Popular Post hindesky Posted March 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2015 Still haven't spotted where the tower crane will be. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 great job hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Do you think this one will have 1 or 2 cranes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Do you think this one will have 1 or 2 cranes?The project takes up the whole block, so I tend to believe it would take 2 to build it. Possibly a crawler for the parking garage also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Really surprised we haven't seen a crane pop up on this one yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Really surprised we haven't seen a crane pop up on this one yet. From what it seems like they had to do a little more foundation work than I think they initially planned to do. I'm pretty sure they also had to clear away old foundations from buildings past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 From what it seems like they had to do a little more foundation work than I think they initially planned to do. I'm pretty sure they also had to clear away old foundations from buildings past.There were definitely old foundations down there. That formed up section in my last picture has a crazy amount of piling sand steel in a small space. Doesn't look like any of the crane bases I have seen on other projects, but something heavy is going right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 From what it seems like they had to do a little more foundation work than I think they initially planned to do. I'm pretty sure they also had to clear away old foundations from buildings past. If I memory serves, this is where the Penn Hotel was. Torn down awhile back to make a parking lot. I worked at the Great Southwest Building when they were building Enron Field. I used to walk around and look at the old Union Station and later the construction of the ballpark. I once got caught in a rainstorm and took shelter under the foyer of the Penn. Some nice homeless folks had the same idea and we chatted for awhile. They were kind enough to offer swigs from their 40s, but I hadn't had my coffee yet... The Penn.... http://arch-ive.org/archive/william-penn-hotel/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Those demolition photos are a little sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Those demolition photos are a little sad. They are. I was sad to see that one go, but I think the new development is probably an improvement. I love old buildings, but sometimes they outlive their usefulness. I've always thought it's simply polite that if you take down something aesthetically pleasing or interesting, you should replace it with something as good or better. I think Catalyst satisfies that, even if it took a decade. The hotel where the Finger development is now was cool too. When the ballpark was going in someone was looking to renovate it and took off some old facades. There was an old cafeteria there with southwestern motifs and the old painting was there on the walls advertising Indian curios and stuff to the traveling salesmen. There was also a wall painted with the names of cites and their distances. They were playing to the perception that this was cowboy and indian country. Anyway, having worked in that part of DT 15-20 years ago, and seeing it now, it,s astonishing to see the changes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 One of the few places working Easter weekend, still can't spot the tower crane base. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Not sure how this flew under the radar, but on the 609 construction cam it looks like they already poured part of the mat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Not sure how this flew under the radar, but on the 609 construction cam it looks like they already poured part of the mat. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 FAA Request: Proposed Case for TX: 2015-ASW-2445-OE Structure Name: Catalyst Apartments Structure Height: 334 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Structure height: 334 Meters?! .....sorry, I guess I forgot to use the sarcasm font. #WXman Edited April 14, 2015 by brijonmang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Meters?! Obviously not. I mean seriously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 So I guess there's actually some legitimacy behind the previous argument (don't remember which thread) about how much say the FAA has in downtown construction. FAA Request: Proposed Case for TX: 2015-ASW-2445-OE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I think of yall are grasping at straws on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Any hazard to air navigation has to be filed with the FAA. It's not to get approval/disapproval, it's just so they can put it on the aeronautical charts if needed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Any hazard to air navigation has to be filed with the FAA. It's not to get approval/disapproval, it's just so they can put it on the aeronautical charts if needed. Thank you to the sane person above me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 There's a joke here about hazards to air navigation and...well...maybe I should just stop while I'm ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 One of the few places working Easter weekend Atheists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2015 Finally spotted the tower crane sections, looks like the base section and the second section, but still can't see the foundation for it. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 You can see the crane base installed now on the 609 webcam. http://oxblue.com/open/Hines/609Main 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) First section of the tower was up and the second vertical section is still on the the ground. 25 month project. Edited April 26, 2015 by hindesky 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Looking at the 609 web cam they are putting up the tower crane now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 This high rise will have some views! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 The 19th tower crane downtown is going up today. Will they get to 20 before some start coming down? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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