VCU Health Outpatient Facility Tower (16-17 Stories)

[eandslee]

Okay, new thread dedicated to this project.

Renderings of the project:

Construction webcam link:

https://app.oxblue.com/open/vcu/vcuhsadultoutpatientfacility

[eandslee]

More crane parts just showed up at the construction site!  These crane parts look like tower crane parts!!  It's all starting to happen folks!

[Shakman]

Are you referring to the red pieces of something on the flat bed?  

[eandslee]

38 minutes ago, Shakman said:

Are you referring to the red pieces of something on the flat bed?  

Yes!

[eandslee]

1 hour ago, Shakman said:

Are you referring to the red pieces of something on the flat bed?  

I am second-guessing my assumption that the latest crane pieces are parts of a tower crane.  It almost looks like they are part of an extension to the current mobile crane on site (to make it taller). 

[Shakman]

Those maybe utility vaults.  I do remember a hole with form work a couple of weeks ago in this location.   If you look back to 8/14/2018 frame the zoom into this area, you can see the form work.  Though a tower crane in this vicinity would make sense.

If the foundation has caissons, then this would explain why the crawler is onsite.

Edited August 22, 2018 by Shakman

[eandslee]

Well, after seeing my what I’m seeing in the construction cam, I have a horrible feeling that there will be NO tower cranes for this project!  Looks like they are modifying the mobile tower on site so that it will be tall enough to do what they need done without the use of a tower crane!  What?!?  Is this a thing now?!?  The Locks is doing this, this project is doing this...but then you have other much shorter projects that are utilizing tower cranes!  I just don’t get it. It must be money that is driving the non-use of tower cranes these days.  I guess the only way to assure a tower crane will be used is to build so tall that a tower crane is the only choice!

[Shakman]

We will see.  I still think this crawler will not build the actual tower.  Excavation still has to be complete.

Edited August 23, 2018 by Shakman

[eandslee]

It actually looks like some sort of gantry for drilling (the red crane part is vertical).  Seems really big, but I'm not super knowledgeable on this kind of thing.

Edited August 23, 2018 by eandslee

[Brent114]

Baby crane ? 

[eandslee]

45 minutes ago, Brent114 said:

Baby crane ? 

I think you might be right.  Looks like a baby tower crane!

[Shakman]

This assembly will be used to drill or ram the foundation piles.  The purpose of the crawler crane is to hold the drill (or ramming) rig which is the red vertical shaft. 

http://www.understandconstruction.com/pile-foundations.html

Edited August 23, 2018 by Shakman

[eandslee]

57 minutes ago, Shakman said:

This assembly will be used to drill or ram the foundation piles.  The purpose of the crawler crane is to hold the drill (or ramming) rig which is the red vertical shaft. 

http://www.understandconstruction.com/pile-foundations.html

Thank you for clarifying this.  Man, I need to brush up on my major construction knowledge!

[eandslee]

LOL!  I thought the same thing!  The holes they are digging with this puppy are DEEP!  Never seen that before!

[RVAbigdawg]

Get ready for a giant mud pit!

[skycity]

Is the depth of this pit due to underground parking?

 

Edited September 11, 2018 by skycity

[Shakman]

On 8/28/2018 at 12:56 PM, Hike said:

My what a big drill you have.  Seriously though, these borings are going down...

 

 

After installing piles between the lagging boards and the concrete wall along East Leigh Street, this crane was disassembled and removed last week. 

(Shakman scratching his bald head)  Perhaps to shore up East Leigh Street during excavation?  Usually underpinning cables from the lagging boards to under East Leigh Street should take of this.  When I was looked the renderings, it appeared the foot print on the building along E Leigh Street will be outside the excavated hole.  Is this correct?  

Edited September 17, 2018 by Shakman

[Shakman]

Base of the tower crane is being installed.  

 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Shakman

[drayrichmond]

The thing I like about this tower/project the most is that it is going to make the area up around City Hall look so much more dense. It differs depending on the angle, but a lot of times City Hall kind of stands apart from every other tower in the city and looks isolated. 

[I miss RVA]

Agreed - that and the new General Assembly Building on Broad Street when it (finally) starts to go up.

[eandslee]

Yes, I think your assessment is on point.  I think it is Brent114 who usually looks out for the tower crane staging at the Diamond. Keep your eyes peeled Brent114!!

Edited October 5, 2018 by eandslee

[blake_p]

"Starting tonight, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m., East Leigh St. will be blocked off eastbound between 10th and 11th Streets, and 11th St. between Clay and Leigh Streets, for a crane installation."

https://rvahub.com/2018/10/05/lane-closures-on-mcv-campus/

[RVAbigdawg]

Tower crane looks pretty good!

[wrldcoupe4]

This project large enough for 2 cranes ?

[RVAbigdawg]

14 hours ago, Hike said:

I think so, can the boom reach all the way to the opposite side effectively will be the question thaty I can't tell. 

Didn't the children's hospital have 2 cranes?