wxman Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 They sure seem to be taking their time. The building that is in 609 Main's place has essentially disappeared and it happened fairly quickly. I'm not even sure they've removed a brick of this hideous thing yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) You can kind of see it in Nates picture but they are starting to wrap the building in metal framing that looks like scaffolding. I can't tell what it is though, because even though it was about 10 floors up on the Travis side it didn't have any decking for workers to perch. This is such an interesting development due to the wacky way they are going about it! I'm guessing that we will see some kind of fabric or mesh covering over the scaffolding framework soon as a debris catcher/dust abatement measure while they knock down the building from the top. This building is pretty big, and while that might allow for more equipment to do the job, I still think taking this one down floor by floor will be a long process compared to what we see at the 609 Main site. But given that they are building a whole ramp system for the garage, it seems to me that this whole process is planned to take quite a while anyway. Edited April 4, 2014 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) So here's a bit more about the parking contract story. This was posted on the door to the old garage down in the tunnels. It must be Chase (712 Main is the cool old J.P. Morgan Chase Building) that has the ironclad parking contracts, everyone else was booted at the end of February. Maybe Chase is ponying up for the new ramps, who knows. In any case, this makes a bit less sense on the economics of the temporary retrofit, at least as I have been theorizing. Edited April 4, 2014 by Nate99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I should hopefully be getting a new camera next week so that there's better quality but this tower of scaffolding is going all the way to the top now if ya'll can tell: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I should hopefully be getting a new camera next week so that there's better quality but this tower of scaffolding is going all the way to the top now if y'all can tell: Maybe they'll instal a trash chute for the interior demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Maybe they'll instal a trash chute for the interior demo. It's going up around the entire building though. I'm guessing it's just going up to protect people below once they put up whatever they need to put up around the scaffolding. Edit: whoops. haha Protect people, not protest people. Edited April 5, 2014 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Maybe Nate can get a photo of it for us, but on Travis, they have put up a very very long black net on the outside of the entire scaffolding line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Maybe Nate can get a photo of it for us, but on Travis, they have put up a very very long black net on the outside of the entire scaffolding line. Here you go... and a bonus... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Edit: Oh I didn't even see your photo till now!! haha Thanks! Edited April 11, 2014 by Triton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 They are taking windows out of the top floors now. They are going to need some serious logistics to get the rubble out once the walls start coming down. This is a big building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think someone posted this already. Heard a bunch of people complaining in the tunnels since their stores that they used to go to were closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) I think someone posted this already. Heard a bunch of people complaining in the tunnels since their stores that they used to go to were closed. hmmm...both whiny and not very diligent. That bunch is really gonna love it once they have to actually deal with fresh air. The only tenants I know of that didn't move somewhere reasonably nearby were Ko Ko Ro Sushi, which once one got past the idea of "tunnel sushi" was actually pretty serviceable, and the iFly fishing gear store, which never seemed to have customers. Edited April 11, 2014 by mollusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 That seems premature 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Uh oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Great shot. That's First Methodist several blocks away in the foreground. Gives a great perspective of the length of those screens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Close up: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Edited April 22, 2014 by Triton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 That is a very unusual project. I keep hoping they have secretly changed their plans and are now refurbishing it for residential use rather than tearing it down. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Most of the windows on the tall section facing Capitol have been removed. and they are putting platforms across the scaffolding framework that went up a couple of weeks back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 There is no secret, Skanska is tearing it down for the new skyscraper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Its almost like the scaffold screening gives this whole thing a funeral vibe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Watching Foleys/Macy's go down and now the Texas Tower, I am imagining a crazy amount of rubble that they will need to move as they clear the big building off the site. There will be a lot of truck traffic for a long time to ship this thing out, especially without any area to work as a staging to make big piles that can be worked down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Watching Foleys/Macy's go down and now the Texas Tower, I am imagining a crazy amount of rubble that they will need to move as they clear the big building off the site. There will be a lot of truck traffic for a long time to ship this thing out, especially without any area to work as a staging to make big piles that can be worked down. My guess is that they will use the current drop off/pick up bays as a loading dock. But you are right - the logistics of getting all that debris out of there are going to be challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 There goes the exterior! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Mother of mercy those windows and spandrels came out fast. I would swear that they were there yesterday. That block of Travis will be closed from 8 PM this evening until 5 AM Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Any reason why there are closing it this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Any reason why there are closing it this weekend? According to the notice I got, to facilitate demoing that side of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 wow! just wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Sounds great! So I assume this is going to be an ongoing thing each weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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