The Chicago Spire cofferdam, idle since 2008 after the 150-story skyscraper’s construction came to a halt, is getting a bit of a hair cut. Thanks to 400 Lake Shore, the 72-story residential tower now being built on the site, the top “ring” of the cofferdam is being excavated and removed as part of the new tower’s foundation.
Construction progress has risen to the second level for a new residential development at 3914 N Lincoln Avenue in North Center. The five-story, 68-unit apartment building from developer and general contractor Longford Construction received its foundation permit on August 18 of last year, followed by the full building permit on November 1, 2023.
Two residential construction projects in Chicago, 220 North Ada in Fulton Market and 400 Lake Shore in Streeterville, erected tower cranes on their respective job sites last week. The two new cranes mark the 10th and 11th to operate in the city in the month of May.
Exterior brick work continues for a new residential development at 5845 N Clark Street in the Edgewater neighborhood. The four-story, 18-unit building is topped out with tan brick with red brick being used at the rear of the building. Though the sidewalk canopy hides it from view, the first level is done in gray bricks.
Construction progress has reached the underside of the sixth floor at 919 W Fulton Market in the Fulton Market District. That’s where Fulton Street Companies is erecting an 11-story, 350,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s Near West Side. Designed by Chicago architecture firm FitzGerald, 919 West Fulton will be adjoined to the neighboring six-story residential building being converted into office space, bringing the total square footage of the project to 530,000sf.
