hindesky Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 There is one of those concrete pumper arms now on the garage side. I don't know what they're called...sorry but here's the link.http://oxblue.com/open/Hines/609Main 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 There is one of those concrete pumper arms now on the garage side. I don't know what they're called...sorry but here's the link. http://oxblue.com/open/Hines/609Main In a burst of non-creativity, the device is commonly called a "concrete pump" or "concrete pumper." Sorry, that's the best I could do to avoid sounding snarky at the end of a day filled with some of my least favorite job duties. Please bear with. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ha...well done mollusk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Betonpumpe. It sounds so much better in German. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Sounds better than Putzmeister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) There are provisions for two putzmasters in the hole. Edited March 16, 2015 by Nate99 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 This project is baddass. ConstructionPorn for sure. Well organized project site. Nice pictures nate. If I may ask, are those a few office windows staged ontop of the shed (PM office maybe) to the right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 If I may ask, are those a few office windows staged ontop of the shed (PM office maybe) to the right? That's what it looked like to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 3.15.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted March 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 From about an hour ago: 609 Main by brijonmang, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 rock on gents! haif photographers are awesome.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Starting to get some height on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaf Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I like that it's not blocking the Magnolia Hotel, the way they positioned it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) I like that it's not blocking the Magnolia Hotel, the way they positioned it It will be tough to see the Magnolia from street level up close, but It should be visible coming down Texas Street. Also, the Chase Tower garage will block a portion of this view as well, it was rendered transparent in the pic here. Edited March 17, 2015 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like they had a minor incident building the tunnel to connect this to the Chase Building: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Tunnel-work-6139030.php However, the news media is inaccurate in reporting that the light rail is shut down. I witnessed trains going in both directions, picking up passengers at the Central Station Main and carrying them across the "closed" section. Here's a train going through, along with a bunch of police and news media: Bonus: Here's a view of the current state of 609 Main from above: You can click either image for a much larger view. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Was there any visible damage on the surface? Or am I just seeing the light rail wires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like they had a minor incident building the tunnel to connect this to the Chase Building: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Tunnel-work-6139030.php However, the news media is inaccurate in reporting that the light rail is shut down. I witnessed trains going in both directions, picking up passengers at the Central Station Main and carrying them across the "closed" section. Here's a train going through, along with a bunch of police and news media: Bonus: Here's a view of the current state of 609 Main from above: You can click either image for a much larger view. I saw the trains too. I didn't see a shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Was there any visible damage on the surface? Or am I just seeing the light rail wires... I didn't see anything. Everyone was walking around like nothing had happened. This was about 10 minutes after the breaking news from KPRC and KTRK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted March 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Right now they are drilling into the ground right above the tunnel to investigate: So now we know exactly where the tunnel is going. It's going from the west ("southwest") corner of 609 Main to the south ("southeast") corner of 601 Travis. I chatted with one of the guys working, and apparently there was no actual collapse. The news media exaggerated as usual (not surprised, considering that by the time they were reporting that the rail was shut down, it had already been reopened). They are digging the tunnel by hand (because things underground do not match what is on record -- they encountered one fiber line that was 7 feet lower than the map showed, and they found an old CenterPoint duct that wasn't even on the map!), and in the process, more dirt came out than they expected. The METRORail tracks are on an 18" thick section of rebar-reenforced concrete, so there is no concern for the rail (it would act as a bridge over the tunnel). But out of an abundance of caution they are investigating. I asked about the abandoned tunnel towards the east to the Magnolia Hotel, and the guy told me that that tunnel was too small to be useful, so I guess there won't be a connection to the Magnolia, at least not initially. Too bad; I was hoping they could go through there to get all the way over to the old Texaco building. Edited March 18, 2015 by rechlin 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 props rechlin for the insight! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice. For what its worth, that is a water cooled core drill rig. Often used for extracting concrete samples with diamond drill bits. . If you look it the wheel barrow closely, they already have a big ole' concrete core. Looks like 10'' or 12'' Diameter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted March 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2015 9th floor and rising. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 What condo apartment balconies are visible in the photo above on the bottom of the pic?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 What condo apartment balconies are visible in the photo above on the bottom of the pic?? Capitol Lofts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 What condo apartment balconies are visible in the photo above on the bottom of the pic?? St. Germain although what is visible is actually the shared parking garage entrance for both St. Germain and Capitol Lofts. 609 Main decimated the view of all north facing St. Germain units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I thought he meant this picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Beautiful shot! Such a beautiful day to be stuck in the office. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 most def! you guys totally rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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