The City of Chicago issued a tower crane permit for 171 N LaSalle Street in The Loop on Wednesday, July 3. That address is for Google’s renovation of the Thompson Center. As the general contractor, Clark Construction is the main benefactor of the permit. It allows them to do some serious heavy lifting as they continue knocking holes in the Helmut Jahn-designed office building.
The Peoples Gas Pavilion, a photographic destination for Chicago residents and visitors alike, has reopened to the public at the Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond in Lincoln Park. Part of the zoo’s Nature Boardwalk, the Studio Gang-designed structure opened in 2010, but had recently closed for renovation.
The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit for a three-story residential building at 3710 N Ashland Avenue in Lake View on June 21,2024. And by Friday the 28th, the structure had been completely demolished, leaving only an empty foundation to be torn out. While many properties sit vacant with active demolition permits unattended to, this one took less than a week to meet its proverbial wrecking ball.
Demolition is complete for Lake View Lutheran Church at 835 W Addison Street in Lake View. Now, attention turns to Lakeview Landing, as the crew from Powers & Sons Construction begins work on the residential development’s foundation.
The tower crane erected in June at 1723 South Michigan Avenue raised Chicago’s crane count to nine to start July 2024. No cranes were taken down of the eight that were working the skyline in June.
