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Article: Gidwitz may want 325 N. Wells back
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 4, 2000
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An aggressive, public-spirited and image-conscious corporate
chief, Ronald Gidwitz just might be coming home again.
In this case, "home" is the 10-story office building at 325 N.
Wells that Gidwitz erected in the 1980s. It was a monument to himself
and his family's Helene Curtis Industries Inc., topped off with a
posh boardroom overlooking the Chicago River.
Gidwitz sold Helene Curtis in 1996 to Unilever NV, which couldn't
figure out a need for glamorous office space. So it's putting the
110,000-square-foot building on the market.
Asked if he's interested in the property, Gidwitz said, "I'd be
pleased to talk to them about it."
Since quitting the Unilever hierarchy in 1998, Gidwitz has ...