Retown was engaged to complete two special projects for the Property Manager and Home Owners Association at this preeminent luxury condominium building located in Chicago’s Central Station neighborhood. Project One was archiving the original building-permit plans and specifications that were either lost or disheveled. Retown collated all of the as-builts rolls and plans and contacted the original architect and engineers to obtain digital files. The projects successful completion resulted in an organized inventory of the original as-builts for use by the building engineer for ongoing maintenance. Project Two is the Landscape Tree Pruning project in the buildings rooftop garden and entry court. These two gardens are important amenities for the residents and were overgrown, unhealthy and in need of rejuvenation. Retown successfully completed the landscape upgrade overseeing the rejuvenation pruning of multiple tree-species including Callery Pears, Crusgalli Hawthorns and diverse ornamental plantings.

Photo of the handsome front elevation of this luxury high rise condominium building located at 1250 S. Indiana Avenue Chicago IL.

View of the building and parking garage from the entry courtyard garden.

Building permit elevation structural engineering plan.

Building permit elevation structural engineering plan.

Retown started the Plan Archive Project and all of the existing as-built drawings were strewn in a closet and disorganized.

Retown sorted all of the trade plans specifications including A – Architectural, S – Structural, MEP – Mechanical Electrical Plumbing, FP – Fire Protection, L – Landscape, etc.

Multiple trades were missing and Retown solicited plan sets from the original architects and engineering firms.

Retown’s successful completion of the project culminated in a organized hanging file archive and a digital copy.

The Landscape Project included tree pruning and aboricare of the rooftop garden.

The rooftop garden is an important private building amenity to residents offering a natural and beautiful landscape oasis.

This view of the entry courtyard garden demonstrates the age of the mature plantings.

Retown completed rejuvenation pruning the overgrown tree canopy to provide dappled sunlight to penetrate the shade garden.

The successful tree pruning and landscape work is successfully complete and turned over to the HOA and the landscape maintenance contractor.