The tower crane has been planted at 741 North Wells in River North. Expect to see full assembly starting Tuesday of next week.
What is this? I’m stumped.
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741 North Wells will be a 178-unit apartment tower. It was designed by Antunovich Associates Architects, and according to their website, will offer a mix of 70 studios, 68 one-bedroom, and 40 two-bedroom units, with “a full complement of amenities including a rooftop terrace with pool, meeting facilities, exercise area, bicycle storage, and parking for roughly 50 vehicles.” There will also be about 9.400 square feet of street-level retail space.
The City of Chicago issued permits for: The full build on 8/25/2022 Caissons and foundation on 7/19/2002 The tower crane on 6/22/2022 Demo permits for 739 N Wells and 745 N Wells on 5/12/22
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609 West Randolph topped out earlier this month, but there’s still a lot of work to accomplish for Skender. As proof of that, I’ll share some photos taken May 17 and 21.
Glass coming soon. 609 West Randolph, May 2021
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Skender took to Twitter Friday to announce the topping-out of 609 West Randolph in the West Loop.
Congratulations to Vista Property Group and the entire project team for topping off 609 W Randolph this week. The 15-story office building will be complete in early 2022. pic.twitter.com/of6IB0YTjn
Design architect Antunovich Associates was all over the ceremonial news as well, and much earlier. I saw this post and thought “Already? That can’t be right.” So, my apologies to everyone at Antunovich.
— AntunovichAssociates (@AntunovichAssoc) May 11, 2021
Heck, I was there that day (and a couple days before that), and I had no idea topping out was imminent. Nice work by everyone involved. Fast work, too.
Next milestone to come: Glass.
609 West Randolph. May 7-11, 2021
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601 West Randolph awaits its new neighbor and business partner
Bye bye tired surface parking lot, stick around 1890s four-story boutique loft building, and hello new 15-story office tower.
609 West Randolph is coming to, and staying in, the West Loop. Vista Property Group is putting up an new 15-story office building while preserving and integrating the small structure at 601 W Randolph. Skender is tasked with bringing the Antunovich Associates vision to life.
609 W Randolph got its tower crane permit just before Christmas 2020, and the foundation permit followed in January.
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