SAN FRANCISCO | One Rincon (Tower One) | 641 FT / 195 M | 60 FLOORS - Page 16

tyler82 · #**301** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 2:43 AM**

Where did you get this image I love it

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Originally Posted by mthd

actually i'm pretty sure it does have two setbacks on the east side - one at L55 and another for the 'crown'. i would not think they are sufficient to warrant having to move the crane. there are plenty of places they could have located the crane to prevent that...

mthd · #**302** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 4:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by tyler82

Where did you get this image I love it

it's just a screen capture from a 3d model of san francisco... i didn't 'get' it anywhere really.

BTinSF · #**303** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 4:24 AM**

Carl Nolte from the Chron responded:

"I'm checking on it. Crane seems to have been lowered.
-carl nolte."

Maybe we'll get some info.

BTinSF · #**304** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by mthd

it's just a screen capture from a 3d model of san francisco... i didn't 'get' it anywhere really.

Interesting that it shows both the taller One Rincon tower and the Millenium Tower completed but not the second One Rincon tower. It's as if they do think the second tower won't get built for a while.

mthd · #**305** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 4:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by BTinSF

Interesting that it shows both the taller One Rincon tower and the Millenium Tower completed but not the second One Rincon tower. It's as if they do think the second tower won't get built for a while.

it shows buildings which are under construction - the second one rincon is not... additional layers show 'approved' buildings or 'proposed' but those were turned off.

SFView · #**306** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by mthd

it shows buildings which are under construction - the second one rincon is not... additional layers show 'approved' buildings or 'proposed' but those were turned off.

I guess you wouldn't be privy to show us those 'approved' or 'proposed' building layers turned on, now would you?

Anyway, does anyone remember any details to this tragic crane collapse accident that happend in San Francisco in 1989? What building was under construction? How long was the project delayed?

If the lowering of the One Rincon Hill tower crane is related to safety concerns, I would happily settle for a delay. Meanwhile, I hope that other work can continue on the project.

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/...ckval=GooglePM

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1.) 5 killed in crane collapse
20 or more hurt in San Francisco
Author: From Wire Reports THE
Publish Date: November 29, 1989
Word Count: 919
Document ID: 0ED3D0B698286FCE

SAN FRANCISCO -- A 16-story crane at a highrise construction site snapped apart and plunged to the pavement in San Francisco's financial district on Tuesday, hurling four workers to their deaths and crushing a bus driver during the morning rush hour.

Five people were missing and 20 were injured, three of them critically, in the Tuesday morning disaster, which littered the area around the intersection of California and Kearny streets with crushed vehicles, twisted steel, rubble...

mthd · #**307** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 5:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFView

I guess you wouldn't be privy to show us those 'approved' or 'proposed' building layers turned on, now would you?

sorry, no can do... but most of you have probably seen it before.

SFObserver · #**308** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 8:27 PM**

BTinSF · #**309** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 3:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFView

Anyway, does anyone remember any details to this tragic crane collapse accident that happend in San Francisco in 1989? What building was under construction? How long was the project delayed?

I remember it happening but I don't remember the details such as how long it held up construction. I believe it would have been the building shown here with the "hand" on top which was built about that time:

That's the building with the statues some wags have suggested represent the Board of Supervisors on top (I think Phillip Johnson designed it).

Another crane accident I recall better was when the crane building the "W" Hotel dropped a facade panel from a pretty good altitude.

BTinSF · #**310** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 3:40 AM**

Gosh--all those workers just standing around and you didn't ask them what's going on?

northbay · #**311** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 5:33 AM**

^hes just an "observer"

botoxic · #**312** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 5:19 PM**

Quick drive-by on the lower deck this morning (so the view wasn't great) - the crane had been reassembled on its stand, so I'd guess the re-elevation process could begin as soon as this afternoon.

SFView · #**313** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by mthd

sorry, no can do... but most of you have probably seen it before.

mthd,

Perfect answer!

BTinSF,

According to SSP, 580 California by Johnson/Burgee was completed in 1986. Emporis has the year of completion listed as 1987. That is still about 2 or 3 years before the accident. That's okay, I was only somewhat curious.

SFObserver,

Please continue right on observing. Your photos are fantastic! By the way, there's something about your forum name that I like...

botoxic,

That you spotted the crane "reassembled on its stand," is very encouraging!

WonderlandPark · #**314** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 9:58 PM**

Someone who didn't want to register pm'ed me and said the support was cracked and that is what happened.

botoxic · #**315** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 11:51 PM**

The crane has re-entered the webcam frame.

fflint · #**316** Posted **Mar 18, 2007, 12:19 AM**

580 Cal was completed while I still lived here--but I was in Boston in 1989. So it wasn't that tower.

viewguysf · #**317** Posted **Mar 18, 2007, 12:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFView

I guess you wouldn't be privy to show us those 'approved' or 'proposed' building layers turned on, now would you?

Anyway, does anyone remember any details to this tragic crane collapse accident that happend in San Francisco in 1989? What building was under construction? How long was the project delayed?

If the lowering of the One Rincon Hill tower crane is related to safety concerns, I would happily settle for a delay. Meanwhile, I hope that other work can continue on the project.

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/...ckval=GooglePM

The crane that collapsed in November 1989 was on the Federal Home Loan Bank Building at 600 California Street--at the northwest corner of California and Kearny. It damaged both the 580 California Johnson/Burgee building to the east and the International Building across the street to the south.

Needless to say, this was a really big deal at the time.

kenratboy · #**318** Posted **Mar 18, 2007, 5:03 PM**

See, I knew it would all work out

I still want to know why.

WonderlandPark · #**319** Posted **Mar 18, 2007, 5:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by kenratboy

See, I knew it would all work out

I still want to know why.

Structure was cracked, as someone who didn't want to bother regging here told me.

Reminiscence · #**320** Posted **Mar 19, 2007, 5:32 AM**

I was in San Francisco for the first time in months yesterday and I came in though the Bay Bridge. I noticed the crane was back up as reported and I must admit, I was relieved to see that. At least now we can get back to business.