Purdueenginerd Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 @ question 1 Depends. Its probably all under the same general contractor, but the owner probably has a contract with someone else to do the demo. Its a bit complicated because there are various ways of doing this. Sometimes you can have one company do the whole thing (Skanska with the Capital Tower (im guessing here)) or bits and pieces. They probably hired a particular demo guy that might have specialty in selective demo. Depending on the building process the Owner choices to undergo an Owner can have contracts with multiple people from different companies. @ question 2 Pilings (or piers) are what go under a foundation to help stablize the building/ground floor plate. You will use pilings a lot in areas where you have highly active soils like here in Houston and most of the coastal plains for that matter. The more weight you are putting on a single site the deeper your piers have to go. We need Purdue in here to actually do the math/engineering, but know that pilings are buried into the ground and are not factored into the height or number of floors in the building. So that 100 ft is going all the way underground. Agreed (sorry for the late reply) Depth of the piles is based on the load they want to apply and the condition of the soil. While in theory, a 100 ft pile can take more load than a 50 ft pile, the number is meaningless unless I know how many piles there are and the connection detail for the cap. Piles can also be used in tension. Lets imagine the building is really wide. During high winds, theres a possibility that one side of the piles is in tension, and the other side in compression. So once again, depth can mean a lot of things in regards to pile design. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 A little birdie told me they haven't signed a contact for the builder yet, but they're 90% sure is going to be the guys drilling the 100 foot deep pilings. ....Pic of the pilings & site from above.https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/623194004897660928 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Some photos from earlier in the week... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 ^^^ great job channeltwonews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 c/o Houston First 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 What is the scope of the utility work on Dallas St? It looks like they are putting in a subway line, very extensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Looks to be a complete overhaul of underground utilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Yes. They put a 48" line the length of Dallas St, now they're still making life difficult. .. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Two huge blocks of big blank walls. Hope that changes, or at least the first floors of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Yes. They put a 48" line the length of Dallas St, now they're still making life difficult. .. lolDamn...I guess it's needed, and it isn't as big as some major transportation projects, but that's huge. Speaking of giant chunks of missing GreenStreet space...what's going on with the hotel-that-shall-not-be-named? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Speaking of giant chunks of missing GreenStreet space...what's going on with the hotel-that-shall-not-be-named? They’re working on it. You can see foundation stuff if you get to just the right angle, but it’s a pretty deep hole at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Well in good news, Salata finally opened in GreenStreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 They're still digging a hole, piling work is done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Concrete is coming soon 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Can this hotel be complete and ready for booking in 15 months? Folks who know the trades (not me), is it even possible to be ready to accept reservation for the Super Bowl? The game will be in Feb 2017, I think. That means to me that the hotel is open and taking reservations in November 2016. Will they make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 A few weeks ago, they were only a few days behind schedule because of rain. It looks like they may be on schedule now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 If the Sky House guys were building it, I would say yes, but at the rate they are going I don't see them doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 i had totally forgotten about this project LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 it was on page 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 If the Sky House guys were building it, I would say yes, but at the rate they are going I don't see them doing it.Which brings up a thought:The city secured the super bowl by promising more hotel rooms. Anyone remember how many? Was there a specific location for those rooms to be added or could they be anywhere in the metroplex? Are we close or have we already passed the hurdle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Concrete is coming soon Looks like we saw the same thing... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Which brings up a thought:The city secured the super bowl by promising more hotel rooms. Anyone remember how many? Was there a specific location for those rooms to be added or could they be anywhere in the metroplex? Are we close or have we already passed the hurdle? I don't think the city promised more hotel rooms than we already had. We were required to commit 19,000 rooms. We passed the hurdle long long ago (and with regard to the 2017 Super Bowl, had it met a the time the bid was made). I'm pretty sure the only specific promise made to the Super Bowl selection committee regarding new hotels was that we would have the Marriott Marquis as part of the package. I think we have somewhere around 75,000 hotel rooms in the metro area. By the time the Super Bowl arrives, we should have well more than the 19,000 in just the central areas of Downtown/Medical Center/Museum District/Uptown/Greenway Plaza (if we didn't already). Downtown and Uptown combined will have well over 16,000 rooms. Edited September 1, 2015 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 We should have Aloft and the Hamptonwood up and running by the SB in addition to the Marquis. The Galleria Hyatt and JW Marriott (and whatever I'm not thinking of) will be new since the last one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Alessandra website still says it's opening Fall 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 We should have Aloft and the Hamptonwood up and running by the SB in addition to the Marquis. The Galleria Hyatt and JW Marriott (and whatever I'm not thinking of) will be new since the last one too. Aloft,Hampton InnSpringhill SuitesHomewood SuitesMarriott MarquisJW MarriottHoliday Inn andHotel Alessandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I didn't get any pics today since I couldn't get a clear shot. .. Some of the rebar has gone vertical, so I anticipate concrete in the next couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2015 Dallas St is closed tomorrow, there's a concrete pumper in front. Mat pour tomorrow. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) Alessandra website still says it's opening Fall 2016.Well, that is good!But, wasn't the Marriott marque also scheduled for fall 2016? Looking at it and looking at this project, it sure seems that this project is on a different timetable. Perhaps it will really begin to fly now.... It is a smaller hotel so, I guess it is certainly possible that it could catch up to the Marriott. Edited September 6, 2015 by UtterlyUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2015 Dallas St is closed tomorrow, there's a concrete pumper in front. Mat pour tomorrow. Dallas St. is down to one lane but not closed. No pour today, still lots of rebar in racks on Dallas but I could see a pour coming soon, maybe next weekend. I looked for a tower crane foundation but couldn't find one. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 ^^^ wow! way cool.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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