Luminare Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 slowest....renovation.....ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I'm just glad that I totally didn't have to look up the word fenestration. Haha. Me too. I recall AP european history (way back in 2002). The defenestration of Prague... where they threw some A-holes out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Haha. Me too.I recall AP european history (way back in 2002). The defenestration of Prague... where they threw some A-holes out the window.There were two of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Haha. Me too. I recall AP european history (way back in 2002). The defenestration of Prague... where they threw some A-holes out the window. There were two of those. Actually, by some counts three or four. Two (or three) in the 15th and 17th centuries, and then Jan Masaryk in 1948 by the Russkies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 they have the first few floors worth of old windows removed on the Travis St side now. the interior was completely gutted. It's not pretty... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Great picture! Two eyesores for the price of one. Did you intend to get the HoliDays in the picture? If so, well played! Haven't been down here in awhile, but I can imagine the smell that blew out of there when it was opened up like that. I mean, that's probably the first fresh air to blow through Central in over 20 years. Whew! Wouldn't care to be down wind from there, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The back-side facade was nearly completely removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Now that work is picking up on this, can we get this thread moved or mirrored back to Going Up? I doubt I'm the only one who had to dig to find it and it might be more accessible over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Now that work is picking up on this, can we get this thread moved or mirrored back to Going Up? I doubt I'm the only one who had to dig to find it and it might be more accessible over there.We keep renovations in their perspective forums but if there's an actual new building going up, then we place it is Going Up! The only exception to this case is the Old Texaco Building since we believe another condo tower will go in on the site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The first one is from today on my bike. The last two are from yesterday taken in my car. 2014-07-19 13.51.18 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-18 17.50.25 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-18 17.51.00 by marclongoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Check out those windows! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That's the new ones? It's a little difficult to tell what I'm seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Yes, stacks and stacks of new facade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 That's the new ones? It's a little difficult to tell what I'm seeing.Yes. There are big crates on many of the floors containing window panels. All lined up and staged for installation it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted July 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2014 2014-07-26 14.07.07 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-26 14.08.53 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-26 14.06.12 by marclongoria, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 they certainly ramped up their man-power for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 True That. It's as if they knew what they were going to do with it. Just concepts so far, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I took this Thursday afternoon. Shroud and debris chute in place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I took this Thursday afternoon. Shroud and debris chute in place. 2014-07-31 15.27.09.jpg I saw this on the building this weekend too. I assume that they are stripping the itles from the facade? Any idea what will go on in their place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 This was posted back in January, is stil the plan? http://s.lnimg.com/a...85BAD5BF38.pdf� Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I saw this on the building this weekend too. I assume that they are stripping the itles from the facade? Any idea what will go on in their place? Perhaps it will be synthetic stucco! Then it can have a cornice and other moldings built up from Styrofoam [sarcasm as if you couldn't tell]. Honestly, my experience with tile (whether natural stone, terra cotta, or some other ceramic) on exterior vertical walls has convinced me that there is only one way to install it - the RIGHT WAY. This requires top notch accessories (usually stainless steel attachment hardware for example) and NO shortcuts. Actually stucco with some sensitivity to the location of expansion and control joints could compliment (and complement) the overall appearance of the building nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) http://swamplot.com/a-midtown-building-you-probably-never-noticed-before-is-coming-apart-today/2014-08-05/ "THE VACANT 2-story building at 2107 Milam St. in Midtown, which long ago was home to a President Health Club — but is likely better remembered as ablank-faced, boarded-up building with a for-sale sign on its corner — is beingsmashed to bits this morning. A reader sends in this view of the scene at Milam and West Gray St. taken from the Metro HQ building at 1900 Main St. The 14,975-sq.-ft. soon-to-be empty lot is next door to Central Square Plaza (at left in the photo), which is currently undergoing renovations. County records show a company called Hobby Place LLC purchased the smaller property in April." Edited August 6, 2014 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Purdueenginerd Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The side with the scaffolding, theyre removing that entire wall/tiles. You can see through the building to the scaffolding from 45. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The side with the scaffolding, theyre removing that entire wall/tiles. You can see through the building to the scaffolding from 45. Yup. Everything looked kinda rusted, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Although I liked the flagstone veneer, I can understand how it might be easier to lease out corner offices that actually have windows on two sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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