October 12, 20186 yr Plus, you got the construction elevator guideway that's still on the side of the CAC building. Too bad the angle of the street wouldn't allow you to also get the scaffolding on the front of the May Co. which will soon be augmented by work on the JHB buildings. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20186 yr That's my fav Cleveland pic of the year. Wow is this city in a construction boom.
October 15, 20186 yr Cross posted in Beacon/515 Euclid "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20186 yr Progression looks to be right on schedule. ? Edited October 22, 20186 yr by osu4brutus03
October 22, 20186 yr ^ very cool. from that it looks like the foundation will be on the way any time now.
October 23, 20186 yr Looks like by early next month it will peaking out over the top of the street-level barriers, which is always great to see.
October 26, 20186 yr Pics from today Edited October 26, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 27, 20186 yr Thursday 25 October. Due to the large amount of rebars and the depth of the rebar space, I believe this foundation will be a floating slab. Edited October 31, 20186 yr by fgerlak
October 31, 20186 yr Does Anthony Allega still have the semi-trailer concrete trucks? Those would actually be appropriate here....just not on the roads getting to the site! ?
October 31, 20186 yr You don't AA concrete... It's so watered down that it will start cracking in a few years. Cleveland and Lakewood had to take legal action against them for their 2000-02 concrete work on West 117th. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 31, 20186 yr This is the last weekend to get photos with 2 cranes in the sky, with the Beacon crane coming down next week. I doubt if I'll make it up there this weekend, but a couple weeks ago I was driving on the innerbelt headed east around Carnegie, and thought that would be an excellent vantage point.
October 31, 20186 yr While having 2 cranes is nice. I am glad that one crane is going up as one is coming down.
October 31, 20186 yr With apologies to Adrienne Barbeau, "It's in The Fog!" "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 1, 20186 yr It’s been way cool to see big cranes in Cleveland’s skies (foggy or not) - thank God we can now start enjoying the rise of The Lumen on the heels of The Beacon - Thanks to everybody for the great pics!
November 2, 20186 yr Amazingly, soon that crane and its associated building will be higher than your vantage point. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 2, 20186 yr The Lumen will not only be a beautiful addition that extends the skyline on its own, but it will also help connect the CSU Rhodes Tower (2nd tallest educational building in the USA) more to the downtown skyline.
November 2, 20186 yr Where was this taken from? Great perspective on the depth of PHS and Midtown, with the Fenn and Willson Towers, and UC way back there! "We each pay a fabulous price for our visions of paradise." - ????, ???????
November 2, 20186 yr Just now, Boxtruffles said: Where was this taken from? Great perspective on the depth of PHS and Midtown, with the Fenn and Willson Towers, and UC way back there! Top of The 9. Good views are still available! ? http://www.metropolitancleveland.com/iconic-living "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 2, 20186 yr Thanks, haha! Hard to believe how close it was to possible demolition when looking at it now, it's been redeveloped amazingly. "We each pay a fabulous price for our visions of paradise." - ????, ???????
November 10, 20186 yr They are in the middle of the second foundation pour if anybody wants to take a look at this morning's timelapse. Click on "Time-Lapses", then mat pour 1 or 2. The pictures for pour 2 start at midnight, but it doesn't look like they started work until 4am, so you'll have to go forward a bit. https://app.truelook.com/?u=gp1532442178#tl_live edit: Here is a direct link to a movie for mat pour 1. This was a couple weeks ago: https://app.truelook.com/?m=15411437125054321449792 Edited November 10, 20186 yr by Mendo
November 10, 20186 yr How are they doing a foundation pour in weather this cold? I thought you needed temperatures above 40 degrees for concrete to cure properly? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 10, 20186 yr If you need a cure temp over 40 degrees, I'm sure Cleveland just wouldn't have concrete roads. Concrete is concrete, it just needs time to cure. It takes longer to cure in colder weather, so this is why they're giving just about a full week between pouring. @KJP Edited November 10, 20186 yr by tastybunns
November 11, 20186 yr 3 hours ago, tastybunns said: If you need a cure temp over 40 degrees, I'm sure Cleveland just wouldn't have concrete roads. @KJP Cleveland has concrete roads? I was sure they were made from lunar dust....hence the craters. ?
November 11, 20186 yr I worked for my Grandpa’s concrete company for 7 summers through high school and college as a laborer @KJP. They will likely just add calcium to the mixture, which makes the concrete less dependent on temperature and sunlight to cure, and accelerates the process. Ideally, it’s best to pour without calcium, because it’s more cost effective and cures on its own, but the end product is ultimately the same.
November 11, 20186 yr To add to YABO's comment, concrete generates a fair amount of heat when it cures. They'll keep it covered to keep the temperature up during the week. If you check the cam, they are in the process of covering mat 2 now.
November 12, 20186 yr A lot of times winter work is underground because the frost table is only about three and a half feet deep at its worst. They’ll use mostly blankets or other cold weather techniques. You want to try and keep the concrete curing temperature between 50-100 degrees (this includes the heat generated from it’s own chemical reaction)....but you really just don’t want the concrete to freeze until it’s had time to cure, roughly a week. Calcium Chloride will accelerate the curing process, which normally slows down as the outside temperature lowers. The only problem is that chlorides and reinforcing steel don’t get along, so if there is steel in the pour that option may be eliminated.
November 12, 20186 yr Just now, Enginerd said: Calcium Chloride will accelerate the curing process, which normally slows down as the outside temperature lowers. The only problem is that chlorides and reinforcing steel don’t get along, so if there is steel in the pour that option may be eliminated. This is an aside to the building of this tower, but we did some research on the chemistry of concrete and at the end of the day it was surprising how much of that chemical process is still not well understood. There are a lot of variables, including the chemistry of the aggregate and the water that is used, that can affect the quality of the resulting concrete. Lots of "experts" in the field seemed to be operating on their gut rather than science. Reminds me of some really good tool and die makers -- where experience and passed-down knowledge trump scientific understanding. Nice to see the basement pour is nearing completion -- now construction can move up!
November 20, 20186 yr From the webcam. Looks like they've started to add the floor trusses for the sub-basement levels today.
November 23, 20186 yr my first thought... look how sexxy those pics are! i might have a problem here....
November 28, 20186 yr On 4/21/2018 at 8:49 AM, JohnSummit said: I saw this construction timing video yesterday on the Playhouse Square district Instagram account. Interesting to see the crane appear in September. I've been really hoping it shows up before the one at the Beacon comes down so I can get pictures with both in the sky at the same time. At the current rate, I figure the Beacon will top out sometime in June. Anyone know how long they need the crane after that for exterior cladding, etc., other than the structural steel? Looking at this timeline video from Playhouse Square, they seem to be juuuuust a bit behind schedule
November 28, 20186 yr 5 minutes ago, mack34 said: Looking at this timeline video from Playhouse Square, they seem to be juuuuust a bit behind schedule Yeah almost 2 months behind schedule!
December 3, 20186 yr Photos from a sunny, 65-degree day yesterday.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 4, 20186 yr I expect this to break ground level in a couple weeks, it takes loads of time to reinforce the first few foundations. In a couple weeks we should also be able to see rebar over the fence, and then we may have the first glimpse at the footprint or even a modest oversight on the street presence it will have. It is a relatively long building. Confirmed we are a hair off schedule, but its not the end of the world. I believe Beacon is behind schedule as well, seeing the cladding hasn't even been presented yet, allthough they haven't come out with a set deadline for outer completion. Edited December 4, 20186 yr by tastybunns
December 8, 20186 yr Update from today "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 10, 20186 yr On 12/8/2018 at 3:43 PM, KJP said: Update from today What the heck is that gray column to the left of the crane in this picture?
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