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All you ever wanted to know about Chicago common brick in one short video. Enjoy!

Ask Geoffrey: What’s the History of Chicago Common Brick? Chicago’s brick buildings put on a refined face for the street side, but if you peek past the facade, you’ll find that what’s holding them up is a little bit rougher. Geoffrey Baer has this history of the Chicago common brick.

A sea of shoring in what will become a lecture hall. The existing masonry bearing wall has been removed and the new structural steel is in place at our Buena Park Historic District project. This is an adaptive reuse project of a 1917 mansion designed by prominent Chicago architects, the Doerr Brothers. The new owners, a book publisher, will reposition the historic mansion to provide a community-oriented lecture hall, library, and offices. @ Buena Park

We have some construction images for one of our single family home projects in the Bowmanville neighborhood, just west of Andersonville. This project consists of a new frame second story addition and complete interior renovation of on an existing 1950s era bungalow. Be sure the check out the before shot on the fourth slide.

More info on the project can be found on the website:
http://34-ten.com/on-the-drawing-board-bowmanville-second-story-addition/

@ Bowmanville Chicago

We are getting ready to bid an exciting speculative single family home in the Graceland West, a leafy neighborhood within Ravenswood. We intend on enhancing the original charm visible from the street. In addition, we propose a full modernization of the interior of the home which includes an addition, nearly doubling the square footage. We included a before shot in the second image to show the exterior transformation we are proposing. @ Ravenswood, Chicago

An exterior elevation rendering for our food and product photography studio project. The new studio will be located in an existing one-story masonry bowtruss building which previously served as a warehouse for industrial weighing scales. In this view, we are able to see two north facing sawtooth skylights which bring even and diffuse light into the space below and help create an ideal environment for photography. Facing the street, insulated garage doors allow for easy movement of equipment in and out of the space. Still more come! @ Chicago, Illinois

Another beautiful demolition moment. This one happens to be at our Northcenter 2-flat deconversion.

Spring has sprung and the construction season has begun! (Did it ever end?) We're excited to see another project start construction this month. Check it out.

34-Ten » UNDER CONSTRUCTION- NORTHCENTER 2-FLAT DECONVERSION We’re excited to see a new two-flat deconversion project start construction this month. This particular single-family home is located in the Northcenter neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.

An elevation concept sketch for an exciting live/work project in an existing masonry bow truss building. There is so much potential for this building and we’re so excited to take part in reshaping this building.

It's not your imagination, its getting more expensive to build. The cost of plywood has gone up 33.9% from last year and framing lumber is up 27.1%.This doesn't necessarily make your planned construction project out of reach, it simply means your design team needs to be more creative in how they approach your project.

Prices for Wood, Other Construction Materials Far Outpace Other Commodities The Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest PPI report shows annual price hikes of as much as 27 percent.

We branched out in 2017 and did some different project types. Now we have the photography to prove it!

34-Ten » ICEBOX This project was a complete interior rehabilitation of an existing ice rink located in Lake Barrington, Illinois. Originally built in the 70s, it fell victim to serious deferred maintenance over the years. With a recent change in ownership came a renewed desire to bring this ice rink back to life. N...

Another project went out to bid. An 1890s farmhouse with frame addition. Stay tuned!