Can't anyone (verified) update that list?  Aka YOU!!!

1 hour ago, cbussoccer said:

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. 

 

I can't think of anyone more qualified than the person who was able to list off a dozen or so 10+ story approved buildings and developments!

17 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

Can't anyone (verified) update that list?  Aka YOU!!!

 

I'm much too busy browsing recent Google Streetview updates. I can't possibly fit Wikipedia updates into my very full schedule. 

This muthaf...

As if the three tower cranes on the site weren't enough, a large crawler crane is now being used as well.

 

 

3 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

As if the three tower cranes on the site weren't enough, a large crawler crane is now being used as well.

 

 

It seems like that steel has gone up overnight. After what seemed like ages of ground prep, this tower is really starting to take off too. 

Staged semi truck trailers loaded with steel

 

8 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Staged semi truck trailers loaded with steel

 

 

Yep, they've been staging them there for a while now. The scope of this project is insane. 

21 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

Yep, they've been staging them there for a while now. The scope of this project is insane. 

Just counting the floor levels up on the core/shafts and how much is left just shows how huge this building will look and how dominant it will be. And I LOVE IT!!!! I love it sooo much! lol.  It's like what I imagine crack is like to a crackhead when I see stuff like these pics!

 

*looks at pics and inhales deeply*

 

 

Keep the pics and updates coming folks! We need our construction crack/porn!

22 hours ago, amped91 said:

It seems like that steel has gone up overnight. After what seemed like ages of ground prep, this tower is really starting to take off too. 

I wonder at what point we will be able to see steel poking up when driving on 315. Was on 315 south this morning and didn't see anything yet, but it was incredibly foggy.

53 minutes ago, TIm said:

I wonder at what point we will be able to see steel poking up when driving on 315. Was on 315 south this morning and didn't see anything yet, but it was incredibly foggy.

I can see it from 315N now! I imagine it might take a couple more weeks at least until you can see from 315S. 

(10-13-21)

 

 

 

(10-14-21)

 

 

View of the tower rising from downtown

 

Dodd Parking garage

@NorthShore647photo dump days are my favorite days ❤️

23 hours ago, jebleprls22 said:

@NorthShore647photo dump days are my favorite days ❤️

 

Likewise! It felt like Christmas yesterday opening each thread to see the latest progress photos. Thanks @NorthShore647 for taking the time to do this!

We do not deserve @NorthShore647! An absolute treasure!

Does anyone know what this is?  I can't find it on any of the renderings that were released.  Looks almost like a chimney and it seems to be tied into the structure.

 

45 minutes ago, BuckeyePlanner said:

Does anyone know what this is?  I can't find it on any of the renderings that were released.  Looks almost like a chimney and it seems to be tied into the structure.

 

 

I believe there is a tunnel that will run under 12th Ave. Maybe it has something to do with that.

The outer elevator towers are quite tall, taller than one tower crane and about the same height as the other two. They appear to up to 14 stories already, so we are starting to get a sense of how tall this tower will be. Given that the tower will end up being 26 stories tall, the elevator cores are just a little over halfway to their final height.

 

2 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

 

I believe there is a tunnel that will run under 12th Ave. Maybe it has something to do with that.

Yea I think it's just a large support structure for that corner of the building where it extends over the loading dock

On 11/1/2021 at 10:11 AM, cbussoccer said:

The outer elevator towers are quite tall, taller than one tower crane and about the same height as the other two. They appear to up to 14 stories already, so we are starting to get a sense of how tall this tower will be. Given that the tower will end up being 26 stories tall, the elevator cores are just a little over halfway to their final height.

 

Almost as tall as The James and they're only halfway?! This thing is going to be a beast.

The billboards around town say the new tower is scheduled for completion in 2026. I'm very curious as to why this is taking 5 years to complete. The new Hilton project, although less complex than a hospital, is similar in size and is only going to take roughly 2 years to complete. What gives?

23 minutes ago, Mogilny89 said:

The billboards around town say the new tower is scheduled for completion in 2026. I'm very curious as to why this is taking 5 years to complete. The new Hilton project, although less complex than a hospital, is similar in size and is only going to take roughly 2 years to complete. What gives?

 

The Hilton is about 500k square feet. The WMC is about 2 million square feet. That difference alone is enough to cause a massively different construction timeline. Additionally, building a hospital is much more intricate than building a hotel. It's not just the construction of the skeleton but also outfitting the building. The Hilton has about 450 guest rooms which are very standard to build out. The WMC has 820 private patient rooms, which are all essentially specialized hotel rooms with a crazy amount of complicated medical equipment that has to be carefully installed. So you have twice the number of rooms in the WMC and each room is probably twice as difficult to build out. Then, you have all the operating rooms, offices, lobbies, examination rooms, etc. that a hotel tower does not have.

34 minutes ago, Mogilny89 said:

The billboards around town say the new tower is scheduled for completion in 2026. I'm very curious as to why this is taking 5 years to complete. The new Hilton project, although less complex than a hospital, is similar in size and is only going to take roughly 2 years to complete. What gives?

Needing to install multiple millions of dollars of medical equipment is probably the reason. It'll probably look like a fully formed building for up to 2 years before actually opening. Also have you seen the size of those elevator cores? That's the scale of construction for this entire project compared to the elevators at the Hilton which only need to fit like 10 people. Just so much more planning, way more unique materials and likely need specialized contractors to construct certain areas of a state of the art hospital. This thing is going to be loaded with top of the line technology as well and a lot of it will likely take a long time to order in and then also need to be installed by the manufacturer and all that. Not to mention this time table may also be including months of technology troubleshooting to make sure everything installed is properly functioning.

^Everything mentioned above, plus the pure  logistics of transporting a hospital full of patients, some of them critically ill, and the staffing required to operate, will take time to plan out as well. 

From Lennox:

 

From the King Ave bridge:

 

 

From Walsh’s page on LinkedIn, interesting that this is their first project (to my knowledge) in Columbus and one of a very few into the state of Ohio. They’re a big player and my guess will only get bigger in our market which is a good thing.

That's the tallest building the city has built since 1991.  And like EMF, that's Unbelievable.  Or maybe it's More Than Words to that Extreme.  Ya know, like 1991.

Here's a construction update from the project's webpage: https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/12/07/slideshow-inpatient-hospital

 

It has the same aerial pics that were already posted here, but they seem to be a bit higher res. I love this shot with downtown in the background. You can see Hilton Tower, the elevator core at Thurber Village, the peninsula buildings, and Gravity 2.0.

 

On 10/21/2020 at 5:10 PM, cbussoccer said:

I noticed these applications popped up on the OEAAA website. One is for a 303' "Wexner Medical Center" building. The other three are for 600' tower cranes around the Wexner Medical Center. I would assume this is for the new hospital tower, but I'm kind of suprised that the building is only listed as being 303', and I don't understand why the tower cranes would be 600'.

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=454219240&row=290

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=454217391&row=289

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=454217390&row=288

 

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=454217385&row=287

 

The construction update I posted above notes that the north and south elevator have surpassed 1,000 feet above sea level. Based on the FAA apps, which list the site's elevation to be about 725' above sea level, this would mean the elevator cores have reached about 275'. They still have about 125'-130' before they reach their final height.

1 hour ago, cbussoccer said:

 

The construction update I posted above notes that the north and south elevator have surpassed 1,000 feet above sea level. Based on the FAA apps, which list the site's elevation to be about 725' above sea level, this would mean the elevator cores have reached about 275'. They still have about 125'-130' before they reach their final height.

The update also says they’ve passed the 18th floor, so we will have another 7-8 floors to go. The James is 21, so we’ll be seeing the new tower’s elevators surpass the James fairly soon. 

1 hour ago, amped91 said:

The update also says they’ve passed the 18th floor, so we will have another 7-8 floors to go. The James is 21, so we’ll be seeing the new tower’s elevators surpass the James fairly soon. 

That's great! My only sorrow is that the new tower will completely eclipse the James from those western angles.

Just now, PrestoKinetic said:

That's great! My only sorrow is that the new tower will completely eclipse the James from those western angles.

I know. I was honestly surprised when the tower was announced that they were going to completely block the view of their “crown jewel” from 315. It will definitely be a  completely different view soon. 

13 minutes ago, PrestoKinetic said:

That's great! My only sorrow is that the new tower will completely eclipse the James from those western angles.

 

Ehh, I'm not too worried about that. I think the new tower will be better looking. Also, you'll still be able to see the current tower as you travel up and down 315 until you are due west from the complex.

From near Champps

 

 

this is going to be a really sweet vantage point as this gets built!

 

16 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

From near Champps

 

 

this is going to be a really sweet vantage point as this gets built!

 

The view looking south from the top of this thing will probably be pretty cool! Can't wait to see those pictures on here in 2025 or 2026!

Steel is finally beginning to rise on the southern half of the tower.

 

 

 

 

From Dodd Drive area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a few more of the new tower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Olentangy River Rd

 

Inpatient Hospital Becomes Tallest Building at Ohio State

 

 

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2022/01/21/inpatient-hospital-becomes-tallest-building-ohio-state

 

The inpatient hospital project reached a major milestone in January. Concrete was recently poured on level 22 of the north and south elevator cores of facility, making it the tallest building on all of the Ohio State campuses. The north and south elevator towers will eventually reach level 25 which will be used for mechanical and support spaces. Level 24 will be the final patient care floor.

The center, or middle, elevator core, will contain a total of eight staff elevators and a total of twelve public elevators. This core will eventually top out at level 27, and it will serve as a new helipad.

The inpatient hospital is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State. Once completed, it will be the 10th tallest building in Columbus, Ohio.

2 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

Inpatient Hospital Becomes Tallest Building at Ohio State

 

 

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2022/01/21/inpatient-hospital-becomes-tallest-building-ohio-state

 

The inpatient hospital project reached a major milestone in January. Concrete was recently poured on level 22 of the north and south elevator cores of facility, making it the tallest building on all of the Ohio State campuses. The north and south elevator towers will eventually reach level 25 which will be used for mechanical and support spaces. Level 24 will be the final patient care floor.

The center, or middle, elevator core, will contain a total of eight staff elevators and a total of twelve public elevators. This core will eventually top out at level 27, and it will serve as a new helipad.

The inpatient hospital is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State. Once completed, it will be the 10th tallest building in Columbus, Ohio.

The current tenth tallest is 408 feet. How tall is this supposed to get again?

 

We have five over 500 feet and another five over 400 feet.

2 minutes ago, Toddguy said:

The current tenth tallest is 408 feet. How tall is this supposed to get again?

 

We have five over 500 feet and another five over 400 feet.

 

410' I believe.

As seen on Twitter 

Just snapped this from Olentangy. 

The new OSU Hospital Tower can be seen from spots all around the campus area (and beyond) now.  These are from West 10th...

 

W 10th and N High:

 

W 10th and Highland:

Edited February 6, 20223 yr by CbusOrBust

From Fred Taylor Dr

 

The way this tower is being built seems so odd. For such a tall tower, you generally don't see the elevator cores advancing 15-18 floors higher than the steel/concrete for each floor. Hilton Tower's elevator core, for example, was usually one floor higher than the floor actually being built out. Even more odd is the fact that the elevator cores are as tall, or taller, than all three tower cranes on site. I wonder when we'll see the first tower crane jump...

I was thinking the same thing, I was even wondering how tall you could build unsupported elevator cores.