This thing looks massive when driving West on 64 at night
One Hundred. The 34th floor has been formed since Monday, and waiting for the weather to cooperate so they can pour concrete. That will just leave two floors and the roof. In good weather they can do a floor a week easily, so they should still top out before Thanksgiving, unless we have a long stretch of bad weather.wabash wrote: ↑Oct 30, 2019Question: What’s going to top out first, 100 or OCW?
Speaking of bad weather, check out the webcam shot from the Chase-Park Plaza today at 2:13 PM. You can just barely make out the outline of the building above the 27th Floor, from a block away...can't see the tower crane at all.
I think their top priority after completing the structure is going to be getting the building sealed up ASAP. My guess is they won't start installing the metal panels until the entire curtain wall is in place.newstl2020 wrote: ↑Oct 30, 2019^Nice shot! Haven't seen that perspective from street level yet.
Anyone have an ear to the ground and hear any rumors about installation of the final facade on the current gypsum wedges? I'm hoping they aren't waiting to have the entire facade prepped before they do any, but at this point we are getting close regardless.
That's the good stuff right there. What a gorgeous building.
The building may be technically topped out, as they poured the rooftop elevator core / mechanical space yesterday. Formwork for the 35th Floor is also being installed. The polar vortex next week may slow things down a bit, however...
I had the awesome opportunity to hard-hat tour this yesterday. The site foreman claimed the shaft had 2 more pours and there were 4 more decks to pour (3 floors and the roof deck). Unfortunately it was a strict "no pictures" tour, but the views were unbelievable.urbanitas wrote: ↑Nov 07, 2019The building may be technically topped out, as they poured the rooftop elevator core / mechanical space yesterday. Formwork for the 35th Floor is also being installed. The polar vortex next week may slow things down a bit, however...
Congrats, sounds fun, but..."no pictures"? Why? Did they give a reason?kinger wrote: ↑Nov 07, 2019I had the awesome opportunity to hard-hat tour this yesterday. The site foreman claimed the shaft had 2 more pours and there were 4 more decks to pour (3 floors and the roof deck). Unfortunately it was a strict "no pictures" tour, but the views were unbelievable.
Two more pours on the elevator core must mean an elevator overrun / mechanical space, and the shaft roof itself, I guess. Can't imagine what else there could be, since they have already poured the section above the roof, unless there is a two story structure on the roof...
The 35th floor was finally poured today, and the core platform raised to what must be it's highest / last position.
Indeed. It's nearly impossible to get anything that's not a studio in the supertall Billionaire's Row towers just south of Central Park for less than $5 million, and the really pricey stuff is topping $100 million per unit. Some of those places are listed at $10,000 per square foot.urbanitas wrote: ↑Oct 27, 2019I am not sure that even qualifies as a pencil tower, but sure there are dozens of these things going up in Manhattan. But I don't think they are viable anywhere outside of Manhattan or Hong Kong. Nowhere else has the property and rent prices to justify them.framer wrote: ↑Oct 26, 2019Those lots are perfect for a couple of sliver buildings. The STL market probably can't support one now, but maybe in a few years.
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^ Wow, it's almost like NYC has one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world... /s
Anyway, back on topic, a couple cool shots from Instagram. Love the way this building looks in the fall:
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Anyway, back on topic, a couple cool shots from Instagram. Love the way this building looks in the fall:
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This thing is so noticeable from I-64 going west as you approach IKEA.
Driving over the new bridge from the IL side yesterday just slightly to the right I was able to see the tower and crane. Surprising to see it from that distance. No photo but maybe the next time I drive that way.
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^ It's amazing how noticeable it is in unexpected places. I was driving east on 70 near the Mark Twain industrial area and could see it when the highway curves south, between Goodfellow and the express lanes. Unfortunately the view only lasts around 5 seconds... not enough time to snap a picture.
Sorry to keep sharing photos that aren’t mine (this was reposted to the 100 Facebook page) but this one with the setting sun reflecting in the windows is too good not to share:
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The 36th floor was poured today - just the last level of walls / columns, and the roof structure(s) left.
This Tower is just massive on the skyline. At night it is amazing.
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This should be a great shot, buy the resolution is bad. From the STL Construction News and Review:
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^ That's neat; I didn't know BJC was doing that to one of their garages. I honestly wish the City would mandate all surface lots and parking garages, or at least all garages with roof parking, have a solar canopy. That way, the swaths of parking lots and garages in STL have the benefits of keeping cars cooler and generating energy instead of just waste heat. Costs to owners be damned - if you're going to insist on wasting valuable real estate with parking, you might as well do something more useful with the land use. Plus, it'd probably be a nice publicity boost for the City.