River West

Glass is being installed along the Chicago River on the east façade of Bally’s Casino. There may well be some over on the west side of the building as well, but with the Chicago Avenue Bridge closed, we didn’t make it over to that side of the project. But we did get a good look at the north end of the building from the Halsted Pointe construction site, and can confirm there had been no glass installed there yet as of June 6, when all of the photos in this gallery were taken.

In mid-February when we last checked up on the hotel tower for Bally’s Casino in River West, the second tower crane jump had just been completed. At the time, I surmised that the second tie-in was at the 16th or 17th floor. I may have been off by one floor; it looks now like perhaps the crane is anchored into the 18th floor.

Precast concrete panels along the Chicago River highlight construction progress on the new Bally’s Casino in River West. Those panels get trucked to the site and are lifted directly into place on the east wall next to the water. Architectural details in each panel mean they need to be delivered and installed in sequence, rather than cladding the façade with identical pieces.