does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message james mchugh construction co. type private industry construction management general contracting founded 1897 founder james d. mchugh headquarters chicago usa key people james p. mchugh chairman bruce lake president revenue us 514 million 2007 number of employees 1 000 website www.mchughconstuction.com james mchugh construction co. is a privately owned company and one of the largest construction managers and general contractors in the u.s. mchugh is known for constructing some of chicago s most recognizable landmarks and one of a kind structures including marina city water tower place and trump tower all of which were the world s tallest reinforced concrete structures at the time . contents 1 history 1.1 expansion 2 notable projects 3 references history edit founded in 1897 by james d. mchugh an irish bricklayer from chicago s south side mchugh construction originally specialized in masonry work . by the mid 1920s james mchugh construction co. had established itself as a general contractor specializing in elaborate masonry work . during the great depression mchugh continued to grow through projects funded by president franklin d. roosevelt s public works administration . from approximately 1930 on mchugh construction began sending crews across the country for heavy construction work including water treatment systems and transportation tunnels . the postwar era of the 1940s and 1950s saw a rebirth of the market for vast institutional facilities and public works structures as chicago struggled to keep pace with its booming population . to accommodate the growing need for health care facilities mchugh built additions to cook county hospital and a residence hall for rush presbyterian st. luke s medical center in 1955 . in the late 1950s mchugh continued to centralize and grow in chicago . marina city was one of their next large projects . designed by the architect bertrand goldberg marina city consists of two corn cob shaped towers that have since become one of chicago s most recognizable landmarks . for this project mchugh pioneered the use of fiberglass concrete forms that are still used for high design curved concrete construction . other than being the world s tallest concrete structure at the time this project also marked the first use of the climbing crane which paved the way for speedier more efficient high rise construction . when a change in ownership occurred in the mid 1970s the mchughs chose to sell a portion of the company to the employees which predated the employee stock option trend by decades . employees still own part of the company today . today the founder s great grand daughter patty mchugh after her father passed away in august 2016 1 serves as chairwoman of the firm and bruce lake is the company s current president . lake was appointed this position in 1997 becoming the first non family member in 100 years to lead the company . expansion edit though most projects are located in the chicago area today mchugh was the first american contractor to open an office in moscow after the fall of communism . between 1991 and 1999 mchugh had built for local and non russian clients including dialog bank abc news boeing co. and morgan stanley . notable projects edit some additional notable structures that mchugh has constructed in chicago s cityscape include goodman theatre a 125 000 square foot 11 600 m2 theatre project that included new construction and renovation into an 850 seat albert ivar goodman theatre and the 400 seat owen bruner goodman theatre . civic opera house renovation partnered with mesirow stein real estate mchugh renovated this historic theatre including lobby and auditorium upgrades installing new mep systems and backstage rigging and scenery handling equipment . mccormick place expansion the 1 100 000 square foot 100 000 m2 250 million exhibition hall covers two levels and is constructed over four active commuter rail lines and two freight lines . park tower designed by lucien lagrange park tower is a 67 story high rise multiuse structure that houses the park hyatt hotel as well as 475 000 square feet 44 100 m2 of luxury condominium space . mchugh installed chicago s first massed tuned damper in the structure to minimize the building sway caused by high winds . chicago board of trade a 400 000 square foot 37 000 m2 addition to the cbot that includes the world s largest trading floor . mchugh developed the unusual structural table design four concrete cores at each corner of the building topped by structural steel trusses which provide a column free trading floor . arlington park designed by som built in 21 months this project included 325 acres 1.32 km2 of site work . trump tower designed by adrian smith of som trump tower is the world s tallest concrete structure a 92 story tower consisting of 2 600 000 square feet 240 000 m2 that will rise to 1 145 feet 349 m topped with a 217 feet 66 m spire bringing its total height to 1 362 feet 415 m . it contains about 472 residential condominiums a 286 unit condominium hotel 1000 space parking garage and retail space . mchugh has the task of pouring the concrete structure and will pour more than 180 000 cubic yards 140 000 m3 of concrete in just under three years . battle stations 21 a 500 foot 150 m long reduced scale replica of a portion of a ship floating in water within a 171 000 square foot 15 900 m2 building . this structure includes layer upon layer of the latest technology to create a realistic battle experience . aqua the design of the 82 story mixed use tower has received international attention for the undulating waves of concrete that will make up the balconies . its exterior features a rippling effect that architect jeanne gang says mirrors the striated limestone outcroppings and formations that can be seen throughout the great lakes . the peggy notebaert nature museum a 73 000 square foot 6 800 m2 facility and the first new museum built in chicago s parks in more than 60 years . virgin hotels chicago formerly the old dearborn bank building or 203 north wabash avenue the virgin hotel was converted from a historic office building in the loop to a 250 room 27 story boutique hotel . advocate center the 60 000 square foot training facility for the chicago bulls basketball team situated just east of the united center where the bulls play . the facility features two full size basketball courts expansive locker room will a therapeutic hydro room coaches offices weight room media room and players lounge on the first level . the second floor contains bulls executive offices a cardio room and a green roof with patio area . the playing surface in the court is the most advanced wood flooring system currently produced . renaissance blackstone hotel the massive renovation of the blackstone built in 1910 involved mchugh gutting the hotel to its skeleton save for the historic areas which were restored and was performed in 22 months . stickney sludge facility located in stickney illinois mchugh constructed a new gravity thickening building a 100 000 square foot cast in place and precast concrete structure that houses eight tanks each 80 feet in diameter which are used to thicken sludge during the wastewater treatment process for this 160 million improvement project . wacker drive 135 million reconstruction of the viaduct from randolph blvd. on the north to van buren blvd. on the south . north avenue bridge mchugh constructed the new hybrid cable stayed suspension bridge over the chicago river at north avenue . a temporary span was erected and placed in just one day before removing the 1907 bascule bridge whose two lanes could no longer handle the crush of modern traffic . salem baptist church a 10 000 seat 205 000 square foot facility composed of structural steel and precast concrete with a precast concrete exterior . super long 220 foot joists in the roof ensure obstruction free sight lines in the 7 000 seat seating bowl . references edit http www.sullivanfuneralhomehinsdale.com obituaries james p mchugh obid 1043844 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title james mchugh construction co & oldid 743336727 categories companies based in chicagoconstruction and civil engineering companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in illinoiscompanies established in 1897hidden categories articles lacking sources from november 2011all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated 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