CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[Jstange059]

I believe I heard a rumor that the crane is not supposed to rise until sometime in September. I don’t remember where I heard this from though and am unable to verify the rumor

[cloudbod]

Didn't wanna bug the workers by taking a pic, but I walked by 56 E Superior St and interior demolition is well underway for the residential conversion. The fact that the building got saved makes me so happy-- it's a beautiful little deco/gothic gem and I was sure it'd be flattened for some podium.

[OakAngeles]

Originally Posted by cloudbod

Didn't wanna bug the workers by taking a pic, but I walked by 56 E Superior St and interior demolition is well underway for the residential conversion. The fact that the building got saved makes me so happy-- it's a beautiful little deco/gothic gem and I was sure it'd be flattened for some podium.

Always happy to see the historic character of River North taken into consideration. The residential towers have done a lot to add density and desirability, but the older buildings should absolutely be protected at all costs.

There's a new article on bizjournal (behind a paywall so I'm not sure of specifics) about the vacancy rates on the Mag Mile dropping so I'm curious to see what the next few years hold for that area.

https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2026/08/08/mag-mile-seeing-uptick-in-retail-leasing.html

[lakeshoredrive]

Was by Northwestern Hospital and saw they are already doing major site prep on the site where the new hospital building is going to be built.

[Jstange059]

[Blahshead]

333 East Huron -- Northwestern's new cancer center. Should this get it's own thread? I think it will be ~430 feet.

[dreamy-developer]

Saw this article from The Real Deal covering the 645 W Madison St development - seems like the original owner had to give it up.

John Buck surrenders West Loop development site to JDI after loan note fire sale

Chicago-based developer John Buck Company’s surrender of a West Loop development site at 645 West Madison Street exploded into a multifront real estate battle, with alleged secret buyback attempts, bank merger pressure and a lender-versus-lender Cook County lawsuit.

This was the twin tower office development pitched back in 2023

https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/04/updated...-w-madison-street-in-west-loop-gate.html

[sentinel]

Newest render of 23 S. Sangamon, from the DPD twitter page:


https://x.com/ChicagoDPD/status/2090520848016781778

[cloudbod]

^ What a sick design. My fav of all the proposals so far tbh. Excited to see the other sides!

[r18tdi]

Exceeds expectations. Let's hope the third (or fourth?) time's a charm.

[Jstange059]

[cloudbod]

New renders of 23 S Sangamon. Beautiful setback terrace design, reminds me a lot of No 9 Walton

[cloudbod]

Looks like Urbanize has pics too:

[r18tdi]

I'm digging how the stepped square framing of the double-height window bays are a subtle visual nod to the Misty Fountain sculpture in the park (bottom left of rendering). Hoping the facade depth doesn't get VE's out.

[2PRUROCKS!]

Agreed, there is a lot to like about this design and the facade depth is at the top of the list.

[mh777]

According to Crain's there should be two new tower cranes in the air soon.

1000 W Jackson will break ground next week, and 7w Elm has financing and should be nearing completion of demo soon.

I did also notice the base for the tower crane at McDonald's park is in place so i'd imagine that will be erected fairly soon. I believe same for UC Development too.

[Jstange059]

Still waiting for the crane on this one to rise…

[BVictor1]

2305 S. State St.

09.15.26

[Jstange059]

I think there is likely a negative percent chance that this will happen, but I thought I’d post it because why not.

I was randomly recommended this video by some organization proposing rebuilding the twin towers, which would be located in the area approximately bounded by Polk, Canal, Taylor and Desplaines. They have a 110 page document going into detail about their proposal, which shows that they clearly must be dedicated to their proposal, but I’ve found no signs of evidence showing that they actually have the qualifications to pull off such a massive project. Once again, I think there is absolutely no chance that this will happen, but why not share?
https://www.worldtechcenter.org/

[Planeboy17]

1% chance this happens but I do find it fascinating and obviously hope it comes to fruition but I can already hear the “ This is too painful to replicate”
“ Your just inviting another attack” and “ Why the hell is it in Chicago?”
Thanks for posting it Jstange.