HOUSTON | Hess Tower | 490 FT / 149 M | 29 FLOORS - Page 4

Complex01 · #61 Posted: **Apr 27, 2008, 4:39 PM**

I had a dream that erected a crane already for this one. LOL, how sad i need other stuff to dream about, he he...

Wattleigh · #62 Posted: **Apr 29, 2008, 11:58 PM**

Looks like they're digging even deeper now, most notably on the southeast side. This is where they already have a completed portion of the foundation wall.

They had a relatively continuous line of dump trucks heading in and out of the site around midday, just hauling dirt away. Kinda surprised since it looked like they were going as far as they did during the initial excavation. I'm guessing this may be part of the drainage & utilities component...

Complex01 · #63 Posted: **Apr 30, 2008, 9:15 PM**

I am going downtown on saturday i will check things out...

Complex01 · #64 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 9:57 PM**

Updates from yesterday...

Great_Hizzy · #65 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 11:05 PM**

Seems like they're a little further along on Main Place but I could be wrong.

Xeelee · #66 Posted: **May 5, 2008, 2:29 PM**

I was going to take some before the game but I misplaced my camera since my girlfriends and I were already smashed... I managed to find it later on that evening though. I will post some pics.

Complex01 · #67 Posted: **May 5, 2008, 4:27 PM**

Thats funny. Love it...

Wattleigh · #68 Posted: **May 15, 2008, 8:53 PM**

After a full day of dump trucks hauling off dirt from the deepest point in the site earlier in the week, it looks they've begun working on the first part of filling in the foundation.

Photos from this afternoon...

Xeelee · #69 Posted: **May 16, 2008, 2:20 PM**

thanks for the update.

Complex01 · #70 Posted: **May 16, 2008, 2:28 PM**

I wander how long before they start to install the crane. At the rate they are moving should not be all that far off...

Wattleigh · #71 Posted: **May 21, 2008, 9:41 PM**

Just some overhead views from the 5 Houston Center Garage, taken yesterday...

Wattleigh · #72 Posted: **May 21, 2008, 9:41 PM**

Whoops, accidentally posted twice!

Complex01 · #73 Posted: **May 22, 2008, 7:20 PM**

I went down last weekend and was watching dirt being halled away. The hole is really big. They are moving. Nice...

Wattleigh · #74 Posted: **May 22, 2008, 7:32 PM**

Photos from this afternoon, already getting rebar in place at the center of the pit.

Complex01 · #75 Posted: **May 22, 2008, 7:33 PM**

I will say it again. They are really moving. Love it...

Wattleigh · #76 Posted: **May 24, 2008, 4:05 PM**

This week's Business Journal had a page ad with an evening view I hadn't seen before...

Also this small panel rendering of the lobby area.

WesternGulf · #77 Posted: **May 24, 2008, 4:23 PM**

Looking good.

Xeelee · #78 Posted: **May 27, 2008, 2:17 PM**

The evening shot is cool.

Complex01 · #79 Posted: **May 27, 2008, 4:05 PM**

Ah that looks really nice. Very Kewl...

Wattleigh · #80 Posted: **Jun 4, 2008, 7:19 PM**

The base of the tower crane has been installed and it looks like they're working on shoring up the last of the rebar in the pit for the first structural columns.