CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Drive | 851 FT & 765 FT | 73 & ? FLOORS - Page 127

BrickellBased · #**2521** Posted **Jul 26, 2024, 7:53 PM**

Looks like they unearthed an alien obelisk.

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BrickellBased · #**2523** Posted **Jul 28, 2024, 7:36 PM**

Stupendous photos Solarwind. Fascinating documentation of this complex construction site.

NYguy · #**2524** Posted **Jul 29, 2024, 2:12 AM**

Good to see this moving along quickly.

ardecila · #**2525** Posted **Jul 30, 2024, 3:02 PM**

Wow is right. You can see the random bits of sheet piling they are digging up, each of those is one of the 7 "super-caissons" that would have held up the Spire - actually, each one is a pair of super-caissons for 14 in total.

I don't know how the new building foundation is designed, but it would be a huge waste not to re-use these somehow.

twister244 · #**2526** Posted **Jul 30, 2024, 3:10 PM**

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Wow is right. You can see the random bits of sheet piling they are digging up, each of those is one of the 7 "super-caissons" that would have held up the Spire - actually, each one is a pair of super-caissons for 14 in total.

I don't know how the new building foundation is designed, but it would be a huge waste not to re-use these somehow.

I was wondering what those were.... Thanks for clarifying. I'm not normally super into watching the foundation of a new building go up, but in this case - It's so interesting to see the Spire hold mold into the foundation for a completely different building.

iguy · #**2527** Posted **Today, 5:58 AM**

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I was wondering what those were.... Thanks for clarifying. I'm not normally super into watching the foundation of a new building go up, but in this case - It's so interesting to see the Spire hold mold into the foundation for a completely different building.

Agreed. I know the sentiment is quite common at this point, but watching the foundation work around the remnants of the Spire is quite fascinating but even more bittersweet...

BrickellBased · #**2528** Posted **Today, 6:13 AM**

It's turned into a bit of an archeological dig.

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Agreed. I know the sentiment is quite common at this point, but watching the foundation work around the remnants of the Spire is quite fascinating but even more bittersweet...