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FourOneFive · #21 Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 5:39 PM**

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On the other hand, I do think it's a mistake to post rank speculation or inane chatter.

that was my primary complaint. i am not saying each one of these projects don't qualify for having their own individual threads. i just found the postings within each of these threads redundant. (one poster continually mentions "SF's highrise boom!" and "how excited they are!") i wholeheartedly encourage people to post. just post something of substance. personally, i feel we should collapse all of the rincon hill projects into one thread (with the exception of one rincon hill and the infinity towers).

munkyman · #22 Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 5:49 PM**

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personally, i feel we should collapse all of the rincon hill projects into one thread (with the exception of one rincon hill and the infinity towers).

I wholeheartedly agree with that. I saw a post earlier about "90, 71, and 50 story buildings in place of MSG," or something to that effect. But they didn't break it up into a new thread for each building separately. I think the same should go for Rincon Hill.

I also agree with East Bay Hardcore - everyone was fretting about tape on the window of 300 Spear - it's not gonna doom the freakin project into non-existence. It's probably just left over tape from installation. And even if it's not, is it really that important?

Dougall5505 · #23 Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 6:00 PM**

^amen. for portland we have a thread for the south waterfront where 7 or 8 towers are u/c are being planned why not do this for the rincon hill projects

J Church · #24 Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 6:04 PM**

You know if I'm getting tired of hearing about San Francisco highrises, then it's probably getting to be a bit much.

EastBayHardCore · #25 Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 8:43 PM**

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I also agree with East Bay Hardcore - everyone was fretting about tape on the window of 300 Spear - it's not gonna doom the freakin project into non-existence.

I know what you're trying to say but I just have to make it clear, it's not everyone. There are a few people who just go round and round all day long about absolutely nothing. It almost seems like their only goal is to make sure that the SF project threads are on the first page of the highrise section.

fflint · #26 Posted **Oct 30, 2006, 2:00 AM**

I agree with those who are speaking out against the recent avalanche of pointless spamming going on in all the SF threads in this subforum. It really does need to stop. This isn't a chat room.

Reminiscence · #27 Posted **Oct 30, 2006, 2:14 AM**

To all those complaining recently: sorry about posting somewhat pointless threads, I thought people might be intrested, but that doesnt seem to be the case. I take all responsibilty for the rescent accusations. Would anyone know if there is a way I can delete them from the forum?

fflint · #28 Posted **Oct 30, 2006, 2:23 AM**

It's not so much the threads' existence that is so troublesome, as it is all the inane and pointless chit-chat within them, each post building off the other until the entire conversation loses all grounding in reality.

For example, a chain of nonsense regarding a fantasy expansion of some hotel chain or other into San Francisco became a nonsensical but fervent discussion of how tall the unplanned tower for the unplanned expansion would be--with one forumer confidently predicting the non-tower for the non-expansion would be "over 700 feet." The forum is a reality-based community. These threads in the Highrise subforum are about what is really happening on the ground in our cities, places for information and photographs and upcoming meetings and articles--not fantasy games.

Reminiscence · #29 Posted **Oct 30, 2006, 2:29 AM**

Right, well, whatever seems to be annoying people, thats what I'm appologizing to and taking responsibilty for. However, if there is a way to delete these threads to avoid future annoyance, then I will do that. Otherwise we could always let them sink to the bottom of the forum itself.

AK47KC · #30 Posted **Oct 30, 2006, 5:41 AM**

Let's move on and forget about the spam, anyway, here is the first construction pic, nothing much to see yet:

botoxic · #31 Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 4:25 AM**

631 is emerging from the ground!

botoxic · #32 Posted **Jan 29, 2007, 4:43 PM**

A little further along:

botoxic · #33 Posted **Feb 10, 2007, 8:20 PM**

botoxic · #34 Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 4:25 AM**

We've got a crane with no boom:

And what's with the building to the left? Please tell me it just looks like there are no windows from the outside, and the people inside can really see out...

BTinSF · #35 Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 7:16 AM**

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And what's with the building to the left? Please tell me it just looks like there are no windows from the outside, and the people inside can really see out...

It's another utility substation (can't remember if it's PG&E or ATT/SBC) and there are few if any people inside there. You've got the same sort of thing at 8th & Mission and also, I believe, next to the new Intercontinental Hotel.

botoxic · #36 Posted **Mar 6, 2007, 1:01 AM**

botoxic · #37 Posted **Mar 26, 2007, 5:29 AM**

FourOneFive · #38 Posted **Mar 26, 2007, 10:53 AM**

thanks for the pictures, botoxic. it's great to see this project start to rise out of the ground. i assume this project will take roughly the same amount of time at 1160 mission/ soma grand to top off. maybe we'll see this thing top off in november?

botoxic · #39 Posted **Apr 18, 2007, 6:44 AM**

Rising relatively quickly:

BTinSF · #40 Posted **Apr 18, 2007, 8:25 AM**

^^^Wow. A floor a week (or close to it). And they are big floors.

Thanx botoxic. Your photos of these projects are a big asset of SSP.