if you go back at the months it gives you a nice idea of how much work they've done

http://oxblue.com/win/?siteID=b309b0da4344ad8fb26bdf90695e4f55

oh wow what a great site........thanks......I love construction sites! :cool:

I have been looking all over for construction stuff on the WAMU site, thanks seapug!

So awesome! What a great find!

Hey I dont really know about that building but what an awesome site! The way you can zoom and whatnot.

Heres a little info on it:

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=137730

bounced to the top cause I gotta keep an eye on this! ;)

yeah i was gonna do that pretty soon. skyscrapers.com finally has pics of the washington mutual tower construction. also they have new pictures of cristalla. does anyone know what happened with westlake plaza and century tower? i read an article that said they were starting on those in june, but obviously they didn't.

I can get updated pics any time of Cristalla....just have to look outside my window! looks cool.....

I heard they renewed Century tower permits back in 2003. Maybe construction will start 2005? If not its probably on hold or cancelled.

Any news on the 5th and yesler building?
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100514
Or the pine center?
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=102207

These links are cool!

600+ feet? Woo hoo!!! I was afraid that this building wouldn't be worth the fuss.

i thought i'd bump this thread, since there's some new activity going one starting midnight on friday they're bringing in 80 cement trucks an hour for 15-18 hours with 6 cement pumper things to pump all the cement into the pit, on monday they bring in the crane, and like 20 days after that they bring in the sam crane. so not too much longer and it should actually start moving up instead of further into the ground

Yeah the project is definately growning fast, and that is alot of cement trucks! :) You should pin this one up on the forums. Its not often a 600 footer gets built in Seattle.

They took the wamu center off! :cry:

Can anyone else still access it?

what the site....seems to be still working

O I was using the normal site and not the link above. Thanks

woohoo just looked out the window and noticed the crane was up! check it out!

yeah i'm excited, i read that the first united methodist tower was approved. so that'll be another one in the 400-500 ft range. first united methodist is doing a fundraiser to get enough money to build it now. so if you're rich give some of it to the church, so we can add another tower to the skyline.

^Where did you read that article? If you could post a link, I'd appreciate it much. Thanks.

Bump

Its coming along nicely.

cool, multiple cranes now! :cool:

well, crap hopefully they get that camera back up. they have little windows along first avenue so you can look in. the core is about 2/3rds of the way to the top of the wall. so it won't be too long

Yeah I noticed the camera was down as well. Hope they get it working.

stupid camera...they have the core 2/3 the way up from the bottom to ground level now? that was fast.

It's working now!!!

It sort of is, it took like 2 shots.

Why on earth is there such a big secret with this project? Why just the one rendering which isn't saying much. At the IDX site there were two huge billboards at that site. Absolutely nothing at the Wamu site.

cause they are stupid.

now it's not working again. ugh.

Back up! :)

the cores dont even look like they are built up.

Some new images of WAMU at emporis!

Check it out!
http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=137730&aid=19&sro=1&yr=2004&mt=11

they didn't start building the core that long ago, and it is almost to street level. should be above in about 3 or 4 weeks.

The core is really growing fast, and they are almost done with the cement siding.

Well, they mix the cement with water to form the concrete sidings. But we wont be picky. ;)

And some aggregate.

the core is now above street level

mhays, the reason I said that was because you busted my balls for the same thing once. I place all the blame on you.

That is awesome. I like how they configured the website. When is the building due for completion?

I think early 2006.

bumpelstilskin :D

Steel is beginning to be put in place.

:dance:

^LOL I love it!

Bump'r Cars! :D

How high is the core above ground level, you cant really tell.

The elevator shaft/core of wamu center is going up, so they're doing something, even the seattle museum tower basement floors are going up, too.
I believe they will top out at around 608 feet tall around late this year.
They sure are making progress!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle193Small.jpg

cool pic...cant wait to see steel eriection over ground.

Wow that gives me a good view on core progress, great pic!

thanks for the pic. I drove by it today, it's coming up pretty fast.

i walked by it today, and the steel framing is now above street level

bumped my head! ;)

i dont get the bumped the head thing.... I was gonna write a comment so i wouldnt have to go searching for this thread.

eh I don't like saying "bump" so I use it in a sentence! :D

it's ok to let go sometimes people.. ;) Or you can create two threads of the same subject I found out :D

Great site. I love WaMu Tower. :)

still going up...

Yeah camera has changed views to show it grow.

I saw the wamu tower today from SR 99 viaduct going northbound, I could see the tall crane sticking out of the skyline, I was like whoa it's going up! I can't wait til it tops out at 608 ft to the addition of the Seattle skyline! :D

Cant wait till they start on the fecade too.

i could see glipmses of it when driving up I-5

wow that core is getting up there! :uh:

Yeah cant wait for steel to start surrounding the core!

^ it has......im surprised at how fast the core has gone up......unlike lincoln tower...they seem to be getting the core done first and then work on the steel.

can't see this on the webcam, but on the sam side the glass is starting to go up

Nice maybe someone could grab a few pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle4/10298Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle4/10302Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle5/11033Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle5/11044Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle4/10322Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle4/10297Medium.jpg

All pics taken May 26th and May25th

I'm still surprised that the beem columns are not up there with the core.

Once again I rode by WaMu Center tonight. It looks like the beams are being sprayed white. The entire base looks white. A fire retardant I suppose.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle5/11124Small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle5/11126Medium.jpg

Yes, it's fire retardant.

JAC, when the structural approach is to use a concrete core and structural steel for the rest, it's often quickest to build it this way. Concrete is more time consuming. The concrete core will top out around 35 floors if I recall, with an all-steel structure for the highest floors. They'll time the steel to be erected at 35 pretty soon after the core reaches that height.

I can see the wa-mu tower under construction from I-5 south of downtown Seattle, it's visible from down there! :D

um you can see it from i-5 all the way down in tukwila.

I can't believe how Skinny WAMU is going to be! :uh:

check the websites updated pics.....

Yea! WA-MU tower looks so skinny with the bare core going up, I wonder what it'll look like after they build floor plates and all that. Maybe, it'll look slightly fatter, but not much.

I can't believe how Skinny WAMU is going to be! :uh:

check the websites updated pics.....

Which website, tell me! :D Or do you just mean the oxblue site?

oxblue site :yes: man I thought you were 007 for a sec! :nuts:

does anyone know what floor they currently are on with the core?

Yea! WA-MU tower looks so skinny with the bare core going up, I wonder what it'll look like after they build floor plates and all that. Maybe, it'll look slightly fatter, but not much.

It'll be half a block thick, and the whole width of the site. Actually a pretty big floorplate.

does anyone know what floor they currently are on with the core?

36th. Only 6 more lifts! They'll be done with the core by early august fer sure.


BTW, On the work schedule, it says the freight/high rise core will have 51 lifts. And there are seven levels below grade. So does this mean that there may be 44 stories rather than 42 stories?

36...it looks kinda short for what i thought it would be.

Might be a dumb question, but will this be taller than IDX tower?

Might be a dumb question, but will this be taller than IDX tower?

yeah it will be taller than the IDX tower, about almost 100 feet taller. IDX tower is 512 ft tall and the WA-MU tower will be 608 ft tall.

iot might look about the same height though since its lower on the hill....is that why it looks so small to me (the core)?

I don't know why it looks small to you. Look at where the oxblue camera is on the WMT, it's probably about on the 700' level, and the crane is almost to that height:

http://www.officespace.com/osoweb/Seattle/BLDG/WaMutualTower/Building.jpg

also those 6 floors they have left will add about 80 feet to the height of the building. i'm wondering if it is suppose to be 44 instead of 42 if it will mean it'll be about 25 feet to the height

:cheers:

It looks put-damn short right now. But I have questions and comments:

The 680' figure is obviously from sea-level, which we've known for years. But what's the elevation of the building's base? Is it 72' as some have alluded, or is it higher? Do we believe the 680' figure anyway?

However we measure it here, the people who create databases about building heights will probably measure from the lowest point on Second or the east half of the Union frontage. That'll cut significant height compared to First Ave. But after all the two building halves have different identies, the the City computed from the uphill side for the tower's zoning purposes.

It's up to 40 right now and based upon views from NLU and the Space Needle in the past week it looks short by even the 1st Ave measurement.

Actually it looks like the right height for a 40-story office core. We've been assuming a large floor-to-floor height all along.

Are we sure that the painted-on floor labels are based upon the same numbering system that arrived at the height of 42 stories? Or could they be counting from First Ave, meaning another level at least?

These labels appear to be right above the floor levels, not at the ceiling levels, meaning the 42nd floor sign will be below the final roof height.

The drawings showed an architectural feature that'll take it up the equivalent of another floor.

I predict that it'll be about equal to Wells Fargo on the skyline.

^precisely why I asked this question earlier:

"On the project schedule, it says the freight/high rise core will have 51 lifts. And there are seven levels below grade. So does this mean that there may be 44 stories rather than 42 stories?"

Here is the link to the project schedule, take a look at this:

http://www.sellen.com/wamu-sam/schedule/WAMU%20SAM%20May%2005%20website%20sched.pdf



not only that, but on the monthly updates on that site, it said the low rise core dropped off at level 20, and look at the schedule, it says there are 27 lifts for the low rise core, so it proves that there are only 7 levels below grade.

I think this is going to be a 44 story tower.


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Actually look, this tower HAS to be 44 stories above ground,

look at the schedule where it says "low/midrise core" and go over to the right where it has the completion bar, it specifically says "low/midrise core to 20th level (27 lifts)"

then look right above it at the "high rise core (51 lifts)"

That means this tower has to be either 44 stories, or they are not counting a couple of floors below grade.

That or when they said it was going to be a 42 story project, they might have not counted the 2 top levels that could be maintainance and mechanical levels. But either way, I think this is a 44 story tower.

Imagine 10 encyclopedias on a shelf, in order, each 1,000 pages. If a worm eats from the first page of the first volume through the last page of the last volume, how many pages has it eaten through? 10,000?

No, 4,002. In the first and last books only one page each was eaten. As for the other eight books, the pages were double-sided.

This fun diversion illustrates why I'm skeptical of any attempt to count. Quick estimates are often wrong.

That said, good job, Bond. You're probably right.

Wow the facade looks great!

OK Jiminy, when are you gonna change your avatar? *taps foot, folds arms*

never!

Are there any other office projects besides WaMu and LSq office?

city center II in bellevue, the two 40 story towers in bellevue and tech tower....should be starting construction thi year^

im not surwe whats going on with the crown...umm...it looks like glass is going up along the side of the art museum.

city center II in bellevue, the two 40 story towers in bellevue and tech tower....should be starting construction thi year^

Where do you get these ideas!?

random reading? djc...i dunno....it's supposed to be a question mark at the end of the sentence.

Generally, if you didn't hear about it a year ago, it ain't happening this year. And that's if it's a quick, hurdle-free process.

Also, office buildings won't start until you hear about big leases.

I'm going to bump this up as I'm tired of looking for it every couple of months.

The WaMu Tower is almost done, so you should be seeing pics of it from us Seattlites soon.

wow it looks nice.

The WaMu Tower is almost done, so you should be seeing pics of it from us Seattlites soon.

By that "us" does this mean you will start posting pics again, including your long awaited south side pictures? hmmm?

^
LOL. ;)

Someday I'll get around to posting those. :D