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)
I think there is one in Rogers Park at the Target/apartment building development next to Loyola.
Do you have an address for that? I don’t remember seeing a tower crane permit up there.