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Faced with a tight schedule, Clune Construction delivered a state-of-the-art headquarters for Barstool Sports. The 39,000-sq-ft project in Chicago’s West Loop transformed a warehouse into a dynamic hub for content creation housing 13 STC-designed broadcast and podcast studios.

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During the removal of columns supporting the mezzanine, corroded underground piping was discovered.

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To address this, the piping was relined and large structural steel beams were installed. Clune also coped with long lead times, especially for specialty items like the flooring for a basketball court that required significant preparation considering the required tolerance of 1/8th of an inch per 10 ft.

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Varnishing was done on site, necessitating a two-week drying period when all work above the basketball floor had to be completed out of sequence and two weeks ahead of other areas to accommodate the dry time.