It’s time to catch up with the Chicago Tower Crane Survey after a brief hiatus.
We’ve got 29 of them flying throughout Chicago. Here’s the breakdown:
New since the January Survey:
- Hayden West Loop (1109 West Washington)
- Wolf Point East (343 Wolf Point Plaza)
- 61 East Banks
- University of Illinois at Chicago Academic/Residential Complex
Gone since the January Survey:
- Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center North Crane (303 East Superior)
- aLoft Chicago Mag Mile (24 East Ontario)
- Ancora at Riverline (720 South Wells)
- No. 508 (508 West Diversey)
- No. 9 Walton (9 West Walton)
Coming soon:
- 1980 North Milwaukee (Permitted February 21; this will be a self-erecting tower crane)
- 180 North Ada (Permitted February 9)
- GEMS Upper School (3535 East Wacker; permitted January 26)
- 1201 West Lake (Permitted January 16)
- 360 West Erie (Permitted January 16)
- University of Chicago (1201 East 60th; permitted January 11)
Permitted but dead?
- The Bentham (146 West Erie; permitted September 2017, but is this project still going to happen?)
Where are they?
- West Loop – 7
- South Loop – 5
- Streeterville – 3
- Lincoln Park – 3
- River North – 3
- Lakeshore East – 2
- Lake View – 2
- 4 neighborhoods have one each – Uptown (Eight Eleven Uptown); Gold Coast (61 East Banks); Wicker Park (Wicker Park Connection); University Village (UIC)
Who has them?
- Lendlease – 6
- McHugh – 5
- Power – 5
- W.E. O’Neil – 3
- Leopardo – 2
- Walsh – 2
- 6 GCs have one crane apiece – DLG (3833 North Broadway); Linn-Mathes (Wicker Park Connection); M.A. Mortenson (Home2 Suites River North); Centaur (Nobu Hotel); Macon (Hayden West Loop); Pepper (UIC)
What are they building?
- Residential – 21
- Hotel – 5
- Office – 2
- Education – 1 (UIC)
- Eight Eleven Uptown (811 West Agatite)
- 3833 Broadway
- Addison & Clark (1025 West Addison)
- Belmont Senior Living (700 West Fullerton)
- The Lincoln Common (2335 & 2345 North Lincoln)
- 61 East Banks
- Wicker Park Connection (1640 West Division)
- Home2 Suites River North (110 West Huron)
- Renelle on the River (403 North Wabash)
- Wolf Point East (343 Wolf Point Plaza)
- One Bennett Park (451 East Grand)
- 465 North Park
- Vista Tower (363 & 401 East Wacker)
- 210 North Carpenter
- Hoxton Chicago hotel (200 North Green)
- Nobu Hotel (854 West Randolph)
- 900 West (900 West Washington)
- Hayden West Loop (1109 West Washington)
- 727 West Madison
- The Van Buren (808 West Van Buren)
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Essex on the Park (808 South Michigan)
- Hilton Homewood Suites (1101 South Wabash)
- One Grant Park (1200 South Indiana)
- The Paragon Chicago (1326 South Michigan)
I think there is one in Rogers Park at the Target/apartment building development next to Loyola.
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Do you have an address for that? I don’t remember seeing a tower crane permit up there.
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