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The South Loop loses a tower crane, as 1407 On Michigan comes down
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Lendlease, Pepper Construction, and Central Contractor Services are all working the weekend, bringing the 1407 On Michigan tower crane down.
Any more posts about Lendlease, and they’ll have to put me on the payroll. When the B.U.C. HQ moved into the South Loop, we landed right in the middle of four of their construction sites. Maybe this is the Lend Loop now.
Lendlease’s job at 1407 On Michigan is losing its tower crane. Crews from Central Contractors Service and Pepper Construction are all on hand this weekend, as the crane is lowered from the sky. Russland Capital Group’s 15-story apartment building is topped out (you can see Lendlease’s press release here) and getting glassy, and all the heavy lifting is done.
When complete, the BKV design will include 199 studio to 3-bedroom-sized units, an outdoor pool, basketball court, and business center. The ground floor will have Rush Primary and Specialty Care facility. With three-and-a-half months remaining in 2017, meeting the original goal of having 1407 On Michigan open for residents before the end of the year seems like a stretch, but lets sit back and see how it goes. Mild fall months help.
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- It’s lonely at the top when you’re a lame-duck crane cab.
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- Headed down Michigan Ave.
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- No, YOU sgtood in the middle of Michigan Avenue.
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- The tower crane at 1326 South Michigan looks on nervously.
One Bennett Park turns 50
From Grant Park, you can see the growth of One Bennett Park, now 50/69ths of the way up.
Related Midwest announced this week that One Bennett Park, their 69-story residential tower underway in the Streeterville neighborhood, has reached the 50th floor, nearly three-quarters of the way to its ultimate 69-story height. Chicago Architecture Blog had the press release yesterday.
One Bennett has been a marvel to watch, with all that yellow form work and blue wrapping. Dual tower cranes doesn’t hurt its curb appeal either. The joint design of Robert A.M. Stern Architects and GREC Architects brings a mix of 348 apartments and condominiums to town, slated to be ready for the moving vans in 2019, plus a new public park (Bennett Park, of course.)
As appears to be today’s theme, Lendlease is the general contractor on this project.
And now, some distant views of One Bennett Park’s 50 floors of progress:
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- A view from Goose Island.
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- One Bennett’s 2 tower cranes, with 1 of Vista Tower’s in the way.
Sunset at Riverline shows off Ancora progress
If you go by floor count, it looks like the Ancora tower at Riverline is a teenager now. The CMK Companies apartment-and-townhome building will grow to 29 stories when all is said and done, and Lendlease continues to build.
Like all new construction wrapped in multi-colored building materials, Ancora is best seen on sunny days. And the best-best views are in the evening, as the sun goes down, from the west side of the Chicago River.
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- I missed a recent tower-crane jump.
Counting down Eleven40’s tower crane days
Eleven40 is topped out, with forms remaining only on the east side. Prepare to lose that tower crane soon.
The way I figure it, as long as there are forms atop Eleven40 in the South Loop, I’ll still have a tower crane to see in the back yard. Once those are all down though, we can expect crane removal to happen post haste, as the apartment tower from CA Ventures and Keith Giles continues toward completion at 1136 South Wabash Avenue. And only the east elevation still has forms at all, so we’re getting down to crunch time.
Lendlease is crazy busy in the South Loop, with Eleven40, Ancora at Riverline, 1407 On Michigan, and Hilton Homewood Suites at 1101 South Wabash all climbing at the same time. Like Eleven40, 1407 is topped out, and its tower crane is expected to come down this weekend. Ancora is less than half way from its ultimate height, and the Hilton is just starting to go vertical.
But back to Eleven40. It will bring 320 apartments across its 26 stories when complete, with delivery expected in Spring 2018. As of Today 2017, there are 14 levels of glass installed above the podium, with crews banging and clanging pieces into place daily. From here, we’d say that Spring opening is a cinch.
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- Night shots are the best.
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- Mooncrane.
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- East-side forms.
One Grant Park plants its second tower crane
Tower Crane Stub #2 at One Grant Park, courtesy of a reader.
A little birdie told us the second tower crane stub arrived at One Grant Park on Wednesday, and proved it with a couple photos. Birdies are smart. And good sharers.
McHugh Construction got the second permit on August 24, then got a foundation permit for it on August 29. 12 piles were driven into the ground for support, and now the stub stands ready for a “free-standing Pecco SN 160 tower crane.”
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- Tower Crane #2 peeks out above construction fencing at One Grant Park.
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- Meanwhile, that looks like 16 levels of progress on Crescent Heights’ apartment tower.
Essex On The Park is a Tower On The Rise in the South Loop
Essex On The Park is starting to rise alongside its mother ship, the Essex Inn.
One floor at a time, Essex On The Park is starting to show itself along the Michigan Avenue Streetwall in the South Loop. Of course, we ain’t seen nothing yet. What’s pictured is merely a fraction of the eventual 56 stories that will house 476 new apartments. And that’s a good thing. It means we have lots of progress still to come, lots of watching still to do.
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- I guess Dr. Drew’s gonna live here?
Walsh Construction and Case Foundation keep doing stuff at Wolf Point East
Chicago Water Taxi cruises past Wolf Point East on Tuesday.
I thought the caissons were done. I guess they’re not quite. Sheeting might be done, because the pile driver is folded up like it’s driving away soon. But maybe not. I don’t know.
The Big Green W and Case Foundation are doing work at Wolf Point East, and I have no idea what it is. But they have cool toys, and they all seem to know what they’re doing. So I took some photos and now you can see them too.
The end.
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- I ain’t the only one out here.
The Bentham has a clean slate, and a tower crane permit, to begin construction
Even the rubble is gone, providing a blank canvas at Erie and LaSalle for The Bentham to begin.
The old Erie-LaSalle Body Shop has been torn down and hauled away, clearing the lot to make way for The Bentham. Sedgwick Development is building the 15-story condo tower, which they also designed. There will be 31 units, all of the 3-bed, 3-bath, open-floor variety. The 15th floor will be the rooftop deck.
NW Construction of Forest Park is the general contractor. Congrats, NWC, on getting on the Chicago Tower Crane board! Adjustable Forms will be on hand for masonry work.
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- A rendering of The Bentham, coming soon to River North.
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- A tower crane was permitted on Sept 11. That’s the only permit issued for construction so far.
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- Gone is the Erie-LaSalle Body Shop, now located at 1005 W Huron.
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- While The Ardus rises next door, The Bentham gets ground prep.
Construction Progress: No. 508
No. 508, at 508 West Diversey in Lake View.
Crews from Macon Construction continue to grow No. 508 up on the city’s north side. A development from Boston-based Broder, the building at 508 West Diversey in Lake View will bring 53 luxury units to the neighborhood, and is designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners.
The 12-story tower will include commercial space on the ground floor, parking on levels 2 and 3, residential units on floors 4-11, and amenities on the 12th floor, all topped off by a green roof.
The link to Broder’s website for No. 508 tells you it will be ready this year; don’t count on it. This project got off to a slow start, and with construction having only reached the fifth floor so far, a 2017 opening seems awfully ambitious. But, Macon *does* have an almighty tower crane at its disposal (they’re about to get their second one in the Chicago skies, at Hayden West Loop), so maybe we shouldn’t completely discount them.
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- Gratuitous tower crane shot(s)
Building Up Chicago 