Medical Mile/Michigan Street Developments

[GRDadof3]

Any new pics of the children's hospital? Has much changed?

A little, but not much. It appears they are still working on the fifth (?) floor.

VAI - II is getting pretty massive.

[MuskeMI]

A little, but not much. It appears they are still working on the fifth (?) floor.

From my little window:

They look about halfway done with the girders for 5th floor. The corrugated steel "floor" is in place on all of 2nd and 3rd floors and mostly finished on 4th floor. A lot of work going on in the elevator cores. The vertical steel is up to the 6th floor and that looks like about as far as the can go without raising the crane and building up the elevator cores again.

Rumors are opening has been pushed back to spring of 2011 (was fall 2010) but that's not from an especially reliable source...

MSU Med School has the whole first few floors closed in with tarps (green ones, natch). Pouring floors?

[Captain_Planet]

MSU Med School has the whole first few floors closed in with tarps (green ones, natch). Pouring floors?

Floors are poured up through 1/2 of 6th and the final few pours of the 1st floor auditorium seating and final lobby topping slab. The tarps are for fireproofing operations. It keeps the material from carrying in the wind and sticking to things it's not supposed to - i.e. cars, adjacent buildings, etc.

[Allison Slater]

I see brick going up on the north side of the Lutheran Immanuel Church addition, as well. The brick seems to match the older portion of the building in pattern, but all of the bricks seem to be the exact same colour. Will they begin to slowly differ from themselves as they age?

Also, Crescent Park is now completely fenced off. I need a new favourite place to relax. =[

Edited September 18, 2008 by tSlater

[GRDadof3]

From my little window:

They look about halfway done with the girders for 5th floor. The corrugated steel "floor" is in place on all of 2nd and 3rd floors and mostly finished on 4th floor. A lot of work going on in the elevator cores. The vertical steel is up to the 6th floor and that looks like about as far as the can go without raising the crane and building up the elevator cores again.

Looks like steel for the 6th floor was going on today.

Here's VAI Phase II today:

It looks like the crane for HDVCH is working on this project.

[Eridony]

Here's my contribution to the Health Hill updates.

Other sizes available here

MSU is really making the hill look a lot more substantial. I can't wait till HDCH rises in the middle of this view

[Quercus]

HDVCH becoming visible from some new angles...

[tamias6]

Here's my contribution to the Health Hill updates.

Other sizes available here

MSU is really making the hill look a lot more substantial. I can't wait till HDCH rises in the middle of this view

That church is looking rather tiny compared to all of its new neighbors.

[Eridony]

I know, isn't it great!? I love that old church in the middle of the big new buildings, I hope it remains there always.

[GRDadof3]

The view from the other side:

Snowmelt system?

I think we're about at the half-way point on this:

The tower doesn't look so great from the Bostwick side with that huge base:

On to the VAI. Looks like they are adding an architectural detail to match the entrance on the East side (although this looks more like a patio area than an entrance):

On to MSU, adding the "foil" on at the top:

[Eridony]

Great update!

I was out taking pictures this evening and noticed the "foil" as you call it on MSU's building. It seems like this building went up so fast because of the steel construction.

[Captain_Planet]

A few pictures from a new angle:

[d8alterego]

Wow, those are some awesome shots Captain! Good job and keep em' comming.

[GRDadof3]

A few pictures from a new angle:

Yeah, that's quite a view for those med school students! Imagine when that spire goes up.

[Eridony]

Great pictures Captain_Planet!

Here are some shots from the same old angles.

Temporary support?

A dark picture but you can see how close the church addition is matching the original structure:

[GRDadof3]

Temporary support?

Do you mean the beams? Those were always there, but I did notice them blasting them last week, maybe to be repainted a new color?

[Eridony]

Do you mean the beams? Those were always there, but I did notice them blasting them last week, maybe to be repainted a new color?

I did, I guess I didn't notice them before because they didn't stand out like they do now.

[GRDadof3]

I did, I guess I didn't notice them before because they didn't stand out like they do now.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/512494514_3167a328f5.jpg

(May 07)

I wonder if they are going to paint them a color (blue maybe)? There are now similar beams on the West side.

[Allison Slater]

I like the church addition there. Could be better, but I won't complain. Certainly MUCH better than before.

[Eridony]

Well since I posted a picture of something that wasn't new at all here are a couple more Health Hill shots taken near dusk last week

[Allison Slater]

VAI II had its topping out ceremony yesterday. Just happened to catch it whilst on a walk waiting for my next class. Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me, so my photos are all via cell phone. I'll add them when I have a chance; I am in the middle of moving and there is no internet servic at home yet.

[tamias6]

Today I noticed a green colored crane has been set up at the southwest corner of Spectrum Health's main hospital building. As of this post, this new crane has been hoisting steel I-Beams to the roof. Anybody know what going on there?

[GRDadof3]

Today I noticed a green colored crane has been set up at the southwest corner of Spectrum Health's main hospital building. As of this post, this new crane has been hoisting steel I-Beams to the roof. Anybody know what going on there?

I think it's building a new helicopter landing pad. I saw it too and could see new I-beams on the roof.

Here's the fir tree on the topped out VAI:

[sfloria]

A couple images from the roof of Riverhouse last week.

[GRJunkie4Life]

Medical Mile from about 1,000 feet. The view was amazing!

Edited October 19, 2008 by GRJunkie4Life