Weekly Construction Update: 6/30/2011

In the coming week, the following work is scheduled, weather permitting:

• Frame the east wall on Tuesday
• Demo the plaster ceiling on the south end of the lobby on Tuesday
• Pour concrete for the east wall Wednesday
• Pour concrete for the west ramp Wednesday
• Frame the west stairs Thursday and Friday
• Install steel for the upper storefront on the south end of the lobby Thursday and Friday

The following week, it is anticipated that:

• The framing of the west stairs will continue and the concrete will be poured.
• The east upper stairs and ramp will be framed and the concrete will be poured.

Construction Update: 6/22/2011

Weather permitting, the following work is anticipated for next week:

• Installation of the waterproofing Monday and Tuesday, which may produce strong odors.
• The Peace Angel statue will be removed to storage Monday and Tuesday.
• Concrete layout for the west stairs Tuesday through Thursday
• Concrete pouring for the west stairs on Friday

During the following week, we expect the framing and pouring of concrete for the east stairs.

Weekly Construction Update: 6/15/2011

Weather permitting, the following work is anticipated for next week:

•  Demolition of the waterproofing on the lower tier of the south plaza through Monday.  This work will be noisy.
• Installation of the waterproofing Monday through Wednesday, which may produce strong odors.
• Installation of the storefront steel Thursday and Friday, which will continue into the following week.
• Concrete layout.

A quiet day is planned for June 21, 2011. On that day, Make Music Chicago: Music of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy will be presented in the Cathedral and on St. James Commons plaza (north).  See http://www.makemusicchicago.com/ for more information.

During the following week, we expect the following work:

•  Framing and pouring of concrete
• Continuation of the storefront steel installation
• The Peace Angel statue, located on the northeast plaza, will be removed to storage. The removal  of the Peace Angel is in preparation for the north phase of the plaza renovation.

Weekly Construction Update: 6/8/2011

Due to discovered existing conditions, the demolition of the east wall of the plaza has been halted.

In the coming week, Pepper Construction anticipates the following work:

·         Demo the existing waterproofing, weather permitting, Monday through Thursday

·         Install new storefront steel and new waterproofing Tuesday through Friday

If the demo of the existing waterproofing creates extreme noise conditions in the lobby, it will be closed during that work. The offices, however, will remain open. We will assess the noise level on Monday and notify the building if lobby closure will be necessary.

The following week, Pepper Construction plans to:

·         Begin framing for the concrete layout

·         Demo the south lobby plaster ceiling (behind the temporary partition wall)

·         Continue installation of upper storefront steel

Weekly Construction Update: 6/3/2011

The following work is scheduled for next week:

·         The entire east wall of the plaza will be demolished Monday through Wednesday.  The Rush Street sidewalk and the east side of the northeast plaza stairs will be closed during this work.

·         The south storefront will be demolished Wednesday through Friday.  Expect the work to be quite loud during that time.

During the following week, the existing waterproofing will be demolished and new waterproofing installed.