Illinois
Chicago’s Third-Tallest Tower Closes in on Completion
Vista Tower, Chicago’s third-tallest building at 101 stories and 1,191 ft (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2015 and July 2016), is headed for opening this fall, with finishing touches going onto the...
Chicago Council Approves Plan for New Supertall
The Chicago City Council has approved developers’ plans for the construction of Tribune Tower East (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2020), a 102-story skyscraper that will be the city’s second-tallest building, CBS...
Developers Obtain Loans for Pair of Chicago Towers
Developers of a pair of residential high rises in Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood have acquired US$283 million in construction financing, The Real Deal reported in March. Lendlease and Magellan Development...
New warehouse, staff additions and promotion
Canada’s Delco Elevator Products Opens U.S. Warehouse Delco Elevator Products, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, announced the opening of its U.S. warehouse in Ferndale, Washington, near Seattle, in March. An authorized...
A record-breaking elevator and office towers are on the drawing board.
1,000-ft Glass Elevator OK’d for Aon Center Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development has approved a plan by developer 601W and architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to add the tallest exterior...
Supertall tweaks and a major contract
“Exciting” Tweaks to Plan for City’s Future Second Tallest Golub & Co. and CIM Group, developers of what would be Chicago’s second-tallest tower, unveiled tweaks to the proposed 1,422-ft-tall mixed-use...
Construction Begins on Final Phase of Chicago Project
Construction has begun on the third and final phase of a plan to redevelop Chicago’s Atrium Village housing complex, Curbed Chicago reported. The project, called Old Town Park, is being...
News from the Chicago Tribune: airport design draws controversy; mixed-use development planned.
Escalators the Centerpiece of Gang-Designed O’Hare Terminal Wood-covered escalators are an “architectural element [celebrating] movement and spatial excitement” in local architect Jeanne Gang’s winning design for Global Terminal, which will...
Multiple New High-Rise Projects Win Approval in Chicago
Multiple new high rises up to 950 ft. tall were approved by the Chicago Plan Commission during a daylong meeting in October, indicating the city’s skyscraper boom will not cease...
Big Willis Tower news, a new office building and VT improvements at a CTA station
Willis Tower Renovation Centerpiece Gets Name, Tenants The five-story, 300,000-sq.-ft. addition to Willis Tower, the centerpiece of a US$668-million renovation being undertaken by Blackstone Group, has a name and tenants,...
