[Halifax] The Roy (1650 Granville) | 71 M | 22 FL | Completed - Page 34

Ziobrop · #**661** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 5:31 PM**

looks like the base pad for the crane base is being poured today.
Concrete - they have started!

From: http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/:

fenwick16 · #**662** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 10:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

looks like the base pad for the crane base is being poured today.
Concrete - they have started!

From: http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/:
http://40.media.tumblr.com/3b79e14ceb8772311bd8c13e3ec37b8d/tumblr_nkfwj2hbVx1skleqro1_500.jpg

Great news!!!

I like this close-up view that you have posted also

- http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/post/112237471743

I wonder which will be the first project to top out - The Maple, The Roy or the Nova Centre? My guess is The Roy since they have fewer underground levels. Maybe The Roy will top out before the end of 2015.

There will be a lot of concrete mixer trucks in downtown Halifax in 2015!

Ziobrop · #**663** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 1:17 PM**

WE HAVE CRANE BASE!
from http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/

Jonovision · #**664** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 5:35 PM**

From their Twitter feed.

"The first crane is going up! Very soon, The Roy Halifax site will have the two largest cranes in the Maritimes, working on building the most luxurious condos ever built in Halifax!"

OldDartmouthMark · #**665** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jonovision

From their Twitter feed.

"The first crane is going up! Very soon, The Roy Halifax site will have the two largest cranes in the Maritimes, working on building the most luxurious condos ever built in Halifax!"

Cool... I mean it's a shame that significant parts of The Roy weren't salvaged, but seeing this project start is cool nonetheless. This should be a really interesting project to watch, and potentially one that could really change this part of Barrington, for a number of reasons.

Thanks for the updates, all!

someone123 · #**666** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

Cool... I mean it's a shame that significant parts of The Roy weren't salvaged, but seeing this project start is cool nonetheless. This should be a really interesting project to watch, and potentially one that could really change this part of Barrington, for a number of reasons.

This project is interesting. I liked the old building, and maybe it would have been better had it been saved and had the new condo gone elsewhere, but there is nevertheless a chance that this building will be better than what it replaced. The new building might have a lot of character too; the jury's still out.

I think a certain degree of knee-jerk anti-demolition sentiment comes from the fact that so many terrible buildings were constructed from around 1950-2010 in Halifax. If new buildings were guaranteed to be much higher in quality and more attractive than whatever they replaced I would still want some older buildings (or elements of older buildings) to be preserved as a link to the past, but I think I'd be less worried about a lot of demolition. The Roy redevelopment might move us a little closer to this situation. We'll see.

Empire · #**667** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 3:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jonovision

From their Twitter feed.

"The first crane is going up! Very soon, The Roy Halifax site will have the two largest cranes in the Maritimes, working on building the most luxurious condos ever built in Halifax!"

Will they be full height or are they jackable?

Jonovision · #**668** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Empire

Will they be full height or are they jackable?

I'm not sure. This is all that was posted on their site. I sent a message asking more though.

I would assume they would be jackable as 24 floors is high for a crane without having an anchor to a building.

The green one is right up against Barrington.

kph06 · #**669** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 11:11 AM**

Starting today and continuing over the weekend I think we should see the cranes go up.

Ziobrop · #**670** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 12:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by kph06

Starting today and continuing over the weekend I think we should see the cranes go up.

yep.
They brought in AW liel's 500ton to do it too.
Photo's from http://theroy.builthalifax.ca/

Ziobrop · #**671** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 3:22 PM**

some assembly required, today they are putting together the crane, that they will then use to put together the cranes. the 500ton is getting a lattice boom jib, presumably for the height and reach to Barrington.

kph06 · #**672** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 4:49 PM**

I wonder how far they will get this weekend if all day today is spent on the jib for mobile crane. I don't think I'd want to be assembling a tower crane in a potential blizzard Sunday.

Empire · #**673** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 2:09 PM**

A couple of pics of the Roy crane assembly from this morning.

Empire

Jonovision · #**674** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 3:11 PM**

It is a very impressive mobile crane.

You get a good view of the work happening on the Nova Centre webcam as well.

terrynorthend · #**675** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Empire

A couple of pics of the Roy crane assembly from this morning.

Empire

That's an enormous jib!

Ziobrop · #**676** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 4:55 PM**

I was told the cranes are going to be 26 stories all at once

fenwick16 · #**677** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Empire

A couple of pics of the Roy crane assembly from this morning.

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Empire

It is good to see a picture from the water.

The Roy will be quite noticeable from this perspective when completed. It will be 234 feet (71 m) above Barrington Street and 250 feet (76 m) above Granville Street (source: https://www.halifax.ca/Council/agendasc/documents/110412ca1117iv.pdf). That will make it about 25 - 30 meters above the Centennial Building at 1660 Hollis Street, which is listed as 51 meters on the Emporis website (I am not sure if that height is from the Hollis Street elevation or an average height) - http://www.emporis.com/buildings/113464/centennial-building-halifax-canada. So I would guess that about 7-8 floors of the Roy Building will be visible above the Centennial Building (which is the white tower between Founders Square and the tall mobile crane). It will be about 10 meters taller than the CIBC tower on the right of the picture.

someone123 · #**678** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 9:12 PM**

Thanks for all the great pictures.

Looks like the boom is being assembled for one of the cranes now, and it does seem to be at full height. For whatever reason, I never really thought of this one being very tall or visible in the skyline because of the buildings in behind. Looks like it'll be significantly taller than the Centennial Building though.

http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/

fenwick16 · #**679** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 6:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Thanks for all the great pictures.

Looks like the boom is being assembled for one of the cranes now, and it does seem to be at full height. For whatever reason, I never really thought of this one being very tall or visible in the skyline because of the buildings in behind. Looks like it'll be significantly taller than the Centennial Building though.

http://images.novascotiawebcams.com/nova...tre_20150314-211035_OJJx9cabVO3NXmt1.jpg
http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/

Likewise, I didn't think this would be a significant building on the skyline but looking through the development agreement it shows that the Roy Building will be approximately 250 feet (76 meters) above Granville Street, so it will be a similar height to the redeveloped TD Centre (the TD Centre is shown as being 80 meters above Granville Street in this document - http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/hac/documents/H00356Attachments.pdf). Interestingly, the development agreement for the Roy Building - https://www.halifax.ca/Council/agendasc/documents/110412ca1117iv.pdf - states that the developer will provide "surveyor verification that the building will not exceed the height restriction in relation to views over the Citadel ramparts" so it appears as though they can go to the ramparts maximum just as the TD Centre did.

Looking at the model image below (Granville Street side) and comparing the development agreements for the Roy Building and TD Centre, the Roy Building tower is significantly wider than the TD Centre tower (about 150 feet versus 90 feet).

(source: Hali87 image - http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6574327&postcount=499)

As a sidenote, when the elevation above sea level is taken into account, the tallest point of the Nova Centre will be at about the same height above sea level as the TD Centre, Roy Building and 1801 Hollis Street. So the Roy Building and Nova Centre will significantly change the skyline. (source for the Nova Centre heights - http://www.halifax.ca/council/agendasc/documents/130910ca11113.pdf)

Jonovision · #**680** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 10:08 PM**

I knew this would have a good impact on the skyline but I don't know if I quite realized how big it would loom on Barrington. And not necessarily in a bad way. This new crane just gives a hint of this.
I went a bit trigger happy with my phone.

And there are parts on site for the second crane, so we should see that go up tomorrow if all is clear weather wise.