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[JRS1]

that's a cool view of the waverly.

[corpkid]

JRS1, on Aug 10 2006, 06:13 PM, said:

that's a cool view of the waverly.

Agree -- where was that snapped from?  The Sanctuary?  If so, can I come over and enjoy your view?  I'll bring the drinks!  

[dannyh]

corpkid, on Aug 11 2006, 09:58 AM, said:

Agree -- where was that snapped from?  The Sanctuary?  If so, can I come over and enjoy your view?  I'll bring the drinks!  

Yes, it was taken from The Sanctuary. I've been known to invite just about anyone holding a bottle of Grey Goose!

[orlandonative]

Anyone have any recent pictures of the hole?

[spiff]

dannyh, on Aug 14 2006, 09:00 AM, said:

Yes, it was taken from The Sanctuary. I've been known to invite just about anyone holding a bottle of Grey Goose!

Alright, UrbanPlanet Orlando party at dannyh's pad  

Have Grey Goose in hand, I'll be right over

Nice view, I'm jealous.

[palmtree73]

orlandonative, on Aug 25 2006, 03:34 PM, said:

Anyone have any recent pictures of the hole?

Ask and you shall receive.


There's concrete on most of the site now, which has cut down on the dust landing on my balcony. Does anyone have any idea how much longer before this thing goes vertical?

Edited by palmtree73, 29 August 2006 - 11:32 AM.

[mrh3]

[quote name='palmtree73' date='Aug 29 2006, 11:29 AM' post='541323']
Ask and you shall receive.
There's concrete on most of the site now, which has cut down on the dust landing on my balcony. Does anyone have any idea how much longer before this thing goes vertical?

That house look so out of place. What else can be built there now? The owner should just sell and get it over with while the market is hot. If a speculator doesn't get him a tax assessor will.

[orlandonative]

Things have been a bit quiet here in the last week on UP Orlando, figured I would throw in some basic updates to stir up conversation.

As for Paramount the mat is on schedule. If I'm not confusing jobs, they plan on using 6 pumps, with a target of 800-900 cy/hr.  The mat is 36" in most spots, and 42" elsewhere.  Should be interesting to see, so any contribution from you guys at Waverly and Sanctuary would be greatly appreciated.

[bulldogger]

update 9/5/06:  i'm sure we could get a better image from someone that lives in the waverly (hint, hint)

[tennis32801]

there was a post in the waverly regarding a powerpoint presentation that will be conducted by Hardin. The presentation will be conducted next Thursday, September 14 inside the Waverly regarding completion date, number of floors, etc. Hopefully i will be able to attend it and if there are any new information provided, I will relay it on here.

[palmtree73]

tennis32801, on Sep 6 2006, 07:25 PM, said:

there was a post in the waverly regarding a powerpoint presentation that will be conducted by Hardin. The presentation will be conducted next Thursday, September 14 inside the Waverly regarding completion date, number of floors, etc. Hopefully i will be able to attend it and if there are any new information provided, I will relay it on here.

Here's a pic of said posting in the elevators. They claim that the foundation concrete pour will set records for Central Florida. Could that be true? I thought Florida Hospital set some kind of record. It's hard to imagine a residential site trumping anything any of the theme parks or hotel resorts have done. I plan on being at the meeting, too. If anyone has any questions for me to lob at these guys, please let me know.

Edited by palmtree73, 06 September 2006 - 10:40 PM.

[orlandonative]

Negative Ghostrider.  Florida Hospital will be the largest pour for quite some time.  I spoke with the pump company last week and he said they are only pumping maybe 10,000CY, its still an impressive number but its nowhere close to Florida South.  Remember also, the volume count has to be adjusted for the elevator pits which get poured ahead of time.

It'll be impressive.  Simply with the location of the six pumps plus the line of trucks, all on a saturday night, downtown   .  It should be interesting.

[bulldogger]

orlandonative, on Sep 7 2006, 07:30 AM, said:

Negative Ghostrider.  Florida Hospital will be the largest pour for quite some time.  I spoke with the pump company last week and he said they are only pumping maybe 10,000CY, its still an impressive number but its nowhere close to Florida South.  Remember also, the volume count has to be adjusted for the elevator pits which get poured ahead of time.

It'll be impressive.  Simply with the location of the six pumps plus the line of trucks, all on a saturday night, downtown   .  It should be interesting.

Maybe they are going for a speed record?

[palmtree73]

I'm playing around with my digital camera and YouTube, and everyone will be subjected to more views of the hole in the ground. The video is shot from the Waverly starting with a look north at the Lake Eola fountain ending with a look south at Star Tower topping out.

[JRS1]

palmtree73, on Sep 7 2006, 01:50 PM, said:

I'm playing around with my digital camera and YouTube, and everyone will be subjected to more views of the hole in the ground. The video is shot from the Waverly starting with a look north at the Lake Eola fountain ending with a look south at Star Tower topping out.

that's pretty cool.  what a view of Star.

[bulldogger]

It looks like they are getting close.  So when's the big pour scheduled?

[orlandonative]

Two more Saturdays, September 23rd.

[JRS1]

orlandonative, on Sep 13 2006, 06:17 PM, said:

Two more Saturdays, September 23rd.

that's the UF vs. UK game.  real snoozer.  hmmm, Oh, its a home game-- might go to the G to see it.

[palmtree73]

Well, the representative from Hardin gave his Powerpoint presentation and filled about 20 of us in on the upcoming concrete pour Sept. 23-24. The guy tried to impress upon us how big a deal it was but conceded that Florida Hospital was much larger. The pour will take 24-30 hours using six pumps (can't wait for the noise). Five concrete plants from downtown to Lake Mary are being used. To accommodate the truck traffic, Central will be blocked and turned one way from Rosalind to Osceola. Pine from Lake to Oscela will be off limits as well. Apparently 20 police officers have been assigned traffic duty in the area.

About two weeks after the pour, the tower cranes will arrive, one of which will come from Star Tower. One engineering bit I found interesting was how the the building will be "floating" in five feet of water when they take away the pump on the northwest corner. Apparently the Capital Plaza building on the other side of the Waverly has a deep basement, too, that they constructed the same way. The basement will have about 300 parking spaces for the Publix, and there will be another 350+ spaces in the deck for residents.

Probably the thing that concerned me the most was the actual height. The tower portion will be 16 stories that translate to about 240ft, which is the same height as the front portion of The Waverly. The Waverly is 22 stories at its max, and I think some people on the higher floors thought they would be looking down on top of The Paramount. It's really going to screw with my view. I'll still be able to see Lake Eola and the fountain, but will lose my horizon view to the northeast and will have to learn to close my blinds. There are several units in The Waverly for sale, and the majority are on the east side. I wouldn't be surprised to see asking prices creep down as buyers realize the impact of The Paramount on views.

As for the current timeline, they expect to build the basement to grade by the end of the year with a topout by June 2007. The Publix and move-in for some residents is expected to be by April 2008 with total completion of the project June 2008.

I'm sure there's something I'm missing here. Anyone else who was there want to chime in?

[orlandonative]

Sorry to hear about the view, but I got to tell you, I'm pleasantly suprised to hear that it will be the height of The Waverly.  I guess that I have never really paid much attention to the height, so thats good to hear.  Although @ roughly 14.5 feet/floor, taking into account that the first floor is 20 feet, seems like a bit of a stretch.