Chicago's is undergoing a seemingly inexhaustable multi-family construction boom. Industry professionals in Ohio and Indiana are the beneficiaries of continuing – and in some cases significant -- industrial investment. Stadium construction – or reconstruction – is giving builders a boost to builders in Chicago, Detroit and Notre Dame, Ind. Road and bridge work across the Midwest continues, though the region saw few major start ups last year. Passenger rail, meantime, is gaining momentum in the region. These are among the conclusions to be drawn by ENR Midwest's annual canvassing of the region's largest projects, in this case projects that broke ground during calendar 2014.
ENR Midwest will publish a ranked listing of the Midwests Top Construction Starts in its March 30 edition. To compile the list, we've not only referenced information from Dodge Data & Analytics, but our ongoing coverage of projects in the region.
To ensure the list is as complete as possible, we invite you to submit notable regional projects that broke ground last year to john.gregerson@construction.com.
We're particularly interested in projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. In addition to the project's name, please indicate its location, construction cost, construction start date (month/year), owner and builder, as well as the project's projected finish date. Please submit the information no later than March 1.
Herewith is an alphabetical listing of the the projects we've compiled to date, along with their locations and owners/developers.
833 East Michigan Office Tower, Milwaukee, Irgens Development Partners
545 North McClurg Court Apartment Tower, Chicago, Golub & Co.; General Investment & Development Cos.
1001 S. Clark Street Apartment Tower, Chicago, JDL Development Group; iStar Financial Inc
1001 S. State Street Residential Tower, Chicago, Cim Group; Golub & Co.
200 N Michigan Avenue Apartment Tower, Chicago, John Buck Co.
Alcoa Inc. Aerospace Manufacturing Plant Expansion, La Porte, Ind., Alcoa Inc.
Amazon Distribution Center, Kenosha, Wis., KTL Capital Partners
American Greetings Headquarters, Westlake, Ohio American Greetings Corp.
Arcade Building Renovation, St. Louis, Dominium Development
Army Aviation Support Facility and Readiness Center, Kankakee, Ill., Illinois National Guard
Boeing Composite Center, St. Louis, The Boeing Co.
Centegra Hospital and Medical Office Building, Huntley, Ill. , Centegra Health System
Cerner Trails Campus, Kansas City, Mo., Cerner Corp.
Chicago/Moline, Ill. Commuter Passenger Rail Line, Northern Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation
Chicago Premium Outlets Mall Expansion, Aurora, Ill. Simon Property Group
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line Rail Modernization, Chicago, CTA
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), 95th Street/Dan Ryan Station Modernization, Chicago, CTA
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Wilson Station Modernization, Chicago, CTA
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Treatment Center, Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center Expansion, Avon, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic
Combined-cycle Gas Turbine Power Station, Martinsville, Ind., Indianapolis Power and Light Co.
Cristal Globe Manufacturing Plant Expansion, Ashtabula, Ohio, Cristal Global
Cummins Inc. Global Technical Center, Seymour, Ind., Cummins Inc.
Daisy Brand Sour Cream Production Facility, Wooster, Ohio, Daisy Brand
Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Children's Hospital
Detroit Redwings Arena, Detroit, Olympia Development of Michigan
Detroit Woodward Avenue Streetcar Line, Detroit, M-1 Rail
Expedient Data Center, Dublin, Ohio, Expedient
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Lansing, Mich., Michigan State University
FirstEnergy Stadium Renovations, Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Browns
Forsythe Data Center, Elk Grove Village, Ill., Forsythe Technology Inc.
Friendship Village Sunset Hills Expansion, Chesterfield, Mo., Friendship Village
GE Aviation Assembly Plant, Lafayette, Ind., Pure Development
George V. Voinovich I-90 Eastbound Innerbelt Bridge, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Transportation
Headwaters Wind Farm, Lynn, Ind.. EDP Renewables
Hilton Cleveland Convention Center Hotel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
I-70 Manchester Bridge Improvements, St. Louis, Missouri Department of Transportation
I-75 Widening Project, Wood County Ohio, Ohio Department of Transportation/
I-71 Martin Luther King Interchange, Ohio Department of Transportation
IKEA Store, St. Louis, IKEA
Illinois Veterans Housing Facility, Chicago, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs/
Lake + Forest Residential and Retail Development, Oak Park, Ill., Golub & Partners, Wood Partners
Matalco Aluminum Smelting Plant, Lordstown, Ohio, Matalco Inc.
Meijer Dairy Fluid Milk Processing Facility, Tipp City, Ohio, Meijer
Mercy Health Headquarters, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mercy Health Virtual Care Center, St. Louis, Mercy Health
MonoSol Manufacturing Facility, Portage, Ind., MonoSol
Mt. Vernon Township High School, Mt. Vernon, Ill., Mount Vernon Township School District
Navy Pier Flyover, Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation
Northshore 770 Apartments and Supermarket, Northbrook, Ill., Morningside Group; Crossroads Development Partners.
Northwestern Mutual Tower, Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Oakley Sediment Basin Rehabilitation, Decatur, Ill., City of Decatur
One Light Apartment Tower, Kansas City, Mo., The Cordish Co.
Oregon Clean Energy Gas-Fired Power Plant, Oregon, Ohio, North American Project Development
Pratt Industries Recycled Paper Mill, Valparaiso, Ind., Pratt Industries/Wieland Davco Corp.
Riverwalk, Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation
Southport Advanced Waste Water Treatment Capacity Expansion, Indianpolis, Citizens Energy Group
St. Louis County Family Court Facility, Clayton, Mo., St. Louis County
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Paint Facility, Lafayette, Ind., Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc.
University of Chicago North Residence Hall and Dining Commons, Chicago, University of Chicago
University of Illinois State Farm Arena Additions and Renovatons, Champaign, Ill., University of
Illinois
University of Michigan West Quadrangle Residence Hall and Cambridge House, Ann Arbor, Mich.
University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business Addition, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of
Michigan
University of Notre Dame Campus Crossroads, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Inc.
Wayne State University Physicians Group Office Building, Detroit
Wolf Point West Residential Tower, Chicago, Hines Interests
Wrigley Field Renovations, Chicago, Chicago Cubs
Zurich North American Headquarters, Schaumburg, Ill., Clayco Inc.; Stonemont Financial Group
