Chicago’s newest tower crane is set to do the heavy lifting for the 7 West Elm residential tower in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Shoutout to reader Idvier for letting us know last week that the crane had been erected at North State and West Elm Streets, where former Barnes & Noble and Lou Malnati’s outposts were recently demolished.
Caisson work is underway for 7 West Elm, the 28-story residential tower where Lou Malnati’s and Barnes & Noble once stood in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Thatcher Foundations has their rigs on the site, surrounded by the usual array of corrugated tubes, rebar cages, and iron liners, as they drill and fill shafts below the surface. A permit issued on September 12 allowed this phase of construction, including the caissons and foundation work through the second floor. It came through with a reported cost of $5 million.
Funding has been secured for the upcoming mixed-use development at 7 West Elm Street in the Gold Coast. Sitting on the corner with North State Street, the new high-rise will replace a two-story commercial structure which is currently being demolished. Efforts for the project are being led by developer Newcastle along with architecture firm Goettsch Partners.
A pair of demolition permits issued on August 4 signal the start of a new residential tower at 7 West Elm Street in Gold Coast. The former Lou Malnati’s restaurant at 1120 North State Street and the old Barnes & Noble building at 1130 North State were both enclosed in demo fencing earlier this summer in anticipation of the two teardowns, and now that time has come. Taylor Excavating is named in the permits as the demo contractor, with reported costs totaling $246,000.
Plans have been revealed for the redevelopment of the vacant residential building at 1447 North Dearborn Street in the Gold Coast. Located just south of the intersection with West Burton Place, the historic structure was recently purchased by developers Altitude Capital Partners and Shana Collective to be converted into high-end condominiums.
