LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 109

Bernutts16 · #**2161** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 4:41 AM**

11/21/14

mdiederi · #**2162** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 7:41 PM**

What is this round thing?

wilshiregrandcenter.com

colemonkee · #**2163** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 7:42 PM**

It's probably a parking ramp.

caligrad · #**2164** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 7:45 PM**

yeah my first thought was a parking ramp too

upward 2000 · #**2165** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 4:34 AM**

That is the formwork for the helix ramp on the p1 deck. I believe it is an entrance ramp. There is another one that will be constructed to the south. An exit.

Eightball · #**2166** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 5:46 PM**

Hopefully they do a jump today. Just took these

Wilshire Grand by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

Mojeda101 · #**2167** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by PinPeat

Downtown Los Angeles Moonrise, 2014 by secondcareer, on Flickr

This will fill a huge gap.

upward 2000 · #**2168** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 10:05 PM**

11/3 at 11:32am

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upward 2000 · #**2169** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 10:06 PM**

4/25/14 3 weeks and 4 floors added.
Good show Eightball.

Valyrian Steel · #**2170** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 11:04 PM**

D112926A by RobHelfman, on Flickr

dachacon · #**2171** Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 10:37 AM**

Taken 11/26/2014 around midnight.

Untitled by rudowntown, on Flickr

upward 2000 · #**2172** Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 4:18 PM**

[QUOTE=dachacon;6821573]Taken 11/26/2014 around midnight.

What a difference.

metrocity567 · #**2173** Posted **Nov 27, 2014, 12:23 AM**

That's weird that the core of the building starts first before the floors. Why is that? Is it because of sturdiness is needed against earthquakes?

weidncol · #**2174** Posted **Nov 27, 2014, 12:25 AM**

A lot of buildings do that. The main reason is it's made of concrete so it needs to use formwork and a few levels worth of worker platforms. The steel can't be installed until the core is a few floors up otherwise the platforms would be in the way. It is rather strange, however that the core on this is so much higher than usual.

upward 2000 · #**2175** Posted **Nov 27, 2014, 9:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by weidncol

A lot of buildings do that. The main reason is it's made of concrete so it needs to use formwork and a few levels worth of worker platforms. The steel can't be installed until the core is a few floors up otherwise the platforms would be in the way. It is rather strange, however that the core on this is so much higher than usual.

As you can see in the last picture taken at night. The 1st floors forms are being installed. This is near the top of the perimeter columns and they will need to place the next columns to continue to the next floors. I was told that steel placement will begin on Monday December the 8th.

Eightball · #**2176** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 4:58 PM**

Just took these:

Wilshire Grand by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

NYguy · #**2177** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 7:39 PM**

That core is pretty high. I'm ready to see the tower itself begin to take shape.

black_crow · #**2178** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 10:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Eightball

Just took these..

Thank you for the update.

I was waiting a few days for some new pictures.

a9l8e7n · #**2179** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 10:59 PM**

Looks like the blue form will jump completely by the end of the week

Eightball · #**2180** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by black_crow

Thank you for the update.

I was waiting a few days for some new pictures.

Ha, appreciate the response. To be honest they didn't work from Thursday to Sun. night. Monday was mostly pouring I think and then the weather was terrible yesterday. I didn't even look in that direction until night time when I saw the jump

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Originally Posted by NYguy

That core is pretty high. I'm ready to see the tower itself begin to take shape.

It's interesting, from my 3rd pic above it appears that tower has jumped from ground level slightly (pic is blurry and hard to read). However I went and walked by in person and it seems like the fencing is still higher than the tower. I don't know if that's the angle (I was on the downward slope of the hill- 7th and Figueroa) or if its an illusion or what.