Please see below for archived news regarding Lincoln Park 2520's progress:

07/01/11 - On the eastern half of the project site, the concrete superstructure of the 39 level Tower will be completed. The Tower Cranes will remain in operation as they are required for the installation of the precast concrete cladding and the windows that enclose the building. This enclosure work will continue through the month of October. On the western half of the project site (the north-west quadrant of the site) demolition of the existing garage will be completed and installation of new sheeting on the perimeter of the site will begin during the third week of July.

04/01/11 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 34th floor by the end of the month. Installation of the precast concrete cladding and windows that enclose the building will continue. On the western half of the project site (the north-west quadrant of the site) demolition of the existing parking garage will continue toward expected completion of demolition in July.

03/01/11 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 23rd floor by the end of the month. Installation of the precast concrete cladding that encloses the building will continue and installation of sub frames for windows will begin during the last week of the month. On the western half of the project site (the south-west quadrant of the site) concrete work for the garage structure will be completed and trailers for construction use will be located on the top slab toward start of demolition of the existing on site garage in mid-March.

12/01/10 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 16th floor by the end of December. On the western half of the project site (the south-west quadrant of the site) concrete work will continue with completion of the south half of this portion of the garage by the end of December. Depending on weather and wind conditions, both of the tower cranes on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

11/01/10 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 11th floor. On the western half of the project site (the south-west quadrant of the site) excavation and concrete work will continue for the remainder of the month. During November ComEd will complete utility work on Deming Street, People’s Gas will complete utility work on Lakeview Avenue and the City and Plumbing Contractor will complete water and sewer work on St. James Street. Depending on weather and wind conditions, both of the tower cranes on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

10/01/10 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 7th floor. On the western half of the project site (the south-west quadrant of the site) caisson work was completed during the first week of October and excavation and concrete foundation work will continue for the remainder of the month. Depending on weather and wind conditions, both of the tower cranes on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

09/01/10 - On the eastern half of the project site, work will continue on the Tower with framing and pouring of concrete through the 3rd floor. On the western half of the project site (the south-west quadrant of the site) excavation work will start early in September toward start of caisson foundation work later in the month. Depending on weather and wind conditions, both of the tower cranes on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

08/01/10 - Concrete work will continue with the pouring of the Lower Level Two slab of the underground garage portion of the eastern half of the project. Also, underground plumbing and electrical work, waterproofing work, and installation of stone backfill at the perimeter foundation walls will continue during August. Depending on weather and wind conditions, the tower crane on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

07/01/10 - Concrete work will continue during the month of July with the pouring of the Lower Level Two slab of the underground garage portion of the eastern half of the project. Also, underground plumbing and electrical work, waterproofing work, and installation of stone backfill at the perimeter foundation walls will continue during July. Depending on weather and wind conditions, the tower crane on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service.

06/01/10 - Concrete work will continue during the month of June for the two level underground garage portion of the eastern half of the project. Also, associated plumbing, electrical and waterproofing work will continue throughout the month. The concrete work includes the framing and pouring of concrete for remaining foundation walls, the Lower Level 2 basement slab on grade, and the elevated slabs for Lower Level 1 and Level 1 (the ground floor slab of the new building).

Depending on weather and wind conditions, the tower crane on the site may be moving during non-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service and when there is no risk of the boom contacting other structures. The resulting wind induced rotation of the crane upper-structure minimizes the exposed surface area to strong winds and relieves potentially damaging pressure on the crane.

05/01/10 - Concrete work will continue during the month of May for the two level underground garage portion of the eastern half of the project. Also, associated plumbing, electrical and waterproofing work will continue throughout May. The concrete work includes the framing and pouring of caisson caps, grade beams, columns and elevated slabs for Lower Level 1 and Level 1 (the ground floor slab of the new building).

Depending on weather and wind conditions, the tower crane on the site may be moving during no-working hours. It is considered safe practice to allow a tower crane to move or “weathervane” when out of service and when there is no risk of the boom contacting other structures.

The resulting wind induced rotation of the crane upper-structure minimizes the exposed surface area to strong winds and relieves potentially damaging pressure on the crane.

03/01/10-04/01/10 - Excavation work, removal of soil from the site, and internal bracing of the perimeter sheeting system will continue throughout the month of March for the two level underground garage portion of the eastern half of the project. Also, associated concrete work, plumbing, electrical and waterproofing work will continue throughout March and April. Concrete work includes the framing and pouring of caisson caps, grade beams, columns and elevated slabs for Lower Level 1 and Level 1 (the ground floor slab of the new building).

02/01/10 - Caisson work will be completed during the first week in February. Excavation and concrete foundation work for the 2-level (below grade) parking structure will continue throughout February and March.

01/01/10 - The Tower Crane used for concrete work was erected during the last week of December. During January, drilling of caissons and removal of caisson spoil soil will continue throughout the month. Excavation and concrete foundation work for the 2-level (below grade) parking structure will begin by the 3rd week of January and continue throughout February.

12/01/09 - Installation of the caisson foundation system began during the last week of October and will continue through the end of December. Excavation and Concrete foundation work will begin thereafter. Normal working hours during the caisson installation is Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 6:30pm.

08/01/09 - Demolition of the hospital has concluded and foundation work for the towers is commencing. Construction will be beginning mid August. The foundation work up to sidewalk level (including the underground parking garage) is expected to take ten to twelve months. There will be no changes to the original site or landscape plans.

The installation of steel sheeting begins on Wednesday, August 12th. The sheeting installation will continue for 3 to 4 weeks. The trucking of demolition rubble from the site will continue over the next 2 weeks. Working hours on the site will continue to be between 8am and 4pm.

02/01/09 - The building at the corner of Lakeview and Deming has been demolished to the basement slab with sections of two story high walls remaining on the north and east elevations. Remaining demolition and the backfilling of the site will be completed during the next thirty days.

11/01/08 - Demolition of the last building at the corner of Lakeview and Deming is underway. Demolition is currently taking place on the 8th and 9th floors and the work is expected to be completed by late January. The chapel is fully enclosed in a protective structure.

09/01/08 - Demolition of the last building is underway and should be completed by November. The chapel is almost fully enclosed in a protective structure. The parking garage will remain in place for at least another 12 months.

11/01/07 - Environmental abatement of 428 W. St. James will be completed by mid-November 2007. Demolition of the building will take place between mid-November 2007 and end of January 2008.

09/01/07 - Click here to learn more about the community meeting regarding proposed revisions for 2520 N. Lakeview.

08/01/07 - The demolition of the hospital building is approximately 50 percent complete. The south hospital building’s demolition will be complete by mid September 2007. The demolition of the north hospital building (which currently houses the sales center) is scheduled to begin in December 2007. This demolition will take approximately three months. Demolition of the parking garage is scheduled to begin in December 2008.

01/17/07 - Omega Demolition will be working on Saturday, January 20th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, they will be working until 7 p.m. on Monday (January 22nd), Tuesday (January 23rd), and Wednesday (January 24th) of next week. This work is required to make up time for general delays Omega Demolition has encountered.

01/12/07 - Omega Demolition will be working until 7 p.m. each weekday through Friday, January 19th. In addition, they will be working Saturday, January 13th, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. This work is required to make up time for general delays Omega Demolition has encountered in completing their work.

11/11/06 - Interior demolition and environmental abatement began on Monday, November 13th, 2006. Please note that one parking lane was closed along St. James Place, Lakeview Avenue, and Deming Place, effective Wednesday, November 15th in order to begin construction of the perimeter barricade. Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) posted the required 24-hour notification on Tuesday, November 14th. No exterior demolition will take place before the perimeter barricade is fully constructed.