Harbor Heights Progress

[rusthebuss]

Are you at the TCC building or that law office?

[vdogg]

Dude that sucks! Why have they stop driving piles!!!!!!

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Holiday weekend maybe?

[Greekboy80]

Holiday weekend maybe?

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Probably the holiday weekend. thats cool i guess they can be off on LABOR DAY!

It does not even matter, they were back driving this morning bright and early (7:45 am).

[Seven Cities]

Are you at the TCC building or that law office?

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TCC

[ace707]

Has anyone found a source releasing pile-counts for this project? I'm just curious. Anyway, during my walk to the computer lab, practically Downtown is being filled with one of my favorite urban noises... pile driving

[okinawatyphoon]

The Harbor Heights pile driving contest has begun. 25 were driven last week (don't know if this is the first week of driving piles or not).

http://www.downtownnorfolk.com/newsletters/ff-09-05-05.html <-- Scroll to the bottom to see the contest.

[rusthebuss]

The Harbor Heights pile driving contest has begun. 25 were driven last week (don't know if this is the first week of driving piles or not).

http://www.downtownnorfolk.com/newsletters/ff-09-05-05.html <-- Scroll to the bottom to see the contest.

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I put my guess in!

[vdogg]

The Harbor Heights pile driving contest has begun. 25 were driven last week (don't know if this is the first week of driving piles or not).

http://www.downtownnorfolk.com/newsletters/ff-09-05-05.html <-- Scroll to the bottom to see the contest.

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25 a week is kinda paltry. At that rate it'll take 8 months to finish driving piles.

[rusthebuss]

25 a week is kinda paltry.    At that rate it'll take 8 months to finish driving piles.

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I think it will step up. You have to remember it was the first week and things start slow and pick up pace later on!

[johnhowell]

Or maybe they started at the end of the week.

[rusthebuss]

Or maybe they started at the end of the week.

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Plus they might put a second pile driver in there when the lot is cleared completely out!

[Greekboy80]

The lot is almost completely cleared. They were driving piles very early this morning.

[rusthebuss]

The lot is almost completely cleared. They were driving piles very early this morning.

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Good did you see a second pile driver yet?

[Greekboy80]

Good did you see a second pile driver yet?

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Not this morning, but ill check it out this afternoon.

[rusthebuss]

Not this morning, but ill check it out this afternoon. 

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Cool and I hope that they do bring on a second one so they can finish faster!

[okinawatyphoon]

70 piles were driven last week.

[rusthebuss]

70 piles were driven last week.

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I knew the count would start going up dude! Thanks for the count Now if Granby would hurry up and break ground

[vdogg]

70 piles were driven last week.

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thats a bit more like it.

[vdogg]

I knew the count would start going up dude! Thanks for the count Now if Granby would hurry up and break ground

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Site work starts in november so we may see some test piles driven then.

[rusthebuss]

Site work starts in november so we may see some test piles driven then. 

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I'm glad he pushed it up so the GSA would have less time

[vdogg]

I'm glad he pushed it up so the GSA would have less time

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I think it has more to do with the actual demand for these condos than anything with the

GSA. I'm not sure anything has been pushed up. The groundbreaking is still officially in january but in a pilot article at the beginning of this month Buddy stated that site work would "commence in 60 days" which would put us at the beginning of November. I assume he's referring to test piles, relocation of utilities, etc. But now, back to Harbor Heights.

[ace707]

Quick shot of Harbor Heights progress

Snapshot of most of the site:

And the remainder of the site as workers prepare a pile to be driven. In 10 minutes we won't see this pile anymore:

[okinawatyphoon]

Nice pics ace!!

[okinawatyphoon]

Only 15 piles driven last week.....i hope that's a mistake or something.

[ace707]

Only 15 piles driven last week.....i hope that's a mistake or something.

Believe it or not, I don't thnk it was a mistake! Aside from that one moment in one of the pictures I posted above, the only other time I knew a pile was being driven was early Wednesday afternoon when pile-driving was echoing through downtown. Ever since work began on Tazewell St. it seems the construction focus moved onto that street to replace 100-year old sewer, water, and utility lines in order to accomodate Harbor Heights.