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Is every future Cordish building in KC under protection from that 'affordable housing city ordinance' because of the guidelines they signed for incentives like 12 years ago?
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Should anyone have a current photo of construction progress... ..Don't be bashful posting it.

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kenrbnj wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:17 pm Should anyone have a current photo of construction progress... ..Don't be bashful posting it.

:)
Nothing to see yet. Bare concrete columns for the first floor are all that's up. Still.
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kenrbnj wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:17 pm Should anyone have a current photo of construction progress... ..Don't be bashful posting it.

:)
I will try to get you photos after the holiday! not much has happened but I also didn't look closely.
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I wonder if we’ll have a few floors off the ground by the time of the Big 12 tournament in mid-March.
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@You, Last Gentleman.

Thank you very much. Made my day.

You're living up to your handle. :)
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AlkaliAxel wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:25 pm I wonder if we’ll have a few floors off the ground by the time of the Big 12 tournament in mid-March.
I think so. Pending weather may even be wrapping up parking garage structure pours at that point.
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DColeKC wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:54 am
AlkaliAxel wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:25 pm I wonder if we’ll have a few floors off the ground by the time of the Big 12 tournament in mid-March.
I think so. Pending weather may even be wrapping up parking garage structure pours at that point.
Any reason given for slow progress so far? Only see a small handful of works on site at any given time
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normalthings wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:47 pm
DColeKC wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:54 am
AlkaliAxel wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:25 pm I wonder if we’ll have a few floors off the ground by the time of the Big 12 tournament in mid-March.
I think so. Pending weather may even be wrapping up parking garage structure pours at that point.
Any reason given for slow progress so far? Only see a small handful of works on site at any given time
I believe they are on schedule but structural concrete needs time to cure before adding more weight. 7 days to be at 70% strength.
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DColeKC wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:37 pm
normalthings wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:47 pm
DColeKC wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:54 am

I think so. Pending weather may even be wrapping up parking garage structure pours at that point.
Any reason given for slow progress so far? Only see a small handful of works on site at any given time
I believe they are on schedule but structural concrete needs time to cure before adding more weight. 7 days to be at 70% strength.
1 floor per week is the norm. Structural concrete does not appear to have progressed in 1 month but I haven't paid extreme attention to it.
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^^ True. Slow on the installation of "slip" forms (climbing forms) .. ..And bad weather. Add a failed slump test..
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kenrbnj wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:02 pm ^^ True. Slow on the installation of "slip" forms (climbing forms) .. ..And bad weather. Add a failed slump test..
What bad weather? It hasn't snowed the entire winter and it's barely been cold any days in December. The project should be. moving fast over this.
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AlkaliAxel wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:40 am
kenrbnj wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:02 pm ^^ True. Slow on the installation of "slip" forms (climbing forms) .. ..And bad weather. Add a failed slump test..
What bad weather? It hasn't snowed the entire winter and it's barely been cold any days in December. The project should be. moving fast over this.
The wind?
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longviewmo wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:49 am
AlkaliAxel wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:40 am
kenrbnj wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:02 pm ^^ True. Slow on the installation of "slip" forms (climbing forms) .. ..And bad weather. Add a failed slump test..
What bad weather? It hasn't snowed the entire winter and it's barely been cold any days in December. The project should be. moving fast over this.
The wind?
Cranes + giant metal forms + wind = bad news. Empire State Building took 13 months to build because no one cared about safety. Workers dying were a part of the gig but we’ve obviously decided to value human life, so that means safety first and foremost.
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Empire State was/is steel framed, so could go up faster than concrete.
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longviewmo wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:49 am
AlkaliAxel wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:40 am
kenrbnj wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:02 pm ^^ True. Slow on the installation of "slip" forms (climbing forms) .. ..And bad weather. Add a failed slump test..
What bad weather? It hasn't snowed the entire winter and it's barely been cold any days in December. The project should be. moving fast over this.
The wind?
Ok then I would’ve just said “the wind” not “the weather” because that’s a bit confusing
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moderne wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:49 pm Empire State was/is steel framed, so could go up faster than concrete.
True but the 3400 workers and utter disregard for safety allowed them to work at a 4.5 floors/week pace. Unheard of these days even with steel built.
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The Chinese still do it.
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