OFFICIAL - Reverb (1800 Walnut)

Issues concerning Downtown as described by the Downtown Council. River to 31st Street, I-35 to Bruce R. Watkins.
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Critical_Mass wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 10:42 am Have we seen any updated renderings that show the "jagged" panels removed?
It's hard to tell from the rendering above.
The this post on this page will help

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The "jagged" panels definitely appear to be gone. I'm curious about the color. Looks gray in the first image (but everything appears de-saturated) and more of a dark turquoise in the second.

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I saw the base of the tower crane in place yesterday. I'd guess the tower crane itself should be going up soon.
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Again, apologies for the poor quality. The tower crane base looks to be ready to receive the crane next week.
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That's perverse
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Status of the Tower Crane per Rick Usher
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KCPowercat wrote: Sat May 18, 2019 10:26 am That's perverse
Don't google "crane sex".
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KCtoBrooklyn wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 5:07 pm Image
Increased the saturation and got this. I think that we are looking at a greyish colored skin.
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Copaken Brooks Starts Work on Crossroads Apartment Tower

https://cityscenekc.com/copaken-brooks- ... ent-tower/
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FangKC wrote: Wed May 22, 2019 8:51 pm Copaken Brooks Starts Work on Crossroads Apartment Tower

https://cityscenekc.com/copaken-brooks- ... ent-tower/
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Is it weird that the tower crane has a Burns & McDonnell logo on it?
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The YouTube video is VERY flattering to KC. The hotel and residential additions filled the downtown nicely.

..From a guy who looks at the NYC skyline every weekend.

As an aside, the Wilkerson people are rather busy lately: https://app.oxblue.com/open/blockllc/46penn
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Some excavation occurred on the eastern side of the site. The pink spray paint shows the former soil level. I think the excavation has to do with sewer/water but I'm not 100% certain. The excavated portion of the deep foundations appears to confirm that Reverb is using an Auger Cast Pile foundation.

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As @kcpowercat says, "Boing."

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Lol yes!
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A close up of the pillars from this morning:

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