55 West

[Tim3167]

I walked by the site too on Sat. morning and I actually thought I spotted some good progress. There was one of the foundation pile drilling machines on site. There was also activity building the rebar components of these foundation piles. Also lots more materials on site. All in all to me this seems pretty consistent with the progress with all other projects we have seen in this stage. I was actually pleased to see there was no real delay between demo and foundation work.

[radiostatic102]

^ This is good news. I don't care if it's not 400 feet just build it! It'll help!

[GregoryMCSE]

Wow this site was busy today. A lot of workers doing something with rebar, two vehicles that look between a cross of an oil rig or a pile driver... and three cement trucks.... They are really starting this damn thing... I never thought I would live to see this day!!!

[Tim3167]

Update 4/15/2006

[chgochris]

Lots of activity going on now

[SammyL]

Did anything new happen over the past 2 weeks?

[jnorlando]

i live in altamonte springs and go to ucf. when i leave for class in the morning, traffic is better if i take 436 out toward the campus, but i always merge onto i-4 and take the longer route to see if anything has changed. nothing visually new on that site other than what Tim 3167 posted recently in this thread.

[SammyL]

Too bad! We need PROGRESS with this one ........

[radiostatic102]

It's not as if they're not getting any work done. It takes time to get a foundation laid for a building, driving piles and all of that.

[JRS1]

I drive by the site every am. there are dozens of workers there every am.

[Tim3167]

Drove by today and saw the first signs of rebar columns going vertical.

Got this new angle on the rendering from the downtown orlando website. I like it.

[radiostatic102]

^ That's a good one! Thanks! I love this design. The height is lacking, ih, but who cares, Orlando's going to have tremendous density when all is said and done, and I would rather have density than height.

Look at Honolulu!

[JRS1]

true regarding heights. Oddly enough, there have been alot of new bldgs. in the '80's in the Chicago Loop area that were below 500' and were award-winning designs; its as if they were concentrating on infill as well regardless of height issues. Of course there were others that were over 800' tall as well.

[facilities man]

This building is going to look great, and the best part is no teal.

[sunshine]

Trammell Crow lands retail leasing for 55 West

Orlando Business Journal - 8:55 AM EDT Thursday

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/sto...tml?jst=b_ln_hl

[JRS1]

for the last couple of days, on the Pine St. side, there are two rebar uprights getting put in place--- finally.

[JRS1]

THis am, there were 2 more rebar uprights on the Pine St. side, for a total of 4 or maybe 5 in the NE corner of the lot.

Progress, nonetheless.

[JRS1]

As of today, the first two rebar uprights have been fitted with forms so that the cement pour can begin.

[JRS1]

As of this morning, there is a 5th rebar upright in place now. I reckon they are for the garage portion along Pine. THey'll need probably at least 20-30 or more.

[GregoryMCSE]

As of this morning, there is a 5th rebar upright in place now. I reckon they are for the garage portion along Pine. THey'll need probably at least 20-30 or more.

at this pace my childrens' children's. children should get to see the 1st floor completed....

[JRS1]

at this pace my childrens' children's. children should get to see the 1st floor completed....

Actually, the first one went up at the beginning of last week, around May 1 or 2. They might have all of them in place by mid-June-- it depends if they start speeding up the process (yeah right...).

[orlandonative]

THey'll need probably at least 20-30 or more.

Based on what?

[JRS1]

Based on what?

just an estimate based on their spacing.-- that's only for the garage portion.

[TomMSCE]

Update 4/15/2006

Awesome pictures, Tim. The last one in your series shows the excavation around the pile group in what, if memory serves, is the southwest corner of the property. Looks like they're getting ready to pour in the concrete for the pile cap there.

[Tim3167]

I actually belive that that is the Northeast corner of the property.