Leopardo Construction crews work atop Fulton West.
Take more than two steps anywhere in the Fulton Market District, and you’ll find signs, both literal and figurative, of Sterling Bay’s presence. In its own words, that’s how the west is getting done.
A rendering of Fulton West.
One of Sterling Bay’s latest and most noticeable projects is Fulton West, a combination of renovation and new construction going on now at 1330 West Fulton Street. From the remains of a three-story parking structure, the Gensler Chicago office has designed a nine-story, 290,000-square-foot office building slated for an April 2017 opening. Over 600 parking spaces will be included, plus 20,000 square feet of green space.
Fulton West also boasts one of the longest tower cranes on the Chicago construction scene, a necessity for overall reach, what with the crane being rooted in the “back” (northeast) corner of the project. As you can see from the photo above, that crane has already helped Leopardo Construction crews add a fourth floor to the existing base.
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- A rather raw Fulton West site in March.
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- One early demo project centered on this “notch” along Fulton Street.
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- “The Notch”
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- Leopardo crews went to work making the notch larger.
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- Notch demolition.
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- By May, The Notch was considerably larger.
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- But today, The Notch has been filled in, creating a continuous facade along Fulton Street.
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- That huge tower crane.
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- Seriously, it’s a massive tower crane.
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- The tower crane rises from the northeast corner of the construction site. Its length is necessary to reach all sections.
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- More demo work on the existing structure as renovation got underway.
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- March demo work.
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- Ouch. That had to hurt.
