Glass Still Going Up, But The Tower Crane Is Down, At 566 West Van Buren

Chicago lost another of its tower cranes over the second week of September when the rig was removed from the 566 West Van Buren construction site. As that was coming down, more glass was going up around the lower levels of the 199-unit apartment building coming online soon. Most of two rows of glazing, on the second and third floors, have now been wrapped, while the ground floor remains open to the elements.

Photo by Daniel Schell

The tower crane at Southbridge (2305 South State Street) was removed in September as well. By my count, that leaves seven of them in the air in the city, although 410 North Elizabeth has a stub and I haven’t been over there since the first weekend of last month. Any one know if it’s up yet? As for what I can verify, we have:

Two at McDonald’s Park, the Chicago Fire’s new soccer stadium.

McDonald's Park east tower crane at The 78

The two tower cranes at McDonald’s Park. Photo by Daniel Schell

The 1901 Project west garage

The tower crane at The 1901 Project. Photo by Daniel Schell

O’Hare Airport Concourse D

O’Hare crane shot by a friend from the terminal

931 North Halsted Street (Halsted Pointe)

Lit up Halsted Pointe crane courtesy of Christa Ferris

Loyola University sciences building

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences building tower crane

The Loyola University tower crane. Photo by Daniel Schell

1010 South Wells (Riverline)

The 1010 South Wells tower crane. Very close to topping out, this one might come down soon. Photo by Daniel Schell

Cranes have been permitted for 1628 West Division (no work had started on this project as of September 13) and 1022 West Jackson (caissons are just getting started.) There’s a pending permit for 7 West Elm, and with caissons underway, that should come through any day now.

Did I miss any?

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4 Comments on "Glass Still Going Up, But The Tower Crane Is Down, At 566 West Van Buren"

SH | October 5, 2026 at 8:22 am | Reply
This boy went up real fast, impressive work
samsf | October 5, 2026 at 8:47 am | Reply
Really nice glass – not as ripply as so many other new buildings.
bc | October 5, 2026 at 9:22 am | Reply
410 N Elizabeth was still not up as of last Thursday. Just the stub. But there were 5-10 people actively working on the ground.
sam | October 5, 2026 at 10:36 am | Reply
love that this turned into a tower crane appreciation post!

4 Comments on "Glass Still Going Up, But The Tower Crane Is Down, At 566 West Van Buren"

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