Mid-States works on tallest building yet

Rendering courtesy of Hirsch Associates.

Mid-States Concrete is a proud partner of Wicker Park Connection, 1640 W. Division St., in Chicago.

The 15-story tower will have hollowcore flooring for levels two through 15, plus a hollowcore roof, making 15 levels of hollowcore. It is the tallest building Mid-States has ever worked on. The project also features about 5,400 square feet of wall panels.

The tower will feature 140 residential units, 52 parking spaces and new retail space. Mid-States will erect about 137,093-square-feet of 8" and 10" hollowcore slabs and balcony slabs, as well as wall panels. Wicker Park Connection will be the neighborhood's second tallest building.

Mid-States worked with Linn-Mathes Inc. General Contractors and Builders on this project.  Hirsch Associates is the architect of the building and Centrum Partners is the developer.

Thin brick with precast wall panels

Clay product-faced precast concrete gives architects the flexibility to combine the pleasing visual appearance of traditional clay products with the strength, versatility, and economy of precast concrete. Among the types of materials that can be embedded in the precast is thin brick. Thin brick can cover the entire exposed panel surface or only part of the concrete face, creating accents.

The brick appearance is created by using a brick form liner to hold the thin brick in place while the concrete is cast. The embedded thin brick, once cleaned, will give the final appearance of a traditionally laid, full brick wall.

Mid-States has provided precast for many projects requiring thin brick, like Glenview Village Hall in Glenview, Illinois, pictured above. This was an addition to the existing Glenview Police Department, so thin brick was used to match the existing building.

If you are interested in thin brick for your next project, contact us today.