UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Hoarding + heavy equipment = imminent construction.
The Fifth | 17m | 5s | Arlington Street | NORR
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GoVertical
Senior Member
Yeah that excavator has been there since they tore down the brick apartments
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Atticus
Active Member
The hoarding is a good sign though. The next sign to look for is the caisson drillers showing up.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Oh I didn't notice it in the recent photos so I thought it was new.
Looks like they did move the excavator and some of the other stuff around. That and the hoarding, I would say it's looking promising for a construction start.
Anonymous Insider
New Member
This building will be constructed on foundation footings instead of drilled piles.
Cowtown
Senior Member
I’m a construction dummy with a question, What is the difference with foundation footings? Does it still require excavation?
GoVertical
Senior Member
You have no idea how glad that makes me. Soon the noise from Ricardo's will be blocked!
Sky of Blue
Active Member
It does still require excavation. The basic difference is a footing is a wider area flat of reinforced concrete that the foundation is then placed upon. It’s spreads the load of the building. It’s is placed much shallower than piles, which are much narrow, but go much deeper into the ground. Piles are a lot of work if you have to go through rock.
O-tac
Active Member
Are foundation footings like a raft slab then?
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Sounds like the foundation is similar profile to what is used for single family but larger dimensions.
GoVertical
Senior Member
Looks like they were busy starting to dig/clear the site this morning
CCF
Active Member
The Windsor is losing a commercial tenant too - with the closure of Planet Organic.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Already? Jesus.
CCF
Active Member
The entire franchise has shuttered. They're closing all their locations.