Foundry Park - CoStar HQ

[wrldcoupe4]

Lots of activity on site today. 

[eandslee]

3 minutes ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

Lots of activity on site today. 

More machinery too?  This is encouraging news, thanks!  Any photos soon?

[wrldcoupe4]

Yep they were working on the front of the site near tredegar st and up the hill where the tower will go. Looks like their site work is peeling dirt back from the existing parking structure foundation. 

[Brent114]

The hole is getting quite big now, I was happy to see the progress yesterday. 

[I miss RVA]

1 hour ago, Brent114 said:

The hole is getting quite big now, I was happy to see the progress yesterday. 

[ancientcarpenter]

1 hour ago, I miss RVA said:

Because you asked nicely:
 

 

[eandslee]

51 minutes ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Because you asked nicely:
 

 

Wow!  These pics are incredible!  Lots more work and machinery!  Even see some steal beams out there.  I wonder where they will place a concrete pad for the tower crane(s). 
 

Thanks for taking and posting!

[ancientcarpenter]

45 minutes ago, eandslee said:

Wow!  These pics are incredible!  Lots more work and machinery!  Even see some steal beams out there.  I wonder where they will place a concrete pad for the tower crane(s). 
 

Thanks for taking and posting!

I can't take full credit - I have a few contacts on the inside. 

 

Yes, the beams showing up this early is a great sign... I assume it's for the underground digging and parking since beams wouldn't come in until a foundation has settled in.

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Because you asked nicely:
 

 

WOWZERS!!!! Thank you SO much, kind sir!

Silver Port-a-Potty time, methinks!

[Shakman]

Soldier piles are being installed to support the excavation.

[I miss RVA]

2 hours ago, Shakman said:

Soldier piles are being installed to support the excavation.

SWEET!

This bad boy is really getting rolling now.

[ancientcarpenter]

[I miss RVA]

1 hour ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Looking strong!! Love this!

[eandslee]

1 hour ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Yes!  Thanks for posting!  She’s shaping up!

[I miss RVA]

The footprint is HUGE - and it seems to belie the depth of the excavation. I'll be curious to know how far along construction of the tower portion will be before crews move down the hill to start digging out for the smaller pavilion building.

Edited March 10 by I miss RVA

[Child2021]

I think it would be quite hilarious for this buliding have a grocery store under it, while manchester as a whole doesn't.

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, Child2021 said:

I think it would be quite hilarious for this buliding have a grocery store under it, while manchester as a whole doesn't.

Yeah! That would be pretty wild, wouldn't it?!

[Child2021]

Preparation for the Riverfront venue has begun. 

Also, when can we reasonably expect the Costar project to have a crane on sight? 

[eandslee]

2 hours ago, Child2021 said:

Preparation for the Riverfront venue has begun. 

Also, when can we reasonably expect the Costar project to have a crane on sight? 

Well, this could be interesting.  I believe this is referring to the amphitheater that is going in at this location. Based on what I read a couple months ago, it sounded like they wouldn’t be able to break ground on this until around the end of this year…but maybe something has changed…or is this just some normal grading maintenance on that hill? That area is essentially the old canal path that was filled in with dirt and there might be some periodic grading maintenance?  I don’t know, but it just seems early to start this project. I’m not complaining (I’m all for getting this project going), just wondering if it’s something else. 

[I miss RVA]

18 hours ago, eandslee said:

Well, this could be interesting.  I believe this is referring to the amphitheater that is going in at this location. Based on what I read a couple months ago, it sounded like they wouldn’t be able to break ground on this until around the end of this year…but maybe something has changed…or is this just some normal grading maintenance on that hill? That area is essentially the old canal path that was filled in with dirt and there might be some periodic grading maintenance?  I don’t know, but it just seems early to start this project. I’m not complaining (I’m all for getting this project going), just wondering if it’s something else. 

I'll have to go back and look for latest and greatest on this - I thought they were going to be doing some site work there throughout this year with "real" construction being the component that was being pushed off. I might be way out in left field on this - but I seem to remember something about preliminary work (like what we're seeing right now) would be underway in the spring.

[eandslee]

Been watching the webcam on the CoStar HQ construction the past few days and have really noticed an uptick in construction movement at the site of the proposed riverfront amphitheater.  I’ve captured a screenshot below of construction vehicles and some construction equipment that’s been hard at work down the hill (to the right).  I didn’t think the amphitheater construction had started yet, but golly, something is happening down there for sure.  Can anyone verify what’s going on?  Someone posted a photo of some construction down there last week and I blew it off as something else. Maybe there is something to it.  Take a look for yourself:

 

[Icetera]

On 3/24/2023 at 12:26 PM, eandslee said:

Been watching the webcam on the CoStar HQ construction the past few days and have really noticed an uptick in construction movement at the site of the proposed riverfront amphitheater.  I’ve captured a screenshot below of construction vehicles and some construction equipment that’s been hard at work down the hill (to the right).  I didn’t think the amphitheater construction had started yet, but golly, something is happening down there for sure.  Can anyone verify what’s going on?  Someone posted a photo of some construction down there last week and I blew it off as something else. Maybe there is something to it.  Take a look for yourself:

 

It may not be related but they are dredging the canal just down hill from this shot.

[Flood Zone]

They do that every March.

[eandslee]

I was in Richmond today and took this photo of the amphitheater area. Looks like there may have just been some utility work done on site:

 

[eandslee]

Construction on the CoStar HQ was in full swing today. A deep hole is evident on the north side of the site and I saw some digging at the extreme south side of the site (bottom of the hill). Here are a couple photos I took, but you can’t see much:

 

Edited yesterday at 12:36 AM by eandslee