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Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, more...

Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

Great update, cassius.

Re: Element.
I believe everyone had the same concern about Optima at Citplace, since it has a very similar blank wall on its north-facing side. But once they added the cladding and glass you couldn't tell.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

^ ^
Hehe, that's my street.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

That's the one, I guess the glare is hiding the crane, oh well still a nice shot :) .
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

Spire is looking seriously good. And taaalll.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

As much as people complain about Cityplace, the towers look very good.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

The Stern Building's looking great as well. I've forgotten what the elevation’s going to be, but it looks as though its quality materials thus far.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

Call me crazy, but I'm actually cautiously optimistic about Metropolis. Obviously PenEquity wasn't happy with the final product and blamed the contractor, but they also slashed the construction budget on the torch before construction began. That, more than anything, resulted in the cheap look of the torch. All of the things taht would have made the torch great (the use of glass, the rotating billboards) were slashed from the budget.

I wonder if PenEquity has learned their lesson.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

What is Spire up to now? How many stories to go?
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

Can I say this without being SHOT!!

ROCP and SPIRE look somewhat New Yorkish! Better than being named New Yorkish and looking Crapish (a Central Asian Republic, formerly part of the Soviet Union).
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

^^ Re: SP!RE height: 32 stories done, 13 to go for a total of 45.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

If nothing else the massing of Metropolis appears to be excellent. I will reserve judgement until seeing the cladding materials however.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

^^ Re: SP!RE height: 32 stories done, 13 to go for a total of 45.
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Up to 33 as of today. My source told me 45 plus 2 for mechanical.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

They seem to really be moving along now. They started floor 32 on Monday morning and are done already? Looks like maybe a July top-out!
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

No they were done 32 last week. Walls started Monday. Today they raised up the remaining forms to start laying the 33rd floor.
 
Re: Update: 2006.05.02 - Spire, RoCP, Metropolis, Stern, mor

then I suspect it is the 33d floor I see from my headquarters of world domination.
 
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