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Originally Posted by bunt_q
Hey gents. Is the rendering on the first page of the thread still the latest and greatest?
I scanned back a few pages and didn't see what I was looking for. The "de-construction" I keep seeing referenced. And the giant hole. Was this thing started at some point, and then stopped and the already-built foundation protected until a later date, and that's the rebar that's being exposed now? (If so, we have one of those in Denver too - a built foundation with no building that keeps popping up as a proposal every few years, but never gets out of the ground.)
Has the building permit for the vertical construction been issued? Just curious...
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That's actually exactly what happened, although I wouldn't say the old foundation had been "protected", but rather left out in the elements. As far as I know, they're using parts of it, and tearing out other parts that don't work with the new building. The first proposal to fill it came in 1994, and then all through the late '90s came negotiations on height (eventually at 25 floors) and then finally construction in the early-2000s. They even had a 340 ft. crane set up for awhile. It was during this time that the foundation was constructed, but the city eventually revoked building rights because the project had stalled. Then in around 2005, a proposal was in place, and even approved, I think, for a 34-floor building. This never got to the construction phase.
And yes, as far as I know, the permit has been issued, and vertical construction will begin soon. If anyone wants to correct me or add to what I've said, go ahead