LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 56

sw5710 · #**1101** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 12:39 AM**

It will be interesting to see the rebar,steel and formwork for all that concrete take shape between now and then. They say it is 106' deep on the S/W side to the bottom of the excavation.

losangelesnative · #**1102** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 12:55 AM**

yeah thtll be exciting and yea 106 ft is really deep i mean u could fit a small building in that thing!!

sw5710 · #**1103** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 1:23 AM**

It will be nice to have a high location to see the view from, and out by the rooftop pool.

losangelesnative · #**1104** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 2:07 AM**

most defintely

blackcat23 · #**1105** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 6:21 PM**

The base is in the ground for the stationary crane.

http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/at-wi...6ddac78-523e-11e3-be8b-0019bb2963f4.html

hunser · #**1106** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 9:40 PM**

This is u/c fellas: http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/los-angeles/wilshire-grand-tower/9686/

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Figures
Height: Architectural 335.3 meter / 1100 feet
Height: To Tip 335.3 meter / 1100 feet
Floors Above Ground 73
Floors Below Ground 8
# of Hotel Rooms 900

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Facts
Official Name Wilshire Grand Tower
Type building
Status Under Construction
Country United States
State California
City Los Angeles
Street Address / Map Wilshire Boulevard & South Figueroa Street
Building Function hotel / office
Structural Material steel / concrete
Proposed 2009
Start of Construction 2013
Completion 2017

sw5710 · #**1107** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 9:54 PM**

LeftCoaster · #**1108** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 9:54 PM**

Looks U/C to me, but I'll let a mod more familiar with the LA projects move it.

mdiederi · #**1109** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 9:59 PM**

Do you think they'll need a second tower crane?

I see more of those square forms, and they look like they have rebar in them.

Maybe those orange marks are where the core goes?

What are those long pipes? Or is that extra heavy rebar?

Totojuice · #**1110** Posted **Nov 22, 2013, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Looks U/C to me, but I'll let a mod more familiar with the LA projects move it.

WTC 1 was moved to the construction section MUCH earlier than this stage. Come on guys, lets MOVE IT OVER! The crane is already in the ground.

Fardeb · #**1111** Posted **Nov 22, 2013, 6:20 PM**

U/C already? Exciting times ahead, even more exciting when I realized that besides the honorable mention of the Comcast Center in Philly this will be the first supertall out of the ground in the US that isn't in New York or Chicago in over twenty years.

BrandonJXN · #**1112** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 3:27 PM**

A mod needs to move this to the Supertall Construction section.

colemonkee · #**1113** Posted **Nov 24, 2013, 9:57 PM**

^ So moved.

hunser · #**1114** Posted **Nov 24, 2013, 9:58 PM**

Welcome to the elite forum!

sw5710 · #**1115** Posted **Nov 24, 2013, 10:12 PM**

We are officially under construction!

Plokoon11 · #**1116** Posted **Nov 25, 2013, 12:57 AM**

Congratulations LA for being one of the first outside cities to have a supertall under construction besides NYC and Chicago. I like the design but its ashamed that your building roof height isn't going to surpass Library Tower. It would of been cool if it was a floor taller and then have that spire. But ether way its a win!

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**1117** Posted **Nov 25, 2013, 1:26 AM**

The crane is now above ground.

Flyers2001 · #**1118** Posted **Nov 25, 2013, 2:24 PM**

Glad to see it under construction. LA deserves a supertall!

BrandonJXN · #**1119** Posted **Nov 25, 2013, 2:56 PM**

^ We have one. Wilshire Grand will make 2.

mdiederi · #**1120** Posted **Nov 25, 2013, 5:01 PM**

I blew up this detail from one of Mojeda101's photos on flickr, hope he doesn't mind.

Looks like several tons of rebar already in place in that central area.