HOUSTON | Hess Tower | 490 FT / 149 M | 29 FLOORS - Page 5

Wattleigh · #81 Posted: **Jun 4, 2008, 11:57 PM**

From HAIF user swtsig in this thread...

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they're pouring the concrete for the foundation june 7th @ 8am... 850 trucks pouring 7500 cubic yards of concrete. there will be multiple platforms for viewing, as well as complimentary coffee and donuts.

colemonkee · #82 Posted: **Jun 5, 2008, 1:32 AM**

^ Wow. They're providing multiple platforms for viewing a concrete pour? The skyscraper geek community's influence must be growing...

Complex01 · #83 Posted: **Jun 5, 2008, 3:50 PM**

Oh how kewl. Great pic. We are getting a crane soon. Very Kewl. I would love to go and watch, it would be really kewl to see...

Wattleigh · #84 Posted: **Jun 7, 2008, 3:02 PM**

Some early photos of the mat pouring...

Complex01 · #85 Posted: **Jun 8, 2008, 3:22 PM**

Look at all those trucks. Take some planning to make it all come together like that.

On another note, what a difference 6 months can make. The site was just a parking lot and the discovery green had yet to open, now the whole area is buzzing. Very Kewl indeed...

Wattleigh · #86 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 4:26 AM**

I was impressed that it all began so early and ended before sunset. One Park Place (a larger site, yes) took about 15 hours to complete.

Today, they started putting the crane together...

Xeelee · #87 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 2:50 PM**

Looks good. Thanks for the updates. Did you get any donuts?

Complex01 · #88 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 3:36 PM**

They started setting up the crane. Nice, if i have time i might take a bike ride down there this weekend...

Wattleigh · #89 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Xeelee

Looks good. Thanks for the updates. Did you get any donuts?

Haha, I actually got there at the same time as the Shipley's but I just took a chocolate milk instead. More thirsty than anything.

Wattleigh · #90 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 8:50 PM**

And the crane is up...

Complex01 · #91 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 8:59 PM**

What, i thought it would be much taller at first start. Oh well it will grow. Was that taken before or after the stroms came through. Because right before the stroms came through it felt so very good outside. Wish it was like that all year...

Wattleigh · #92 Posted: **Jun 10, 2008, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Complex01

What, i thought it would be much taller at first start. Oh well it will grow. Was that taken before or after the stroms came through. Because right before the stroms came through it felt so very good outside. Wish it was like that all year...

Yep, I took it maybe about 30 minutes before the winds started kicking up and the first storms came through. Tons of kids playing around the fountains and families were having picnics there... hope they all weren't rained out!

For the crane, I think it is a little taller than the picture shows since the base is about 15 or 20 feet below ground on the side of the building's footprint.

Wattleigh · #93 Posted: **Jun 12, 2008, 3:48 PM**

Went by yesterday, and it was definitely higher. Maybe about to the halfway point of 5HC. I think it was so low the day before because that was the first day it was set up and they were still testing everything.

Complex01 · #94 Posted: **Jun 12, 2008, 7:28 PM**

Yeah kewl. I went by a day or so ago and saw they had a few more pieces to install. Glad to see the crane. Very Happy...

Von · #95 Posted: **Jun 13, 2008, 9:17 AM**

nice two cranes are up in downtown! now imagine when Main and 6Houston Centre go up!!

HOUSTONIAN57 · #96 Posted: **Jun 18, 2008, 1:58 PM**

Nice...

Xeelee · #97 Posted: **Jun 18, 2008, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by NDPhilly

houston should get another reel highrise
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I know... what should we do?

HOUSTONIAN57 · #98 Posted: **Jun 19, 2008, 3:52 AM**

There is new renderings of Discovery Tower on the site
I tried to post them on here but it wouldnt work for me.....

but heres the site..http://www.discoverytowerhouston.com/

Xeelee · #99 Posted: **Jun 19, 2008, 2:26 PM**

nice

urbanactivist · #**100** Posted: **Jun 19, 2008, 4:00 PM**

Whoa, in those pics it looks like it will be taller than OPP. how big are those wind turbines?