CHICAGO | 150 North Riverside | 752 FT | 54 FLOORS - Page 22

BVictor1 · #**421** Posted **Sep 13, 2014, 4:38 AM**

9/12/14

harryc · #**422** Posted **Sep 14, 2014, 9:19 PM**

Micro Piles

It appears that they pipes are left in the ground - filled with concrete.

High water on the river

almost.....

Checking the load

note the larger diameter caisson rebar rings in the background.

Clarkkent2420 · #**423** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 2:07 PM**

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Jibba · #**424** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 3:00 PM**

Question for anyone in the construction industry or in the know: Isn't a caisson the sleeve that the concrete gets poured into, and then the cylindrical concrete thing that is formed is a column? Or did the concrete part end up taking on the name of the conduit for it since the sleeve part is what's creating it, and it can also be properly called a column? Or is the caisson the part of the concrete cylinder that's under ground? Or?

Clarkkent2420 · #**425** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 3:11 PM**

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Jibba · #**426** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 3:38 PM**

^Great, thanks.

LouisVanDerWright · #**427** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Clarkkent2420

Looks like one got poured last night and they have 3 more liners in right now.

That means we are officially Under Construction! I think this is the first time there has been 3 major towers under construction along the river since the Chicago Spire, Trump, and Waterview were all U/C. It's good to see the boom is back!

ChiTownWonder · #**428** Posted **Sep 16, 2014, 9:13 PM**

The river confluence is going to be awesome! you have a robust jutting tower that goes against the river(150 n riverside) and a graceful curved tower that goes with the river (river point)

Clarkkent2420 · #**429** Posted **Sep 19, 2014, 1:27 AM**

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hygge · #**430** Posted **Sep 20, 2014, 1:46 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryc

Micro Piles

It appears that they pipes are left in the ground - filled with concrete.

High water on the river

almost.....

Checking the load

note the larger diameter caisson rebar rings in the background.

Harry, your photos are insane to us expats who no longer walk over the bridges and contemplate the progress. Chi-town forever. If only Chi would figure out the meaning of "liner building" when it came to west loop and streeterfail. 150 is a perfect example of urban forwardism. Thanks again my friend.

BrinChi · #**431** Posted **Sep 20, 2014, 12:43 PM**

They've been working late. From 9/18:

jc5680 · #**432** Posted **Sep 20, 2014, 4:56 PM**

From this morning:

Izzi · #**433** Posted **Sep 21, 2014, 2:19 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrinChi

They've been working late. From 9/18:

They've been working through the whole night this week. Saturday night is the first time they're not working.

harryc · #**434** Posted **Sep 23, 2014, 7:16 PM**

9/23

UPChicago · #**435** Posted **Sep 23, 2014, 10:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

That means we are officially Under Construction! I think this is the first time there has been 3 major towers under construction along the river since the Chicago Spire, Trump, and Waterview were all U/C. It's good to see the boom is back!

Lets hope this time it goes better.......

Izzi · #**436** Posted **Sep 24, 2014, 12:50 AM**

HowardL · #**437** Posted **Sep 24, 2014, 1:17 AM**

^^ That was crazy big perfection.

rlw777 · #**438** Posted **Sep 24, 2014, 1:30 AM**

Great shots Izzi

ardecila · #**439** Posted **Sep 24, 2014, 5:59 AM**

Size definitely matters...

SamInTheLoop · #**440** Posted **Sep 24, 2014, 2:14 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryc

9/23

What a shot.

But, I'm disappointed. I expected bigger.

So, none of the typical larger Case caisson (crane look) rigs for this job? Actually, I'm curious, what is this type of equipment (the yellow rig) called (and what are the other Case variety called for that matter?)? This one may do the job, I've noticed that in other cities around the world, foundation work for very larger towers sometimes or even often use just this type of rig.......whereas in Chicago, as we know, it's typically been the Case 'craney-looking rigs (man I need a boost to my technical construction vocabulary, big time)