The groundbreaking for 4 East Elm Luxury Condominiums took place on Tuesday, Sept. 16, on the Northeast corner of State and Elm in Chicago. The press and politicos were in attendance to witness the staged groundbreaking of the first substantial condo development to launch on the Near North Side in years.

Jeanne Keating, Peter Olesker, Phil Skowron and Cindy Salgado

Paul Blackburn and Peter Kozak

Sarah Ryan and Talia Pines

Ald. Robert Fioretti, David Nelson, Steven Koch, Donald Wilson and Thad Wong

Dave Gutierrez, Chris Oakley, Pierre Cowart, David Gout, Jeremy Kerman, Gary Kohn, David Nelson, Steven Koch, Thad Wong, Donald Wilson and Ald. Robert Fioretti

Dave Gutierrez, Chris Oakley, Pierre Cowart, David Gout, Jeremy Kerman, Gary Kohn, David Nelson, Steven Koch, Thad Wong, Donald Wilson and Ald. Robert Fioretti

Thad Wong

Steven Koch, Alderman Fioretti, Donald Wilson and Thad Wong

Alderman Fioretti and Thad Wong

Thad Wong

Chris Oakley and Gary Cohen

Lisa Madonia and Landon Harper

Peter Olesker

Don Wilson, Thad Wong and Steven Koch

Ashish Shah-Bedrock

Simon Mance, Mike Murphy, Michael Laporta and Ashish Shah-Bedrock

Simon Mance and Mike Murphy

David Grout and Hayley Porst

George Schultz and Letitia Murphy

Rick Sobin and Rebecca Thomson

Andrea Mohr