Lots of glass on the new 6-story office building at The United Center.
An extension *of* the United Center, that is. The 22-year-old arena, home to the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks, broke ground last year on a 6-story, 250,00-square-foot office building in the parking lot immediately east of the stadium. That office building will be the new home of employees of the Bulls and Blackhawks, as well as United Center staff. The new structure will also feature a new team store, and a 25,000-square-foot atrium that will connect old building to new. Designed by HOK and being built by McHugh Construction, it is scheduled to be complete in time for the 2016-2017 NBA and NHL seasons.
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- This monster was on hand last week for a heavy lift.
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- From Wood and Monroe.
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- From Madison and Wood.
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- The north face. Not the clothing.
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- The north side.
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- South side, where the atrium will connect old to new.
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- High work in May.
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- No glass yet. May 2016.
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- All glass now. August 2016.
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- Foundation work, September 2015.
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- When you could still see the east facade of The United Center, September 2015.
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- I wasn’t the only one here taking pictures. But *they* had a drone.
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- A render from The United Center.
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- A render from The United Center.
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- A render of the atrium from The United Center.
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- Updated photo from October.
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- Updated photo from October.