
Chicago’s newest tower crane, at Hyatt House in the West Loop, gets a hand from the moon on Tuesday.

The Hyatt House tower crane as of Tuesday evening. Hmm. It’s regressed. That’s okay; I’m counting it anyway.
If this post had been written for May 1, Chicago would have had 29 tower cranes in the air. But things have changed in the first week or so of the month. Already in May, we’ve lost tower cranes at The Van Buren in the West Loop, and at Eight Eleven Uptown. But past is past, and now is now, so let’s look at the 28 we do have, including one–at Hyatt House in the West Loop–that was still being erected Tuesday.
***Expect another crane in the air in the very near future, as 5252 South Cornell is about to go up, followed soon thereafter by 333 North Green.
New since the March Survey:
- Hyatt House West Loop
- 180 North Ada
- 1201 West Lake
- GEMS World Academy Upper School
- Three Sixty West
Gone since the March Survey:
- The Van Buren
- Eight Eleven Uptown
- Addison & Clark
- Wicker Park Connection
- 465 North Park
- 900 West
Who has tower cranes:
- Lendlease – 4
- W.E. O’Neil – 4
- McHugh – 4
- Power – 4
- Walsh – 2
- Leopardo – 2
- Eight general contractors have one tower crane apiece: Skender (Hyatt House West Loop); Centaur (Glad to see you back! Nobu Hotel); Macon (Hayden West Loop); Onni Group (Atrium Village Phase 2); Maris (Three Sixty West); M.A. Mortenson (Home2 Suites River North); Pepper (UIC Harrison Hall); DLG (3833 North Broadway)
Where are the tower cranes:
- West Loop – 8
- South Loop – 4
- River North – 4
- Lakeshore East – 3
- Lincoln Park – 3
- Streeterville – 2
- Four neighborhoods have one tower crane apiece: Lake View (3833 North Broadway; University Village (UIC Harrison Hall); Gold Coast (61 East Banks); Near North (Atrium Village Phase Two)
What are they building:
- Residential – 18
- Hotel – 6
- Office – 2
- Education – 2
Coming soon:
- 5252 South Cornell
- 1201 East 60th
- 333 North Green
- Hayden West Loop (1109 West Washington)
- 180 North Ada
- 210 North Carpenter
- 727 West Madison
- 1201 West Lake
- Nobu Hotel (854 West Randolph)
- Hoxton Chicago (200 North Green)
- Hyatt House West Loop Mooncrane (105 North May)
- NEMA Chicago ( Formerly One Grant Park, 1200 South Indiana)
- The Paragon Chicago (1326 South Michigan)
- Hilton Homewood Suites/Hilton Garden Inn (1101 South Wabash)
- Essex on the Park (808 South Michigan)
- Home2 Suites River North (110 West Huron)
- Wolf Point East (343 Wolf Point Plaza)
- Renelle on the River (403 North Wabash)
- Three Sixty West (360 West Erie)
- Vista Tower (363 & 401 East Wacker)
- GEMS World Academy Upper School (355 East Wacker)
- The Lincoln Common (2335 & 2345 North Lincoln)
- Belmont Senior Living (700 West Fullerton)
- One Bennett Park (451 East Grand)
- 3833 North Broadway
- UIC Harrison Hall
- 61 East Banks
- Atrium Village Phase 2 (202 West Hill)
- The four cranes of One Vista Bennett Tower (address undetermined)