Chicago has begun June 2024 with eight working tower cranes around the city, down one from the nine we had in May. The base has been planted at 1723 South Michigan, but the crane won’t be erected there until early June.

The South Side still rules, with five of our eight cranes. One South Side crane came down in May (at 4822 S Cottage Grove) but two North Side cranes came down (O’Hare T5 garage and Illinois Masonic.) Here’s a quick survey for June:

What Community Area are the cranes in?

3 – Hyde Park (Hyde Park Labs, UChicago Medicine X2)
2 – Woodlawn (Obama Center, Project H.O.O.D.)
2 – Near West Side (220 North Ada, 919 West Fulton)
1 – Near North Side (400 Lake Shore)

Okay, but what neighborhood?

3 – Hyde Park (Hyde Park Labs, UChicago Medicine X2)
1 – Woodlawn (Project H.O.O.D.)
1 – Jackson Park (Obama Center)
2 – Fulton Market District/West Loop (919 West Fulton, 220 North Ada)
1 – Streeterville (400 Lake Shore)

What are they building?

Cultural Facility – 1 – 6001 S Stony Island (Obama Presidential Center)
Healthcare – 2 – 5644 S Drexel X2 (UChicago Medicine Cancer Care)
Office – 1 – 217 N Sangamon (919 West Fulton)
Community Center – 1 – 6822 S MLK Drive (Project H.O.O.D,)
Life Sciences – 1 – 5201 S Harper (Hyde Park Labs)
Residential – 2 – 220 North Ada, 462 N Water (400 Lake Shore)

Cranes added in May:

220 North Ada
462 N Water Street (400 Lake Shore)

Cranes taken down in May:

900 West Nelson (Illinois Masonic)
O’Hare Airport Terminal 5 parking garage
4822 S Cottage Grove (Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville)

Here are your June 2024 tower cranes, from north to south: