[Halifax] The Roy (1650 Granville) | 71 M | 22 FL | Completed - Page 33

Jonovision · #**641** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 7:05 PM**

Grabbed these this afternoon. Work has started on the digging for the footings.

fenwick16 · #**642** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jonovision

Grabbed these this afternoon. Work has started on the digging for the footings.

https://38.media.tumblr.com/96b54375bc71e7186d856e12f2c6299f/tumblr_ndan4puEvN1sk8kjeo1_1280.jpg

https://38.media.tumblr.com/24ce14aaf2a41e2f9ca36070ec377e7b/tumblr_ndan5kgvgh1sk8kjeo1_1280.jpg

That is great news since it shows that construction will be going ahead soon and also they will meet the Oct 28th deadline for commencement of installation of the foundations (3 years from registration of the development agreement).

I am surprised that the open studded wall hasn't been covered up - certainly rain will leak in through the studded wall. I wonder who is responsible for protecting it against the weather - Starfish or the building owner?

fenwick16 · #**643** Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 9:57 PM**

It is a good thing the Starfish Properties bought the Little Mysteries building at 1663 Barrington Street (according to allnovascotia.com in the Oct 21st, 2014 edition). Now they can seal off the exterior studded wall from the elements as shown in this picture by Ziobrop - http://38.media.tumblr.com/5417b728a645cb0dd8f1bef52d081e81/tumblr_ndswt6FnOW1skleqro1_1280.jpg

Ziobrop · #**644** Posted **Oct 23, 2014, 12:21 AM**

found out the general contractor was awarded today. I'd expect some sine age in a few days
Update:
There was an Ellis Don Site office sign inside the Little Mysteries building when i walked by this morning.

ILoveHalifax · #**645** Posted **Oct 26, 2014, 1:52 PM**

I was by The Roy on Granville St and it appears they have started excavation.

Ziobrop · #**646** Posted **Oct 26, 2014, 7:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILoveHalifax

I was by The Roy on Granville St and it appears they have started excavation.

Maybee. There was a below grade mech room they filled with rubble. I think they were just digging that out..

counterfactual · #**647** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 3:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

Maybee. There was a below grade mech room they filled with rubble. I think they were just digging that out..

Have they awarded the contract yet for the building?

counterfactual · #**648** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 3:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

It is a good thing the Starfish Properties bought the Little Mysteries building at 1663 Barrington Street (according to allnovascotia.com in the Oct 21st, 2014 edition). Now they can seal off the exterior studded wall from the elements as shown in this picture by Ziobrop - http://38.media.tumblr.com/5417b728a645cb0dd8f1bef52d081e81/tumblr_ndswt6FnOW1skleqro1_1280.jpg

I wish they would buy the Tramway building. That looks like a complete and total eyesore. And it seems like it's all about a long grudge as between the previous owner Morris Strug and Starfish:

http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/226052/demolition-building-appeal-to-be-decided-next-week/

http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2012/04/26/tip-top-tussle

IMHO, Strug is the blame for letting Tramway go to hell. Council should pass a resolution rebuking the owners for this ugly mess.

Ziobrop · #**649** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by counterfactual

Have they awarded the contract yet for the building?

Yes (look a few posts up)
Ellis Don appears to be setting up a project office in Little Mysteries.

TheLittleGuy · #**650** Posted **Oct 29, 2014, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Takeo

Here's an idea for a quick fix for the tower that wouldn't require any major changes to the design... just changes to the cladding. The idea is, keep the central portion of the tower in brick and make the rest all glass... so the glass wraps around to the front. It would look like two intersecting towers, a glass rectangle intersected by a brick square. While you're at it... take the idea of the two intersecting towers a little further by making the central brick tower a little higher. I also made the brick darker to differentiate it from the Roy building below.

Anyway, these are just quick ideas and my Photoshop'd file here was done in like... 10 minutes... VERY rough and just meant to illustrate what I'm trying to say rather than being taken as a fully thought out design proposal. If it were my building... I would get the architect to start over.

It would be nice if it was increased to 44 floors, really be a beacon for development in the city, make the city skyline shine like other great cities

Ziobrop · #**651** Posted **Dec 2, 2014, 2:02 PM**

Excavation has started. Looks like they plan to chip away at it 6' at a time, then install additional tiebacks under the vogue and little mysteries buildings.

From http://theroy.builthalifax.ca:

Keith P. · #**652** Posted **Dec 2, 2014, 2:58 PM**

The noise from that will be fun (not) over the next while...

kph06 · #**653** Posted **Dec 2, 2014, 7:13 PM**

Looks like they just plan on using a ripper to remove the rock instead of a breaker? If so this will be a long process, I hope they don’t have much excavation. I suppose blasting is out of the question considering the precarious state of the Vogue building, but maybe the vibration of a hydraulic rock breaker is too much as well? That Cat 374 is has been used lately by Dexter with a hydraulic rock breaker, I’ve never seen it with a ripper on until now.

Ziobrop · #**654** Posted **Dec 2, 2014, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by kph06

Looks like they just plan on using a ripper to remove the rock instead of a breaker? If so this will be a long process, I hope they don’t have much excavation. I suppose blasting is out of the question considering the precarious state of the Vogue building, but maybe the vibration of a hydraulic rock breaker is too much as well? That Cat 374 is has been used lately by Dexter with a hydraulic rock breaker, I’ve never seen it with a ripper on until now.

there are large and small breakers on site. (just not attached to equipment)
im sure they will be used once they get down to more solid rock.

Haligonian88 · #**655** Posted **Dec 2, 2014, 10:21 PM**

Given that the parking is on something like floors 5, 6, and 7, I would hope they don't have to excavate too much.

Jonovision · #**656** Posted **Dec 17, 2014, 11:15 PM**

They were using an interesting weighted pick today to tear up the bedrock. It's more friendly on the ears than the usual jackhammers.

Ziobrop · #**657** Posted **Jan 8, 2015, 7:44 PM**

Digging, Slowly. From http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/

lawsond · #**658** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 3:42 AM**

Time to change "Approved" to "U/C"? Who does these mysterious things?

Ziobrop · #**659** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 6:40 AM**

Digging is tentatively schedule d to be finished March 31. This suggests it's not a deep hole. Iirc original plans only had 2 levels bellow grade.

fenwick16 · #**660** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 2:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

Digging is tentatively schedule d to be finished March 31. This suggests it's not a deep hole. Iirc original plans only had 2 levels bellow grade.

Thanks for the information Ziobrop. Hopefully this means that we will see a crane by April.

I checked the development agreement and the new Roy building will have three parking levels below Barrington Street (25' 6" below the Barrington Street grade) and one parking level below Granville Street (25.5' - 16.1' = 8.4' below the Granville Street grade). This is from Schedule M of the development agreement - https://www.halifax.ca/Council/agendasc/documents/110412ca1117iv.pdf