j_cuevas713 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I expect more retail to fill in the little old buildings once this goes up. This part of downtown has so much potential. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted November 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2023 Setting up the crawler crane to start drilling piers. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted November 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2023 LG Barcus & Sons is the foundation company. https://barcus.com 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted January 20 Popular Post Share Posted January 20 (edited) The guy on the right in the hi visibility vest is with Keystone Concrete, he confirmed they will be the concrete contractor, he also said the tower crane will be going up in about a month. He pointed to what will be the pool area for its location. Jayco Steel is providing the rebar. They were doing a column pour and still digging the pilings. https://www.keystoneconcrete.com Edited January 20 by hindesky 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 Crawler crane drilling the piers is gone. Another Keystone worker also said he expects the tower crane in about 1 month. Keystone usually seems to use Liebherr tower cranes. They are also currently working at Methodist North Campus project, they were at X Houston and they helped build Parkside Residences all with Liebherr's. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted January 27 Popular Post Share Posted January 27 This hole they are digging should be the location of the tower crane base. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Proposed FAA Obstruction. https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=610446165&row=157 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 6 hours ago, hindesky said: Proposed FAA Obstruction. https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=610446165&row=157 That height for the tower crane seems awfully high, this must be for a luffing tower crane. It's only a 17 story building but there are tall buildings on 3 sides of it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 3 Popular Post Share Posted February 3 Keystone workers pumping out the water from last night's rains. I found the exact location of the tower crane. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I saw the Liebherr tower crane base too so I stopped to take some pics. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 That’s not you with the guitar is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 15 minutes ago, Nate99 said: That’s not you with the guitar is it? No. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 They covered up the concrete with plastic sheeting after the pour. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post editor Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Took this yesterday (February 22, 2024). Some guy tried to stop me from taking the picture. I told him to go call a cop, which is a lot more polite than I usually am to people trying to stop me from taking pictures. 10 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I was thinking this might be the weekend the tower crane is going to be erected. Last weekend downtown was packed with people for the Rodeo Parade and the Rodeo Run. Lets go by and check it out. Sure enough it will go up this weekend. I was heading north on Austin St. and way down south I spot something blocking the street, had to reroute my travels to get to the north side of it. AT crane is set up and 6 sections of the vertical pieces are waiting. Now I wonder if it will be a luffing tower crane or a flat top tower crane with a small jib. CraneMasters Inc's crane and Keystone Concrete will be erecting the crane. https://www.cranemasters.com https://www.keystoneconcrete.com 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 The tower crane will be a regular hammerhead crane but high enough to clear the Cotton Exchange building with a shorter boom so it won't hit the Catalyst apartments. Morrow Crane is on site to assist in the erection and so is a tower erection crew of riggers who specialize in putting up tower cranes. https://www.morrow.com 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted March 3 Popular Post Share Posted March 3 The Liebherr rower is finished, they were breaking down the AT crane of Cranemasters Inc. The operator on the blue and white Tadano RT 750 crane will be operating the tower crane for Keystone Concrete. My drone has an altimeter, I aimed the cross hairs on the very top part of the mast, it showed a height of 305'. The jib is high enough to clear the Cotton Exchange building and short enough to not hit the Catalyst or the Cambria hotel. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobruss Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 These are the kinds of projects that will really have an impact on our density and overall skyline. These smaller partial lot midrises that fill the perimeters of most other cities. For so long we have built primarily block size chunky tall buildings, but now maybe some of the quarter, half, and 3/4 size parcels of city blocks will get developed, which will give more diversity and density to the skyline. I think this is good. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 9 hours ago, bobruss said: These are the kinds of projects that will really have an impact on our density and overall skyline. These smaller partial lot midrises that fill the perimeters of most other cities. For so long we have built primarily block size chunky tall buildings, but now maybe some of the quarter, half, and 3/4 size parcels of city blocks will get developed, which will give more diversity and density to the skyline. I think this is good. I agree, but it's worth noting that this lot already had such a building until 2015. Edited March 4 by 004n063 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 View from the office. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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