There’s a massive yellow crane on site at Riverline, waiting to throw stuff around.
They started pushing dirt around this March in preparation for the huge Riverline project along South Wells Street in the South Loop. The lot has been level — and idle — for a while now, but the ridiculous yellow crane above looks like a pretty good sign more work is imminent.
Approved by the Chicago Plan Commission back on November 19, Riverline is a massive development from CMK Companies. Expect 5 buildings to rise on the site, in multiple construction phases. They’ll combine for 2,700 dwelling units and 16,500 square feet of retail space.
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- Bib, big boom.
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- There were soil sampling rigs at the Riverline site back in September.
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- earth movers spotted from Skydeck atop the Sears Tower back in March.
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- Those same earth movers, at ground level.
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- April saw a lot of leveling and debris removal.
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- Riverline has been a level dirt lot since May.
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- Proof they were allowed to play in the dirt.