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does anyone know when the tower is going to actually start rising?
 
coleslaw said:
does anyone know when the tower is going to actually start rising?
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They are still digging the pit. They are currently reinforcing the pit's walls before they dig deeper. I don't think we'll see anything until at least mid-2014.
 
datadyne007 said:
They are still digging the pit. They are currently reinforcing the pit's walls before they dig deeper. I don't think we'll see anything until at least mid-2014.
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Data - -I agree, I walked by today and the amount of steel in the pit going left-right and front back was amazing

Barely room for a couple of guys with shovels and wheel barrows in between the supports

Also seems that the glass for the fit-out for Arnold is nearly in place -- if they don't do much more glazing beyond the space for Arnold -- almost all the work for the next few months will be digging out the pit for the parking, and inside the Burnham preparing to move Arnold in
 
It's been almost a week -- any updates on glass or the foundation excavations?

Inquiring minds want to know
 
glass looks substantially complete 4 thru 7, a few misc pieces missing here and there.

Excavation in Wash St corners looks to be thru the first cut, and next level of walers going in. Continued digging in middle of site headed towards Hawley St
 
NEUcivENG said:
glass looks substantially complete 4 thru 7, a few misc pieces missing here and there.

Excavation in Wash St corners looks to be thru the first cut, and next level of walers going in. Continued digging in middle of site headed towards Hawley St
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What's a "waler"?
 
Gromit said:
What's a "waler"?
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Walers are the supports along an excavated wall (the piece of metal running horizontally around that wall). The diagonal supports are called rakers.
 
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I heard through the grapevine that they've signed a lease at that bastion of urban cutting-edge fashion, the Chestnut Hill Mall.
 
Better there than here. As I said in the retail thread, the cure for Boston's fashion ills will not come from the Japanese version of Old Navy.
 
Shepard said:
I heard through the grapevine that they've signed a lease at that bastion of urban cutting-edge fashion, the Chestnut Hill Mall.
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All their US locations are in the most suburban of locations
 
Btw they've framed out the temporary wall on the 3rd floor where the podium will eventually attach. The glass is also now a complete rectangle. 9th floor still empty.

Was in a rush yesterday going to/leaving work and couldn't snap a photo, sry.
 
datadyne007 said:
Btw they've framed out the temporary wall on the 3rd floor where the podium will eventually attach. The glass is also now a complete rectangle. 9th floor still empty.

Was in a rush yesterday going to/leaving work and couldn't snap a photo, sry.
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When do you think the tower will start rising? I want to see steel in the air!
 
617 said:
When do you think the tower will start rising? I want to see steel in the air!
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I and some others have speculated that we won't see anything rising until at least mid year this year. They are still digging and reinforcing the hole.
 
JeffDowntown said:
Sorry, no steel to be seen. It is a 100% cast-in-place concrete tower.
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Which is 10x cooler than steel. Love me some CIP concrete high rise action.

Thanks for adding that. I forgot to include that in my response.
 
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