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[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by lambe160

Its like you have no idea how anything works. Design alone can take 5-10 years. Especially in a city that has not had this magnitude of construction in 30 years. Just enjoy the process. Fun stuff is happening in Detroit.

I can assure you that building design does not take 5-10 years. Even a large building like this typically happens in 1-2 years, depending on how fast the developer moves.

[Steely Dan]

This thread needs WAY LESS sniping.....

And WAY MORE sexy construction porn!


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[lambe160]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

I can assure you that building design does not take 5-10 years. Even a large building like this typically happens in 1-2 years, depending on how fast the developer moves.

I have been apart of all sorts of designs GHIB started 10 years ago internal design without the "public" knowing is so much more than just a 1-2 year design. The design probably started 2-3 years before ground break and design is still on going.

[lambe160]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

This thread needs WAY LESS sniping.....

And WAY MORE sexy construction porn!


Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/kirkpinho...33658591965185

Agreed 100%

[dfc9258]

Love this photo of the Hudson Block site. Does anyone know what is the name of the tall older building in the background with the red scaffolding going up the spine of the building? I think I read about this somewhere that it was abandoned for a long period of time and is not being renovated?

[Detroit]

Originally Posted by dfc9258

Love this photo of the Hudson Block site. Does anyone know what is the name of the tall older building in the background with the red scaffolding going up the spine of the building? I think I read about this somewhere that it was abandoned for a long period of time and is not being renovated?

Book Tower

[pianowizard]

Concrete was poured on ground level today! Read more about it here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...nd/3868915001/

Photo from the article:

[pianowizard]

They actually got a lot done in the past 4 months. Compare these videos:

Aug 10, 2020

Dec 10, 2020

[The North One]

Real Estate Insider: Expect Hudson's site hotel operator to be named next year, Bedrock exec says

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices...t-year-bedrock

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[BigDipper 80]

I was up in Detroit for the first time in a year or so this past weekend and was really impressed with how things continue to get more and more vibrant. Campus Martius was packed (and everyone was wearing masks!), and there were lots of folks shopping on Woodward. Getting this skyscraper up is really going to go a long way in making the lower and upper halves of downtown feel more cohesive.

Now if someone can just get to work on the Cadillac Tower lots...

[Yackemflaber69]

Originally Posted by The North One

Real Estate Insider: Expect Hudson's site hotel operator to be named next year, Bedrock exec says

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices...t-year-bedrock

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Does this mean we're getting the taller version?

[The North One]

Originally Posted by Yackemflaber69

Does this mean we're getting the taller version?

It means that they're likely deep into talks with a major hotel operator and will be ready to officially announce something in 2021. I highly doubt we'll see any height increase, but who really knows.

The rumor floating around is that it's going to be a Hilton, maybe a Conrad hotel.

[rlw777]

Looks like they finally did the concrete mat pour for the tower foundation yesterday. With that done I would expect form work for the tower core to be built and put in place here pretty soon.

[Steely Dan]

^ well that's certainly some good news to hear for the tower part of this project.

Mat pours are expensive; you generally don't pay for one unless you have every intention of building the building.

If we see the form work for the tower core show-up soon, then that'll be yet another blow to the doubters.

[pianowizard]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

If we see the form work for the tower core show-up soon, then that'll be yet another blow to the doubters.

Ever since they started working six days a week, and later had a surge in the size of the construction crew, I have been convinced that they are serious about getting this done. IMO the only potential disappointment that could still happen is yet another height cut, but a tower (in addition to the block) will definitely be built.

[The North One]

You can see the pour that happened the other day here. Interesting watch.

• Video Link

[deja vu]

Cool. That's a big pour.

Where are all the concrete trucks for this? Following the blue concrete pump hoses, it looks like they lead to the right and up and out of the pit... so I assume the trucks are out of the camera's frame of view.

Someone's going to have to pull that construction camera lens back further eventually, so we have a broader view of the tower. Or get a different angle on it.

[EGrant]

Originally Posted by deja vu

Cool. That's a big pour.

Where are all the concrete trucks for this? Following the blue concrete pump hoses, it looks like they lead to the right and up and out of the pit... so I assume the trucks are out of the camera's frame of view.

They line up at the corner of Gratiot and Farmer and pour into a chute thing that leads into the blue tubes.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by The North One

It means that they're likely deep into talks with a major hotel operator and will be ready to officially announce something in 2021. I highly doubt we'll see any height increase, but who really knows.

The rumor floating around is that it's going to be a Hilton, maybe a Conrad hotel.

Hilton would be logical, since there are no flagship Hiltons in Metro Detroit.

[Steely Dan]

hey detroit forumers, has anyone spied any formwork for the tower core going up on that big mat they poured last month?