Luminare 4375 Posted August 5 @hindesky @Purdueenginerd From my eyes it looks like they are getting a floor done between 1 1/2 weeks - 2 weeks. They are at around the 3rd level of parking (9 levels of parking total from the section I remember). You fellas think we should be seeing them get to the actual tower portion around beginning of October? Once they get there it should start rising faster as the floor plates and layouts are much simpler. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsanity02 949 Posted August 6 Using an estimate of one floor every 12 days: 26 days for August, 30 days for Sept, perhaps by October 16th they begin on the tower portion. All bets are off if a hurricane sneaks in. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purdueenginerd 1125 Posted August 6 3 hours ago, Luminare said: @hindesky @Purdueenginerd From my eyes it looks like they are getting a floor done between 1 1/2 weeks - 2 weeks. They are at around the 3rd level of parking (9 levels of parking total from the section I remember). You fellas think we should be seeing them get to the actual tower portion around beginning of October? Once they get there it should start rising faster as the floor plates and layouts are much simpler. Im not sure how much faster it will go. Yeah the floor plates will be simpler but... theyre going awfully fast already haha. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 3751 Posted August 6 (edited) 16 hours ago, Luminare said: @hindesky @Purdueenginerd From my eyes it looks like they are getting a floor done between 1 1/2 weeks - 2 weeks. They are at around the 3rd level of parking (9 levels of parking total from the section I remember). You fellas think we should be seeing them get to the actual tower portion around beginning of October? Once they get there it should start rising faster as the floor plates and layouts are much simpler. That is pretty much what happened with 609 Main. Sped up when they got to the tower portion. I don't think it would be any different here. Edited August 6 by H-Town Man 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 4432 Posted August 6 18 hours ago, enriquewx91 said: tbh we won't see it from this angle at the rate this is going up. The view will be blocked by the construction No, but we'll just get new angles from this view allowing us to see both. I'm confident that with our cadre of cameramen and women, focused on this mission, we'll have great images of both coming out of the ground. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 3751 Posted August 6 There are some interesting photos on this page of the foundation pour for the Allied Bank Building (Wells Fargo Plaza), for those of you interested in foundation pours past and present. The technology has changed quite a bit. http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/gallery/gallery_bailey.php?gallery=buildings&collection=e_bb_&q=buildings&t=331&s=120 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samagon 2579 Posted August 7 On 7/26/2019 at 7:47 AM, ekdrm2d1 said: Saw a Con Forms Spider 18-3 placing boom hovering in the air yesterday. At very first glace, I thought it was a huge drone the NASA moon lander has become very advanced. I can see in this guys office from my office: 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
X.R. 508 Posted August 22 Holy crap, are they already on floors 6/7? The speed they are working at is pretty unusual, no? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keaton 126 Posted August 24 Unfortunate news this morning: A man climbed the north crane overnight at some point and fell, killing him, according to police on site this morning. Workers found him dead on the top of the site. It was grim seeing them use the crane to remove him to the ground. 1 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsanity02 949 Posted August 24 Was this a worker? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keaton 126 Posted August 24 Unknown, but police told me that the first call came in about 6:30 when workers were arriving to the site. The specific wording they used was the man "jumped or fell" after "crawling" on the crane. Sounded like it wasn't a worker to me, but neither police nor the Gilbane rep would confirm. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 28086 Posted August 24 The remote Spider cement pump sitting on Travis St. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainJilliams 684 Posted August 25 On 8/24/2019 at 10:45 AM, keaton said: Unknown, but police told me that the first call came in about 6:30 when workers were arriving to the site. The specific wording they used was the man "jumped or fell" after "crawling" on the crane. Sounded like it wasn't a worker to me, but neither police nor the Gilbane rep would confirm. Really sad to hear. To me, my initial thoughts are it may have been one of the photographers you see on social media and instagram who scale buildings and cranes to get shots of the city. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbigtex56 780 Posted August 25 On 8/24/2019 at 10:45 AM, keaton said: Unknown, but police told me that the first call came in about 6:30 when workers were arriving to the site. The specific wording they used was the man "jumped or fell" after "crawling" on the crane. Sounded like it wasn't a worker to me, but neither police nor the Gilbane rep would confirm. Can't find any mention in the local media but that's not too surprising. Not the first time an accidental death has gone unreported. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7121 Posted August 26 If it wasn't a worker, then it was someone being crazy or stupid, no less of a tragedy, but if gravity didn't get them something else would have in short order. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purdueenginerd 1125 Posted August 26 Thats really unfortunate for the victim, and the secondary fact of the workers that have to deal with seeing that. When people fall from those kind of heights, its not like the movies, and is way way uglier. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted August 30 Another concrete tower pump was installed. 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brijonmang 4722 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Another concrete tower pump was installed. Good, it's about time they started making moves to actually get this project moving 1 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luminare 4375 Posted August 30 9 hours ago, brijonmang said: Good, it's about time they started making moves to actually get this project moving I know right? They weren't going fast enough. I think they need a third tower crane. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarathonMan 906 Posted September 1 (edited) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/business/tax-opportunity-zones.html Houston made the N.Y. Times with the Texas Tower project as part of the “Opportunity Zone” tax incentive program the Trump administration instigated. I wonder how many Trump or Kushner developments will benefit from this program?? EDIT: The Preston is part of the Opportunity Zone incentive, not Texas Tower. Edited September 1 by MarathonMan 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7121 Posted September 3 They also removed the scaffolding that was under the lily pad structure at the Milam/Texas corner. Don't know if I would want to use it to store the extend-o-pump and concrete forms, but it must be pretty stout. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brijonmang 4722 Posted September 3 53 minutes ago, Nate99 said: They also removed the scaffolding that was under the lily pad structure at the Milam/Texas corner. Don't know if I would want to use it to store the extend-o-pump and concrete forms, but it must be pretty stout. Well it looks like my drone landing pad has been over engineered just a bit but it's better to be safe than sorry! 9 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 28086 Posted September 7 Main lobby. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 10 Saw the Spider this afternoon. 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jermh 363 Posted September 13 (edited) Timelapse of some construction on the tower yesterday. Edited September 13 by jermh Fixing Link. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 14 A few photos I took today. 16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 19 During today's Imelda flood. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 28086 Posted September 21 Unloading rebar. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 24 My buddy is working the shorter tower crane this week. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 28 About to top One Market Square. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 28086 Posted September 28 (edited) Tower crane flying up buckets of concrete for the columns, they use pumps for the floors. Also saw a drone flying around, wonder if it's someone contracted to Hines or a HAIF contributor? Edited September 28 by hindesky 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 12967 Posted September 28 5 minutes ago, hindesky said: Tower crane flying up buckets of concrete for the columns, they use pumps for the floors. Also saw a drone flying around, wonder if it's someone contracted to Hines or a HAIF contributor? Using drone technology to monitor Texas Tower project https://dronedj.com/2019/07/02/commercial-property-drone-technology/ Quote “New technologies being used by Houston-based Hines, one of the biggest global developers, include a drone surveillance service provided by an Israeli startup named SiteAware. Several times a week, a drone flies over Texas Tower, a new office building rising in Houston, taking digital images that Hines compares with job specifications to confirm plans have been accurately followed.” 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 28086 Posted September 28 13 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Using drone technology to monitor Texas Tower project https://dronedj.com/2019/07/02/commercial-property-drone-technology/ That is the same company I came across on the Hines Colombe D' Or project taking pictures of the building to make sure contractors were building according to the blueprints. Neat technology. Workers better be aware if they're goofing off. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 4432 Posted September 30 Went down today to check on the progress of the Texas Tower, first hand, and it is impressive in person. The way the building sits on the block makes it look overwhelming when approaching from the east or west. It is massive. I also like the detail of the notches in the Travis and Milam sides of the building. It will make adefining crease in the facade of the building, while breaking up the east and west sides, that will really have an impact when the building is glazed and topped out. This is going to be a very impressive structure and will definitely change the overall dynamics of the surrounding blocks. 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7121 Posted September 30 10 minutes ago, bobruss said: Went down today to check on the progress of the Texas Tower, first hand, and it is impressive in person. The way the building sits on the block makes it look overwhelming when approaching from the east or west. It is massive. I also like the detail of the notches in the Travis and Milam sides of the building. It will make adefining crease in the facade of the building, while breaking up the east and west sides, that will really have an impact when the building is glazed and topped out. This is going to be a very impressive structure and will definitely change the overall dynamics of the surrounding blocks. Definitely agree. It's going to extend the "canyon" feeling at street level on Travis and Milam given how much it fills up the block and how tall the podium will be. It's big. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota 1638 Posted October 1 Can they call off the final cladding and leave it exposed concrete with steel stairs like this? Because this is neat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollusk 2035 Posted October 1 2 hours ago, Texasota said: Can they call off the final cladding and leave it exposed concrete with steel stairs like this? Because this is neat. The cladding may help a bit with LEED certification... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
