[Bigtime]

The Calgary crane count thread continues here. I can't promise to be as detailed with my count, I don't know the makes and exact model numbers of the cranes, but I will try to keep the list as accurate as possible. You'll have to help me out on a lot of the suburan sites, as I'm not in those parts very often.

Cranes

YYC International Facilities Terminal: 3
City Centre: 3
Imperial Oil Quarry Park: 3

Eighth Avenue Place II: 2
Centre 10: 2

Riverside Quays: 1
Highbury: 1
Lumino: 1
Centuria: 1
St. Johns on 10th: 1
Pixel: 1
Groves of Varsity: 1
Bonnybrook Waste Treatment: 1
Alura: 1
La Maison Elboya: 1
Aura: 1
Upside Engineering (Beltline Warehouse District): 1
Tsuu T'ina Casino expansion/hotel: 1
Shepard Energy Centre: 1
MRU Conservatory: 1
The Guardian: 1
The River: 1
Glenmore Gardens (90th Avenue SW): 1
Bow View Manor Expansion: 1
Fuse East Village: 1
Biscuit Block: 1
Eleventh Avenue Place: 1

Total: 35

Record: 75 (August 2008)


Bases






***Edit May 13: Removed Park 'n' Jet airport hotel & Mustard Seed.

[mersar]

SAIT is 4, 1 at EEEL

[Bigtime]

^^^^ Updated.

[You Need A Thneed]

Barlow Trail Hotel is a Marriot.

[Bigtime]

^^^ Updated, thanks!

[Jimby]

Thanks Bigtime!
I think Highbury still has a crane - there was one when I drove by 2 weeks ago.
Also is there still a crane at the Glenmore Water Treatment plant? You should be able to see it from your place.
Astoria?

[Bigtime]

Thanks Bigtime!
I think Highbury still has a crane - there was one when I drove by 2 weeks ago.
Also is there still a crane at the Glenmore Water Treatment plant? You should be able to see it from your place.
Astoria?

I'll add Highbury and Astoria, Water Treatment plant is clear. None up there anymore.

I think Mount Royal may have a few, and what about the UofC?

[mersar]

I think Mount Royal may have a few, and what about the UofC?

The one at the EEEL building is all thats left on campus. Not sure about MRU.

There is 1 base at Lumino. Are there any cranes left at Chinook?

[Jimby]

Yes Chinook must still have one or 2.

[Bigtime]

The one at the EEEL building is all thats left on campus. Not sure about MRU.

There is 1 base at Lumino. Are there any cranes left at Chinook?

I'll add the base at Lumino, I think EAP also has a base on the west site.

Yes Chinook must still have one or 2.

That I can check out with binoculars when I get home tonight.

I may also be able to see over to MRU and get a count on the east side of the campus at least.

[sim]

Yes Chinook must still have one or 2.


Both gone.

[Bigtime]

Anyone been around COP lately? Are there any cranes on the site of the new hockey arena?

[crane_guy]

west crane at Atlantic art block was dismantled yesterday

[sim]

Anyone been around COP lately? Are there any cranes on the site of the new hockey arena?

No cranes there from what I saw driving by yesterday.


The Lumino crane also seems to have a section or two that's been erected, but it's been that way for the past few days.

[Bigtime]

Updated, thanks Crane Guy!

[crane_guy]

here is my edit for some of the crane manufactures

The Bow: 4 2 favco 1 potian on north tower
South Calgary Hospital: 4 peiner
SAIT: 4 liehberr

Eighth Avenue Place: 2 comedil
Tallisman Centre: 2 wolff
Homburg Park on Blackfoot: 2 comedil

Atlantic Avenue Art Block: 1 wolff
Midtown: 1 comedil
Riverside Quays: 1 not sure which job this is
Bow Valley College Ph.2: 1 wolff
Casel: 1 if its the one on 17th ave its a wolff
Strategic on 4th: 1 wolff
Marriot Barlow Trail: 1 fm grue
Waterfront: 1 potain
EEEL: 1 wolff
Highbury: 1 wolff
Astoria: 1 wolff

Total: 29


Bases

Lumino: 1 potian

[Jimby]

I was very surprised to see a crane being used to build a big new house on Marquette Street in Mount Royal. It isn't a tower crane so it wouldn't warrant inclusion on this list, but I just thought I would mention it as the house is quite the construction project and worth checking out. There are lots of new houses to see in Mount Royal. There is one being built on Earl Grey Crescent that I look forward to seeing when it is completed.

[Bigtime]

The Lumino base now has a crane being set up on it. Almost fully up as of right now.

[RicoLance21]

Lumino crane is in this photo--taken from Windsor Park.

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7463/image820.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/image820.jpg/)

Hint? just above the house in the middle of the pic.

[Calgarian]

Looks like they are taking down a crane on 4th Street.

[Bigtime]

Looks like they are taking down a crane on 4th Street.

Wow, the end of an era! They did mention on the Jane's Walk that the permit was set to expire shortly.

I will take it off the list. Perhaps I'll leave it as a base?

[mersar]

This would be the crane at the debacle thats coming down?

[Bigtime]

The very one.

[Calgarian]

This would be the crane at the debacle thats coming down?

It would be. Sad to see it come down, I always had a little hope that it would move ahead someday as long as the crane was still there.
Here's a picture from my balcony.
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz191/johnnyred_2010/DSC00049.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz191/johnnyred_2010/DSC00051.jpg

[Bigtime]

I'm wondering if the Riverside Quays potain will come down? As far as I can tell they are using a smaller portable crane to put up the walls for phase II.

[Bokimon]

There is a new crane up at the affordable housing site at Manchester which was erected up earlier this week. Visible from the LRT going past chinook.

[Bigtime]

There is a new crane up at the affordable housing site at Manchester which was erected up earlier this week. Visible from the LRT going past chinook.

That would be the Lumino one I added buddy!

[sim]

You can take the crane at Astoria off the list as well. It is currently being taken down.

[Bigtime]

You can take the crane at Astoria off the list as well. It is currently being taken down.

I'll take it off the list.

[mersar]

Thats probably were the huge Stampede crane that just rolled down 12th ave probably came from. I'm surprised, since Astoria sounded like they were going to be back U/C this summer.

[Bigtime]

Thats probably were the huge Stampede crane that just rolled down 12th ave probably came from. I'm surprised, since Astoria sounded like they were going to be back U/C this summer.

You're not going to believe this but I believe that Stampede crane truck got into an accident with a vehicle on southbound Macleod just after the Elbow river. There are a couple of cars off to the side with the Stampede truck stopped a little farther south, traffic is down to one lane getting through with the cops on scene and HAWCS currently orbiting overhead.

Edit: They have actually blocked ALL southbound lanes of Macleod and have traffic making that u-turn back onto northbound. I hope there wasn't a fatality.

[Jimby]

Lumino site

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1112/4724037182_ef748ae6ee_b.jpg

[mwalker_mw]

Substantial parts of a tower crane just rolled west on 10th Ave. This early in a weekend it must be a setup.... Oslo perhaps? They were working on the site with a mobile one in the last couple days...

[Bigtime]

Substantial parts of a tower crane just rolled west on 10th Ave. This early in a weekend it must be a setup.... Oslo perhaps? They were working on the site with a mobile one in the last couple days...

Let's keep our eyes on the Oslo site, you are probably right about it!

[Rusty van Reddick]

Substantial parts of a tower crane just rolled west on 10th Ave. This early in a weekend it must be a setup.... Oslo perhaps? They were working on the site with a mobile one in the last couple days...

I had lunch a block away from Oslo (at Ruan Thai) yesterday and a mobile crane was at Oslo. So very likely, yeah.

[defaultuser]

Let's keep our eyes on the Oslo site, you are probably right about it!

Nope, but they are pouring concrete today and have most of 11th blocked off.

The crane is going up at Luna.

[Bigtime]

Yup, I saw the mobile crane on 12th avenue for Luna, thought I saw one on 11th avenue but that must have been the boom arm of a concrete pumper.

I will add Luna to the count.

[defaultuser]

That's exactly what you saw. The crane can't be far off though.

Luna crane reflected
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4736207618_11ca5e44af_o.jpg

[bestnickever]

Nope, but they are pouring concrete today and have most of 11th blocked off.

The crane is going up at Luna.

The concrete poured at Oslo today was for the crane base.

[collie]

Who is going to be the contractor on the Oslo Job?

[mersar]

Who is going to be the contractor on the Oslo Job?

My guess is that it will be handled inhouse as its a Homburg-Centron project and they usually work like that.

[collie]

My guess is that it will be handled inhouse as its a Homburg-Centron project and they usually work like that.

Cheers :tup:

[WhipperSnapper]

How many storeys is Oslo?

[mersar]

The new Oslo is 13 or 14 floors, 372 units. See my full reply in the construction thread (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4897761#post4897761).

[crane_guy]

olso crane is up
http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx282/pontiacthad/DSCN2898.jpg





here is the flex in the boom of the liehberr 300 ton with about 36 000 pounds hanging off the hook

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx282/pontiacthad/DSCN2901.jpg

[Bigtime]

Thanks Crane Guy! Great pics and I have updated the count.

[mersar]

SAIT is back in the lead, theres now 5 cranes up at the TTC site

[MichaelS]

A crane base has been installed at Bow Valley College. Saw it this morning as I walked past.

[Bigtime]

A crane base has been installed at Bow Valley College. Saw it this morning as I walked past.

Is that on the phase II site? Probably on the west edge I'm assuming.

[MichaelS]

I think it is the phase 2 site. The one between 6th and 7th Ave. There is already one crane fully up, and then this base. It is kind of in the NW/N Central part of the site.

[MrBigStuff]

Having seen the new rendering of Oslo - it looks like there will be several cranes on that site - as that covers quite a distance.

[Bigtime]

The second crane is up at Bow Valley College Phase II.

[RicoLance21]

SAIT is back in the lead, theres now 5 cranes up at the TTC site

make that 6 now.

[Bigtime]

Added the 6th crane at SAIT to the count.

[freeweed]

Only 33 cranes? The economy is tanking!!!

There's a crane set up at Red Haus in Royal Oak. It's not huge but it's not a truck crane, so it's some sort of tower crane (even if it's just for a 4 story structure). I can't remember the "official" crane criteria anymore - come back Frink!!!!!!

[Bigtime]

Only 33 cranes? The economy is tanking!!!

There's a crane set up at Red Haus in Royal Oak. It's not huge but it's not a truck crane, so it's some sort of tower crane (even if it's just for a 4 story structure). I can't remember the "official" crane criteria anymore - come back Frink!!!!!!

If it is one of those ones operated from the ground I won't include it in the count. I think it has to be a tower or luffer crane that has a cab up top with the operator in it.

[Bigtime]

I can see the fully assembled crane for Centuria from my place, added it to the count.

[crane_guy]

crane is up at the emergency call center

http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx282/pontiacthad/DSCN3065.jpg

[Bigtime]

Thanks Crane Guy! I've added it to the list.

[Jimby]

:previous: That crane doesn't seem to have a cab on it. Is it operated from the ground? Does it qualify for the list? I'm no expert, but it doesn't seem to be a full fledged tower crane.

[mersar]

:previous: That crane doesn't seem to have a cab on it. Is it operated from the ground? Does it qualify for the list? I'm no expert, but it doesn't seem to be a full fledged tower crane.

The cab may not have been lifted up yet. Depending on where it mounts I've seen some that it mounted on the side of the tower part and was lifted up last.

[Jimby]

Thanks for the info, and I'm sure Crane Guy knows what he's talking about!

[thager]

if you look you can see the cab on the other side.

[crane_guy]

that is as full "fledged"of a crane as any, the cab is on the opposite side that picture is taken from. the tower height of that crane is low, as there is no building above grade. as i understand it, the entire call center is below grade and there will be park above it.
that particular crane has done several 20+ story jobs in calgary, also that particular model of crane has done many of the 12 story+ buildings in calgary over the last ten years.
that crane is erected on a static base and uses ballast weights instead of a foundation to "balance" out the top of the crane. that base is also designed to be used as a "traveler" it uses a set of wheels known as bogies and is set on rails to travel long lengths on a site. as an example the city water center office had the same make/crane with a traveling base.

the small tower cranes that are operated by remote control are know as self erect cranes. the main differences is that self erect cranes can be erected with out the assistance of another crane. they also swing from the bottom, the slew bearing or turntable is located at the bottom of crane along with its counter weight which also acts as ballast weight. these cranes are not secured to the ground they have outriggers similar to a mobile crane.
theyare small but can have jib lengths of 150 feet and hook heights of about the same, with very limited lifting capacities.

[Bigtime]

I'm pretty sure a crane like that what used on the Bow Valley College renos also, heck it may have been the same one!

[crane_guy]

E.E.E.L crane has been dismantled

[1ajs]

damn its down to 34 now hard te beleave it was over 60 not long ago

[Rise_of_the_West]

Tower crane is up at 45th street station for the WLRT (next to CAA/AMA on 17th)

[Bigtime]

Thanks, I've added it to the list!

[mersar]

Cool. I didn't expect a tower crane there. I am expecting one at Westbrook however, especially for the office building and parkade.

[srperrycgy]

Tower crane is up at 45th street station for the WLRT (next to CAA/AMA on 17th)

From this evening:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4933249905_39bb7bbe15_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/4933249905/)
WLRT-08272010-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/4933249905/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

[Bigtime]

The crane at the Marriot Hotel on Barlow Trail & McKnight has come down, I have updated the front page.

[Bigtime]

Updated the list with the removal of the west crane at EAP.

[Bigtime]

The south block crane at The Bow is coming down this morning.

[mersar]

Not too surprising, no sense in leaving it up when they'll probably not be doing much on that block until at least next summer.

[Vascilli]

Cool. I didn't expect a tower crane there. I am expecting one at Westbrook however, especially for the office building and parkade.

That crane was being assembled today ~6pm.

[srperrycgy]

Those guys putting it together did not waste any time. I was watching it go up while yacking with a friend at Timmy's this evening. Fascinating stuff.

[Bigtime]

So what crane is this? I'll add it to the list once I can get an "official" name from someone here.

[Bigtime]

Just saw your tweet to me Perry, Westbrook station added to the list!

[bestnickever]

A crane base was poured at the Health Sciences building at the Foothills hospital today. Not sure what work is being done other than it's work on the roof. According to one worker the largest air conditioner in the world is going up there. :shrug:

[kora]

There was activity on the Centuria-on-the-Park crane this morning. Some guy was in the crane operator room. The crane lights were shining on the site. Don't know if they're taking the crane down or starting the project back up.

[Bigtime]

The EAP crane is holding a concrete counterweight, looks like it will be starting to come down.

[Bigtime]

I have removed EAP from the list.

[1ajs]

talisman center is down to 1 crane was removed this afternoon

[Bigtime]

talisman center is down to 1 crane was removed this afternoon

Look at you, in town and giving updates to the crane count! I will update!

[1ajs]

in town for the bassnectar shows at flame central just over visiting my grandma right now :) then be downtown for the show tonight then be off to edmonton to work the show tomarrow then back here for few days then back to the peg

[Bigtime]

The remaining crane at the Talisman Centre is coming down right now.

[srperrycgy]

A second crane has been setup at the Westbrook LRT station site. :cool:

[Bigtime]

Updated the list, thanks!

[Bigtime]

The crane is being removed from the Casel site, I have taken it off the list. We are at 30 now.

[Innersoul1]

There is a tower crane at the Foothills hospital. Actually it's next to the UofC med building. Don't know if that is on the list.

[RicoLance21]

I was at Blackfoot Trail this afternoon. It appears that the center tower crane of the Bow has been taken down. Anyone confirm? I didn't work today.

[thager]

I was at Blackfoot Trail this afternoon. It appears that the center tower crane of the Bow has been taken down. Anyone confirm? I didn't work today.

on the webcam i can only see the 2 outer cranes, so i think you are right.

how are they going to take the other 2 cranes down?

[Bigtime]

Hmm, I've been home sick all day. But not even in the capacity to stare out the window at The Bow all day. I'll see if I can tell right now.

[Bigtime]

I can still see the luffer arm sticking out, perhaps they have lowered it a bit to prepare to remove it?

[Bigtime]

The Potain at the Bow is still up and very much working this morning. It is currently hauling skids of glass up.

[Bigtime]

I believe the crane at Waterfront II is down, I have removed it from the list. It's been a while since I updated, anyone notice any other revisions needed?

[mersar]

Looks like there is now a crane base installed on the south edge of the pit for Hanson Square.

[Bigtime]

Added the base. I drove by the Foothills hospital on 16th last night and there is a luffer crane just south of 16th, I've added it to the list.

[Innersoul1]

Added the base. I drove by the Foothills hospital on 16th last night and there is a luffer crane just south of 16th, I've added it to the list.

JESUS! I have been going on about this one for months! :rolleyes: