Grill of the city
Damian Eallonardo
President of the Midwest Region
WE O’Neil Construction
An initiative to rebuild a terminal at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and several projects to convert commercial buildings to residential use in downtown Chicago represent a couple of strong markets. They are also reasons why Eallonardo is optimistic about the prospects for his company and the AEC industry in general in the city.
“We see a lot of optimism in the AEC community in Chicago regarding the opportunities in the markets we pursue and, quite honestly, in the broader construction market,” he says.
WE O’Neil does business in a variety of industries, including adaptive reuse, aviation, aerospace, technology and manufacturing, education, entertainment and recreation, infrastructure and multifamily. It has partnered in a joint venture with Clark Construction on the approximately $300 million redevelopment of Terminal 3, consolidating two security checkpoints into a single reconfigured screening area, expanding the corridor between Concourses K and L, expanding waiting areas and revamping the baggage claim system.
The contractor is also remodeling the Field Building at 135 S. LaSalle St.
