Vista Tower will be completed with just one tower crane.

Chicago has taken quite a hit over the past few months. Sure, we’re still seeing new tower cranes go up on a regular basis, but we’ve also lost a bunch as well, including ten since we last surveyed the. Not to worry though; there are more on the horizon. Not literally, though. Those would have to be counted as suburban cranes.

New since the May survey:

1. GR333N (333 North Green)
2. 145 South Wells
3. Milieu (205 South Peoria)
4. 5252 South Cornell

Gone Since the May survey:

1. Vista Tower East Crane (still there, but halfway down)
2. One Bennett Park East Crane
3. Hayden West Loop
4. 210 North Carpenter
5. Hoxton Chicago
6. 727 West Madison
7. Hilton Hotel combo (1101 South Wabash)
8. Home2 Suites River North
9. Renelle on the River
10. Harrison Hall at UIC
11. 450 West Belmont

Coming Attractions:

1. 1201 E. 60th Street (Is this still happening, U of C?)
2. 730 N Milwaukee
3. The Bentham? The website is still live, so there’s (some?) hope.
4. Union West
5. 1415 South Wabash

No permit yet, but construction has started:

1. 1550 North Clark
2. Toyoko Inn Chicago
3. 4555 North Sheridan
4. Alta Grand Central
5. 110 North Wacker

Where are the tower cranes?

1. West Loop – 6
2. South Loop – 3
3. Lincoln Park – 3
4. River North – 2
5. Lakeshore East – 2
6. 6 neighborhoods have one tower crane apiece: The Loop (THE LOOP HAS A TOWER CRANE AGAIN! -145 South Wells); Lake View (3833 North Broadway); Streeterville (One Bennett Park); Gold Coast (61 East Banks); Near North (Atrium Village Phase 2); Hyde Park (5252 South Cornell)

Who has them?

1. Power – 5
2. W.E. O’Neil – 4
3. McHugh – 2
4. Walsh – 2
5. Nine general contractors have one tower crane apiece: Skender (Hyatt House West Loop); Linn-Mathes (5252 South Cornell); Centaur (Nobu Hotel); Clark (145 South Wells); Maris (Three Sixty West); Lendlease (One Bennett Park); DLG (3833 North Broadway); Leopardo (61  East Banks); Onni Group (Atrium Village Phase 2)

What are they building?

1. Residence – 15 1/2 (Vista is half res, half hotel)
2. Office – 3
3. Hotel – 2 1/2 (Vista again)
4. Education – 1 (GEMS World Academy Upper School

Wanna see ’em? Moving south to north: