The thing about taking a break is that projects in the middle of construction suddenly seem completed when you miss a few months. Take 868 North Wells. I blinked, and now there’s no more tower crane, the glass is full to the top, and there isn’t much left to see.
Granted, I did stop by North Union a few times in late summer, but didn’t get around to posting photos. So what the heck. Let’s post some photos from visits in August and September of 2023, and a few of the Darn Near Done tower from March 2024, starting with the most recent.
Congrats to the development team on topping out at 868:
JDL Development – Developer
Intercontinental Real Estate – Co-Developer
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture – Design Architect
Power Construction – General Contractor
868’s permit history:
Foundation – issued 09/06/2022
Tower crane – issued 10/12/2022
Full building – issued 01/04/2023
Hoist – issued 03/03/2023
Tower crane phase 2 – issued 04/06/2023
And finally, photos from my last 4 visits to 868 North Wells:
March 2024:
September 2023:
August 2023:
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