The tower crane is being erected this week at 410 North Elizabeth, the new Fulton Market residential tower from developer The Tree Street Group. Twenty-two months after it was permitted the first time (December 12, 2024) and eight months after its second, for-real issuance (February 19, 2026) we saw the full crane in the air on Tuesday. Workers on top of the rig were adding finishing touches, and it looked like it would be ready to do the heavy lifting by Wednesday.
We don’t know why this one had two permits; we just know we’re happy to see it finally in the air. However, we do know why there’s a third tower crane permit; a Phase 2 permit has been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since September 29. That will allow concrete contractor Adjustable Forms and general contractor Clark Construction to tie the crane into the concrete core and jump it up a few sections as construction progress rises. A construction hoist was permitted on September 2.
Shout-out to “bc” for the comment Tuesday morning that the crane was up. We headed over there for a few shots:
A sneak peek from the Merchandise elevated platform. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The tower crane will be lifting soon; here, the street crane offloads Adjustable Concrete’s equipment container. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking west on Kinzie Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
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That second photo really speaks volumes about how much this chunk of the city has evolved.
I hope the higher-density projects start bringing that neighborhood energy beyond fancy dinner-date nights. This area would benefit from more continuous green space. Not something shared by a dog park. Something of the scale of Bartelme Park or Lakeshore East. Even as small as Coliseum Park would be enjoyable.
Union and skinner park at not that far away to the south. Newcomers will have to get used to leaving their perceived bubble and cross some streets and find the area is safe.
I’m all for burying or having an elevated walk away over the tracks. My dream is they build a park over 290 one day.
Look up ht tps://parkserve.tpl.or g/mapping/#/?CityID=1714000
The map shows that this chunk of Chicago needs more green space. The same can be said for River West and IL Medical District.
It’s not that the other parks are terribly far, per se, but with the density we are adding, we need more to balance the influx of new residents. River North on Clark and LaSalle St. would greatly benefit as a pedestrian boulevard. Fulton St., absolutely. Add a water feature; line the middle with trees and grass. Make a playground in the middle of the block.
Awesome! Love to see this project underway.
Unlike the CTA, which was actually on top of things with the Morgan Street Green Line Station, both Metra and the Park District dropped the ball on Fulton Market, with the Park District not acquiring land for desperately needed greenspace when land was cheaper, and Metra not putting a station in the basement of a building like 333 North Green. They should be negotiating right now with the developer of 357 North Green to include space for a station, but I’m betting they’re not, pushing it off for a billion dollar project that would be at the far end of Fulton Market, a decade or more from now.
This made my day. Thanks for the mention.
I wouldn’t have gone over there if not for your tip, so thank *you*
I’ve never seen anyone so excited than Daniel for a tower crane.
How tall will the building be? How many stories? Kind of relevant to the story.
Read the other articles linked in the tags 🙄
The post is about the tower crane going up. How tall the building will be, how many stories, what amenities will be included, how many windows, what brand of appliances the kitchens will have, the square footage of each unit, and a million other details are *not* relevant to the story. They’re relevant to the building, but they aren’t going to be included in everything you read. Sorry if you have to do a little bit of research now and then to find what you’re looking for.
Curious how this one will go. No one has ever heard of this architect.