Foundry Park - CoStar HQ

[Brent114]

And two for the children’s hospital 

[I miss RVA]

19 hours ago, Brent114 said:

And two for the children’s hospital 

Also - two for the Adult Outpatient Hospital (10th and Leigh)

Edited June 21, 2023 by I miss RVA

[Shakman]

That is caisson work.  The site could have at least two tower cranes.

Edited June 22, 2023 by Shakman

[I miss RVA]

1 hour ago, Shakman said:

That is caisson work.  The site could have at least two tower cranes.

That's my thought - at least two - dunno if it would have three -- that's probably REALLY pushing it. Still, it's going to be an awfully big complex. The footprint is huge. Man - it would be SOOOOO amazing if this project ended up with three tower cranes. Not holding my breath for three - but always hopeful.

Edited June 22, 2023 by I miss RVA

[ancientcarpenter]

[eandslee]

45 minutes ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Thanks for posting these!  Not having a webcam is KILLING me!  Periodic photos are extremely encouraged!  You’re awesome for doing this!!

[I miss RVA]

38 minutes ago, eandslee said:

Thanks for posting these!  Not having a webcam is KILLING me!  Periodic photos are extremely encouraged!  You’re awesome for doing this!!

 on this!!! I'd add - that @ancientcarpenter's yeoman efforts are fully SILVER HARDWARE worthy!  That said, Ancient - make room in your trophy case -- you'll be toting home some rather large silverware. (Hopefully your wife will let you bring it in the house, my friend!) 

[Child2021]

Lots of gravel is being poured into the site.

[eandslee]

10 hours ago, Child2021 said:

Lots of gravel is being poured into the site.

Excellent report!  Probably means they are done digging. 

[Shakman]

Site getting muddy due to the recent rains.  This can slow operation of equipment.  Installing a bed of stone should help.

Edited July 11, 2023 by Shakman

[Child2021]

Concrete is now being pour into some rebar in the hole, and there a ton of boom cranes.  

[I miss RVA]

33 minutes ago, Child2021 said:

Concrete is now being pour into some rebar in the hole, and there a ton of boom cranes.  

Channeling Anna from "Frozen" - wait - WHAT???? BOOM CRANES???   Like - TOWER CRANES???

Ummm...  ???

[Shakman]

21 hours ago, Child2021 said:

Concrete is now being pour into some rebar in the hole, and there a ton of boom cranes.  

Could be a caisson or footers.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Shakman

[eandslee]

A BIG crane is up this morning!  I have no idea what it’s being used for though:

 

Edited July 22, 2023 by eandslee

[Brent114]

I snapped a photo too, wasn’t able to see what it is doing but it’s gotta be a good milestone  

[eandslee]

39 minutes ago, Brent114 said:

I snapped a photo too, wasn’t able to see what it is doing but it’s gotta be a good milestone  

Nice shot!!  It’s really tall, but it doesn’t look like one of the cranes used to assemble tower cranes.  Hmmmm…just has me guessing.  Maybe it has something to do with lowering rebar assemblies into the caisson holes for the foundation. Just a guess. 

[blake_p]

That crane is assembling the tower crane. As of 9:30 the blue base was up to street level. 
 

You can see it from the pedestrian walkway on the Manchester Bridge. 

Edited July 22, 2023 by blake_p

[eandslee]

19 minutes ago, blake_p said:

That crane is assembling the tower crane. As of 9:30 the blue base was up to street level. 
 

You can see it from the pedestrian walkway on the Manchester Bridge. 

Sweet!  Excellent report!!  Exciting!

[eandslee]

Something is growing out of the CoStar construction site!

 

[I miss RVA]

Buckle the chinstraps, gentlemen... it's kickoff time! We've been waiting close to two years for this.

[blake_p]

Looks like the cab is mounted - only the boom to go...

https://www.wric.com/weather/live-weather-views/

[I miss RVA]

This is exciting!! I wonder if a second crane will rise at some point in the near future?

[eandslee]

It’s weird, but I think the tower crane assemblers have made a mistake or something has gone wrong. There were parts of the crane assembled, but now they’ve disassembled the cab and the part that goes above the cab. Never seen this happen before.  It’s as if there has been no progress made today in getting the crane set up.  They’re running out of daylight today, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.  Not a good start to going vertical!

[I miss RVA]

17 minutes ago, eandslee said:

It’s weird, but I think the tower crane assemblers have made a mistake or something has gone wrong. There were parts of the crane assembled, but now they’ve disassembled the cab and the part that goes above the cab. Never seen this happen before.  It’s as if there has been no progress made today in getting the crane set up.  They’re running out of daylight today, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.  Not a good start to going vertical!

What was Keith Jackson's most famous catch phrase back in the day? "Whoaaaaaaaa nellie, there's a FUMMMMMMMMMBLLLLLLLLE!!!"

[ancientcarpenter]

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK:

I did some night riding MTB last night and I ran into something you all will be very happy to see. This is the top of the crane being delivered, where the operator sits. Around midnight last night. Very cool!