The loft timber office building at 168 North Clinton Street in the West Loop was permitted for demolition on January 22nd. Once they had gutted the interiors and prepped the site, demo contractor Atlas Industries walked us through the building in April, just a couple weeks before tearing into the structure. In May, demolition began in earnest.
The tower crane has been erected and is helping progress go vertical at 566 West Van Buren in the West Loop. We last stopped by the site on June 3rd, which turned out to be the day the crane was planted in the ground. Full assembly was expected the following week, and when we visited again yesterday, the Potain MR418 luffing crane was doing the heavy lifting. Naturally, 3-D progress is ramping up now that the tower crane is busy.
The social club known as The Lake at 205 West Superior Street in River North has topped out at five stories, and brickwork has begun adorning the upper levels. Particularly noticeable is the masonry just above the cornice, featuring alternating brick and limestone sections. While the outrigger platform hides progress on the fourth floor, third-story masonry is visible just below it.
Construction progress has risen past the podium on the first Riverline residential tower at 1010 South Wells in the South Loop. Three-story concrete columns stand out at the east and west ends of the podium, ready to support 18 levels of apartments cantilevered along the South Branch of the Chicago River.
A pair of permits issued by the City of Chicago on June 16 allow for demolition and construction at 861 West Lill Avenue in Lincoln Park. Real estate records show no recent sale of the 1893-built frame residence that currently occupies the property, the owner of which is shown as a revocable trust on the demo permit.
