Tag: Tower crane
![A close-up look at Eight O Five construction A close-up look at Eight O Five construction](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/511/295511.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 The tower crane at Eight O Five is poised to jump](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/450/295450.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 From the video vault: erecting a tower crane](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_UjJJaR-oc0/hqdefault.jpg)
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 Ken Derry’s view from atop 73 East Lake](http://kenderry.smugmug.com/Architecture/Summit-73-east-Lake-St/i-kgJ347x/0/M/20130802_142504%20%281%29-M.jpg)
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 Iron workers put on a show at Catalyst](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/171/288171.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 Ken Derry rides the crane down at K2](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/016/286016.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 The tower crane at K2 jumps 100 feet](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/653/284653.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 K2 construction, Marie’s view from the tower crane](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oizoSem8CpM/hqdefault.jpg)
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 Marie Spear’s view from the tower crane at K2](https://img.youtube.com/vi/51FXXuF2Dgw/hqdefault.jpg)
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 Erecting the tower crane at K2 at K Station](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C6mL216XPiU/hqdefault.jpg)
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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