Look at all that glorious tower crane gear. It’s time for the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building to start going vertical.
The Chicago Medical District is getting a new toy. Monday, crews were seen getting ready to erect a tower crane at 1520 West Harrison Street, the site of Rush University Medical Center’s Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building. Ground was officially broken back in June.
Designed by West Loop firm Nia Architects in collaboration with HDR, the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building will be a 10-story, 480,000-square-foot outpatient care facility at the corner of Ashland and Harrison. An elevated walkway over Ashland will connect the new $450,000-million building to the main tower of the hospital. The cancer center, and its accompanying 6-story parking structure, are expected to be open in Spring 2022. Power Construction is serving as the general contractor.
This is a wonderful story. Two amazing people donated a lot of money to bring this much-needed project to fruition. I’ve included several links below for you to learn more about it. I hope you’ll read them. You don’t need words from me; my job is to show you what’s happening from the fringes of the job site.
Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building
Rush University Medical Center
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- Rendering of the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building from Nia Architects.
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- Rendering of the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building from Nia Architects.
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- What a view of the skyline this crane operator will have!
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