Avossos Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 56 minutes ago, hindesky said: Headed to Kroger, noticed the climber up on top. 4 sections on the ground ready to go up. Probably the last climb needed to complete the building. You are correct! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Probably a very dumb question for construction folks, but do different companies have different colored (and/or sized) cranes? You would think if they were interchangeable there would be an instance where one would see a crane with some different colored segments after being jumped but I’ve literally never seen that, so I’m guessing there must be some sort of color differentiation among companies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted June 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2019 12 hours ago, asubrt said: Probably a very dumb question for construction folks, but do different companies have different colored (and/or sized) cranes? You would think if they were interchangeable there would be an instance where one would see a crane with some different colored segments after being jumped but I’ve literally never seen that, so I’m guessing there must be some sort of color differentiation among companies. The parts aren't interchangeable. The yellow cranes you see are Liebherr, blues are usually Heede's Linden Comansa, grayish white ones tend to be Terex. Potain tower cranes may vary in color but usually red. And if a company buys enough of them they can be painted whatever color they want. I've seen a lime green Liebherr. https://www.liebherr.com/en/usa/products/construction-machines/tower-cranes/tower-cranes.html http://www.heedesoutheast.com https://www.terex.com/cranes/en/products/tower-cranes https://www.manitowoccranes.com/en/cranes/potain Tower crane is/was going up on Sunday. The now 4 sections taller crane. 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 2 hours ago, hindesky said: The parts aren't interchangeable. The yellow cranes you see are Liebherr, blues are usually Heede's Linden Comansa, grayish white ones tend to be Terex. Potain tower cranes may vary in color but usually red. And if a company buys enough of them they can be painted whatever color they want. I've seen a lime green Liebherr. Thanks! Appreciate the great info 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Just came in from outside. That crane is tall today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChannelTwoNews Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 2:19 PM, hindesky said: The parts aren't interchangeable. The yellow cranes you see are Liebherr, blues are usually Heede's Linden Comansa, grayish white ones tend to be Terex. Potain tower cranes may vary in color but usually red. And if a company buys enough of them they can be painted whatever color they want. I've seen a lime green Liebherr. https://www.liebherr.com/en/usa/products/construction-machines/tower-cranes/tower-cranes.html http://www.heedesoutheast.com https://www.terex.com/cranes/en/products/tower-cranes https://www.manitowoccranes.com/en/cranes/potain Also worth noting: Liebherr cranes tend to be distributed by Morrow Equipment, similar to how Heede provides the Linden ones. Liebherr/Morrow tend to show up a ton down here, especially on the highrise and larger scale projects. I know that Morrow has a yard down Cullen near Almeda-Genoa. Only reason I know that is because years ago I saw the tops of three or four tower cranes rising above that area and I wasn't aware of a specific project there - just found the yard in the process. I guess they are the demo models that could be used. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HOU_huckster Posted July 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2019 Squint hard enough and The Driscoll's crane will appear to the right of the Holy Rosary spire. I'm currently being treated to one of the most dynamic views of Houston! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post bobruss Posted July 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) I took the Victoria exit off of 288, coming north, just before downtown . I haven't done that in a while and It's always fun to be up there and check on the skyline, and I'm not talking downtown but the overall skyline that spreads west and southwest from downtown to Transco tower, Galleria. I first noticed how the new towers in midtown have made a huge leap towards the Museum district med center, but what is really amazing is how much is in that same view. I wish that one of our drone guys would film this angle because its almost overwhelming. Its like the whole Montrose, Upper Kirby, Museum district, Greenway plaza River Oaks district, Galleria Uptown have finally reached a point where its all starting to look like one continuous skyline. There are so many new high-rises sprouting all over this area. It reminds me of waking up on a damp cool morning and seeing hundreds of mushrooms appear overnight. And what's even more exciting is there are probably ten high-rises proposed or just starting to come out of the ground that will make this an even more unified place. t'ts so large and spread out, that I don't even have a word to describe it, because I don't know of another city that has such a wide playing field. Maybe a smaller version would be Dallas but it doesn't compare to the magnitude and connectivity of space.. Oh and by the way the new Hines La Colombe d'Or and the Hanover Montrose really look great together and it looks like the new one has just passed the Hanover in height. There are so many buildings going up its hard to find and drive the curve of the Victoria exit. I had to look hard to see the new Hanover River Oaks and didn't see the West Gray tower going up. Too much to see and to big a curve to keep looking if you know what I mean. Come on drone guys give us a look see, please. Edited July 27, 2019 by bobruss 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 3 hours ago, bobruss said: I took the Victoria exit off of 288, coming north, just before downtown . I haven't done that in a while and It's always fun to be up there and check on the skyline, and I'm not talking downtown but the overall skyline that spreads west and southwest from downtown to Transco tower, Galleria. I first noticed how the new towers in midtown have made a huge leap towards the Museum district med center, but what is really amazing is how much is in that same view. I wish that one of our drone guys would film this angle because its almost overwhelming. Its like the whole Montrose, Upper Kirby, Museum district, Greenway plaza River Oaks district, Galleria Uptown have finally reached a point where its all starting to look like one continuous skyline. There are so many new high-rises sprouting all over this area. It reminds me of waking up on a damp cool morning and seeing hundreds of mushrooms appear overnight. And what's even more exciting is there are probably ten high-rises proposed or just starting to come out of the ground that will make this an even more unified place. t'ts so large and spread out, that I don't even have a word to describe it, because I don't know of another city that has such a wide playing field. Maybe a smaller version would be Dallas but it doesn't compare to the magnitude and connectivity of space.. Oh and by the way the new Hines La Colombe d'Or and the Hanover Montrose really look great together and it looks like the new one has just passed the Hanover in height. There are so many buildings going up its hard to find and drive the curve of the Victoria exit. I had to look hard to see the new Hanover River Oaks and didn't see the West Gray tower going up. Too much to see and to big a curve to keep looking if you know what I mean. Come on drone guys give us a look see, please. I totally agree bobruss. It is one of the best skyline views in the United States. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 It looks like the eastern part my be topped out, don't see any rebar poking up but there is some on the western portion. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 15 hours ago, hindesky said: It looks like the eastern part my be topped out, don't see any rebar poking up but there is some on the western portion. wow, this one went up extremely fast, almost as fast as Capitol Tower (Bank of America Tower) !! incredible. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2019 Rebar is still poking out so I was wrong about it being topped out. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 This is much taller than I was expecting. Anybody? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, wxman said: This is much taller than I was expecting. Anybody? You are right. She is quite taller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Wow!!! Amazing photograph @Urbannizer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plokij Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 View from Mid Main tonight. The new Hanover on the left’s also looking good. Anybody know the ID of the new construction in the background on the right? It’s small in this photo but I’ve been watching it start to rise above the tree line over the past weeks. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Plokij said: Anybody know the ID of the new construction in the background on the right? It’s small in this photo but I’ve been watching it start to rise above the tree line over the past weeks. I think that's The Montrose at Buffalo Bayou. edit: Welcome to HAIF, Plokij! Edited August 30, 2019 by dbigtex56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Plokij said: View from Mid Main tonight. The new Hanover on the left’s also looking good. Anybody know the ID of the new construction in the background on the right? It’s small in this photo but I’ve been watching it start to rise above the tree line over the past weeks. Looks like The Driscoll going up on W.Gray to me. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 It is. You can see Bayou Bend Towers to its left, which would make that the Driscoll. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 hours ago, hindesky said: Looks like The Driscoll going up on W.Gray to me. Oops. You're correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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