Austin | Block 185/Google Tower #2 | 594 Feet | 35 Floors | Complete - Page 54

paul78701 · #**1061** Posted **Apr 5, 2020, 3:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Geographer

Why did Governor Abbot exempt construction sites from the stay at home order? They're not essential!

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to argue that housing (and thus housing construction) is essential. WRT non-housing construction, that does seem to be a harder argument to make.

ThyPiGuy · #**1062** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 7:53 PM**

Construction seemed to be going this morning and the non-elevator core work seems to have reached street level.

Interestingly, the sidewalk on 2nd Street is closed off again, and there appear to be columns going up where the sidewalk is (was?). There is no room for the sidewalk to be extended on to the street, so I assume there will be an overhang above the sidewalk there?

The ATX · #**1063** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 8:19 PM**

Here's a previously posted rendering zoomed into Pixelation Hell showing that there is indeed an overhang along Nueces and Cesar Chavez.

427MM · #**1064** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 1:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

All constructions sites were given the go ahead to continue construction on Thursday, I believe. All the sites with a webcam are back up - if they even stopped. But the weather would be hampering the crane installations. 44 East's first crane and the second 6XG crane were scheduled to go up this weekend. But I doubt that will happen even if the Orders didn't cause a delay.

Walking my pup by 6X today I asked a worker when the first crane is set to rise. He said it would be the first weekend of May.

427MM · #**1065** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 1:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by paul78701

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to argue that housing (and thus housing construction) is essential. WRT non-housing construction, that does seem to be a harder argument to make.

Housing is health care. I'm 100% for all housing to continue. Also ok with serious conditions placed on the builders. Your workers violate and you're held responsible.

ahealy · #**1066** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 3:28 PM**

Has anyone been able to (safely) take some snaps of progress here?

The ATX · #**1067** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 3:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Has anyone been able to (safely) take some snaps of progress here?

I'm not much for taking photos. But I work near it, and the core appears to be about a floor shorter than the Northshore podium.

ahealy · #**1068** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I'm not much for taking photos. But I work near it, and the core appears to be about a floor shorter than the Northshore podium.

Excellent! Thanks, ATX. There's no webcam for this right?

The ATX · #**1069** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Excellent! Thanks, ATX. There's no webcam for this right?

I'm sure there is one, but it's not public.

Speculator · #**1070** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Has anyone been able to (safely) take some snaps of progress here?

Sorry for the poor quality. It's the best I can do right now.

ThyPiGuy · #**1071** Posted **Apr 17, 2020, 7:57 PM**

Ask and ye shall receive. From this morning. Only saw one worker on site, nothing going on. Core seems to be about 3 stories tall now above ground.

ahealy · #**1072** Posted **Apr 18, 2020, 3:36 PM**

Awesome photos PiGuy/Speculator! I wonder why just one construction worker tho. Has work ramped back up since the ban was lifted?

Urbannizer · #**1073** Posted **Apr 30, 2020, 7:33 PM**

Block 185 by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

The ATX · #**1074** Posted **May 1, 2020, 5:57 AM**

The construction activity on this project has noticeably slowed down.

clubtokyo · #**1075** Posted **May 1, 2020, 5:46 PM**

Yeah what is going on at this site? It was moving and now it appears to have stopped.

427MM · #**1076** Posted **May 1, 2020, 10:20 PM**

I try to walk around it every day walking my pup. In the last couple of days they've jumped the core another story and have made a ton of progress putting down the decking for the second above grade story. The two story, oval shaped lobby columns on the north end are finishing up too. It seems like it's been slow of late but they've done a lot! My guess is this being the first above ground story it was tricky and consumed a lot of extra time and attention.