The City of Chicago issued a full building permit on August 6 to allow the 400 Lake Shore North Tower to continue construction through full height. The 72-story residential skyscraper from Related Midwest can now maintain progress unabated in Streeterville, as the concrete core continues its rise above the old Chicago Spire Cofferdam, and the replacement ramp from Lake Shore Drive takes form. There is also an incredible amount of excavation still ongoing at the site.

Related’s construction arm, LR Contracting, and their building partner Bowa Construction, have been teaming up with concrete contractor Goebel Forming to bring SOM’s creation to life, more than 15 years after Santiago Calatrava’s Spire dream faded away. The North Tower is expected to open to residents in 2027. This construction phase includes a joint effort with the Chicago Park District to develop the 3.3-acre DuSable Park, just opposite the residential site across DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Pending permits to come for 400 Lake Shore include a pair of construction hoists, designated on separate permits as the “northwest hoist” and the “south hoist.” There will also need to be a series of tower-crane jumps, although those might be issued as a single permit.

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