We last updated our “official” Chicago Tower Crane Survey back in June. So with August here, it’s time to get a current count of what’s in the sky right now.
New to the list since June’s count:
- Moxy Hotel. Not new because it was just erected; new because I erroneously left it off the count. It needed a permit, so it qualifies. It’s been up since May.
- 1326 South Michigan (soon to get a new name, according to Murphy Development Group)
- Essex On The Park
Gone since June’s count:
- Alta Roosevelt
- 625 West Adams
- The Apple Store
- Hubbard221/412 North Wells
Coming Soon:
- Nobu Hotel Chicago (Stub planted July 25; this will get Centaur Construction on the board)
- The Lincoln Common (Tower crane permit issued July 17; this will get W.E. O’Neil on the board)
Endangered Cranes?
- Solstice On The Park (Topped out Monday, July 24)
- No. 9 Walton (Seems like it’s been topped out for weeks)
- *Elevate Lincoln Park (Topped out, I think)
*Not only topped out, but it’s coming down as of Tuesday morning, August 1.
Who has tower cranes?
- Lendlease – 9
- McHugh Construction – 7 (6, now that Elevate Lincoln Park is gone)
- Power Construction – 6
- Linn-Mathes – 2
- All tied with one apiece: Walsh Construction (1326 South Michigan), Clayco (CCCCHC), Pepper Construction (Moxy), Onni Group (Old Town Park), Macon Construction (No. 508), Tishman (Aloft Chicago Mag Mile), Norcon (Illume Chicago)
Here are Chicago’s 31 active tower cranes:
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- Eight Eleven Uptown (811 West Agatite)
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- Addison and Clark
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- No. 508 (508 West Diversey)
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- **Elevate Lincoln Park is coming down this morning.
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- Wicker Park Connection (1640 West Division)
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- Old Town Park (at Atrium Village)
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- No. 9 Walton
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- Marlowe (675 North Wells)
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- Simpson-Querrey Biomedical Research Center
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- Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
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- Moxy Hotel
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- One Bennett Park
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- 465 North Park
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- Two luffers (not fighters, though they appear to be having a sword fight) at Vista Tower.
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- A McDouble at the McDonald’s HQ.
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- One South Halsted (727 West Madison)
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- Illume Chicago (111 South Peoria)
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- Cook County Central Campus Health Center (1950 West Polk)
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- Ancora at Riverline
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- Essex On The Park
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- 1101 South Wabash.
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- Eleven40 (formerly known as 1136 South Wabash)
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- #Mooncrane at One Grant Park (1200 South Indiana)
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- 1326 South Michigan (soon to be renamed)
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- 1407 On Michigan (formerly known as 1411 South Michigan)
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- Triple-branded Hilton at McCormick Place (with water tank and 3 American flags!)
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- Solstice On The Park (topped out July 24)
The Elevate Lincoln Park crane is in the process of being taken down.
https://app.oxblue.com/open/bakerdev/elevate
Thanks. Just got a tweet about that, and made changes to the post.