A tweet from The Big Green W yesterday confirmed that the Hotel Zachary has reached a construction milestone.
Moments away from topping off @hotelzachary! #WalshAtWork pic.twitter.com/fZP5jrrnLd
— The Walsh Group (@thebiggreenw) May 15, 2017
Then the Hotel Zachary Twitter account joined the fun as well, tweeting a photo of Hickory Street Capital’s Tom Ricketts (you might know him for his other gig as the guy who brought a World Series trophy to Wrigley Field) signing the final beam.
Signed, sealed & topped off w/Mr. Ricketts himself. Today marks one step closer to completion for #HotelZachary, as we place the final beam. pic.twitter.com/q0w6ncDrtv
— Hotel Zachary (@hotelzachary) May 15, 2017
#FlyTheBigGreenW indeed. There’s still a lot of work to do to get the Hotel Zachary into full-functioning hospitality mode, so let’s not put the tower crane on the endangered list quite yet. The 175 rooms and countless eateries will open in 2018 in time for another season of Cubs baseball, plus all the concerts and entertainment Wrigley Field and the newly-opened Park At Wrigley can host.
Tuesday-morning view of the Hotel Zachary from a swift-moving L train. (I blame all my blurry photos on swift-moving L trains.)