Jahn was struck by a pair of cars at a T-shaped intersection in Campton Hills, an Illinois town located about an hour west of Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune.
That’s a 20-story tower, and will need a TC for sure.Helmut Jahn, the German-American architect credited with modernizing Philadelphia's skyline, was killed while riding his bicycle Saturday afternoon in a Chicago suburb. Maybe one tower crane to build both nine-story buildings?ġ66 North Aberdeen is in caisson mode.
Let’s keep an eye on LG Development’s HUGO project at Hudson and Chicago. And 178 West Randolph and 320 South Clinton have permits, but.
164 North Peoria has wrapped up caisson work.Ĥ10 South Wabash has completed caissons, but we’re still waiting for a tower crane permit for it.ĭon’t forget, 1000M (1000 South Michigan) had a stub in the ground, but the crane was never erected.The Obama Center has a permit for three of them.We have more on the way soon, with eight having permits and expected to be in the air relatively soon: Yeah, our tower crane count has dipped to five, with 2050 West Ogden and 300 North Michigan recently (or currently) being taken down.īut take heart, Chicago. I don’t usually do a tower crane count mid-month, but dang, only five of them? But that’s ll in the past now, and 1000M is going vertical. McHugh Construction, which got foundation work underway late in 2019, got all the caisson work done and the tower crane stub planted, before COVID put a halt to work, and then things really hit the fan. The new 73-story design, approved in June of last year, brings 738 apartments with 320 parking spaces. It’s had some tweaks when the original iteration was approved by the Chicago Plan Commission, the tower was to be 832′ high, with 506 dwelling units and 486 parking spaces. The COVID pandemic, then some financial hardships, had us all a little worried about 1000M (1000 South Michigan Avenue) but now the JAHN tower is back, craned, and in 3D mode in the South Loop. McHugh Construction has picked up where they left off at 1000M.
Jahn skyscraper chicago update#
You might need to peek over the fence to see it.Īnd now, a photographic progress update of McHugh & McHugh’s work (thanks for positioning the tower crane so I could get the mooncrane shot): But the glass is indeed there, along the east façade. That’s exactly what we’ve got at Helmut Jahn’s 1000M (1000 S Michigan Ave.) If I hadn’t been expecting to see it (thanks to a Linkedin post) I might have missed it, since my eyes generally look up as these towers start their skyward climbs. But I’ll be darned if I can recall ever seeing a highrise get its first panes of glass on the first floor. I haven’t been playing the construction game for long, so maybe things I see that surprise me aren’t really all that unusual. You can help offset expenses by making a greatly-appreciated donation to Building Up Chicago. And here are some photos to prove I was there: Is that light? Is that blue sky? This was taken the same day as all the others.Įnjoying the photos? Metra and CTA rides (and Amtrak trains to Milwaukee), Zipcars, Divvy Bikes, camera lenses, domain fees, snacks & energy drinks, and comfortable walking shoes add up. The JAHN-designed tower bringing apartments in the sky to the South Loop looks to have reached the high 30s in floor count, with glazing covering about 20 0f those. But, well, I didn’t.īut I did take a look this past Sunday, in the cold of late January. That’s what II was going to do watch progress at the rejuvenated 1000M. Then you see it 17 more times over the nest week and a half. Once it comes out, you’re the first in line to see it.
Jahn skyscraper chicago movie#
Sort of like when the sequel to your favorite movie is announced, but then the release is delayed. And we had to wait a long time for it to getting revved up again. 1000M construction progress, taken from Grant Park, looking west.ġ000M got started, then it stopped.
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