CHICAGO, IL - McHugh Concrete, one of the country’s largest concrete contractors, has completed a nine-hour continuous concrete pour including nearly 4,000 cubic yards of concrete for the mat slab foundation for 1000M, a 73-story luxury apartment tower at 1000 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop.
This major construction milestone completes the foundations under the main tower of 1000M, which will be one of the city’s tallest apartment buildings at 788 feet when it delivers in 2025. McHugh Concrete has poured the concrete for eight of Chicago’s 10 tallest concrete buildings.
“A mat slab pour is always a celebratory day because we can see the project really start to come together, and now we can start to go vertical,” said Rob Muzenjak, concrete superintendent at 1000M for McHugh Concrete. “A concrete pour of this magnitude along one of Chicago’s most famous and popular streets is definitely a rarity and required extremely detailed logistical planning to ensure we had concrete trucks arriving to the site continuously throughout the day.”
One lane of Michigan Avenue alongside the project was closed Saturday for the more than 400 concrete trucks delivering concrete to the site, which is across from Grant Park. Sweeper and vacuum trucks mitigated dust and dirt around the perimeter, and flaggers were posted alongside the site for pedestrian and vehicular safety.
Prior to Saturday’s pour, McHugh Concrete installed 685 tons of steel rebar (about the same weight as 15 Boeing 737-800 airplanes), and general contractor McHugh Construction coordinated below-ground preparatory work, including drilling and socketing caissons to bedrock approximately 87 feet below ground to support the tower portion of the skyscraper, perimeter sheeting, waterproofing and piping for utilities.
“We’re thrilled to be back onsite and moving forward with this iconic apartment tower that is destined to be a stunning addition to Chicago’s Historic Michigan Boulevard District,” said Mike Meagher, president of McHugh Construction.
Designed by the late, luminary architect Helmut Jahn, 1000M features a highly sculpted form with an angular cantilevered base topped by glassy residential floors that widen as the building rises. Helmut Jahn’s Chicago-based design studio, JAHN, continues to serve as the architectural firm of record for 1000M.
The 738-unit apartment tower will offer residences ranging from studios to three-bedroom penthouse units. The development will also feature luxury amenity spaces including a golf simulator room, an outdoor swimming pool with cabanas, a cookout area, and a full-service 73rd floor bar and lounge with city views. In addition, a 325-car parking garage will be concealed behind the apartments as not to be visible from Grant Park.
“Our team collaborated with the developers and McHugh Construction at every step to bring Helmut and JAHN’s vision for 1000M to life,” said JAHN managing director Philip Castillo. “1000M will be JAHN’s tallest project in Chicago, and we look forward to seeing it enhance the Michigan Avenue streetscape and take its place on the skyline.”
1000M is co-developed by Time Equities, Inc. (TEI), JK Equities and Oak Capitals.
About McHugh Concrete: McHugh Concrete is a privately-owned concrete construction company and one of the largest concrete construction firms in the U.S. The company has a dedicated concrete staff including estimators, project managers, structural engineers, superintendents, technical engineers and highly skilled crafts and trades people. In 2020, McHugh Concrete employed more than 1,000 people and reported over $200 million in revenue. The firm’s total revenue for concrete services over the last five years is approximately $683 million. McHugh Concrete has consistently been ranked among the Top 20 Concrete Contractors by Engineering News-Record. McHugh Concrete first earned its reputation for concrete creativity on Marina City in downtown Chicago in the 1960s. Since then, McHugh Concrete has poured concrete for eight of Chicago’s 10 tallest concrete buildings, including Trump Tower Chicago, the second tallest concrete structure in the United States. McHugh Concrete’s portfolio includes projects in the hospitality, office, retail, multifamily, education, institution, parking and special use sectors. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Chicago, the firm operates a satellite office in Nashville, Tenn.
About McHugh Construction: Specializing in multi-family residential, hotel and hospitality, and recreational facilities, McHugh Construction is a fourth-generation, privately-owned full-service construction firm. McHugh provides a platform for collaboration, transparency, and efficiency. Within that seamless approach, McHugh offers a full range of core competencies and capabilities including general contracting, construction management, design-build, preconstruction services, program management and structural engineering services. McHugh’s unwavering commitment and transparency to its clients, its ability to deliver exceptional results on time and within budget, and its dedication to growing and developing its partnerships with subcontractors is the reason behind its 80% repeat business. McHugh has transformed some of the most luxurious five-star hotels like the Peninsula, Ritz-Carlton Chicago, Four Seasons, constructed record-setting high-rise buildings such as NEMA Chicago, St. Regis Chicago, Aqua Tower; built recreational facilities at United Center and Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park; and led the transformation of Navy Pier through its Centennial Vision renovation program. McHugh has also completed several projects around the country in locations including Nashville, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and South Florida. For more information on the company, visit www.mchughconstruction.com
About JAHN: JAHN is an international architectural practice specializing in commercial, multifamily residential, government, institutional and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm is grounded in its 85-year architectural heritage and the 40-year leadership and design legacy of its late eponymous figurehead, Helmut Jahn (1940 – 2021). JAHN is committed to a collaborative studio environment, with teams focused on delivering innovative, sustainable, technologically advanced architectural design that responds to the context and culture of a site, as well as to functional needs. JAHN is the architect of notable and award-winning projects across four continents, including 50 West Street in Manhattan; the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago; Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal in Bangkok, Thailand; the Bayer Headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany; the Merck Serono Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland; and the Sony Center in Berlin. For more information on the practice, visit jahn-us.com