Chicago’s newest tower crane is set to do the heavy lifting for the 7 West Elm residential tower in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Shoutout to reader idvier for letting us know last week that the crane had been erected at North State and West Elm Streets, where former Barnes & Noble and Lou Malnati’s outposts were recently demolished.
The 7 West Elm tower crane reflected in the glass façade of 4 East Elm. Photo by Daniel Schell
A tower crane and its shadow. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking south down State Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
The tower crane is tucked into the northeast corner of the construction site, right about where the Starbucks cafe was inside the book store. Around it, Thatcher Foundations is sinking piles into the soil while Taylor Excavation continues digging out the foundation. It was, of course, Thatcher who handled caissons for the 28-story tower, and Taylor is still on site after tearing down the two commercial buildings.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking east on West Elm Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering of 7 West Elm by Goettsch Partners
Along with general contractor W.E. O’Neil and Adjustable Concrete on concrete construction and tower crane operation, they’re erecting 304 apartments for Convexity Properties, who also built the 18-story Viceroy Hotel while reusing the Cedar Hotel façade next door. Kitty-corner on the northeast corner of the intersection is 4 East Elm, their 35-unit condominium tower. As they were for the hotel, Goettsch Partners is the architect for 7 West Elm.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
7 West Elm’s dwelling units will be located above a four-story podium that will include 24,00 square feet of retail space and 142 parking spaces. W.E. O’Neil got the permit to start caissons on September 2, and got to work immediately. The tower crane was permitted on the 7th of October, and we’re still waiting for the full permit, which has been pending since July 16, to come through. According to the project page on their website, they anticipate a 21-month construction cycle, with apartments scheduled to open early in 2028.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
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