There is a large, mean-looking red beast on the other side of the fence at 165 North Desplaines.
While I’ve had my face pressed against the window looking south at 625 West Adams, just three blocks north of the office, Power Construction is getting caissons buried on another of their West Loop projects.
At 165 North Desplaines, Revcon Construction has equipment on site, and it’s being used to dig the foundations for the new 14-story GREC Architects design. Developer Gerding Edlen (Xavier Apartments, The Jones Chicago) is putting 199 apartments here, while also renovating the existing building at 152 North Jefferson.
*** THIS JUST IN: Yesterday, 165 North Desplaines received its Tower Crane Permit from the City of Chicago. This will pair quite nicely with the 625 West Adams Tower Crane, also permitted yesterday, June 28. ***
Here, as always, is photographic proof of the presence of construction goings-on:
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- A rendering of 165 North Desplaines from GREC Architects.
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- The red beast, purring.
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- The Sears Tower takes a peek into the 165 North Desplaines lot.
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- A caisson is drilled just inside the fence.
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- A busy site is a happy sight.
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- Corrugated tubes.
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- Rebar tubes. I love rebar tubes.
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- This will have to do until there’s a tower crane to take a gratuitous shot of.
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- The Haymarket Monument being hauled away for safe keeping during construction.
