The fifth of six tower crane jumps was completed over the weekend at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower in Streeterville. Five more 20-foot sections were added to the rig Sunday after the Morrow Equipment Company crew spent their Saturday anchoring a new tie-in on the 56th floor.
There were to be six shiny yellow Liebherr tower segments added, but winds picked up enough late in the afternoon that the decision was made to call it a day. Instead, that sixth section will be added to the last jump, which was initially to include the final five sections. That last extension will likely take place in early January, before the tower tops out at its final destination of 72 stories.
Concrete contractor Goebel Forming is in the process of pouring the 58th floor as we speak for LR Contracting and BOWA Construction. Just a few floors below that, the glass exterior is wrapping around the 44th and 45th levels.
One of these sections was rescheduled for the final tower crane jump. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
And then there were three. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
As the tower continues its climb, the Chicago Plan Commission last month approved plans for the buildout of DuSable Park just across Lake Shore Drive from the residential construction site. Work on the park is expected to begin with the arrival of spring, and wrap up by spring 2027. Meanwhile, all signs point to Related Midwest opening the North Tower’s 635 residential units early in 2027.
From East Illinois Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Note the stepped setbacks nearer the top of the tower. Photo by Daniel Schell
North façade and hoist. Photo by Daniel Schell
The north façade’s transfer floor awaits glass. Photo by Daniel Schell
The hoist stops at the 55th floor, for now. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The newest tower crane tie-in. Photo by Daniel Schell
The transfer floor on 44 facing south is almost fully enclosed in glass. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Brickwork around the podium. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
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It will be two decades before anything else with this height gets built in Chicago.
Its always boom or bust in Chicago. We don’t have the speculators like NY or Miami willing to throw up vacant skyscrapers. Next cycle will probably produce some higher end buildings. Either way, Chicago filling out is more important to health of the city. I’d rather see cohesive urbanism than a few new peaks. Projects like North Union, Foundry Park, 1901, and Fulton Market continuing to grow are more transformative than 800′ towers in the downtown.
20 years is a long time. There is a lot of vacant commercial space to fill in with new commercial expansions or residential conversions, but always those who want to reach to the skies.
This will be the 11th building of at least 700 feet completed in the city just since 2017 (or if you prefer, the 8th 800-footer since 2018).
Every single one of those has generated the cliches about “we’ll never see another” etc. As did the late-2000s bunch, and the late-80s/early-90s bunch, rinse and repeat…some old songs are always the same.
Love watching this one go up! It will be a wonderful addition to the skyline.
So exciting! I can’t wait until it tops out.
I really hope the south tower will be built.