Chicago’s newest tower crane, at Hyatt House in the West Loop, gets a hand from the moon on Tuesday.

The Hyatt House tower crane as of Tuesday evening. Hmm. It’s regressed. That’s okay; I’m counting it anyway.

If this post had been written for May 1, Chicago would have had 29 tower cranes in the air. But things have changed in the first week or so of the month. Already in May, we’ve lost tower cranes at The Van Buren in the West Loop, and at Eight Eleven Uptown. But past is past, and now is now, so let’s look at the 28 we do have, including one–at Hyatt House in the West Loop–that was still being erected Tuesday.

***Expect another crane in the air in the very near future, as 5252 South Cornell is about to go up, followed soon thereafter by 333 North Green.

New since the March Survey:

1. Hyatt House West Loop
2. 180 North Ada
3. 1201 West Lake
4. GEMS World Academy Upper School
5. Three Sixty West

Gone since the March Survey:

1. The Van Buren
2. Eight Eleven Uptown
3. Addison & Clark
4. Wicker Park Connection
5. 465 North Park
6. 900 West

Who has tower cranes:

1. Lendlease – 4
2. W.E. O’Neil – 4
3. McHugh – 4
4. Power – 4
5. Walsh – 2
6. Leopardo – 2
7. Eight general contractors have one tower crane apiece: Skender (Hyatt House West Loop); Centaur (Glad to see you back! Nobu Hotel); Macon (Hayden West Loop); Onni Group (Atrium Village Phase 2); Maris (Three Sixty West); M.A. Mortenson (Home2 Suites River North); Pepper (UIC Harrison Hall); DLG (3833 North Broadway)

Where are the tower cranes:

1. West Loop – 8
2. South Loop – 4
3. River North – 4
4. Lakeshore East – 3
5. Lincoln Park – 3
6. Streeterville – 2
7. Four neighborhoods have one tower crane apiece:  Lake View (3833 North Broadway; University Village (UIC Harrison Hall); Gold Coast (61 East Banks); Near North (Atrium Village Phase Two)

What are they building:

1. Residential – 18
2. Hotel – 6
3. Office – 2
4. Education – 2

Coming soon:

1. 5252 South Cornell
2. 1201 East 60th
3. 333 North Green

It’s time to catch up with the Chicago Tower Crane Survey after a brief hiatus.

We’ve got 29 of them flying throughout Chicago. Here’s the breakdown:

New since the January Survey:

1. Hayden West Loop (1109 West Washington)
2. Wolf Point East (343 Wolf Point Plaza)
3. 61 East Banks
4. University of Illinois at Chicago Academic/Residential Complex

Gone since the January Survey:

1. Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center North Crane (303 East Superior)
2. aLoft Chicago Mag Mile (24 East Ontario)
3. Ancora at Riverline (720 South Wells)
4. No. 508 (508 West Diversey)
5. No. 9 Walton (9 West Walton)

Coming soon:

1. 1980 North Milwaukee (Permitted February 21; this will be a self-erecting tower crane)
2. 180 North Ada (Permitted February 9)
3. GEMS Upper School (3535 East Wacker; permitted January 26)
4. 1201 West Lake (Permitted January 16)
5. 360 West Erie (Permitted January 16)
6. University of Chicago (1201 East 60th; permitted January 11)

Permitted but dead?

1. The Bentham (146 West Erie; permitted September 2017, but is this project still going to happen?)

Where are they?

1. West Loop – 7
2. South Loop – 5
3. Streeterville – 3
4. Lincoln Park – 3
5. River North – 3
6. Lakeshore East – 2
7. Lake View – 2
8. 4 neighborhoods have one each – Uptown (Eight Eleven Uptown); Gold Coast (61 East Banks); Wicker Park (Wicker Park Connection); University Village (UIC)

Who has them?

1. Lendlease – 6
2. McHugh – 5
3. Power – 5
4. W.E. O’Neil – 3
5. Leopardo – 2
6. Walsh – 2
7. 6 GCs have one crane apiece – DLG (3833 North Broadway); Linn-Mathes (Wicker Park Connection); M.A. Mortenson (Home2 Suites River North); Centaur (Nobu Hotel); Macon (Hayden West Loop); Pepper (UIC)

What are they building?

1. Residential – 21
2. Hotel – 5
3. Office – 2
4. Education – 1 (UIC)