Highrise Tower Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Few days ago 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Today, looks like I was just a floor or two higher than @ekdrm2d1 (not chosen for the jury though!): 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 3 hours ago, rechlin said: Today, looks like I was just a floor or two higher than @ekdrm2d1 (not chosen for the jury though!): Maybe we know why from this photo. Clearly you were distracted haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Urbannizer Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Anyone else thinks this one is moving pretty slowly? It’s the same developer as Dolce Midtown so I wouldn’t be surprised if this takes 5 years to finish. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Anyone else thinks this one is moving pretty slowly? It’s the same developer as Dolce Midtown so I wouldn’t be surprised if this takes 5 years to finish. Seems to me like the start always takes a looooong time when subterranean levels are involved. That said, your second sentence speaks volumes. It may progress at a snail’s pace from start to finish. We’ll know quickly once they Get above-ground. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Above ground 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2019 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thomas Ratliff Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Why has construction stopped? I walk by every morning and its been a ghost town for a week or two now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Thomas Ratliff said: Why has construction stopped? I walk by every morning and its been a ghost town for a week or two now. Uh oh considering they did Dolce. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ratliff Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 So mattyt36, I don't understand.....Dolce? What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Thomas Ratliff said: So mattyt36, I don't understand.....Dolce? What happened? Dolce Living was a traveshamockery of a project, a 6 or so story residential midrise on West Gray with no ground floor retail that didn't look quite right architecturally (sort of like Regalia) but came along around 2014 when standards were a bit lower around here than they are now, got about 2/3 of the way built and then mysterious was halted with all the gypsum board up and left to rot where it now stands hulking over West Gray like a giant dead cow, breathing its vibes of failure over the area. Edit: It actually has made some glacial progress over the past 3 years or so since Miss Havisham's clock struck 8:40 AM. Edited May 29, 2019 by H-Town Man 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ratliff Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Thank you for the disturbing news H-Town Man. This was an ugly abandoned insulation warehouse for years. When they first begin addressing the building they were doing things backward. I know someone lost $tens of thousands before they even started demolition. It was like they were first attempting to renovate. Anyway, in my professional opinion, there are not enough columns to support a structure of that size. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ratliff Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 This place has been a ghost town for over two weeks now. The crane hasn't moved an inch. No workers cars in the parking area. Silent and spooky..... 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I see zero progress, I wouldn't be surprised if both the Texas and Preston towers finish before this. Is this another Russian cluster duck? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Even the wood looks like it's weathered a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Honestly, if this project ended up getting canceled I really wouldn't care. It's a shame that they already did the work of pouring the concrete and getting up to street level, but the dated design and lack of verticality would be much more disappointing in my mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naviguessor Posted June 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2019 No, this isn't a sexy project. But, it does a lot to make a large part of downtown inhabited. Maybe it will be just the Point of the Spear. This project is a good thing. I am surprised something is happening here at all. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 It is great infill and as Naviguessor stated, it helps add downtown residents. Not to mention, it's way better than a surface lot. Is it the best, no. But it's is much better than what is in this part of downtown. I hope it gets back underway. I am sure it will. Just going to take 5-7 years to finish. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 So what is the issue with this development? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: So what is the issue with this development? Same folks that took years to finish on West Gray. They have serious funding issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 And...she ugly. But...important ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecoveryRadio Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) As someone who lives at City View Lofts I am glad it will not be a high-rise! My view of the city is perfect. My question for you smart architect-types: the crane has rotated when storms with high winds have blown through. Is that normal? Also, I can report it has been weeks since anyone has been on the project. Edited July 8, 2019 by RecoveryRadio Typo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, RecoveryRadio said: As someone who lives at City View Lofts I am glad it will not be a high-rise! My view of the city is perfect. My question for you smart architect-types: the crane has rotated when storms with high winds have blown through. Is that normal? Also, I can report it has been weeks since anyone has been on the project. Thanks for the update! As for the crane question, yes that is normal and is called weather-vaning. It allows the stress that the wind puts on crane to pass by with a lot less resistance than if it were to be static. Path of least resistance. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, brijonmang said: Thanks for the update! As for the crane question, yes that is normal and is called weather-vaning. It allows the stress that the wind puts on crane to pass by with a lot less resistance than if it were to be static. Path of least resistance. I think that was why the crane in Dallas blew over a couple weeks ago. It was locked in place and unable to rotate when the high winds hit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, RecoveryRadio said: As someone who lives at City View Lofts I am glad it will not be a high-rise! My view of the city is perfect. My question for you smart architect-types: the crane has rotated when storms with high winds have blown through. Is that normal? Also, I can report it has been weeks since anyone has been on the project. This one seems to have had problems from the very beginning of construction. My guess (only a guess from inferring actions taken thus far) is that this is going through some kind of contractor issue. When you see a site go dead, that is usually the cause. I wouldn't be surprised if this stays dead for a little longer the client will just rebid and go forward with another contractor. You might get holdups like this for when there are changes to the design, but this is getting a bit ridiculous, so I'm assuming the former than the latter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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