Pierce Boston (née The Point )| Boylston St/Brookline Av | Fenway

dirtywater said:
From Banker & Tradesman:
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From linked B&T article posted above:

B&T said:
The tower is supported by 350 pilings driven up to 220 feet below ground, including 30 feet of bedrock. Construction manager John Moriarty & Assoc. needed to request a pile hammer driving machine from the mid-Atlantic region that was powerful enough to complete the 14 miles of piling work, President John Moriarty said.

“It was the hardest pile-driving job we’ve ever done in Boston,” he said. “We’re lucky because we have terrific geotechnical engineers in McPhail Assoc. (of Cambridge).”
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Is it just me, or are we seeing more talk about the foundations of these buildings than we used to? I don't recall this sort of thing coming up in press and marketing materials before, but now I've seen it here regarding the Pierce and here regarding the Four Seasons tower. I think we can thank the SF MT for putting this on the minds of prospective buyers and the public at large.
 
Agreed.

Also, Boston Globe popsicles have been posting for a long time that we can't build towers on top of landfill and mud. Nope. Just can't, God dangit. Less to wonder how great empires and their respective societies end.
 
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JumboBuc said:
From linked B&T article posted above:



Is it just me, or are we seeing more talk about the foundations of these buildings than we used to? I don't recall this sort of thing coming up in press and marketing materials before, but now I've seen it here regarding the Pierce and here regarding the Four Seasons tower. I think we can thank the SF MT for putting this on the minds of prospective buyers and the public at large.
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Has to be reaction to the sinking of the San Francisco Millennium Tower. Investors are a bit more concerned about their investments sinking into the ground.
 
The curtain wall is coming up nicely.

Not a moment too soon for the crews.
 
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Bonus: MBTA troubles

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Bonus: Hotel Commonwealth
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I may prove to be wrong, but that white wainscoting (shower tiles?) looks like a pretty horrible design decision.
 
Yeah as far as it looks right now, I'm also not a fan, but it's hard to draw conclusions without seeing the finished product.
 
Are there safety rules about working in frigid temps? I assume that there are for wind but not sure about extreme cold. I can't imagine danging off the side of a open building trying to attach a curtain wall.
 
What is that other tower that is u/c in the background? :cool:
 
There's 3 cranes back there....

The Pierce
1350 Boylston/Skanska
and ???
 
3rd crane should be Julie Hall at Emmanuel College.
 
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