March 8, 20214 yr Slideshow: Inpatient Hospital, Cannon Garage Demolition https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/03/05/slideshow-inpatient-hospital-cannon-garage-demolition Demolition of the above ground portion of the North and South Cannon Garages was completed in early March 2021. The new Inpatient Hospital foundation work continues upward, with the first structural deck concrete pour occurring March 4. Construction on the 1.9 million-square-feet hospital began in fall 2020 and is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State. The removal of the slab-on-grade and below grade foundations for the North and South Cannon Garages will continue through the end of March. Work continues on the Inpatient Hospital foundation, including concrete foundations, waterproofing of elevator pits and basement slabs, as well as the first structural concrete deck pour in early March. In the coming weeks, basement excavation and foundation work will move east toward the James Cancer Hospital, backfilling the site where the Cannon Garages once stood. By the end of March, the new Inpatient Hospital concrete elevator cores will be progressing upward.
March 22, 20214 yr Construction on the Dodd Garage is underway and it looks like we'll see a tower crane going up soon. https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/dodd-garage
March 22, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Construction on the Dodd Garage is underway and it looks like we'll see a tower crane going up soon. https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/dodd-garage I believe that should bring the total count in the city to 15, correct?
March 22, 20214 yr Not sure if I'd seen this particular rendering angle before, so I figured I'd share it here. Interesting to see the undulating façade in greater detail, and the raised podium terrace along Cannon.
March 22, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, amped91 said: I believe that should bring the total count in the city to 15, correct? That sounds about right.
March 30, 20214 yr It looks like they are getting ready to go vertical with the first elevator core! The size of the construction area for this tower is huge. It's kinda crazy to compare this with the Hilton tower.
March 30, 20214 yr I still am shocked how quickly OSU got this kicked-off. The amount of cranes in the skyline that belong to OSU projects alone is wild, city is a boomin'... at least construction-wise.
April 1, 20214 yr On 3/30/2021 at 4:14 PM, cbussoccer said: It looks like they are getting ready to go vertical with the first elevator core! The size of the construction area for this tower is huge. It's kinda crazy to compare this with the Hilton tower. I have probably mentioned this before but the "organized mess" of a construction site like this is truly fascinating to me.
April 1, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, NightNectar said: I have probably mentioned this before but the "organized mess" of a construction site like this is truly fascinating to me. Yea, same for me. I can't imagine how difficult it is to manage such a massive project, especially when you consider the fact that it's not just one company/team doing the work. You have dozens of different contractors/companies/teams working on many different aspects of the project all at once.
April 1, 20214 yr It’s crazy to me how long this project is expected to take. When they announced coming in 2025 I figured it wouldn’t even start for another year or so. I mean I know it’s massive but 4 full years is a long time.
April 1, 20214 yr Just now, 614love said: It’s crazy to me how long this project is expected to take. When they announced coming in 2025 I figured it wouldn’t even start for another year or so. I mean I know it’s massive but 4 full years is a long time. I could be wrong, but even though the exterior may be completed rather quickly, to my understanding to actually fit out a major hospital, it's quite complex and takes a long time relative to a normal building.
April 1, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: I could be wrong, but even though the exterior may be completed rather quickly, to my understanding to actually fit out a major hospital, it's quite complex and takes a long time relative to a normal building. Yea, I figured the building will actually appear "done" long before it actually opens. Especially at the rate they're working and the core about to start going vertical. Edited April 1, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
April 1, 20214 yr I know it must have been mentioned before, but what was the expected height of this again? And does that include the fin-like thing with the OSU on it at the top? Have we seen any diagrams showing the specific floor heights, etc. like we have for the Hilton Tower? And yeah, this thing is moving fast! OSU just does not play around when it comes to developments.
April 1, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Toddguy said: I know it must have been mentioned before, but what was the expected height of this again? And does that include the fin-like thing with the OSU on it at the top? Have we seen any diagrams showing the specific floor heights, etc. like we have for the Hilton Tower? And yeah, this thing is moving fast! OSU just does not play around when it comes to developments. The FAA application clocked the top out at 375' tall, while the Hilton is supposed to top out at 361' tall. Some perspective, those stats will put the Hilton slightly taller than the chase center and the hospital will be slightly taller than One Columbus center next to LeVeque. Respectively making these two the 11th and 13th tallest towers in the city. Edited April 1, 20214 yr by DevolsDance
April 1, 20214 yr 45 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: I could be wrong, but even though the exterior may be completed rather quickly, to my understanding to actually fit out a major hospital, it's quite complex and takes a long time relative to a normal building. Yes, especially with the focus being on critical care. Lots of work there. I’ll be more impressed if they can get the staffing by 2025 😳
April 1, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, DevolsDance said: The FAA application clocked the top out at 375' tall, while the Hilton is supposed to top out at 361' tall. Some perspective, those stats will put the Hilton slightly taller than the chase center and the hospital will be slightly taller than One Columbus center next to LeVeque. Respectively making these two the 11th and 13th tallest towers in the city. So exciting! We haven't had this type of height under construction at once since the 1989-1991 time frame. During that span, the Riffe Center (504'), William Green Building (530'), Three Nationwide Plaza (408'), and the Franklin County Courthouse (464') were all finished. We aren't quite to that level right now, but if Market Tower gets underway next year as planned, we will have three towers in the 350-400' range under construction at the same time. Slightly off topic to this thread, but I wonder if the Hilton Tower height is measured from its base along Convention Center Drive, or from High Street. It will really only make a ~15' difference, but I was just curious.
April 1, 20214 yr Usually tower heights are from the base of the lowest side. So in this case, it should be from along CC Drive. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 2, 20214 yr On 3/30/2021 at 4:36 PM, DevolsDance said: I still am shocked how quickly OSU got this kicked-off. The amount of cranes in the skyline that belong to OSU projects alone is wild, city is a boomin'... at least construction-wise. It really is. Passing around exit 4 on 315 you look left and right and there are like 7 cranes or something to that number. I've only lived in Ohio since late 2016 and in the actual city of Columbus for about 2 years, but the amount of changes I have seen in not just Columbus, but all of Central Ohio in that time is absolutely astounding. There's something to be said about living in an area that is just having boat loads of money invested into it. It's exciting!
April 2, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, TIm said: It really is. Passing around exit 4 on 315 you look left and right and there are like 7 cranes or something to that number. I've only lived in Ohio since late 2016 and in the actual city of Columbus for about 2 years, but the amount of changes I have seen in not just Columbus, but all of Central Ohio in that time is absolutely astounding. There's something to be said about living in an area that is just having boat loads of money invested into it. It's exciting! Been in cbus since 2006... the city is virtually unrecognizable in most areas
April 2, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, wpcc88 said: Been in cbus since 2006... the city is virtually unrecognizable in most areas So true. I think we should start a thread where we can compile before and after shots of different parts of the city using Google street view. I noticed last week that they pushed through updated imagery with images from late 2020, so I started going to different areas and looking at the change from 2015-2020 and it was pretty crazy.
April 29, 20214 yr On 3/22/2021 at 1:23 PM, cbussoccer said: Construction on the Dodd Garage is underway and it looks like we'll see a tower crane going up soon. https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/dodd-garage Was too rainy to get a good pic today, but it looks like the base of the tower crane has been installed. With this and the crane at Gravity 2.0, I believe we’ll be at 17 tower cranes in the city!
April 29, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, amped91 said: Was too rainy to get a good pic today, but it looks like the base of the tower crane has been installed. With this and the crane at Gravity 2.0, I believe we’ll be at 17 tower cranes in the city! Yep, they installed it like two or three days ago. I have to believe the Westminster Thurber project will get their crane up soon as well so we will be very close to 20 before too long.
April 29, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Yep, they installed it like two or three days ago. I have to believe the Westminster Thurber project will get their crane up soon as well so we will be very close to 20 before too long. Just waiting on Harmony and North Market now 😜
April 29, 20214 yr Not sure it has been mentioned or pointed out but the med center did start going vertical in some form last week or so.
April 29, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: Not sure it has been mentioned or pointed out but the med center did start going vertical in some form last week or so. That actually started about a month ago.
April 29, 20214 yr They uploaded a new slideshow today: https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/04/29/slideshow-inpatient-hospital Some really cool pictures unless you're a height junkie 🙂
May 2, 20214 yr Bunch of foundation photos for the new 26-story, 1.9 million-square-foot replacement main hospital for OSU's medical center at Business First: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/04/30/osu-wexner-medical-tower-construction-update.html
May 13, 20214 yr It looks like we'll see the third tower crane going up within the next week. Speaking of the tower cranes, I still don't understand how these cranes will be able to construct a tower of nearly 400' because I don't see the jumping mechanism anywhere on the cranes.
May 20, 20214 yr Ohio State worried about rising construction costs for new $1.8B hospital Hayleigh Colombo - Columbus Businerss First - May 20, 2021 "Administrators and trustees said they are watching closely the construction of the new hospital, since they have only spent $350 million of the nearly $1.8 billion budget so far. ... There is $1.5 billion left to spend on the project, including $480 million that has not been contracted out yet, Kasey said. The inpatient hospital is the largest single construction project in OSU history. 'If we blow it by 8%, it’s a problem,' Kasey said. ... Trustee Alex Fischer said 'next year is going to be critical for all of us to stay highly tuned in to where all these projects are at.' The 820-bed hospital is projected to open in early 2026."
May 25, 20214 yr As @TH3BUDDHAmentioned in the UA thread yesterday, the third crane for the WMC tower is going up. Taken today from Cannon.
May 26, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: 3 cranes are up and running. For a building that's going to take 5 years to get open, they are moving pretty damn quick. I know there's a crazy amount of stuff that needs to happen inside the building, but I do wonder at what point during the 5 year construction period this thing will top out at.
May 26, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, TIm said: For a building that's going to take 5 years to get open, they are moving pretty damn quick. I know there's a crazy amount of stuff that needs to happen inside the building, but I do wonder at what point during the 5 year construction period this thing will top out at. My guess would be a top out ceremony in 24 months give or take. I can't find when the James broke ground in 2010 but their top out ceremony was in May of 2012.
June 25, 20213 yr Does anyone know what's going on across from the site (other side of Cannon Drive)?
June 25, 20213 yr 4 minutes ago, BuckeyePlanner said: Does anyone know what's going on across from the site (other side of Cannon Drive)? I'm guessing it's probably a materials and equipment staging area for the tower construction.
July 21, 20213 yr This construction update article from a few weeks ago states that the tallest elevator core will rise to 410 feet. I'm not sure if that means from the ground floor or from the base, given that there are one or two levels below ground. https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/07/07/slideshow-inpatient-hospital
September 1, 20213 yr Steel is beginning to rise for the new tower. Two of the elevator cores are up to ~10 stories and the center core is beginning to rise. I'm still confused about how these tower cranes are going to be able to build the entire tower given the planned tower height and the current crane height. None of the cranes currently have the "jump component" attached, so I'm not sure how they will grow along with the tower.
September 1, 20213 yr We probably won't see the jumping component on these. Because they appeae to go up with the building on the inside, they jump differently than the one on the hilton.
September 1, 20213 yr 23 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: We probably won't see the jumping component on these. Because they appeae to go up with the building on the inside, they jump differently than the one on the hilton. Ah, this would make sense. Thanks!
September 15, 20213 yr Construction update from OSU: https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/09/13/slideshow-inpatient-hospital Once again they are referring to the tower eventually being 410' tall, which is about 40-50 feet taller than what I thought it was going to be. Wikipedia says the tower will be 375' feet, but I don't know what that's based on. If it truly does reach 410' feet, it will become the 10th tallest building in the city and will become the city's 11th tower to surpass the 400' mark. This would mean that, once the SHW tower is complete in Cleveland, Columbus and Cleveland will both have eleven 400'+ towers and Cincinnati will have seven.
September 15, 20213 yr I guess if they are saying it will be 410 feet, then that is what is should be. I wonder if someone could reach out to OSU to determine where that 410 foot height comes from? I wonder if the "fin" that has OSU on it is the difference in height? Edited September 15, 20213 yr by Toddguy
September 15, 20213 yr ^The "fin" would, if it is truly 410 feet. I'm curious if this would be the tallest academic/campus hospital in the country. It looks to be the case, if it's 410 feet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_hospitals "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 15, 20213 yr 29 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: ^The "fin" would, if it is truly 410 feet. I'm curious if this would be the tallest academic/campus hospital in the country. It looks to be the case, if it's 410 feet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_hospitals I can’t believe the James isn’t even 300ft, I think it’s mass just makes it feel taller. Answer to your question though is no; 7, 10 & 15 are all affiliated with colleges if not run by them. 7 & 15 by Baylor and 15 by Northwestern. *I guess technically if you count strictly on their main campus then I assume we would have 1 & 2 as I believe the James is the tallest in that category already. Edited September 15, 20213 yr by wpcc88
September 15, 20213 yr That's why I said campus hospital. Baylor and Northwestsern's hospitals are in Houston and the Near North Side respectfully. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 15, 20213 yr 7 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: That's why I said campus hospital. Baylor and Northwestsern's hospitals are in Houston and the Near North Side respectfully. Didn’t catch it until after I posted, but like I said I believe the James already has that title.
September 22, 20213 yr Ok, which one of you is responsible for updating the tower's height on the Columbus tallest buildings wikipedia page? And which one of you wants to update the "Announced, approved and current proposals" section. Cleveland has buildings as short as 11 and 12 stories on their list, so I think we could add a good number of buildings. The 15-story Edwards tower on High, the 15-story tower on Broad in Franklinton, Gravity 2, Arlington Gateway, the Scioto Peninsula 11-story apartment tower, the 13-story Edwards tower on Broad (that is currently just a hole in the ground), and the 12-story Children's Hospital tower all come to mind as potential additions.
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