The SoBro | 32 stories 345 ft | 3rd & Demonbreun

[Paramount747]

I can see this being open by 2017. That gives them 2 1/2 years.

[arkitekte]

Walked by the site this weekend. Excavation is ramping up.

 

Yet you came back with no photos? 

[Paramount747]

Don't know how to post photos from a I-phone.

[UTgrad09]

Don't know how to post photos from a I-phone.

You could probably do it via Facebook.

[mirydi]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[TheRaglander]

I would post some but there's just not a lot of difference. They're definitely blasting.

[farm_boy]

I also walked by Sunday afternoon. There just isn't anything exciting to take a picture of yet ....

Unless you find snail racing exciting!

[Paramount747]

A ten foot hole as of last night in some spots.

[smeagolsfree]

Walked by as they were blasting yesterday. They are using very small charges.

[TheRaglander]

Yeah I've been watching during the designated blasting times. Was hoping for something out of a Michael Bay movie. No such luck.

[UTgrad09]

Yeah I've been watching during the designated blasting times. Was hoping for something out of a Michael Bay movie. No such luck.

 

I think Tony's saving that for the diner.

[Paramount747]

William and I walked by the site last night. Excavation is well underway and getting deep.

[FromParkAveToTN]

Yes, the trucks are stopping me every morning now. I'm going to have to find a new route in the mornings on my way to my office in the AT&T building.

[chris holman]

How deep will the hole be before concrete is poured

[dmillsphoto]

I drove by yesterday on my way to LOTG. It's pretty level and should be another month at the most.

[Vrtigo]

Grabbed a few photos as I drove by late last week... They show basically nothing, but you can get a glimpse of the state of things between the links of the fencing:

 

 

 

And they had a street blocked off as well. Definitely some activity going on!

[Paramount747]

I don't have any pictures, but all excavation equipment is off the site! There are no boring machines. There are no large rubber pads to cover the blasting holes where the charges are. The lot has been leveled off smooth. Maybe they are ready to go vertical. There are a couple of back loaders on side for residual soil and rock, but they have already started setting up rebar for the retailing/slurry wall around the perimeter.

 

Maybe Ron can see if a foundation and then vertical permits have been pulled yet. 

 

On the 3rd Avenue side, it appears they are 20 feet deep and on the Second Avenue side they are 10 feet deep. That is it.

 

Since this is going to be pedestal building, they may be finished excavating. It appears they just cleared off 10-20 feet of fill dirt.

Edited September 12, 2014 by Urban Architecture

[smeagolsfree]

That's about as deep as they were going to go. I talked to a McHugh person a good while back and he said about 20 is as depends as they go. All the parking seems to be above ground. So I say they are about Togo verticle.

You will see about the same thing happen at 1201 too. Above ground garage, very little digging like 1212 was.

No permits issued for either one yet, but I do not think it will be long.

[Paramount747]

This is like the Viridian. They did not dig down deep for that one either.

[Paramount747]

Walked by the site last night with WW, and some excavation continues removing more fill dirt. Still waiting to see what they dig up under all of that fill dirt. Jimmy Hoffa? D.B Cooper?

[satalac]

Walked by the site last night with WW, and some excavation continues removing more fill dirt. Still waiting to see what they dig up under all of that fill dirt. Jimmy Hoffa? D.B Cooper?

Maybe they'll find financing for WES.

Who am I kidding, probably D.B Cooper.

Or Santa.

[bigeasy]

Maybe they'll find financing for WES.

Who am I kidding, probably D.B Cooper.

Or Santa.

[TheRaglander]

I apologize if this was already discussed, but it appears there is a large camera placed on the Pinnacle building facing the SoBro building... and pointing down.  So it looks like a web cam is coming for this project.

[Paramount747]

They started boring holes for caissons this week. They may have their permits for foundations and footers as we speak. I'll check it out this weekend.

[CenterHill]

It looked like this morning that work may be resuming on the diner?    I noticed equipment in the diner space and what looked like new block on the scaffolding.    Maybe one of you with a better view can confirm whether there is anything new going on.