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Looks like the tower assembly crane is going up earlier than expected, awesome view.

These guys are from Melbourne. Them's shooting words.

Saw @cityliving post about the tower crane going up so since I live just a few blocks away went to take more pics. Talked with one of the tower crane erectors and he said it was going to be about 220' tall with 215' of jib. Operator makes $42hr and work from 70-90 hrs a week. He's going to need a Brinks truck to deliver his paycheck.

One site that wasn't working on Saturday.

Cleared.

Tower crane assembly in the distance from ROSC.

This has been redesigned. Rendering was posted at the site today.

Looks like the McKee St bridge.

Based on your second photo @cityliving looks like they are retracting the boom on the AT crane and calling it a day.

Last piece of crane waiting to be assembled.

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In my experience, those kinds of managers almost invariably tend to have other shortcomings as managers. I've likewise worked primarily from home for quite some time, but in the last couple of positions I had where I was going into the office every day, I was fortunate to have superiors for whom where you were physically located while working was far less important than whether you were easily reachable whenever someone needed to speak with you. Of course, this was in an industry where remote working was not only very feasible but also quite common, which is obviously not always the case. I tend to believe that the "all butts in seats" mandate is largely (but not always) a generational thing which will decrease in importance as younger folks grow into positions of seniority. They are more open to flexible/nontraditional working environments like coworking spaces.

Cool pics.😎

This alone is more than sufficient reason to go ahead and make it a park/greenspace. Realistically, little pockets like this are the only chance we have given the rising cost of land in the area.

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Concrete pouring this morning at construction site.

@asubrt rotated for you.

Their signs had been up at the site the last time I was over there about a month ago and had just been put up within the two years or so. My understanding is that they were trying to hold onto this lot to attract something like a grocery store or an anchor type building for the East End. Unless they sold to Marquette it would surprise me to find that they let this go to another developer.

Pretty sure Midway sold that site some time back.

And isn't that nice. And irrelevant. Pay attention: the abandonment of this section of the Spur will not create a park. Not. A. Park. What it will do is remove an awkward, ugly obstruction that should never have been built to begin with. It's the Montrose/Midtown equivalent of the Berlin Wall. Reclaiming that land will create a green space that will allow residents (especially in Westmoreland) much easier access to the Red Line, and the growing restaurant scene south of Elgin. It will provide a safer, more pleasant, and more direct connection between Elgin and W. Alabama. If you choose to dispute this, I can say with certainty that you haven't walked around this part of town very much (or, more likely, at all). I lived in Westmoreland for almost 25 years. I know this part of town VERY well, and the frustrations brought about by the intrusion of that damn highway into an urban neighborhood. There is no shame to changing your mind in light of new evidence. I hope that you will reconsider your position.

Crane went up today. Guess they didn’t have to wait for the weekend since there’s no traffic right now EDIT: ugh sorry sideways

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Apparently Harvey has a sense of humor, . Our least favorite tagger getting a little recognition.

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