Campion Hall on the Loyola University campus in Rogers Park is mostly rubble now, with only remnants of the east and south walls still remaining. Heneghan Wrecking is on site clearing the block-long property for Loyola’s future six-story nursing, forensic sciences, chemistry, and biochemistry facility for the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
The Chicago Plan Commission approved the project in July, and a permit to demolish the former dormitory structure came through on October 8. A waiting construction permit in the Chicago Data Portal since September 3 would allow caissons and foundations to begin, through level 1. Caissons are to go to a depth of 100 feet, and the earth-retention system calls for a 150-foot depth. Loyola’s initial timeline shows said work scheduled for winter 2025, so that permit could be issued any day now.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects designed the new facility, and Power Construction is on board as the general contractor. The building will rise about 90 feet in height and include over 150,000 square feet of space. The basement level will add an additional 40,000 square feet of usable space. Loyola expects completion of the project for the fall 2028 semester.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The demolition site is one block north of Loyola’s former Centennial Forum, which was demolished this summer. The university has yet to announce permanent plans for that site, though a renovation permit issued early in November allowed modifications to Mertz Hall that will help enable construction of a “new academic building” to the immediate west where Centennial Hall stood.
Centennial Hall demolition, June 2025. Photo by Daniel Schell
Centennial Hall demolition, June 2025. Photo by Daniel Schell
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Ahh, nothing like demolition rubble with your morning coffee….