The 66th floor is ready to pour at the 72-story 400 Lake Shore North Tower on the doomed Chicago Spire site in Streeterville. Weather hasn’t been particularly kind over the past few weeks, slowing progress down a bit. But crews from LR Contracting and BOWA construction continue to plug away, and they’re now just a handful of stories from topping out. There is exterior glass wrapping the tower up to but not yet completing the 47th floor.
Two months after its tower crane was extended for the third time, 400 Lake Shore got another boost in height, its fourth of what will be six jumps in total. Construction crews from LR Contracting, BOWA Construction, and Goebel Forming have also poured concrete for the 47th floor of the North Tower at 462 East North Water Street in Streeterville.
The construction teams at 400 Lake Shore jumped the tower crane once again this past weekend, adding six more shiny yellow sections to Chicago’s highest rig. The crane was last extended in May, and will rise in three more stages before it ultimately tops out. A half-dozen sections will be added during the next two climbs, while the sixth and final extension will add five.
Concrete for the 35th story has been poured at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower in Streeterville as July 2025 begins. The glass curtain wall continues its efforts to keep pace with the building’s height, with the 17th level about halfway wrapped as of Saturday, June 28. The 72-story residential tower is on pace to welcome its first residents in early 2027.
Six more sections were added to the 400 Lake Shore tower crane in Streeterville over the Memorial Day weekend, as the construction team of LR Contracting, BOWA Construction, and Goebel Forming continue their work on the rising apartment tower. Including the first crane jump in April, 12 new sections have now been added to the workhorse Liebherr 420 EC-H 16 rig.
