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A week rarely goes by without my visiting at least one Chicago rooftop. Yesterday I rode the construction elevator to the top of K2 at K Station, a 496-unit, 34-story apartment tower in the Fulton River District that’s scheduled for occupancy in April of next year. The views were spectacular in every direction despite hazy ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on October 25, 2012
Late last week four 20-foot sections were added to the tower crane at K2 at K Station, bringing it to its final height and enabling construction to advance from the 26th to its topping out at the 34th floor. Window installation, drywalling and spraying of popcorn ceilings is proceeding on the lower floors. The concrete ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 7, 2012
K2 at K Station is a 496-unit 34-story apartment tower that’s under construction in Chicago’s Fulton River District. McHugh Construction Project Engineer Owen Smith showed me around the site yesterday, starting at ground level and ending on the 13th floor, which is partially complete. From the 9th floor on we climbed construction ladders. We stopped ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 24, 2012
When I visited K2 at K Station earlier today approximately 150 workers from various trades were busy assembling plumbing fittings, installing electrical equipment and windows, assembling and disassembling forms, pouring and finishing concrete – and engaged in a variety of other activities on the 496-unit 34-story apartment tower. In the above photo you can see ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 23, 2012
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