'We Don't Have To Worry About The Future': Chicago's First Geothermal Apartment High-Rise Takes Shape

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At Taylor Johnson, we often secure media placements when clients break ground on a new project with shovels in hand. But when a building’s below-grade infrastructure breaks new ground in the metaphorical as well as literal sense, going vertical is another opportunity to grab headlines. Recognizing this was the case for TJ client Tree Street Group with 410 N. Elizabeth, Chicago’s first all-electric and geothermal multifamily high-rise, we offered an exclusive site tour to Bisnow Chicago as crews were finalizing installation of the 65 geothermal bore holes on the eve of the tower crane rising. Read more in the resulting profile about the basics of geothermal, its energy savings projections and its promise for the future of Chicago development. News of the milestone also appeared in Hoodline and Urbanize Chicago. 



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