The tower crane is currently being assembled. Looks like they have the boom arm put together so far, so I anticiapte we'll see it rise over the coming days or week.
Correction: It appears this is just a really tall boom crane and not a tower crane.
^Ya, it's a lattice boom crawler crane. You can see the jib up in the air on the webcam right now, and a bit of the assembly was on the cam in previous days. I could see this being built without a tower crane. We'll find out soon enough.
Steel has risen over the past week or two. The size should become more noticable once they get another floor or two up.
Side note, did anyoen else catch that Cardinal Glennon purchased the building across from them on Grand? I found a Biz Journal article from last May on it, but couldn't find any post here that shared the info. As long as they are trying to expand their campus, I'm ok with it. My fear is that they'll tear it down for parking or something though.
^ SE corner of Grand and Park? i've been wondering what the hell is going on with that place. it's an absolutely beautiful building but it's been deteriorating for years. was owned by a non-profit, i think. they really f*cked it up by closing up all the ground floor windows and slapping that massive staircase on the side. i have a feeling Cardinal Glennon just wants to demolish it as well. Does SLU control development this far south? if so it's as good as gone.
The base of one of the tower cranes is laying on the ground at the south end of the site, so we have that erection to look forward to soon. I expected it would be standing proud already, but better a little slower than expected than never.
The base of one of the tower cranes is laying on the ground at the south end of the site, so we have that erection to look forward to soon. I expected it would be standing proud already, but better a little slower than expected than never.
That one is brand new. There has been one in place in the Northwest Corner of the existing structure for about two weeks now. I can see just the top of it when driving slowly down Chouteau and looking into the site. It is hard to see but it is there. So then I guess two bases will be in place before long! Great!
I've been looking at the pile drivers as I drove past on Grand and trying to get a look down into the excavation, but I'm not gutsy enough to look closely in traffic and I haven't had a chance to stop. (Or maybe I did but got distracted by something at the Grand Interlocking. Almost got a trifecta photo today. Technically did, actually. Just not a very good one.) Anyway . . .
That is a heck of a hole and that's going to be something when they get it done. Still frustrated about the demo, but . . . also kind of excited.
I've been looking at the pile drivers as I drove past on Grand and trying to get a look down into the excavation, but I'm not gutsy enough to look closely in traffic and I haven't had a chance to stop. (Or maybe I did but got distracted by something at the Grand Interlocking. Almost got a trifecta photo today. Technically did, actually. Just not a very good one.) Anyway . . .
That is a heck of a hole and that's going to be something when they get it done. Still frustrated about the demo, but . . . also kind of excited.
Is the site of the demo still just green space or is there going to be a building there? Can't recall.
As far as I know. Which is why I'm still frustrated and not just excited. I think I'd be a whole lot less frustrated if they actually needed to demo in order to build. But . . . I'm still excited anyway. Frustrated. But also excited.
