We’ve reached our final height – tallest building west of the Chicago River!
— 150 North Riverside (@150NRiverside) March 14, 2016
And with that tweet, 150 North Riverside announced it had achieved its latest milestone.
The engineering marvel Chicago’s own Goettsch Partners designed along the Chicago River has been a wonder to behold. Despite a wind storm, a minor concrete collapse, and a major sunken barge, the 54-story office tower has mesmerized construction and architecture nerds since breaking ground in July of 2014. And we know it wasn’t just us staring in awe as the tower goes up; we’ve seen you all with your phones and cameras on the Randolph and Lake bridges throughout the whole process. And the good news is, there’s still plenty of work to watch.
But let’s go ahead and celebrate this achievement, with a throwback at what transpired to get 150 North Riverside to the tower we see today.
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- The sunken barge on the Chicago River.
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- With the barge hauled away, digging continued.
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- Foundation work.
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- Metra tracks visible on the west edge of the site…
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- …and now the Metra tracks are covered by what will be a park.
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- The massive crane floated up the Chicago River for hoisting the steel trusses.
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- The steel truss at the north end, in place.
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- Straight on from Randolph Street.
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- The south truss is in place.
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- Iron workers at work.
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- The first few floors stacked on the inverted pyramids.
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- The first floors of cladding being installed!
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- Some braves folk have been working on this beauty.
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- Growing taller and shinier, gleaming in the sun.
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- Nearing the top, with the Boeing Building alongside.
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- The view at night from the Kinzie bridge.
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- Monday morning, the day she tweeted she had reached her final height.
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- And Monday evening, after the big announcement.
Location: 150 North Riverside Plaza, West Loop
Daniel Schell is a West Loop social media addict who lives for Cubs baseball, good pizza, and big cities. If you bump into him on the street, it's likely because he's taking photos instead of watching where he's going, and he apologizes.
