The transformation of the Thompson Center into the new Google HQ in The Loop continues, as the new glass skin continues to wrap around the building’s skeleton. As is well known by now, the Prime Group is renovating the former state office building, with a deal in place to sell it to Google upon completion. Google plans to move employees in next year.
A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on March 21 to allow Clark Construction to begin interior alterations to the CTA Station inside the Thompson Center in The Loop. Renovations are permitted for all three levels of the station, including the concourse, ground floor, and upper level. JAHN drew up the plans, as they did for the Thompson Center and its current overhaul for Google. The permit shows a reported construction cost estimate of $35 million.
One row of glass, just above street level, is making its way around the Thompson Center, as Google renovations continue at Helmut Jahn’s Loop office building. Starting on the corner of Clark and Lake Streets, the glass stretches the entirety of the north façade, then down the west façade along LaSalle Street to Randolph Street. There’s more along the west side of the Randolph facing, and then just a few panes along Clark Street.
Chicago has six tower cranes operating around the city, now that general contractor Clark Construction has finished installing theirs at the Thompson Center in The Loop. As you probably know by now, the Thompson Center is undergoing a complete renovation before Google moves into the building. The crane was erected this past weekend on the south side of the building, along Randolph Street. It will remain on site for 10-12 months as it lifts the new exterior panels into place.
Initial details and renderings have been revealed for a new entrance to the CTA’s Clark/Lake station around 110 N Clark Street in The Loop. Just announced by the CTA, the relocated entrance will be funded by Google’s subsidiary JRTC Holdings. This comes a few weeks after Google gave us a sneak peek into the revamped atrium of the Thompson Center.
