Tag: Tower crane
A close-up look at Eight O Five construction
Eight O Five, the new apartment tower at 805 N LaSalle, had risen to the 22nd floor by the time of my visit yesterday. The 295-unit building will [...]
The tower crane at Eight O Five is poised to jump
Eight O Five, the new apartment tower under construction at 805 N LaSalle, had climbed to the 20th floor yesterday, on its way to topping out at 3 [...]
From the video vault: erecting a tower crane
Tower cranes, the most important element in building a high-rise, are popping up all over downtown Chicago.
If you've ever wondered how a towe [...]
Ken Derry’s view from atop 73 East Lake
Tower crane operator Ken Derry's website tells his story in a few apt words: he's "viewed a Chicago that the rest of us will never see."
Derry [...]
Iron workers put on a show at Catalyst
When we looked in on Catalyst in early April drilling rigs were sinking the caissons for the apartment tower's foundation. The 22-story building, when [...]
Ken Derry rides the crane down at K2
The views from K2 at K Station are great, but they don't compare with the views from high above the Trump Tower.
Ken Derry operated one of the [...]
The tower crane at K2 jumps 100 feet
In a deceptively simple operation a "jacking crane" frames part of a tower crane and lifts the crane's cab and jibs twenty feet, opening a hole fo [...]
K2 construction, Marie’s view from the tower crane
Marie Spear and Greg Hayes, the team operating the tower crane at K2 at K Station, are veteran members of Operating Engineers Local 150. They spen [...]
Marie Spear’s view from the tower crane at K2
Some say that the tower crane operator has the most critical job in the construction of a high-rise building.
At K2 at K Station, a 34-story ap [...]
Erecting the tower crane at K2 at K Station
A well-run high-rise construction site is an amazing scene, buzzing with a variety of activities, with massive amounts of material arriving consta [...]
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