There’s one tower crane base, the first of two, in the ground at 57th and Drexel on the UChicago Medicine campus in Hyde Park. General Contractor Turner Construction, along with concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete Company, will use those cranes to build a new cancer care center for UChicago Medicine. (There’s a ton of info at that ground-breaking link. Read it. They’re doing important work at UChi Med.)
Designed by CannonDesign (more great project info at that link), the facility, scheduled to open to patients in 2027, will be a seven-story, 875,000-square-foot building with 80 inpatient beds.
To date, UChicago Medicine has received permits for:
South tower crane — issued 12/28/23 (addressed as 5644 S. Drexel Ave)
North tower crane — issued 12/12/23
Foundation — issued 12/12/23
Groundbreaking ceremony tent — issued 09/08/23 (I don’t get to post about tent permits very often)
Three demolition permits were issued to clear space for the new facility on 11/07/23:
5627 S Maryland
5631 S Maryland
5635 S Maryland
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