Triton Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yes, but not in high-resolution. And soon we'll get it in 3D and 4D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 From the webcam it looks like the tower portion is quite deep now! Seems like they are digging so fast that they have at least partially filled in the hole of the Texas building. Nate you think you could give us an update this week? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 How deep was the hole for BG Group Place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 This should be about the same as BG Group Place, as both include a two story garage and probably need a similar foundation, but I don't know officially. I have no idea how thick the concrete mat will be, but again it should probably be similar to BG Group Place due to a similar building size and composition. They have put a lot of dirt back in the hole from the old Texas building to shore up the walls (its foundation is still in place) while they put in the outer wall for the new building just outside the old foundation. I've been watching them use a giant auger to take dirt out from just outside the old foundation, and then they put rebar and concrete deep in there. My guess is once the new wall is in place, they will probably dig up that dirt and remove the old walls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 From the webcam it looks like the tower portion is quite deep now! Seems like they are digging so fast that they have at least partially filled in the hole of the Texas building. Nate you think you could give us an update this week? Thanks! I'll wander over there today at some point. I did notice a long line of big dump trucks on Texas Street earlier in the week. They are defiitely in the hauling dirt out phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 They have definitely hauled out a huge amount of dirt. After you un-compact what filled the hole here previously, I can't imagine the volume of the pile they are creating. They are hauling off the piling drilling crane too. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 for reference, this was taken about a month ago... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 It's funny how some towers seemingly shoot out of the ground instantaneously (Macy's site) and others, like this one, will be months before we get above street level. This will be a great building. I just hope I don't "Ashby Highrise it"--meaning it has taken so long that I lose interest and don't care if they ever finish it. Anybody else feel that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Big Building = Big Foundation. Good things are worth the wait wxman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Anybody else feel that way?No? Ashby is a mediocre design that's barely over 20 stories, in the middle of a neighborhood.. This will be the most significant addition to the downtown skyline since '87 or so, both in height and architecturally speaking. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hi-res renderings. So is this the top of the east, or "back" side of the tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Yeah but I can't figure out why there is an overhang from the floor above when in your rendering/layout it doesn't show that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm imagining it's somewhere here at the corner, especially with the building placement in the background. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 That is the old rendering when it was 41 floors. It is taller then that when finished at 49 floors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 48.5 stories I knew I'd seen this recently, and wondered what was proposed for inside... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 That is the old rendering when it was 41 floors. It is taller then that when finished at 49 floors.I'm just trying to show what I think the location of that rendering is from, whether it's old or new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm just trying to show what I think the location of that rendering is from, whether it's old or new. BTW, I think Triton's arrow shows the correct relative position, even if a more current rendering would raise the roof and therefore have the arrow another inch or so up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Yet more dump trucks lined up this morning hauing off dirt. The Fannin/Capitol corner seems to have reached aspot here they ave leveled it off. I am still interested to see what they do with the old basement walls. Just a guess, but maybe they are keeping it intact until they have some kind of structure to tie in to the Magnolia tunnel. Any tunnel to the Chase center could be a level deeper than that, and might need to be to get under the rail line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Yet more dump trucks lined up this morning hauing off dirt. The Fannin/Capitol corner seems to have reached aspot here they ave leveled it off. I am still interested to see what they do with the old basement walls.How far down do they have it in that corner? 30 feet or so? Seems like they have it as deep as they are going to go with only 2 levels below ground. Also it looked like they had assembled a large crawler crane or something on site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 How far down do they have it in that corner? 30 feet or so? Seems like they have it as deep as they are going to go with only 2 levels below ground. Also it looked like they had assembled a large crawler crane or something on site. They have at least another level to go under that corner. And yes, a crane did show up. They were also pouring concrete. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 From what I've seen in the webcam today, looks like they're pouring a thin layer of concrete forming the perimeter of the tower, and a line of dump trucks is still there past 10 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 From what I've seen in the webcam today, looks like they're pouring a thin layer of concrete forming the perimeter of the tower, and a line of dump trucks is still there past 10 pm. yep. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looks like a mud-mat to me. Should start seeing mat reinforcement being placed in a few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looks like a mud-mat to me. Should start seeing mat reinforcement being placed in a few days... Can you explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Click for a bigger, close-up view of the "mud-mat". I too wonder what it is! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Looks like a mud-mat to me. Should start seeing mat reinforcement being placed in a few days... Duplicate post. Sorry. Edited July 29, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 They have a bunch of rebar that they are ready to lower in to the hole. I'd bet that's why the crane showed up. Perhaps the mud mat layer creates an even surface for the base layer of reinforced concrete? Will await Purdue's explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 By the way - that rendering of level 47/48 shows the east side of level 47. Level 48 is a full floor that is ~23,000sf. The stacking plan that is shown is very old and does not represent the loft floor that is now part of the project at the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 So would the loft floor be 48 or 49? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Nate99 is essentially correct. Mud-mat is a non-structural concrete. Many times a flowable fill, lower strength concrete. It can be used for leveling, soil stabilization, tracking, etc. The reason it appears to me, to be a mud mat, is that it's A) unreinforced... which essentially limits loads to pedestrian traffic. and They have reinforcement staged next to it. I would opine that once they complete the mud mat, they'll start placing reinforcement down for the larger foundation structure. Edited July 29, 2014 by Purdueenginerd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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