Reply With QuoteIt's a DCM/Federated climbing rig similar to the ones on 1 and 4WTC. It only extends about 4-6 floors down inside the building, so they can finish up beneath it as they go up.Originally Posted by vanshnookenraggen
That's the same way they built 7WTC, given its lack of street space.
It's a DCM/Federated climbing rig similar to the ones on 1 and 4WTC. It only extends about 4-6 floors down inside the building, so they can finish up beneath it as they go up.
How do they hoist it up?
There's a great video on their website that shows how it works.
http://www.dcmerectors.com/FEDERATED/proj4.html
Sneaking through...
Extell is putting up a 21-story (221 feet high) hotel across the street at 30 west 46th
the lot is less than 80 feet wide
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Jo...ssdocnumber=01
workers have been erecting a construction fence the past couple days
Well that ^ middle building is now gone. It's address was 30 W 46 St. The two razed buildings flanking it were 28 & 32 W 46 St.
Nothing on the DOB website yet, just DM permits.
3/8/2009
this is where the hotel will rise
As modern boxes go, this one is great.
Exactly as its done on T1.
Derek. WOW!
This thing is a riot!
Here's a few from this afternoon. All the glass is finally up (the south side had been slow going to wrap). This thing is really something:
this skin would look so awesome on the super-tall going up at the park ave drake hotel site.
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