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    ^Much like the Main St. side of 1111 Travis St., I'm sure the perimeter beam stub-outs will get tied & formed when the basement walls reach that height (maybe sidewalk grade?). Be sure to look for them on the north side of the tower as that's where it will tie into the garage too. 2929 Wesleyan had some funky stub-outs on it's podium as well.
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    yep, looks like their digging to get some caissons into the ground for the retaining walls.
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    ^This is an pic from a couple weeks ago; the mast climbers have been taken down from the south face.
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    ^the new windows awaiting installation
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    This used to be my local bodyshop for when the wife would give the car a little "parking garage column rash." They (Downtown Body Shop) moved a couple years ago to around Scott St. @ I-45. It looks like the body shop just leased the property, as the ownership has remained current.
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    Also these pics & :-)
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    They run completely across the slab though; my first thought was some sort of raised plinth floor from which the new HVAC/IT services would be run through. I'll try to snap some pictures this afternoon from the base of the bldg.
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    I don't know what those notches on the floor slabs is gonna be but I noticed that they have steel beams inset within them.
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    I'll take this as a call to re-design Jones Plaza. I eat lunch there occasionally (weather permitting) and it's a shame it doesn't get more general public use.
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    I noticed that the back fence for this lot is now gone so it looks like one contiguous lot with the 1/2 block parking lot adjacent south of it.
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    ^ Those used to be balconies. The ceilings painted white outline where the curtain wall once was.
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    That's not a problem that's the feature. Scofflaw auto-drivers have proven themselves time and time again that they are unable to play nice with people walking, trains, and bike riders. By engineering Main St. as a series of irregular road blocks here and there it pushes efficient (and higher speed) driving where it belongs (i.e. on Fannin or Travis). I would extend irregularity of blocks all through Downtown and Midtown.
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    I'd rather they leave all existing curb cuts but where there is none then they could fill the street with more park space and the aforementioned bike lanes. The point is to irregularize Main St. to auto traffic whereby people would then be forced to use Travis or Fannin to get places that are farther (and it would get them there faster than currently taking Main as is). If Main was not a straight shot and instead a cruising street for slow driving, bikes, and deliveries then it would less of an oppressive autozone to walk/ride around.
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    Are those pits the outline of the former bldg's foundation on this site?
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    It was sold to a group doing an asian-style club, VAO. Not sure when it's supposed to open though but I saw them stocking up on alcohol last weekend.
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    It was soil remediation and removal of the underground tanks. Now it's going to sit tight until the developer closes on another parcel on the block.
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    The plaza looks a lot bigger in scale then imagining it from the site plan.
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    Is there any relation for this reno project to the razed site next door of the former garden and landscape shop (they used to have sculptured shrubs in the median on Buffalo Speedway)?
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    Far right side bldg.
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