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Originally Posted by rlw777
So they are building the 850' tower on the north side of the site. So on the foundation built for a 2000' tower? Seems like a waste
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I wonder if the decision to go with two towers is what made the rest a forgone conclusion. Since the rock socketed caissons are at the north end it would stand to reason that you'd orient the tallest building there. However, placing your hotel and condo tower off Ogden slip and putting the apartment tower on the river might not be optimal in terms of value. So you flip it around and put the hotel & condo tower on the river and the apartment tower on the slip but that means your tallest tower is now limited to whatever loading those outer hardpan caissons can support (assuming they don't have to drill more).
TLDR I think the orientation of the foundation might not be optimal for a two tower hotel/condo and apartment project.