Nate99 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 It looks like they've almost finished adding onto the structure with the steel I think the vertical columns are at roof height with a couple of floors/roof structure left on the horizontal beams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 ^^^ wonderful illustration nate99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 So now they have a whole 2 months to re-clad the exterior, build out the interior walls, install all the furnishings, replace/repair any broken exterior windows, and build a parking garage that can hold a residential tower on top of it a later date. Yep sounds like they're right on schedule for a 4Q 2015 opening 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 So now they have a whole 2 months to re-clad the exterior, build out the interior walls, install all the furnishings, replace/repair any broken exterior windows, and build a parking garage that can hold a residential tower on top of it a later date. Yep sounds like they're right on schedule for a 4Q 2015 opening Piece of cake... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Any guesses on this one? Another year before the first tenant moves in?If one believe the original schedule as published on the downtownhouston map, this project should have been wrapping up about now. Did they have a major design change or did they encounter a whole host of unknowns? Anyone have any intel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Any guesses on this one? Another year before the first tenant moves in?If one believe the original schedule as published on the downtownhouston map, this project should have been wrapping up about now. Did they have a major design change or did they encounter a whole host of unknowns? Anyone have any intel? I have absolutely no inside info, but just observing the progress, once they had the interior gutted, things went really slow with just bits and pieces of exterior work visible. Interior work definitely continued on the part with the green back on it now such that it may be farther along than we know, but I can’t imagine that they could open that part up for residents while the rest of it is still an active heavy construction site with no parking garage. My guess is they threw out an optimistic date at some point and never updated it. All of the steel framing that has gone up recently had to be fabricated to their specs, I’m not sure what the turnaround time is on something like that, but they may have had to strip the back off of the building before they could develop their design completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 From family and friends who have had extensive renovations of their houses I can't say I am surprised this may take longer than expected. How long did the Rice take? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 They've had pallets of brick stacked up near the rail station for awhile now, so that should hopefully start soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 They're extending the tower crane some. Maybe to start on the parking garage? Texaco building crane by Christopher Hisle, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Looked but couldn't find, merge if needed. TNT was setting up to add more jib on the existing tower crane so it could reach the furthest part of the site. I wonder why didn't they do this when they first erected the tower crane? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Flying up the tool bags. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Here's the thread it's in the downtown forum http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28162-1111-rusk-texaco-building-renovation/?view=getnewpostYour all's pictures make mine looks useless so much nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Finally they rig up to the jib. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ^^^ simply outstanding illustrations to all contributors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Would that extra segment have come into contact with 609 Main cranes during its early stages of construction?Otherwise, it looks like this was added to extend the frame to the northwest corner of the block. That seems unnecessary for just a garage right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Would that extra segment have come into contact with 609 Main cranes during its early stages of construction? Otherwise, it looks like this was added to extend the frame to the northwest corner of the block. That seems unnecessary for just a garage right? They need the extra length to reach the furthest depths of the site. I guess the northwest tower might be built afterall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I wasn't gonna be the one today it but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Walked by there yesterday, it did look like they were cleaning out all of the junk that they had sitting down in the hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Would that extra segment have come into contact with 609 Main cranes during its early stages of construction? Otherwise, it looks like this was added to extend the frame to the northwest corner of the block. That seems unnecessary for just a garage right? Here's a shot standing on the Texaco corner of Capitol and Fannin. It doesn't look like 609's would have gone completely over the intersection, but maybe. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Foundations for something... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Those would be for the garage, which should eventually have a tower built on top of it, similar to the Capitol Tower garage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Those would be for the garage, which should eventually have a tower built on top of it, similar to the Capitol Tower garage Right, I knew about the garage, but still curious how it is all going to come together. Looks like they're not going to completely [re]excavate the hole based on these pilings/foundations. Should be interesting to see how they do it . Edited November 2, 2015 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Well if they want a basement level for the parking garage, they don't have much work to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Right, I knew about the garage, but still curious how it is all going to come together. Looks like they're not going to completely [re]excavate the hole based on these pilings/foundations. Should be interesting to see how they do it . Or not... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I guess the hole wasn't deep enough 0.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 they arent even close to being ready. looks like another 9 months atleast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Would that extra segment have come into contact with 609 Main cranes during its early stages of constructionNah, shouldn't ever happen.When a lot of tower cranes are working in close proximity to eachother, they will always be at offset heights so as to make a collision impossible. (See any single construction site with multiple hammerheads, they are never the same height)The only mishap that can occur when you have two or more cranes within jibs reach of eachother is the load lines from either crane getting tangled up in the other cranes jib by swinging over/under it.This however is mitigated by all the crane operators and riggers in the area (even the tower cranes across the street) all being in constant communication with eachother.Also when you're in the seat of the crane, you can see all the other cranes around you so, not really gonna happen barring some extreme operator error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Move-ins will begin 2Q 2016 http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-11-11/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2015_3Q.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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