HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Global Projects & Construction > Skyscraper & Highrise Construction


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #161  
Old Posted May 2, 2023, 8:45 AM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charmy2 View Post
That is an awesome view! I cannot wait to see this thing speed up. I'm hoping to make a trip over there sooner rather than later to see it in person but keep up the updates! This is exciting!
I am excited to see this happening as well. The digging is happening big time now. The best view of the foundation is on Fell Street where the trucks are currently accepting loads of soil. The safety fence restricts the view. It will take a few months to get the foundation in.
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #162  
Old Posted May 3, 2023, 10:28 PM
homebucket homebucket is online now
你的媽媽
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Bay
Posts: 8,722
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran View Post
4/27/2023 - a nice view of the foundation work from the 29th floor of the Fox Plaza. A very big chunk of the view will be blocked by the Fox Plaza tenants. Excavation has now happening big time!
2023_04_27 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Thanks for the update, Jerry! Glad this one is moving along nicely.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #163  
Old Posted May 4, 2023, 7:11 PM
OneRinconHill OneRinconHill is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 164
Quote:
Originally Posted by homebucket View Post
Thanks for the update, Jerry! Glad this one is moving along nicely.
It's wild how this thing is going to stretch the skyline. It also sits in a place where it'll really shine in the evenings from the Golden Gate Bridge vistas in Marin, just like the old DMV building does.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #164  
Old Posted May 5, 2023, 7:14 AM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRinconHill View Post
It's wild how this thing is going to stretch the skyline. It also sits in a place where it'll really shine in the evenings from the Golden Gate Bridge vistas in Marin, just like the old DMV building does.
OneRinconHill - I would like to see a photo from the Marin vista point that you mentioned with the former AAA (American Automobile Association) which is now apartments, in the view. I watched the AAA building being built & have a lot of photos of it. We were allowed on the roof of the Fox Plaza before 2011 so I got some great views then, but no more. (I once flew a kite from the 31st level.)
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #165  
Old Posted May 5, 2023, 5:52 PM
homebucket homebucket is online now
你的媽媽
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Bay
Posts: 8,722
^ Found one although it's a bit of a wide shot but you can still make it out on the far right:



https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/co..._hawk_hill_oc/
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #166  
Old Posted May 5, 2023, 6:23 PM
homebucket homebucket is online now
你的媽媽
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Bay
Posts: 8,722
Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRinconHill View Post
It's wild how this thing is going to stretch the skyline. It also sits in a place where it'll really shine in the evenings from the Golden Gate Bridge vistas in Marin, just like the old DMV building does.
Mmhm. From the Embarcadero to 30 Van Ness is a distance of 2 miles. The way the skyline is completely filled in with dense mid and high rises without any voids is definitely a sight to behold.

It's interesting how that angle almost completely hides all the new towers in SoMa though. From the opposite angle, it almost looks like a completely different city. Note this photo is also taken pre-Mission Rock.

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #167  
Old Posted May 5, 2023, 8:16 PM
Charmy2 Charmy2 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 347
Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRinconHill View Post
It's wild how this thing is going to stretch the skyline. It also sits in a place where it'll really shine in the evenings from the Golden Gate Bridge vistas in Marin, just like the old DMV building does.
I really hope I'll be able to see it from the Golden Gate Bridge. Honestly I always have to squint to even see the Hilton Tower over by Union Square. I don't think I've ever been able to discern the Civic Center from the bridge and I cross it all the time. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled but hopefully this building will be able to rise above the hills enough to make a noticeable figure on the skyline when viewed from Marin and the Golden Gate Bridge. The view from the Headlands on the other hand...that will be awesome to see!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #168  
Old Posted May 6, 2023, 8:22 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
homebucket thanks for the photo. I love the photo with the Sierra Nevada covered in snow. On a clear day have seen the mountains from the ridge above Oakland.
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #169  
Old Posted May 8, 2023, 8:51 PM
OneRinconHill OneRinconHill is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 164
It'll be very visible from the tunnel before the bridge, this is from the top of that tunnel from my own archives

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #170  
Old Posted May 22, 2023, 2:23 AM
Charmy2 Charmy2 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 347
I visited the site today. The hole looks really deep. I rode the ferry in and I hope this building will be visible from the ferry path.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #171  
Old Posted Jun 22, 2023, 3:19 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
June 22, 2023 - View of the foundation from the 28th floor of the Essex Fox Plaza. Views from the west side of the Fox Plaza will be obstructed.
30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #172  
Old Posted Jun 22, 2023, 3:31 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
June 22, 2023 - view from the 28th floor of the Essex Fox Plaza. [Monday June 29th a young woman who was bi-polar ended her life by falling from her 27th floor apartment onto Polk Street, apartment directly across the hall from my apartment.]
30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #173  
Old Posted Jul 5, 2023, 7:44 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
July 5, 2023 - Night view of the foundation

July 5, 2023 - 30 Van Ness Foundation Night View by
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #174  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2023, 1:22 AM
Charmy2 Charmy2 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 347
Kinda unfortunate how slow this thing is moving.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #175  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2023, 4:44 PM
fimiak's Avatar
fimiak fimiak is offline
Build Baby Build
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 965
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charmy2 View Post
Kinda unfortunate how slow this thing is moving.
There has been quite a bit of progress in the excavation of the foundation, if you compare May to June. at least one sub level down. It will probably take another four to six months for the foundation to be poured, tower cranes installed, and core and basement to be built out. Then the above ground portion will go up like a weed next year, perhaps a floor per week.
__________________
San Francisco Projects List ∞ The city that knows how ∞ 2017 ∞ 884,363 ∞ ~2030 ∞ 1,000,000
San Francisco Projects ThreadOakland Projects ThreadOceanwide Center - 275M/901'
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #176  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2023, 4:46 PM
homebucket homebucket is online now
你的媽媽
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Bay
Posts: 8,722
The foundation is always the seemingly slowest part of the project (at least once construction starts). But also rightfully so, as it's vital to the structural viability of the building, as we have learned from the Millennium Tower fiasco.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #177  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2023, 6:12 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
There is extra care needed for the foundation as the site is next to the Municipal Railway station which is 2 stories below the street level AND BART is deeper still under the MUNI tunnel. Care has to be taken that the ground does not shift posing a danger to the tunnels. Yes, it will be quite a while before we see anything above ground.

The 1989 earthquake (about 70 miles away) caused Market Street to sink a few inches. The subsidence can be seen where the sidewalk meets several buildings.
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #178  
Old Posted Jul 7, 2023, 5:30 PM
Charmy2 Charmy2 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 347
I see...so could all the foundation work possibly be done sometime in October?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #179  
Old Posted Jul 7, 2023, 7:08 PM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charmy2 View Post
I see...so could all the foundation work possibly be done sometime in October?
I don't think so. Forming the rebar will take time and then the concrete pour will take time. There is always the possibility of some delay. Next time I am by if I see the woman on the job site who likes to chat with me she may be able to give me a timeline. One of our people on this site may have more information.
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #180  
Old Posted Jul 19, 2023, 1:09 AM
Jerry of San Fran's Avatar
Jerry of San Fran Jerry of San Fran is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,552
07/18/2023 Some vertical steel beams have been installed.
30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco2023_07_18
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Global Projects & Construction > Skyscraper & Highrise Construction
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 1:43 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.