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Dan In Real Life · #**1121** Posted **Mar 6, 2018, 3:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by PDG91

So I was looking through YouTube to see if anyone made any type of video update of the frost tower and low and behold, I found this channel called white cloud drones, LLC. Very beautiful, birds eye view footage of the construction site from February 2017 to January 2018 all captured by drone! He (or she) plans to give us drone updates as construction continues so feel free to keep an eye out on their channel!

This was an awesome find, thanks for posting!

Fryguy · #**1122** Posted **Mar 6, 2018, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

Looks like they're doing a double floor (conference room?) on the north side of the 14th floor. Forms for columns are going up on the 15th floor but there is no floor poured.

Camera 2:
https://app.oxblue.com/open/KDC/frostbank

The columns seem to be getting narrower too, which makes sense as the floors get higher and the weight of the building above gets lighter.

There is a floor now, but one lone pillar. Kind of odd.

I can now see the glass a bit more, do you think it's a bit dark or is it the lighting on the cam?

JACKinBeantown · #**1123** Posted **Mar 6, 2018, 5:59 PM**

^^ There is definitely a scaffold "floor" but it may be support for a two-level scaffold to create a double-height floor. Just a guess. I'm not sure what's going on.

I wouldn't judge the glass by the webcam. It's not the highest quality camera and there are so many other variables: shading from trees, no lights inside the building, etc.

TSK18 · #**1124** Posted **Mar 7, 2018, 3:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fryguy

It is the first of its kind in the business district of downtown to be built in over 30 years. It is also the first office tower to be built since 1989. It is a substantial project, which has already been receiving credit by other developers to consider building and developing similar projects in the area. If this momentum continues, San Antonio, Texas could have its first downtown highrise building boom in over 30 years; a much-needed change to its bland canvas of overused representation of historical sites, with no prospect in its architectural makeup or its societal context toward future development of a true mixture of metropolitan of art and design to be appreciated within one city downtown.

big things are happening in San Antonio. I hope...
And I also hope we can be so "what the fuzz" or "blasé" regarding these types of buildings as does many in Austin now feel toward their downtown. But they will never have our walkable, unique downtown - we just need a few modern highrises to mix in with the old, and we will truly be one unique South Texas city!

Well said.

Fryguy · #**1125** Posted **Mar 7, 2018, 4:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

^^ There is definitely a scaffold "floor" but it may be support for a two-level scaffold to create a double-height floor. Just a guess. I'm not sure what's going on.

I wouldn't judge the glass by the webcam. It's not the highest quality camera and there are so many other variables: shading from trees, no lights inside the building, etc.

So I was walking by tonight, I was wrong. They added more glass and it looks great!

theOGalexd · #**1126** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 7:57 PM**

Snapped this last night. The fog was super cool. Can't wait to see how this building looks finished + lit up.

ArizonaGuy · #**1127** Posted **Mar 10, 2018, 9:50 PM**

^
Awesome shot!!! Thanks for posting. Where are we at as far as height? Halfway point?

Fryguy · #**1128** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 12:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by theOGalexd

Snapped this last night. The fog was super cool. Can't wait to see how this building looks finished + lit up.

What kind of camera do you use?

FYI, guys, Google maps was just updated.

JACKinBeantown · #**1129** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 1:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fryguy

FYI, guys, Google maps was just updated.

What did they update?

Spoiler · #**1130** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 2:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

What did they update?

I think he's talking about satellite.

JACKinBeantown · #**1131** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spoiler

I think he's talking about satellite.

I looked at the satellite view on three different browsers, refreshed and all that. What am I not seeing?

(edit) - So I tried Google Earth and saw about five floors of the tower and the northern section of the garage. Is that what you're talking about? If so, I don't know why it's not appearing in my browsers. I cleared the cache, refreshed, etc. and I still see the old parking lot.

Fryguy · #**1132** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

I looked at the satellite view on three different browsers, refreshed and all that. What am I not seeing?

(edit) - So I tried Google Earth and saw about five floors of the tower and the northern section of the garage. Is that what you're talking about? If so, I don't know why it's not appearing in my browsers. I cleared the cache, refreshed, etc. and I still see the old parking lot.

Well, it's nice to know both were updated, but I was talking about google maps. try using your phone.

Spoiler · #**1133** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 7:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

I looked at the satellite view on three different browsers, refreshed and all that. What am I not seeing?

(edit) - So I tried Google Earth and saw about five floors of the tower and the northern section of the garage. Is that what you're talking about? If so, I don't know why it's not appearing in my browsers. I cleared the cache, refreshed, etc. and I still see the old parking lot.

I'm getting new satellite on my desktop. Chrome browser.