CHICAGO | Boom rundown - everything over 12 floors. v5

[harryc]

Massive footings, each atop 2 caissons.


New & Old


Not sure how this will be used.


Tower crane on outside of the elevatore shaft.

[harryc]

225 W VanBuren - July 9th


TheWitt
July 1


July 16


July 17

[Tom In Chicago]

Originally Posted by ualsk

i want to ask my question differently. how many buildings are now standing at least 500 feet. i mean completed buildings plus buildings under construction that are actually 500 feet or taller at this point . example the chicago spire will be 2000 feet when its done, but right know its still a hole in the ground.

Currently there are 91 COMPLETED buildings over 500' and another 15 in various stages of CONSTRUCTION that will top out over 500' (at least 6 of which are already topped out). . .

EXISTING BUILDINGS
#___Name Height Floors Year
1___Sears Tower 1,451 ft 108 1974
2___Aon Center 1,136 ft 83 1973
3___John Hancock Center 1,127 ft 100 1969
4___AT&T Corporate Center 1,007 ft 60 1989
5___Two Prudential Plaza 995 ft 64 1990
6___311 South Wacker 961 ft 65 1990
7___900 North Michigan 871 ft 66 1989
8___Water Tower Place 859 ft 74 1976
9___Chase Tower 850 ft 60 1969
10__Park Tower 844 ft 67 2000
11__Three First National Plaza 767 ft 57 1981
12__Chicago Title & Trust Building 756 ft 50 1992
13__Olympia Centre 725 ft 63 1986
14__330 North Wabash 695 ft 52 1973
15__111 South Wacker 681 ft 51 2005
16__181 West Madison 680 ft 50 1990
17__Hyatt Center 679 ft 48 2005
18__One Magnificent Mile 673 ft 57 1983
19__340 on the Park 672 ft 64 2007
20__R.R. Donnelley Building 668 ft 49 1992
21__UBS Tower 651 ft 50 2001
22__Richard J. Daley Center 648 ft 32 1965
23__55 East Erie 647 ft 56 2004
24__Lake Point Tower 645 ft 70 1968
25__River East Center 644 ft 58 2001
26__Grand Plaza Apartments 641 ft 57 2003
27__Leo Burnett Building 635 ft 46 1989
28__The Heritage at Millennium Park 631 ft 57 2005
29__NBC Tower 627 ft 37 1989
30__Millennium Centre 610 ft 58 2003
31__Chicago Place 608 ft 49 1991
32__Chicago Board of Trade 605 ft 44 1930
33__One Prudential Plaza 601 ft 41 1955
34__CNA Plaza 601 ft 44 1972
35__Heller International Building 600 ft 45 1992
36__Madison Plaza 599 ft 44 1982
37__1000 Lake Shore Plaza 590 ft 55 1964
38__Citigroup Center 588 ft 42 1987
39__Marina City I 588 ft 61 1964
40__Marina City II 588 ft 61 1964
41__Mid-Continental Plaza 583 ft 49 1972
42__Smurfit-Stone Building 582 ft 41 1983
43__North Pier Apartments 581 ft 61 1990
44__Citadel Center 580 ft 39 2003
45__The Fordham 574 ft 52 2003
46__190 South LaSalle 573 ft 40 1987
47__One South Dearborn 571 ft 39 2005
48__Onterie Center 570 ft 58 1986
49__Chicago Temple Building 568 ft 23 1924
50__Palmolive Building 565 ft 37 1929
51__Boeing World Headquarters 560 ft 36 1990
52__Huron Plaza 560 ft 56 1983
53__North Harbor Tower 556 ft 55 1988
54__The Parkshore 556 ft 56 1991
55__Civic Opera Building 555 ft 45 1929
56__30 North LaSalle 553 ft 44 1975
57__Michigan Plaza South 553 ft 46 1985
58__Newberry Plaza 553 ft 53 1974
59__Pittsfield Building 551 ft 38 1927
60__Harbor Point 550 ft 54 1975
61__One South Wacker 550 ft 40 1982
62__Kluczynski Federal Building 545 ft 45 1975
63__Park Millennium 544 ft 57 2002
64__USG Building 538 ft 35 1992
65__LaSalle Bank Building 535 ft 45 1934
66__The Pinnacle 535 ft 48 2004
67__Park Place Tower 531 ft 56 1971
68__One North LaSalle 530 ft 48 1930
69__Elysées Condominiums 529 ft 56 1973
70__River Plaza 524 ft 56 1977
71__35 East Wacker Drive 523 ft 40 1927
72__Unitrin Building 522 ft 41 1962
73__Mather Tower 521 ft 41 1928
74__10 South Wacker 520 ft 40 1987
75__30 South Wacker 520 ft 40 1983
76__The Columbian 517 ft 47 2008
77__191 North Wacker 516 ft 37 2002
78__401 East Ontario 515 ft 51 1990
79__One Financial Place 515 ft 39 1985
80__The Streeter 514 ft 50 2007
81__Park Tower Condominiums 513 ft 54 1973
82__LaSalle-Wacker Building 512 ft 41 1930
83__321 North Clark 510 ft 35 1987
84__Harris Bank Addition II 510 ft 38 1974
85__400 East Ohio Street 505 ft 50 1982
86__Carbide & Carbon Building 503 ft 37 1929
87__One Superior Place 502 ft 52 1999
88__10 South LaSalle 501 ft 37 1986
89__120 North LaSalle 501 ft 39 1992
90__The Tides 500 ft 51 2008
91__200 South Wacker Drive 500 ft 41 1981

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
#___Name Height Floors Year
1___Chicago Spire 2,000 ft 150 2010
2___Trump International Hotel & Tower 1,362 ft 96 2009
3___Waterview Tower 1,047 ft 89 2009
4___Aqua 822 ft 82 2009
5___The Legacy at Millennium Park 819 ft 73 2009
6___300 North LaSalle 785 ft 60 2009
7___Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower 743 ft 54 2009
8___One Museum Park 734 ft 62 2008
9___Elysian 686 ft 60 2009
10__155 North Wacker 638 ft 45 2009
11__353 North Clark 624 ft 44 2009
12__One Museum Park West 620 ft 54 2010
13__The Clare at Water Tower 589 ft 52 2008
14__Streeter Place 570 ft 53 2009
15__600 Lake Shore Drive, South Tower 513 ft 47 2008

[chicubs111]

i was wondering if anybody got an official height of 215 w washington...i think that one could break 500ft...that 490ft figure was based on a 44 story originaly height but now its 50 stories.

[the urban politician]

^ Does anybody know the preservation status of this classic gem of a building in the lower left part of the picture (ahem...honte)?

[VivaLFuego]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ Does anybody know the preservation status of this classic gem of a building in the lower left part of the picture (ahem...honte)?

It's landmarked.

[Mr Downtown]

The Washington Block was landmarked in 1997.

[Chicago Shawn]

Originally Posted by chicubs111

i was wondering if anybody got an official height of 215 w washington...i think that one could break 500ft...that 490ft figure was based on a 44 story originaly height but now its 50 stories.

It is over 500'. It hovers around 506'. That one will have to wait for one of the emporis guys to see the blueprints as this building went through some VE changes which made a minor adjustment to the height.

[harryc]

Jul 3 - patterns


Eco Glass


Jul 14 - raising steel


Jul 15 - as seen from (in) 300 N LaSalle


From Kinzie/Clark


Jul 16 - Reflecting 321 N Clark

[harryc]

A pile of sheet piles


The vibrator that eased them out


Not sure what this is - appears to work in conjunction with the vibrator.

[harryc]

Insides of the climbing form


Outside


Top of side


# 36


Park


View

[BVictor1]

Lexington Park
07/16/08



SoNo
07/16/08

I love the balconies.

[harryc]

Across the street

[i_am_hydrogen]

^Thanks for all the great updates, Harry. Here's another shot of 600 N. LSD, except at night:

[honte]

^ Wow, thrilling shot hydrogen. I hope you can take that again when the south tower is finished and lit.

(Harry, of course, thanks for all your hard work too.)

[jet cm]

From HarryC:

Not sure what this is - appears to work in conjunction with the vibrator.
[/QUOTE]

That's the grabber jaw for woodies. The bottom is to the left in your pic. Mounts on the bottom of the vibro instead of the jaw for sheets.

[harryc]

Originally Posted by jet cm

From HarryC:


That's the grabber jaw for woodies. The bottom is to the left in your pic. Mounts on the bottom of the vibro instead of the jaw for sheets.

Thxs - different model than used at 353 N Clark.

[SolarWind]

July 17, 2008

[SolarWind]

July 15, 2008

Silver Tower & SoNo


Mid-Continental Plaza


Staybridge Suites & Superior 110


theWit Hotel

[the urban politician]

Steely Dan's in town? Well whaddya know....

Thanks as always to everyone for the construction updates.

I'm still blown away by how much 353 N Clark, the hotel, Trump, and (soon) that massive glass parking garage have changed and will change the whole feel of that part of River North. Literally a few years ago it was all parking lots! That's some serious enclosure in a pretty short period of time, and likely a lot of dark shadows to Mr. Downtown's dismay..