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Old Posted Aug 7, 2013, 3:28 PM
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Wow! Looking great!
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Old Posted Aug 14, 2013, 1:28 PM
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Some photos from this morning.



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Old Posted Aug 15, 2013, 5:55 AM
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The clear glass is a lot less sterile looking than the mirrored glass.

I hope there is a happy ending with the Dennis Building. It would add so much to the neighbourhood if it were thoughtfully incorporated into a redevelopment that would take up the surrounding empty lot. The neglect and constrains imposed by the province make that seem a little less likely though. Maybe they'll partner with a private developer or sell off the land? If they don't the best-case scenario is probably facadism and a bland, single-use government office building. Barrington and Granville don't really need more of those.
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2013, 6:00 PM
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Does anyone know what the plan is for jacking this crane?

Are they jacking it a bit or taking it to the top as it appears they are out of room once the floor is done that they are now on?
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Does anyone know what the plan is for jacking this crane?

Are they jacking it a bit or taking it to the top as it appears they are out of room once the floor is done that they are now on?
It looks like there are pegs on the bottom of the cab section that would attache to a jacking mechanism.
I would think though that it might slow down for a bit now until they can finish off the lower levels and move the tenants down from the top half of the tower.
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It looks like there are pegs on the bottom of the cab section that would attache to a jacking mechanism.
I would think though that it might slow down for a bit now until they can finish off the lower levels and move the tenants down from the top half of the tower.
Seems odd that you would stop production and let a crane sit idle for weeks. On larger towers they routinely finish the lower floors as the tower is still going up.
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Seems odd that you would stop production and let a crane sit idle for weeks. On larger towers they routinely finish the lower floors as the tower is still going up.
I'm just guessing at what might happen as they have to be able to accommodate current tenants without blowing out the walls on the occupied floors.
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Old Posted Sep 8, 2013, 11:10 AM
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Some pictures from Friday.

You can just start to see the extension above the Roy Building.





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Old Posted Sep 14, 2013, 10:59 PM
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A new piece of crane is on site. This thing is set to rise above the skyline very soon!

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Old Posted Sep 15, 2013, 11:40 PM
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They were building the jacking section today, a new tower section is on site as well.



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Jacking appears to beginning looking at the webcam:
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Jacking appears to beginning looking at the webcam:
You can see the Nova Centre crane as well, although this one has to get a lot higher also.
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The new Glass looks amazing , especially compared to what was there as you can see both in these shots.

I used to really like the blue mirrored glass(in the 90's early 00's) but find the clear tinted glass is much nicer and more modern .

Nice pics
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This is now visible from the ferry starting to poke up over the other buildings.
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Old Posted Sep 26, 2013, 5:55 AM
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Skyline shot that's just starting to show the TD expansion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nareshe/9936220695/

Looks like it will be pretty noticeable. Waterside on the other hand looks pretty squat.
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The first crane for the Nova Centre is also visible, just as it is at times via the 'waterfront' cam @ novascotiawebcams.
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I checked the TD Centre webcam and got a message saying that the account was suspended - http://tdcentrehalifax.ca

Hopefully it will be back online soon! It will be disappointing not to be able to follow the progress.

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Old Posted Sep 28, 2013, 4:54 PM
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Another nice shot showing TD and the Nova Centre: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7666060@N02/9979316565/
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I checked the TD Centre webcam and got a message saying that the account was suspended - http://tdcentrehalifax.ca

Hopefully it will be back online soon! It will be disappointing not to be able to follow the progress.
Thankfully the TD Centre webcam is back online.
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Another 2 crane sections on site today.
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