Tag: McHugh Construction
A rooftop view from K2 at K Station
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 Stati [...]
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 topping-off party at K2 at K Station apartments
Almost a year to the day after breaking ground on K2 at K Station, Fifield Companies hosted a topping-off party to celebrate the building's reachi [...]
K2 construction update – a crane jump, paint and the heat
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 t [...]
At K2, what so proudly they hailed
You'll find an American flag unfurled somewhere at nearly every major construction site.
The Star Spangled Banner at K2 at K Station "in full [...]
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 [...]
On the construction site at K2 at K Station
When I visited K2 at K Station earlier today approximately 150 workers from various trades were busy assembling plumbing fittings, installing elec [...]
Construction checkup – The Coast at Lakeshore East
The Coast, 345 E Wacker Dr, is about two-thirds of the way toward its ultimate 49-story height. It appears to be on track to meet its targeted complet [...]
Scenes from 360 West Hubbard’s official groundbreaking
Construction of the 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower at 360 West Hubbard in Chicago's River North neighborhood actually began two months ago. By [...]
Jonathan Jackson keeps tabs on building movements
Jonathan Jackson is a Technical Engineer with Plumbers Local 130 and a licensed land surveyor.
When I stopped to chat with him at K2 at K Stati [...]
A panoramic view of K2 at K Station
Our unusually mild weather is contributing to rapid progress on the construction of K2, K2 at K Station, a 496-unit, 34-story rental high-rise in [...]
360 W Hubbard apartments officially underway in River North
Here's the text of a news release received this morning from The Habitat Company:
The Habitat Company announced the start of construction of a [...]
A panoramic view of K2 at K Station
Our unusually warm winter weather is facilitating rapid progress at the K2 at K Station construction site.
You can see more coverage of the 34 [...]