just a general update, since it's been quiet on this front for a while. yesterday I braved the fog and chill to wander over and see how things were progressing.
here's a shot of the cardiovascular research building and part of Pfizer.
on the former they have started putting in the glass on the section closest to the cancer center. on an adjacent lot (not in this pic) it looked like they had a mock-up of exterior panels set up, so those may be going in soon. btw, there is a rendering of the CVRB
here:
Pfizer's exterior panels are going up fairly quickly. to me the building has a 'cheap' look to it compared to UCSF.
another shot of Pfizer, and in foreground you can see where there has been digging for the last few months, in one of the Commons lots in front of the cancer center. this hole went down the equivalent of at least two stories, and has had concrete boxes poured in it. I assume this is part of water/sewer infrastructure, but maybe someone else knows better?
at the other end of the Commons, near where the roundabout at Owens' northern end will be, they have also been digging for the last few months, and I wonder if the two sites are related/connected. here they seem to be digging an outlet to the creek nearby also. this pic essentially is looking down the axis of the future Commons from its western end (CVRB in the distance):
speaking of underground construction, south of 16th, just to the west of where the UCSF medical center will be, they have also been moving a lot of dirt excavating a trench over the last few weeks, and here I did note they were laying at least meter-wide concrete pipe the other day.
above ground, 1500 Owens has pretty much wrapped up all external construction, and it seems the internal is coming right along as well, with lights on! this was taken earlier this month:
this is the south entrance, taken yesterday:
the only other above-ground construction currently are the two parking garages. this is the one behind the Gladstone building next to the freeway:
and this is the big one across Third from UCSF. you can see that it is getting some of its external panels on its north side:
here is detail on the panels, taken from the 'back' (east) side. the panels remind me of the copper exterior of the deYoung, with patterns that evoke leafy shadows:
it's not a super clear pic, but this one, taken a couple weeks ago, shows the effect at night:
near the garage, a couple signs of minor infrastructure developments: foundation for a new street (with sidewalk and trees already on the north side next to the garage)...
... and framework for a section of new sidewalk on the east side of Third (looking north; 'back' of Pfizer in the background):
last but not least, a few days ago I noticed what I thought from a distance was a new piledriver on the lot to the west of Rock Hall, UCSF. I finally got closer yesterday, and saw that they've done a lot of grading, but I'm not sure what it is they're putting in the ground there. can anyone tell?