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Inconsistently posting Chicago construction photos since 2016 at buildingupchicago.com. Consistently posting them at chicagoyimby.com.
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Updating the big stuff this week
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400 Lake Shore Completes Its Penultimate Tower Crane Jump - Chicago YIMBY
The fifth of six tower crane jumps was completed over the weekend at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower in Streeterville.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Hopefully he's allowed to come back soon.
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A barred owl in Chicago
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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...and on the casino
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Structural Iron Work Marks Progress On Bally's Casino - Chicago YIMBY
The steel framework for Bally's Casino is beginning to take shape along the Chicago River in River West.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Bally's updates:
On the hotel... chicagoyimby.com/2025/10/ball...
Bally's Casino Hotel Tower Starts Going Vertical - Chicago YIMBY
The Bally's Casino hotel tower is starting to sprout upward, as construction crews from The Chicago Community Builders Collective continue their work on the 34-story, 500-room hotel in River West.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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56-story tower proposed at 669 North Michigan Avenue would contain 498 apartments and 26,000sf of retail space
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42nd Ward Alderman Reilly Introduces Residential Tower Proposal For 669 North Michigan Avenue - Chicago YIMBY
The weekly newsletter from the 42nd Ward on Friday included details for a proposed residential development at 669 North Michigan Avenue in Streeterville.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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And in taller Plan Commission news, The Skyscraper Guy won approval to turn empty office space in the Pittsfield Building into more than 200 apartments
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September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Yesterday, the Chicago Plan Commission approved a new Chicago Fire FC soccer stadium at The 78. This is Phase 1 of Related Midwest's megadevelopment at the South Loop site
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Chicago Plan Commission Approves Rezoning For Chicago Fire FC Stadium At The 78 - Chicago YIMBY
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved rezoning to allow construction of the new 22,000-seat soccer stadium for the Chicago Fire Football Club that team owner Joe Mansueto wants to build in ...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Caissons permitted yesterday for 56 dwelling units about 11 feet from the Chicago Brown Line platform
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Caisson Permit Issued For Ten-Story Residential Building At 227 West Chicago In River North - Chicago YIMBY
A caisson permit has been issued to begin construction on a ten-story residential building at 227 West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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August 12 progress report from 4907 North Paulina in Uptown, and a photo update from this weekend chicagoyimby.com/2025/08/prog...
September 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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FIve demolition permits issued today for the Damen Silos:
1. 1-story concrete silos
2. 10-story building/silos
3. 2-story masonry building
4. 1-story metal building
5. 1-story masonry building
July 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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The Chicago Department of Buildings issued a permit Thursday for the demolition of the iconic Damen Silos, a relic of the Southwest Side’s once-prominent grain processing industry. A demolition date is expected to be announced next week.
City issues permit for demolition of Damen Silos in McKinley Park
Neighbors call on city to ensure environmentally safe process after botched 2020 implosion in Little Village, hold out hope for green space.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The original Redhot Ranch on Western Avenue in Logan Square got a demolition permit this week. It will be replaced by a residential building
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Original Redhot Ranch In Logan Square Gets A Demo Permit For Residential Redevlopment - Chicago YIMBY
A demolition permit has been issued to tear down the original Redhot Ranch grill at 2072 North Western Avenue in the northwest side's Logan Square neighborhood.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Way better than my views from the ground
July 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Sorry, B-sky, I forgot you were here. Have some 400 Lake Shore update for your feed chicagoyimby.com/2025/07/400-...
400 Lake Shore Enters July with Construction at Its 35th Story - Chicago YIMBY
Concrete for the 35th story has been poured at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower as July 2025 begins.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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the tower crane is up!

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photo of a tower crane at 626 S Wabash Ave, where a 164-home residential building is under construction. Photo by Peter Snyder.
June 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The Otis Elevator restoration project could very well turn out to be a spectacular reclamation. And I'm grateful they had so many doors open while they worked.
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Transformation Of The Otis Elevator Foundry Into The Pilsen Foundry Lofts Is Underway - Chicago YIMBY
Efforts to reclaim the Otis Elevator foundry building at 16th and Laflin Streets in Pilsen and convert it to residences are underway.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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For the second time in 2025, an existing building erected a tower crane in crane-starved Chicago. This time, it's the Shedd Aquarium
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Shedd Aquarium Sets Up A Tower Crane On The Museum Campus - Chicago YIMBY
A tower crane is on its way up at Shedd Aquarium, where big changes are underway to the 1929-built Graham, Anderson, Probst & White facility on the Museum Campus.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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The Thompson Center no longer looks quite so naked
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First Row Of New Glass Works Its Way Around The Thompson Center - Chicago YIMBY
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.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Our latest newsletter, about 2024 building permits activity, went out today.
we've analyzed 2024 building permit activity
Now available: our Chicago Permits Wrapped 2024 report
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March 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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220 North Ada, keepin' it glassy
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The Glass Is Half Full At 220 North Ada In The West Loop - Chicago YIMBY
Exterior glass has reached halfway up the sides of the apartment tower at 220 North Ada in the West Loop.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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St. Ignatius is tearing down an 1880s residential building on Taylor Street, next to their athletic field chicagoyimby.com/2025/02/demo...
February 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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There seems to be bigger demolition news lately than construction news chicagoyimby.com/2025/02/firs...
First Demolition Permit Issued For Three Sheffield Avenue Buildings Next To Wrigley Field - Chicago YIMBY
A demolition permit has been issued for the turn-of-the-century residential building at 3631 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Update on construction progress at 400 Lake Shore. But if you've been on The Drive, you already know
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February 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Just got word that this portion is gone, and now the entire Chicago Tribune Freedom Center has been leveled. Eradicated. Erased from existence.
February 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Building permits were issued Thursday and Friday for two buildings with 40 units. They replace five buildings from the Mike's Furniture megaplex in Wicker Park
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Building Permits Issued For 1235 And 1257 North Ashland Avenue In Wicker Park - Chicago YIMBY
Residential developments at 1235 North Ashland and 1257 North Ashland in Wicker Park both received their building permits from the City of Chicago late this week.
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February 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM