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1 hour ago, ColDayMan said:

HOW DARE YOU!  You didn't like the 80's Tetris cube!??!?

 

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I won’t say I don’t like it, I just think the overall footprint of the final version is great. 

I see someone wants to keep their membership intact!

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

2 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

HOW DARE YOU!  You didn't like the 80's Tetris cube!??!?

 

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Give me this somewhere else downtown please!

21 minutes ago, 614love said:


Give me this somewhere else downtown please!

Now this I could 100% percent get behind. Would look great in the lot next to the Atlas Apartments. 

Is there a construction cam for this one like there was for Hilton 2.0? So exciting to see the progress!

Just now, SaveTheCrew said:

Is there a construction cam for this one like there was for Hilton 2.0? So exciting to see the progress!

 

No, and we aren't happy about it!

  • 2 weeks later...

 

Another set from Merchant

 

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28 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Another set from Merchant

 

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It is starting to go fast now, it’s looking really good 

  • 3 weeks later...

 

Bi-weekly check at the Merchant

 

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An hour ago at Merchant

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Couple from 4th

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5 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

An hour ago at Merchant

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Couple from 4th

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peek a boo

  • 2 weeks later...

 

Merchant from the Botanist

 

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Merchant rising

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1 hour ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Merchant rising

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There's a 30+ story being built out of concrete here in Charlotte and looks like it goes up a story every week or 10 days, same as the Market Building.

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2 minutes ago, John7165 said:

There's a 30+ story being built out of concrete here in Charlotte and looks like it goes up a story every week or 10 days, same as the Market Building.

 

The Hilton rose at a pretty good rate as well. The extremely dry weather we've had has probably also helped with rate of progress. It's rained like one time in the past month. 

Once the building gets above the podium section (which can be complicated) and into the repetitive floors of the tower the pace picks up. That's how it worked on the Hilton.

This was mentioned back when the Hilton was under construction, but that's a fairly standard pace in a city like Columbus. Concrete-framed towers in high-rise cities like New York and Chicago will go up about twice as fast.

  • 2 weeks later...

 

Yesterday afternoon at the Merchant

 

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5 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Yesterday afternoon at the Merchant

 

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It's starting to look like a tower!!!

  • 2 weeks later...

 

Few quick ones from yesterday evening

 

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Anyone know if Spruce Street is planning to be pedestrian only in the future? I saw a few renderings of a plaza of sorts that extended from High St across Park St (possibly knocking down Cantina bar?) to connect to the Arena District. 

8 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

Anyone know if Spruce Street is planning to be pedestrian only in the future? I saw a few renderings of a plaza of sorts that extended from High St across Park St (possibly knocking down Cantina bar?) to connect to the Arena District. 

No idea, but I was Googling the topic and came across the North Market Revitalization Plan from 1982, which was interesting to see.

10 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

Anyone know if Spruce Street is planning to be pedestrian only in the future? I saw a few renderings of a plaza of sorts that extended from High St across Park St (possibly knocking down Cantina bar?) to connect to the Arena District. 

That section of Spruce really should be pedestrian only, but why would Park Street Cantina be knocked down? It wouldn’t help connect it to the arena district. If anything that stretch of buildings, other than Park Street Tavern, should be torn down and replaced with a decent sized apartment or condo building. 

  • 2 weeks later...

 

Sun was kind of a problem, but I went ahead and snatched a few of the Merchant a few minutes ago 

 

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3 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Sun was kind of a problem, but I went ahead and snatched a few of the Merchant a few minutes ago 

 

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Really starting to take shape! 

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Here's another angle!

 

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Earlier today at the Merchant

 

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15 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Earlier today at the Merchant

 

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Have we started on the tower floors finally?

On 10/15/2024 at 12:08 PM, columbus17 said:

Have we started on the tower floors finally?

Popping up over the buildings.

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2 hours ago, sono4315 said:

Popping up over the buildings.

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Give me a tower on the convention center surface parking lot so we can have a little cluster of towers right here.

On 10/18/2024 at 6:07 PM, 614love said:


Give me a tower on the convention center surface parking lot so we can have a little cluster of towers right here.

Looking down Vine Street from High

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Earlier today at the Merchant

 

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Are we above the parking levels yet? 

29 minutes ago, ink said:

Are we above the parking levels yet? 

I think they just started above the parking. That top portion in the last photo looks too short for a parking garage section. From old renderings it looks like parking is 6 stories and they are starting on the 7th so I think yes. 

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27 minutes ago, ink said:

Are we above the parking levels yet? 

Might be. The formwork here is level compared to the ramping below.

 

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Pace should start quickening now that we’re on to the more level, standard floor plates. Especially if this warm weather holds up.

3 hours ago, columbus17 said:

Pace should start quickening now that we’re on to the more level, standard floor plates. Especially if this warm weather holds up.

Agreed. I just drove past and think we're likely due for a tower crane jump soon too.

 

Merchant from 3rd St

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Merchant from 4th St

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3 hours ago, columbus17 said:

This one’s kinda sneaky on its way up. Didn’t even realize it was this tall.

It actually being built in a dense area certainly kinda helped keep it "hidden" before it crested above its' neighbors.

2 hours ago, TIm said:

It actually being built in a dense area certainly kinda helped keep it "hidden" before it crested above its' neighbors.

 

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Couple hours ago from a rainy Merchant

 

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I’m so annoyed there’s no construction cam. 
 

Also, did we finally get our first crane jump?

14 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

I’m so annoyed there’s no construction cam. 
 

Also, did we finally get our first crane jump?

I don't believe the crane has been bumped up yet. I live a few blocks away, I would almost guarantee it could happen this coming weekend since they will have to close surrounding streets to raise the crane. 

 

A few random ones from lunchtime today at the Merchant

 

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I went to the market tonight for dinner.  There were only a handful of visitors walking around and alot of vendors on their phones waiting for customers.  I really hope these vendors can hold out until this development is complete. They still have a few years to go. Hopefully, it was just a little slow because it's a Tuesday night and they are more busy on the weekend.

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1 hour ago, sono4315 said:

I went to the market tonight for dinner.  There were only a handful of visitors walking around and alot of vendors on their phones waiting for customers.  I really hope these vendors can hold out until this development is complete. They still have a few years to go. Hopefully, it was just a little slow because it's a Tuesday night and they are more busy on the weekend.

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I’m pretty sure the majority of their business is lunch and weekend traffic 

2 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I’m pretty sure the majority of their business is lunch and weekend traffic 

Was gonna say the same thing. Never seen their dinner traffic for comparison, but anytime I’ve gone there for lunch during the week it’s been packed, especially when any convention is going on. Obviously that’s just anecdotal, and it’d be interesting to see actual sales figures, but things have looked fine from a foot traffic standpoint when I’ve visited. 

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