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Downtown Dave · #**921** Posted **May 16, 2008, 12:35 AM**

I noted that view today too, p.g.

They whipped that glass on the top floor quick!

The mid rise can seem to disappear from some vantage points as it takes on the appearence of the building across the street:

Hot day, hot dawg. It's doctor recommended!!

Muni pier is a good place to beat the heat. Some of our favorite new buildings make their presence felt. Some serious heat haze action today!

Downtown Dave · #**922** Posted **May 17, 2008, 7:06 PM**

So close on this side:

A little bit behind on the other, but they could probably finish this in 2-3 days judging by how fast they finished the top floor on the other side. Note use of the crane suspended basket and a cherry picker for work on the crown:

The view shows the angle of the mid rise clearly:

Here we can now see almost the full effect of the white and blue:

northbay · #**923** Posted **May 18, 2008, 2:30 AM**

this building has so many dimensions

peanut gallery · #**924** Posted **May 18, 2008, 3:56 AM**

More great shots, Dave. It's been good to see them working on the tower glass again.

JAC6 · #**925** Posted **May 19, 2008, 4:35 AM**

A look from 33 floors up, with the Infinity towers behind.

peanut gallery · #**926** Posted **May 19, 2008, 5:50 AM**

Nice! You're 33 floors up in an office building, but you're somewhere in the 40's on Millennium -- about 2/3's of the way up.

Downtown Dave · #**927** Posted **May 20, 2008, 11:35 PM**

Someone is going to have a pretty phat pad up there -- as it had better be for $11MM or so....

peanut gallery · #**928** Posted **May 21, 2008, 3:37 AM**

Just one shot today. It doesn't really show anything new. I only post it because it's a spot I haven't shot from before:

Reminiscence · #**929** Posted **May 21, 2008, 5:19 AM**

Those are both nice shots guys. Whomever owns that balcony up there is pretty lucky, at a price yes, but fortunate nevertheless.

Complex01 · #**930** Posted **May 21, 2008, 3:33 PM**

Wow very nice. I really like the glass...

JAC6 · #**931** Posted **May 22, 2008, 4:40 AM**

Some more progress on the crown. These are from today. It looks like there's some different glass for the crown, a detail I didn't notice from the ground.

peanut gallery · #**932** Posted **May 23, 2008, 6:08 AM**

I'm confused. I haven't seen any glass on the crown yet. Are you referring to something in your photos (which are excellent, by the way) or something you've seen from your office?

Downtown Dave · #**933** Posted **May 23, 2008, 9:07 PM**

These guys can really fly on the glass when they want to -- the mid-rise could be finished save for the hoist area next week:

There is indeed a smidge of the crown done, but it looks to be the same color as the rest of the glass AFAICS:

peanut gallery · #**934** Posted **May 23, 2008, 10:05 PM**

I saw the little bit of glass on midrise crown today, but didn't notice it on the tower -- thanks Dave!

JAC6 · #**935** Posted **May 23, 2008, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by peanut gallery

I'm confused. I haven't seen any glass on the crown yet. Are you referring to something in your photos (which are excellent, by the way) or something you've seen from your office?

Whatever that diagonal glass that is above that last square floor. Perhaps it is technically just another floor rather than the crown.

peanut gallery · #**936** Posted **May 23, 2008, 10:18 PM**

Ah, I see what you're looking at. Yeah, I think that's the top floor glass behind the large balcony. I didn't notice it was a different color. I'll have to look more closely (which is tough to do from 645' below!).

JAC6 · #**937** Posted **May 24, 2008, 7:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut gallery

Ah, I see what you're looking at. Yeah, I think that's the top floor glass behind the large balcony. I didn't notice it was a different color. I'll have to look more closely (which is tough to do from 645' below!).

Not a different color -- the panels just look smaller, resulting in a different look.

Some shots of the mid-rise from today. What's the concrete bunker that is incorporated into the low-rise?

BTinSF · #**938** Posted **May 24, 2008, 7:46 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAC6

What's the concrete bunker that is incorporated into the low-rise?

This appears to be the garage entrance. As you may recall, the midrise goes down way deep--much deeper than the basement of the tower. It is a multi-level garage and this is how you get into it. I'm not sure what finishes may be applied to some of the concrete, but the south-facing wall may well remain unfinished because I believe it will abut the new TransBay Terminal when that is built.

JAC6 · #**939** Posted **May 24, 2008, 9:08 PM**

I guess the question would have been better phrased as why it isn't integrated into the building and why is there a 20 foot concrete wall on the left. I suppose it is because of the Transbay plans, but it just looks odd, particularly when you're on the street. Hopefully, they will finish it up nicely so it is less of an eyesore.

BTinSF · #**940** Posted **May 24, 2008, 9:21 PM**

Hard to say why it looks the way it does now until the building is finished. None of the rendering I've seen show its finished "look".