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Bombardier · #**4681** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 10:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

This baby will be topped off before 2019? Yes!

They have around 20 floors to go. At 3 days per floor, they should be topped out some time in January if weather cooperates.

cozy · #**4682** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 4:13 PM**

Time lapse of the shadows during sunrise

vexxed82 · #**4683** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bombardier

They have around 20 floors to go. At 3 days per floor, they should be topped out some time in January if weather cooperates.

By my count there are only about 14 floors left as of today. There are 11 floors per frustum (23 total for the top two frustums when you account for the middle transition floor) and with about 8 already poured (based on photos form last Thursday) on the second to last frustum, I the we're closer to the top.

That said, my contact said topping off would be in late February.

So based on these two bits of information are there more floors on the last two frustums than have been used in all the previous ones? Or perhaps the liquid dampers will take a lot more time to frame out and pour...

r18tdi · #**4684** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 5:32 PM**

The upper frustum looks a little different (longer?) than the others in this 2017 illustration:

Chicago Architecture Blog

vexxed82 · #**4685** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 5:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

The upper frustum looks a little different (longer?) than the others in this 2017 illustration:

Chicago Architecture Blog

Thanks for this! Yes, it's definitely taller than the other

Here I coped and pasted the top two frustums next to the previous two

Donnie77 · #**4686** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 6:25 PM**

Looks to me like the final frustum is elongated at the top.

How much will the slush buckets delay the topping out if any?

LouisVanDerWright · #**4687** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 6:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

Thanks for this! Yes, it's definitely taller than the other

Here I coped and pasted the top two frustums next to the previous two

Lol, guys, this diagram literally says exactly how big those sections are. The final setback is at 857'. The top of the building is 1194' meaning the final two frustrums are 337' tall. The first setback is at 593' meaning the middle set of frustrums are only 264' tall.

So not only are the final two frustums taller, they are quite a bit bigger at 73' taller than the lower section. That's almost 28% bigger than the middle section. It will be quite a noticeable design element, probably even from great distances.

vexxed82 · #**4688** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Lol, guys, this diagram literally says exactly how big those sections are. The final setback is at 857'. The top of the building is 1194' meaning the final two frustrums are 337' tall. The first setback is at 593' meaning the middle set of frustrums are only 264' tall.

So not only are the final two frustums taller, they are quite a bit bigger at 73' taller than the lower section. That's almost 28% bigger than the middle section. It will be quite a noticeable design element, probably even from great distances.

I'm a visual learner

doomsdayprepper · #**4689** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by building_guy

Just sitting back and watching the show Cozy. Haven't felt the need to comment, most of the stuff that gets posted on here is pretty funny, or just speculation at best. My source is first hand.

Since you have such a great "source", can you verify if the glass is going to change color with temperature?

LouisVanDerWright · #**4690** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

I'm a visual learner

Me too, that's how I noticed the numbers were right on the diagram! Lol

PittsburghPA · #**4691** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

I'm a visual learner

haha! Same, thanks LVDW for preventing me from having to do math haha.

Zapatan · #**4692** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 7:57 PM**

Judging from those pictures the real height of this building is either 1,194' or 1,198'

It's a few feet but still a height increase

jjk113 · #**4693** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

Judging from those pictures the real height of this building is either 1,194' or 1,198'

It's a few feet but still a height increase

...1198 ??!! .....will someone give them a broomstick to get the height to 1200 ?!

Zapatan · #**4694** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjk113

...1198 ??!! .....will someone give them a broomstick to get the height to 1200 ?!

Seriously, just go buy a metal rod at a hardware store and bolt it vertically to the roof.

Although since most of the world measures in meters I guess it doesn't really matter. It's well past supertall status.

Jibba · #**4695** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 9:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjk113

...1198 ??!! .....will someone give them a broomstick to get the height to 1200 ?!

Seasonally, with a big enough snowfall...

Knightwing · #**4696** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 9:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bombardier

They have around 20 floors to go. At 3 days per floor, they should be topped out some time in January if weather cooperates.

It's about 5 days per floor.

J_M_Tungsten · #**4697** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 11:13 PM**

Tonight

BonoboZill4 · #**4698** Posted **Oct 23, 2018, 11:29 PM**

Great shots!!

Donnie77 · #**4699** Posted **Oct 24, 2018, 8:01 PM**

Joey Z back at it again._.

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...-for-yourself/

Barrelfish · #**4700** Posted **Oct 24, 2018, 9:56 PM**

Curbed has a reasonably detailed construction update: "The structure has cleared its final architectural setback and has two frustum-shaped stacks left to pour. This final section will contain the skyscraper’s unoccupied blow-through floor, created to lessen wind loads and reduce building sway."

The developers also claim the glass didn't delay the schedule. We shall see!

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/10/2...s-installation