Walsh hits personal best on South Waterfront apartments
The general contractor this week will complete The Alexan’s 17th floor, breaking a company record
Daily Journal of Commerce
POSTED: 06:00 AM PDT Tuesday, April 15, 2008
BY LIBBY TUCKER
Walsh Construction Company will celebrate a milestone in its history this week by reaching the highest point the builder’s ever been in the Portland skyline.
The company plans to finish the 17th floor of The Alexan, the first apartment building to break ground in the South Waterfront District, and soon-to-be tallest building in the company’s repertoire.
Crews are working to lay rebar and pour the concrete deck in order to eclipse 16 stories, or about 160 feet, the company’s previous record for height. To celebrate, Walsh will hold a barbeque for its workers, which plan to hide a commemorative plaque somewhere within the structure’s 17th floor.
Work is getting easier as the company adds floors, Bill Melrose, a Walsh project manager said Friday. It took crews about 10 days to finish a floor when they started work on The Alexan last fall. Now they’re down to about eight days per floor, Melrose said.
Walsh expects to top off the building at 22 stories by the end of July, he said. The 294-unit project
is the first of two apartment buildings planned for the site at Southwest Moody Avenue and Lane Street by developer Trammell Crow Residential.
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