I believe this is the device that will allow the crane to grow. It will lift the tower crane to allow a section of the crane to be inserted. Note the hydraulics. I’ll bet once the crane gets to a certain height it will be tied off to the new building. 
 

 

16 minutes ago, Pablo said:

I believe this is the device that will allow the crane to grow. It will lift the tower crane to allow a section of the crane to be inserted. Note the hydraulics. I’ll bet once the crane gets to a certain height it will be tied off to the new building. 
 

 

 

Good catch, you're correct. I think this will be the first one since the Wexner was built.

3 hours ago, wpcc88 said:

 

Good catch, you're correct. I think this will be the first one since the Wexner was built.

I believe Hilton 1.0 also had a climbing crane, although that was a couple years before WMC. Before that, I think the last one was probably the North Bank Condos. I don’t think the Children’s hospital tower had one and I don’t think the Riverside Hospital addition hasn’t one either. 

10 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

I believe Hilton 1.0 also had a climbing crane, although that was a couple years before WMC. Before that, I think the last one was probably the North Bank Condos. I don’t think the Children’s hospital tower had one and I don’t think the Riverside Hospital addition hasn’t one either. 

 

North Bank for sure did, I worked as a valet across the street during that construction.  Hilton 1.0 may have, don't remember the construction of that one too well.  Children's may have but if you're talking about the recent addition to Riverside it did not have one. If you're talking about the heart hospital addition it may have but I remember it being attached to the original building.

4 minutes ago, wpcc88 said:

Hilton 1.0 may have, don't remember the construction of that one too well.

 

It definitely did, which is kind of surprising.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.970022,-83.0021279,3a,75y,323.22h,107.33t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snfnvc0gyYfxUYrN9j5HdpQ!2e0!5s20110601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Here are a few massings of the Hilton Tower (with the North Market Tower and the recently proposed Harmony Tower)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey @Gnoraa we need some Hilton construction pics!

9/6/2020

 

Starting to see activity above High St level.

4 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said:

Starting to see activity above High St level.

Awesome! It will be interesting to see how quickly the elevator core starts rise. There was a ton of ground level work that had to be done for this project. I’m guessing we will finally start to see some rapid vertical action now. 

1 hour ago, cbussoccer said:

Awesome! It will be interesting to see how quickly the elevator core starts rise. There was a ton of ground level work that had to be done for this project. I’m guessing we will finally start to see some rapid vertical action now. 

 

This project is going to be like the duck on water analogy for the next couple of months. Yea the elevator core will rise above the water but the foundation will be paddling like crazy underneath it.

 

Going to be a very cool project to watch, mainly because we don’t get a ton of subterranean action in Cbus.

I would like to reiterate the point that this project needs a construction cam. Someone needs to make this happen!

2 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

I would like to reiterate the point that this project needs a construction cam. Someone needs to make this happen!

 

Hilton1.0 had one the entire time it was under construction too! I don/t know why they skipped on this one but I need that to change.

53 minutes ago, DevolsDance said:

 

Hilton1.0 had one the entire time it was under construction too! I don/t know why they skipped on this one but I need that to change.

Exactly! We need to get this fixed so I can waste even more time at work watching construction cams lol

(Thur. 10-22-20)

 

 

More starting to peak out above High St.

 

22 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said:

More starting to peak out above High St.

 

Glad someone posted these. Drove by today and was surprised how much was above now. 

(Thur. 11-19-20)

 

We have an elevated porta potty.  Things are getting real.

 

Bonus pictures:

I don't remember those A/C units on the Convention Center sticking out like that before. Were they on the ground where the Hilton is being built? Will they be attached out of the way to the Hilton building when it's done?

 

edit: they must have been in this little green enclosure previously.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9708567,-83.0023506,3a,75y,89.41h,85.11t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1spe2A5CfwiOMrqD6DHJbs1g!2e0!5s20190701T000000!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dpe2A5CfwiOMrqD6DHJbs1g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D9.85094%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

Edited December 4, 20204 yr by GCrites80s

5 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

I don't remember those A/C units on the Convention Center sticking out like that before. Were they on the ground where the Hilton is being built? Will they be attached out of the way to the Hilton building when it's done?

I'm actually not sure I see the A/C units you're talking about.  Are you talking about the left side of the second picture right along the side of the convention center?  If so, it might be tough to tell, but those are actually concrete podiums as part of the construction.

Edited December 4, 20204 yr by TH3BUDDHA

Yes, right in front of the building on the sidewalk.

I think that he may be referencing the units in the earlier post on October 23rd.

Thats correct. A couple of the handlers were moved from the green building to the front temporarily. Thats why the sidewalk was closed long before we saw alot of action on site. I've recopied pertinent photos from other posts.  

23 minutes ago, Alexzanto said:

I think that he may be referencing the units in the earlier post on October 23rd.

Ah.  Yea, that makes a lot more sense.  I thought he was talking about the picture I posted.  Thought I was crazy.

Sorry, quoting individual pictures out of a series often doesn't turn out well for me. I lose my cursor a lot.

Yea, placing the temporary units on the front like that was an... interesting choice. Especially considering the nothing going on in the convention center at the moment.

I'm curious why they haven't stripped back the orange façade from where the new building will abut... Maybe that'll be done later? Maybe they're leaving it as relic? Considering it's the addition of the building and not a neighbor I can't believe they're going to leave an air gap there...?

53 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said:

Yea, placing the temporary units on the front like that was an... interesting choice. Especially considering the nothing going on in the convention center at the moment.

I'm curious why they haven't stripped back the orange façade from where the new building will abut... Maybe that'll be done later? Maybe they're leaving it as relic? Considering it's the addition of the building and not a neighbor I can't believe they're going to leave an air gap there...?

 

 

From the exterior rendering video it looks like they will be keeping a gap the two buildings, except for the connector hallway.

 

 

Hilton 2.0's neighbor under construction.

 

 

 

^^^^^ WOW I barely recognize that area in this picture!!

Too bad they ever built that hideous Hyatt. Ugliest urban building in Ohio.

30 minutes ago, ink said:

Too bad they ever built that hideous Hyatt. Ugliest urban building in Ohio.

I feel like if it had different colored windows and some moss or some type of ivy on the ugly concrete at the base, it would actually look amazing. 

3 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I feel like if it had different colored windows and some moss or some type of ivy on the ugly concrete at the base, it would actually look amazing. 

 

Exactly this! If you changed the glazing to a blue or light grey and applied an aluminum facade to the podium or dropped the glass down.... this building could look amazing. It is just unfortunately stuck in a not quite brutalism but also not quite post modernism blah spot as it stands. 

Edited December 23, 20204 yr by DevolsDance

7 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

Hilton 2.0's neighbor under construction.

 

 

 

 

So this was taken as Spring and Front?

9 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

Hilton 2.0's neighbor under construction.

 

 

 

The most surprising part of this picture to me is that every car in the parking lot isn't white, black, or silver. 

10 hours ago, GCrites80s said:

 

So this was taken as Spring and Front?

Yes, looking northeast. I think it was taken from the top of the Beacon Building which used to stand at the northeast corner of W Long and Marconi. Surprisingly, the two buildings framing the view are still there.

8 hours ago, 17thState said:

The most surprising part of this picture to me is that every car in the parking lot isn't white, black, or silver. 

That looks like an early 1970s Ford Ranchero!

 

 

OK, back on topic: The Hilton is starting to make its presence known. I heard steel will begin in late February/early March.

1 minute ago, Pablo said:

OK, back on topic: The Hilton is starting to make its presence known. I heard steel will begin in late February/early March.

 

I drove down 670 the other day and I actually a bit of what I assumed to be the elevator core peaking over the top of the convention center. Hopefully the weather stays mild and dry so they can keep plugging away. 

(Fri. 1-8-21)

 

 

Edited January 11, 20214 yr by NorthShore647

(Wed. 1-27-21)

26 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said:

(Wed. 1-27-21)

This is gaining height quick! 

3 hours ago, VintageLife said:

This is gaining height quick! 

And these are the tall floors -- the floors above this will go even quicker 😍

I drove by today as well.  I apologize if my windshield was a bit dirty.....in a weird way, the 3rd floor of the 2.0 looks almost at the height of the 6-7th floor of the 1.0 in comparison across High Street from each other.   I'm more excited to see the angular and elaborate glass curtain/wrap portrayed in the renderings of the High street frontage area and "atrium" area..... 

Edited January 29, 20214 yr by Gnoraa

Snowy update from this morning...

 

On 1/29/2021 at 12:31 AM, Gnoraa said:

in a weird way, the 3rd floor of the 2.0 looks almost at the height of the 6-7th floor of the 1.0 in comparison across High Street from each other. 

 

That actually looks about right. The top of the ballroom will only be a couple floors shorter than Hilton 1.0.

It's a little difficult to capture but the buildings presense is making itself known as you travel south over the 3rd Street viaduct. 

My one true hope is some sort of dynamic lighting on the building.. up the sides of the building for street presence but especially along the top. Make it stand out among the skyline like the leveque.

Like...night...nectar?

Biking down North 3rd (Sun. 2-21-21)

 

 

 

I come with exciting news... there is now a webcam!! 🏗️

 

https://share.earthcam.net/tJ90CoLmq7TzrY396Yd88BCDEbvHVV555XqzmvcG2P8!/parking_garage_and_hotel/camera_1/live

 

 

Edited February 24, 20214 yr by DevolsDance