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Handed overRenovation · Fulton Market · 2025

A 1924 warehouse stripped back, re-roofed and refitted.

Build something like this
Size
96,000 sq ft
Contract
$22.4M
Days on site
290
Floors
12
Client
Foundry Lofts LLC

The brief

A 1924 brick warehouse turned into 64 lofts with a new roof.

What made it hard

A hundred-year-old building hides things: rotten timber, a buried tank and no two columns the same size.

How we built it

  • Laser scan before design, so drawings matched the real building
  • New steel roof lifted in over one weekend
  • Every surprise priced and shown to the owner the same afternoon
Finished on budget, to the dollar.

Scope of work

  • Strip-out
  • Structural steel
  • Re-roof
  • Loft fit-out
The owner's words
“A hundred-year-old warehouse hides things. Every time it did, Girder showed us the problem, the price and the fix the same afternoon.”
Hugo Bremner

Hugo BremnerChair, Foundry Lofts LLC

$0 over budget

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Handed overRenovation · Fulton Market · 2025

A 1924 warehouse stripped back, re-roofed and refitted.

Build something like this
Size
96,000 sq ft
Contract
$22.4M
Days on site
290
Floors
12
Client
Foundry Lofts LLC

The brief

A 1924 brick warehouse turned into 64 lofts with a new roof.

What made it hard

A hundred-year-old building hides things: rotten timber, a buried tank and no two columns the same size.

How we built it

  • Laser scan before design, so drawings matched the real building
  • New steel roof lifted in over one weekend
  • Every surprise priced and shown to the owner the same afternoon
Finished on budget, to the dollar.

Scope of work

  • Strip-out
  • Structural steel
  • Re-roof
  • Loft fit-out
The owner's words
“A hundred-year-old warehouse hides things. Every time it did, Girder showed us the problem, the price and the fix the same afternoon.”
Hugo Bremner

Hugo BremnerChair, Foundry Lofts LLC

$0 over budget

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    Six weeks, family stayed home

  • Harbor Yard Tower, Commercial, West Loop
    On site

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    Topped out 11 days early

  • Lakeview Residences, Residential, Lakeview
    On site

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    118 homes, zero defects at handover

Handed overRenovation · Fulton Market · 2025

A 1924 warehouse stripped back, re-roofed and refitted.

Build something like this
Size
96,000 sq ft
Contract
$22.4M
Days on site
290
Floors
12
Client
Foundry Lofts LLC

The brief

A 1924 brick warehouse turned into 64 lofts with a new roof.

What made it hard

A hundred-year-old building hides things: rotten timber, a buried tank and no two columns the same size.

How we built it

  • Laser scan before design, so drawings matched the real building
  • New steel roof lifted in over one weekend
  • Every surprise priced and shown to the owner the same afternoon
Finished on budget, to the dollar.

Scope of work

  • Strip-out
  • Structural steel
  • Re-roof
  • Loft fit-out
The owner's words
“A hundred-year-old warehouse hides things. Every time it did, Girder showed us the problem, the price and the fix the same afternoon.”
Hugo Bremner

Hugo BremnerChair, Foundry Lofts LLC

$0 over budget

  • Linden Kitchen, Renovation, Lincoln Park
    Handed over

    Linden Kitchen

    Renovation · Lincoln Park · 2026

    Six weeks, family stayed home

  • Harbor Yard Tower, Commercial, West Loop
    On site

    Harbor Yard Tower

    Commercial · West Loop · 2026

    Topped out 11 days early

  • Lakeview Residences, Residential, Lakeview
    On site

    Lakeview Residences

    Residential · Lakeview · 2026

    118 homes, zero defects at handover

Harbor Yard Tower

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Harbor Yard Tower

10 · Request a bid

A budget range in two working days. A fixed, itemised bid in ten.

Bid requestTakes one minute

01What are you building?

02When do you want to start?

412 projects handed over · 96% on time · 1.2M hours without a lost-time injury

Or call +1 (312) 555-0164

Licensed general contractor · IL #104-016782

Harbor Yard Tower

10 · Request a bid

A budget range in two working days. A fixed, itemised bid in ten.

Bid requestTakes one minute

01What are you building?

02When do you want to start?

412 projects handed over · 96% on time · 1.2M hours without a lost-time injury

Or call +1 (312) 555-0164

Licensed general contractor · IL #104-016782

Contractor & builder · Chicago & the North Shore

Office

1200 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Mon–Fri 7:00–17:00

Site letter

Site photos and lessons, once a month.

© 2026 GirderLicensed general contractor · IL #104-016782Built with Framer

Contractor & builder · Chicago & the North Shore

Office

1200 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Mon–Fri 7:00–17:00

Site letter

Site photos and lessons, once a month.

© 2026 GirderLicensed general contractor · IL #104-016782Built with Framer

Contractor & builder · Chicago & the North Shore

Office

1200 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Mon–Fri 7:00–17:00

Site letter

Site photos and lessons, once a month.

© 2026 GirderLicensed general contractor · IL #104-016782Built with Framer

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