LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 113

DistrictDirt · #**2241** Posted **Dec 19, 2014, 5:14 AM**

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In related news OSHA panics as concrete companies quietly replace rebar with rhubarb in their reinforced concrete projects...

Mmmm...constructi-licious.

upward 2000 · #**2242** Posted **Dec 19, 2014, 6:20 AM**

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Wait till you see what the 28th floor has in store. Things at the core will be slowing down for a few weeks.

There will be thirty outriggers positioned between the 28th and 31st floors. The 53rd and 59th floors. And finally the 70th and 73rd floors.They will extend from the core to the outer columns.

unanimity · #**2243** Posted **Dec 19, 2014, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by DistrictDirt

Mmmm...constructi-licious.

nominated for best post of 2014

mdiederi · #**2244** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 1:03 AM**

Is the core going to stay that wide all the way up? Or, will it narrow after it gets past the office floors? If they have separate elevators for offices and hotel rooms, it might not need to be as wide above the office floors. Just speculating, haven't heard anything on that.

upward 2000 · #**2245** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 7:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

Is the core going to stay that wide all the way up? Or, will it narrow after it gets past the office floors? If they have separate elevators for offices and hotel rooms, it might not need to be as wide above the office floors. Just speculating, haven't heard anything on that.

The hotel floors are from floor 20 on up. They are constructing the 27th floor now. The core is still the same size.

Docjalby · #**2246** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 7:58 AM**

Got some up close pictures of the construction today. I jaywalked on Wilshire to get some of these.

Untitled by joshraymd, on Flickr

Untitled by joshraymd, on Flickr

And here are two videos. I don';t know how to embed youtube:

http://youtu.be/H42zP7beEbg

http://youtu.be/5aGcnj2JEG8

mdiederi · #**2247** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 2:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by upward 2000

The hotel floors are from floor 20 on up. They are constructing the 27th floor now. The core is still the same size.

I've lost count, are those actual floors or the fake floor numbers?

Eightball · #**2248** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 3:31 PM**

Nice pics DocJaclby

upward 2000 · #**2249** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

I've lost count, are those actual floors or the fake floor numbers?

The floors painted on the core. The core is now over 300'

Eightball · #**2250** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 5:02 PM**

Wilshire Grand by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

upward 2000 · #**2251** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 10:10 PM**

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Wilshire Grand by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

They have started placing steel columns for the upcoming outriggers that will extend from floor 28 to 31

mdiederi · #**2252** Posted **Dec 21, 2014, 2:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

Is the core going to stay that wide all the way up? Or, will it narrow after it gets past the office floors? If they have separate elevators for offices and hotel rooms, it might not need to be as wide above the office floors. Just speculating, haven't heard anything on that.

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Originally Posted by upward 2000

The hotel floors are from floor 20 on up. They are constructing the 27th floor now. The core is still the same size.

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

I've lost count, are those actual floors or the fake floor numbers?

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Originally Posted by upward 2000

The floors painted on the core. The core is now over 300'

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Originally Posted by HighwayStar

Looking closer it's missing 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 14....

If there are 7 floors missing from the numbers painted on the core, are they now up to somewhere around the real 20th floor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . . confused?

upward 2000 · #**2253** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 1:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

If there are 7 floors missing from the numbers painted on the core, are they now up to somewhere around the real 20th floor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . . confused?

You are correct. The 20 real or actual floor today above the lobby.Just like buildings skipping the 13th floor. This is related to cultural superstitions. In Vegas you will find this a common thing. Some buildings skip the 40s and 50s