 15, 2026
04

Questions this record answers

Each concise answer includes the same caveats shown elsewhere on the page.

01What is the current name of the Clark Federal Building?+

GSA identifies it as the 536 S. Clark / 101 W. Ida B. Wells Federal Building and assigns building number IL0054ZZ.

02What public access guidance is available?+

GSA's July 2024 page lists 7 a.m.–5 p.m. weekday public hours, screening and valid identification. Because the page is stale-sensitive, confirm before relying on it.

03How can I improve this record?+

Submit a current public GSA notice, tenant/vendor guide, dock/freight rule, move rule or COI package and specify public-display, verification-only or private-retention permission.

05

Explicit unknowns

Anything operationally material that is stale, incomplete, or unconfirmed remains visible here.

  1. 01Official parcel/PIN, legal title entity and parcel completeness.
  2. 02Current GSA property-manager contact route and federal tenant/component roster.
  3. 03Current visitor guidance confirmation beyond the July 2024 GSA page.
  4. 04Dock, delivery, freight-elevator, move and work-window procedures.
  5. 05COI, vendor, contractor and labor requirements.
  6. 06Life-safety, emergency, telecom/riser, reservation, fee, parking, permit and disposal procedures.
06

Evidence register

Source links are direct. Authority and supported claim groups are stated so readers can inspect the underlying record.

  1. 01
    536 S. Clark / 101 W. Ida B. Wells Federal Building

    U.S. General Services Administration · Supports: Dual address/name, GSA role, DHS relationship, property-manager role and July 2024 public visitor guidance

  2. 02
    Federal Building, Chicago — historic record

    U.S. General Services Administration · Supports: IL0054ZZ, construction history, architect, Rand McNally origin, federal acquisition and historic-district relationship

  3. 03
    Chicago covered-building row 101560

    City of Chicago · Supports: Benchmark identity, address, cohort and geography