Official Name:

MMPI

Location:

The Merchandise Mart
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 470
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.527.4141

Overview:

MMPI is the world’s leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together in more than 300 market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year.

For 75 years, MMPI has been the leading resource in North America for designers, retailers, consumers and manufacturers who look to MMPI and its properties for all the products, services and education they need to conduct their business easily and efficiently.

MMPI's corporate headquarters are located in the famous Chicago Merchandise Mart, the world's largest commercial building second only to the Pentagon. Situated on the Chicago River, The Mart encompasses 4.2 million square feet, two city blocks and 25 stories. It even has its own zip code.

Built by national retailer Marshall Field Company to house a single wholesale center for the entire nation, The Mart first opened on May 5, 1930. Joseph P. Kennedy was interested in the building’s concept, and purchased The Mart in 1945 and the Kennedy family ran it for 50 years. In 1998, Vornado Realty Trust, a leading real estate Investment trust, acquired The Merchandise Mart and MMPI. Christopher Kennedy, grandson of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, serves as president.

Today, The Mart remains the largest trade center in the world and welcomes more than three million visitors each year. Sixty percent of the building’s area is devoted to wholesale showrooms.

Properties:

The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
350 West Mart Center, Chicago, IL

ClevelandMedical Mart & Convention Center (Manage Property), Cleveland, OH
Architects & Designers Building, New York, NY
7 W New York, New York, NY

Piers 92/94 (Manage Property), New York, NY
Boston Design Center, Boston, MA
L.A. Mart, Los Angeles, CA
Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C.

Trade Shows:

Beckman’s Handcrafted Gift Show®
British Columbia Construction Show
Buildex Calgary

Buildex Chicago
Buildex, Edmonton
Buildex Seattle
Buildex Vancouver

Business of Design
The Chicago Market: Living and Giving™

CaliforniaGift Show

Chicago Collective™
Concrete Canada
Construct Calgary
Construct Canada
Construct Edmonton
Construct Seattle
Design Chicago
Design Northwest
Design Trends Calgary
Design Trends Edmonton
Design Trends Seattle
Design Trends Toronto
Explore Design
Fine Design Residential Home Furnishings Show™

Gift & Home Furnishings Market at The L.A. Mart™
Home Builder and Renovator Expo
IIDEX/NeoCon® Canada
Interior Design Show™
Interior Design Show West
International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™

Kidz at STYLEMAX
National Bridal Market™

National Prom Market^TM
NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair
NeoCon East®
The New York Gift Week at 7 W New York™
The New York Tabletop Week™

New York International Bridal Week
Property Management Exposition and Conference (PM Expo)
STYLEMAX™
Toronto Design Week®
Women’s & Children’s Chicago Apparel Market™

Consumer Events:

Architectural Digest Home Design Show
The Armory Show
Art Chicago
The Artist Project

Casual Sample Sale

Delicious Food Show

Design House™
Dining by Design
DreamHome™
Interior Design Show ™
Interior Design Show West
The Merchandise Mart International Fall Antiques Fair
The Merchandise Mart International Spring Antiques Fair
LuxeHome Chill

National Kitchen and Bath Month Open House

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One of a Kind Show and Sale® Chicago

One of a Kind Show and Sale® NYC
The One of a Kind Show and Sale® Christmas (Toronto)
The One of a Kind Show and Sale® Spring (Toronto)
Sample Sale
Taste of T
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Conferences:

Building Envelope Solutions, Calgary
Building Envelope Solutions, Edmonton
Building Envelope Solutions, Toronto
Building Envelope Solutions, Vancouver
Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
Construction Law, Edmonton
Construction Law Primer, Vancouver
Construction Solutions Conference, Calgary
Construction Solutions Conference, Vancouver
Global Property Market
Green Real Estate
Land and Development Conference
Montreal Real Estate Forum
Montreal Real Estate Leasing
Real Capital
Real Estate Forum, Calgary
Real Estate Forum, Edmonton
Real Estate Forum, Ottawa
Real Estate Forum, Toronto
Real Leasing
Real REIT
Quebec Apartment Investment Conference
Real Estate Leasing Conference, Calgary
Spring Fest
Vancouver Real Estate Forum

Owner:

Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.

Web Site:

www.merchandisemartproperties.com

For Information:

800/678.MART (6278)