So it’s not rooted into the ground. Big deal. This one may be even better, because of that glorious steel truss anchoring it above street level.
151 North Franklin, the new CNA Center in The Loop, started putting up its tower crane this weekend. And while the permit only costs half as much as your standard tower crane permit, it’s full-price-impressive.
Standing on the southwest corner of Franklin & Randolph.
Lendlease, the general contractor for the office tower, will have the luxury of reaching across 4 different blocks if need be. Though I doubt that will be necessary. Or even encouraged. But yes, this monster stretches across the corner of Franklin and Randolph. (It’d be kinda fun to pluck cars from the corner parking lot and put them atop the the parking deck at 200 West Randolph. But that might be why I’m not allowed to operate cranes.)
WARNING: This is a lot of pictures of a tower crane. But when you see it being assembled, you can’t just walk away.
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- Tower crane parts on the Kennedy Expressway Sunday, bound for 151 North Franklin.
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- Truss me, this is awesome.
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- Counterweight lift.
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- Looking east on Randolph Street.
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- Dude….
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- They were lifting weights this morning.
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- Seems like a good workout.
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- Setting counterweights in place.
