Both tower cranes are up and running and construction progress has gone 3-D at 5644 South Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park. That’s where the University of Chicago Medicine is building its new Cancer Care Center. The eight-story, 875,000-square-foot facility, designed by CannonDesign, broke ground in September of last year and is scheduled to open in 2027. It’s up to Turner Construction and Adjustable Concrete Construction, the General Contractor and Concrete Contractor, respectively, to make that happen.

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
We’re waiting on the full-build permit. Judging by the looks of the core, that could be arriving any day now.

Photos taken May 1, 2024:

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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 Construction, 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 eight-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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