Museum Tower - 31 story Childress Klein Apartments

[allthingsplanes]

Will they just start with a new floor structure on top of the plywood and not tear out the old roof later?  Or will they build up from there and come back and deal with the old roof / new floor later?

[grodney]

Ely tweeted similar last week --- here is the base of the tower crane, waiting to be put in place.  At least that's what I figure it is.

 

[birky]

Tower crane at 525 South Church Street Apartments (Mint Museum Tower) to be constructed between May 14th and 18th.

[CarolinaCrown]

There's not much you can photograph of this at ground level at the moment.

Edited May 13, 2015 by CarolinaCrown

[grodney]

Not much has changed up top.

 

[go_vertical]

The great thing about this tower is that it is gonna go from 0 to 100 mph in practically the snap of a finger. It should grow like a weed.

[Guest]

The great thing about this tower is that it is gonna go from 0 to 100 mph in practically the snap of a finger. It should grow like a weed.

Because of the small footprint and with it mostly being glass curtain walls, this thing COULD grow at a floor and a half per week. Should be interesting to see, has a definite head start on everybody else. 

[go_vertical]

So if every thing goes smoothly a November topping out is not out of the realm of possibility? That would be sweet with this nearly wrapping up exterior work and Ascent, 300 S Tryon, and Tryon Place close behind.

[CLTProductions]

So if every thing goes smoothly a November topping out is not out of the realm of possibility? That would be sweet with this nearly wrapping up exterior work and Ascent, 300 S Tryon, and Tryon Place close behind.

Tryon Place won't even start excavation until next year, that wont be vertical for a while. Ascent and 300 will definitely be off the ground though.

[HopHead]

So has the crane started to rise yet for this sucker? Or is it still twiddling its thumb?

[Dale]

Tryon Place won't even start excavation until next year, that wont be vertical for a while. Ascent and 300 will definitely be off the ground though.

Thought I just read that excavation would start 4Q 2015 ?

[CLTProductions]

Thought I just read that excavation would start 4Q 2015 ?

Yeah I guess that changed recently. But yeah is that crane going up or what!?

[grodney]

Memo to Duke employees on Apr 15: "The tower crane will be erected between April 27 and May 4."

 

Posted by birky May 12: "Tower crane at 525 South Church Street Apartments (Mint Museum Tower) to be constructed between May 14th and 18th."

 

No crane visible from the street 2 days ago (May 18).

 

No crane visible from above right now (May 20).

[HopHead]

^I wish I was able to miss dates like this with my job...

Edited May 20, 2015 by wend28

[atlrvr]

They've done a bunch though.  They have the wood-shed built where the crane will be anchored inside (I think the crane base is actually standing, just can't be seen, but not positive).  They've also built the power junction box, or whatever you call it, that will power the crane.

[grodney]

They've done a bunch though.  They have the wood-shed built where the crane will be anchored inside (I think the crane base is actually standing, just can't be seen, but not positive).  They've also built the power junction box, or whatever you call it, that will power the crane.

 

Yeah, the crane base isn't visible anywhere, as of 2 days ago, whereas before (as pictured) it was laying in the street.  So maybe it is standing inside the wood shed.

Edited May 20, 2015 by grodney

[grodney]

I'm just standing in a doorway.
I'm just trying to make some sense.
Out of these girls passing by, the tales they tell of men.
I'm not waiting on a lady, I'm just waiting on a crane.

 

 

I have thought/assumed the tower crane was going on the north side:

 

Here:

 

But now it's pretty clear(?) that it will be on the west side (Church St), where you can see the base area, as well as the face stone removed to anchor it to the building.

 

 

[CLTProductions]

Some details:

• ^{Crane going up next weekend}
• Aiming for a floor a week once construction gets in gear
• 17 month construction timeline
• Planned for late 2016 completion
• No plans to ever convert to condos

[HopHead]

 

Some details:

• ^{Crane going up next weekend}
• Aiming for a floor a week once construction gets in gear
• 17 month construction timeline
• Planned for late 2016 completion
• No plans to ever convert to condos

 

 

Interesting for them to say they would never convert to condos... Most of use speculate this one and Bearden would be the most likely candidates. I'm sure the market could easily dictate that, unless we see other condo towers start to rise like 1 Brevard and they decide it's too much volume. 

[DEnd]

That's due to their financing most likely, and honestly if condo demand increases in uptown and financing becomes available rents would likely increase as well improving their ROI enough that the quick money conversion becomes less attractive.

[RiverwoodCLT]

Childress Klein starts work on apartment tower after $18.1 million purchase

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2015/05/childress-klein-starts-work-on-apartment-tower.html

 

[Guest]

Its weird that the Tryon Facing Side is so less attractive than the Church Street Side. You'd think it'd be the opposite. 

[dubone]

I don't understand.  It looks semmetrical to me, only difference is the slanted roof is a bit smaller. 

[Guest]

 

I don't understand.  It looks semmetrical to me, only difference is the slanted roof is a bit smaller. 

 

The Church Street side just makes more of an impact than this side. Just because the roof is slanted less.

[grodney]

Well, where I thought the crane was going on the Church side, is actually an elevator.