55 West

[Hard Hat Girl]

Sorry about that last post. I am knew to this format. Anyways the crane is onsite to set H-piles around the perimeter of the project to allow for excavation. Foundation piles will be 70' deep. I can't even imagine what 200' would be like! As for the 54 side the building will stay. PCL is using the old Olive Garden space for their jobsite office. Keep your eyes on the plaza out font. Much to come!

[orlandonative]

Sorry about that last post. I am knew to this format. Anyways the crane is onsite to set H-piles around the perimeter of the project to allow for excavation. Foundation piles will be 70' deep. I can't even imagine what 200' would be like! As for the 54 side the building will stay. PCL is using the old Olive Garden space for their jobsite office. Keep your eyes on the plaza out font. Much to come!

You guys are using auger cast piles then. How many are being drilled? What is the schedule for the tower cranes?

Thanks for the info. Welcome!

[Hard Hat Girl]

You guys are using auger cast piles then. How many are being drilled? What is the schedule for the tower cranes?

Thanks for the info. Welcome!

1100 piles. Sorry, no schedule info....

[orlandonative]

It might be easier to dig a seventy foot hole and fill it with concrete.

[radiostatic102]

1100 piles. Sorry, no schedule info....

Thanks for the info on drilling, though, and welcome to the forum! It's nice to know that this project is coming along after the long lull. It's going to look awesome, that cluster of buildings. Suntrust, Plaza

and 55 West!

[UPSDAN]

Hard Hat girl,

You seem to have some inside info on 55 West. Do you know the official height? Welcome to the forum...

[uncreativeusername]

I think I've finally started believing that this is really going to happen.

*pops open a bottle of champaign*

[bulldogger]

march 11, 2006

[pip]

I think I've finally started believing that this is really going to happen.

*pops open a bottle of champaign*

i saw pigs flying aound lake eola today. looks like its a go!

Edited March 11, 2006 by pip

[Hard Hat Girl]

Hard Hat girl,

You seem to have some inside info on 55 West. Do you know the official height? Welcome to the forum...

Thanks to the conquistador's helmet thing (roof fin) the building should be 377'-7"

[Tim3167]

Hey, what happened to 396' before the helmet?

[bic]

After going so long without any buildings in the range of 300-399 feet, we sure are filling in that gap quickly.

[Dale]

Hey, what happened to 396' before the helmet?

Shrinking Orlando Syndrome.

It's highly communicable.

[GregoryMCSE]

I don't know why, but I am glad it is not 396 feet. I thought that at that height it would diminish the Suntrust building. I believe that the Suntrust building is a good focal point for this part of downtown... and to have a condo tower nearly as tall as your tallest office building...and right next to it, would look awkward.

[F-L-A]

All of the tallest buildings being proposed are condos. I don't care if they diminish Suntrust. They can eclipse it for all I care. Having an office building as our tallest would look nicer, but do you see any being proposed?

[speck76]

It does seem that we here in orlando prefer to demolish anything and everything rather than refurbing. Not that I'm against demo/leveling when appropriate (eg. that church of Nazzerine (sp) on Jackson), but look at Lou Pearlman's new lounge on Church St. It's got a very old-world (at least old-world to me ) feeling. I like that place a LOT. I'm all for modern, hip spaces. But variety is key IMO.

Okay, I'm getting off my horse now!

Well....it could be like my original home town (Detroit) and never demolish anything.....and end up with a downtown full of vacant rotting buildings.

It is less risky to build new.....as if the project fails, hey, at least the bank has a NEW building to auction off.....

[Tim3167]

Update 3/18/06

[JRS1]

drive by 55W every day. this is the scene (above photo). they are bracing the street edge with those steel wall things I guess to dig a big hole. a little bit more every day.

PCL- I think their staging area is on that parcel adjoining I-4 at the Anderson St. exit on the south side of the street-- their sign is on the fence.

[depechecureguyorl]

All of the tallest buildings being proposed are condos. I don't care if they diminish Suntrust. They can eclipse it for all I care. Having an office building as our tallest would look nicer, but do you see any being proposed?

These projects are mixed use. they'll have residential, retail, AND office space. The "all commercial" towers will follow in a few years, but we need to get a strong residential population in the city center before that happens.

[Jaybee]

55 West no longer has an office component to it.

[Hard Hat Girl]

PCL- I think their staging area is on that parcel adjoining I-4 at the Anderson St. exit on the south side of the street-- their sign is on the fence.

That area next to I-4 just may be the staging area for PCL Civil who is gearing up to do the new 1-4/408 Interchange.

[JRS1]

Gotcha.

Hey, Hard Hat Girl, what can you find out about the Orlando World Trade Center project-- they say that PCL will build it... go to that thread and see when you have time. thanks.

[GregoryMCSE]

I checked this site out on Sunday... I do not see much activity or any real indication this is going vertical any time soon..

[radiostatic102]

I checked this site out on Sunday... I do not see much activity or any real indication this is going vertical any time soon..

Yeah I am absolutely NOT holding my breath on the World Trade Center in Orlando. Especially 17 stories? Who cares even if it does get built. It won't be much.

[chgochris]

I checked this site out on Sunday... I do not see much activity or any real indication this is going vertical any time soon..

Yeah I went by on Sunday too. There appeared to be very little work that is and has been taking place. Doesn't look any different then the pictures that were posted above on March 18th