Articles by Daniel Schell

McDonald's Park west tower crane removed

The West Tower Crane Is Already Gone From McDonald’s Park

7:30 am on October 9, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The tower crane count we highlighted earlier this week has already been rendered irrelevant with the discovery that the west tower crane at McDonald’s Park has already been taken down. The big yellow crawler crane once mistaken for the second tower crane is still in operation over on the west side of the Chicago Fire’s new soccer stadium to do the remainder of the heavy lifting. This all makes us wonder if the east crane will be similarly short-lived once progress on the first level has worked its way 360 degrees around the park.

2305 South State Street Southbridge October 2026 construction update

Glass Up, Crane Down At Southbridge Tower On South State Street

7:30 am on October 8, 2026 By Daniel Schell

There is no longer a tower crane at 2305 South State Street on the Near South Side, as the newest phase of the Southbridge development has topped out and dropped its rig. But there is some fresh glass on the building, interspersed with gray panels in varying shades, with the exterior skin now wrapping around the second floor. That patterning will continue up the structure’s 12 stories.

315 South Jefferson Street full permit issued

315 South Jefferson Scores Its Full Construction Permit

7:30 am on October 7, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Monday October 5 saw the release of a full-construction permit for a new residential building at 315 South Jefferson Street in the West Loop. The nine-story plus basement, 52-unit development will replace a surface parking lot just a few yards north of the recently topped out 566 West Van Buren. The permit hit the Chicago Data Portal on March 20, coming through after a 199-day wait with a reported cost of $19 million. Summit Design + Build is the general contractor.

Drive-Thru Canopy Demolished, Site Prep Underway, For Residential Tower At 605 Davis Street In Evanston

7:30 am on October 6, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The old drive-thru bank canopy has been torn down, and site prep is underway ahead of construction on 605 Davis, a new 29-story residential tower in Evanston from Vermillion Development. According to local publication Evanston Now, demolition work got started on the morning of September 25, and the canopy was gone within hours. Machines from Precision Excavating & Demolition are now in excavator mode as they prepare for foundation work.

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

7:30 am on October 5, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

1846 North Damen Avenue construction permitted

Three Units Permitted For Vacant Damen Avenue Lot In Bucktown

7:30 am on October 4, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A vacant spanning 1844-1846 North Damen Avenue in the Bucktown neighborhood has been permitted by the city for a new three-unit residential building. Promised Land Development applied for the permit, addressed as 1846 North Damen, on July 14 of this year and it came through on October 2 with a reported cost of $1.3 million.

4911 North Pulaski Road construction permitted

Three Units Over Retail Permitted At 4911 North Pulaski Road In Albany Park

7:30 am on October 3, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a new construction permit on the 28th of September allowing a four-story building at 4911 North Pulaski Road in Albany Park. R.P. Fox & Associates is the recipient of the permit, which they applied for on January 31, 2025. It came through 605 days later with a reported cost of $362,925. Stellar Performance Inc is named in the permit as the general contractor.

4514 North Central Avenue three-flat permitted

Three-Flat Approved As Demolition Awaits At 4514 North Central Avenue In Portage Park

7:30 am on October 2, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A permit was issued on the final day of September to erect a three-story, three-unit residence at 4514 North Central Avenue in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood. The permit came through 203 days after its application start date of March 11 with a reported cost of $300,000. It names the property owner as 4512 Central LLC; 4512 North Central is the address of the home that will be demolished for redevelopment.

4306 West Kamerling Avenue construction permitted

Frame Two-Unit Home Permitted At 4306 West Kamerling In West Humboldt Park

7:30 am on October 1, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A long-vacant lot at 4306 West Kamerling Avenue in West Humboldt Park will soon be improved with a frame two-story plus basement, two-unit residential building. Six weeks after its application start date of August 19, a permit was issued with a reported cost of $180,000 on September 28 for the homes, which will be developed and constructed by Romero’s Construction Service. Cruz Designs and Consultants is named as the architect of record.

DePaul Athletics practice facility caisson work

Caisson Work Is Underway For The DePaul Athletics Practice Facility

7:30 am on September 30, 2026 By Daniel Schell

There are a lot of big caisson jobs getting started in Chicago, and DePaul University has tipped off on one of their own with work underway for the new sports practice facility at Sheffield and Belden Avenues in Lincoln Park. It’s still early in the first quarter for teammates Bully & Andrews and concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete, who got permission to drill and fill caissons on May 5. Also on the starting team is Thatcher Foundations; their rig is running drills.

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