Kress building DT Tampa - Page 9

Jasonhouse · August 14th, 2012, 10:52 PM

That would probably have to go through the city council and we would know about it.

cdavis045 · August 19th, 2012, 10:05 PM

just took a walk around kress. these guys are not going to get much sleep in the next couple weeks.

I can't see them putting in permanent interior finishes, flooring, lighting, etc with this timetable

kmthurman · August 20th, 2012, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cdavis045

I can't see them putting in permanent interior finishes, flooring, lighting, etc with this timetable

Don't think many of those are part of the equation, I dunno. They are just trying to get it ready for parties during the RNC. I think the thing to be happy about it's gone far enough for it to be feasible for a market or something similar.

jonknee · August 20th, 2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cdavis045

just took a walk around kress. these guys are not going to get much sleep in the next couple weeks.

I can't see them putting in permanent interior finishes, flooring, lighting, etc with this timetable

Why would all that happen for a beach theme party in an abandoned building? They're bringing in power and AC from the outside and will have stage lighting. You can see the trusses inside already.

jonknee · August 20th, 2012, 03:10 PM

The glass storefronts started going in over the weekend. Looks great, the whole Franklin Street side should be new glass (Florida got mostly boarded up). I'll snap a picture later, when I walked by today my lens was still fogged up.

They have also started to have 24 hour security and move equipment in. Lots of truss work for lighting and I can see second story catwalks in Kress. Three tractor trailer sized generators are parked along Polk to help provide power, no sign of AC yet.

jonknee · August 21st, 2012, 03:43 PM

As promised

Jasonhouse · August 21st, 2012, 05:41 PM

Damn that's a lot of trusses. What the heck are they doing in there?

tampaizzy · August 21st, 2012, 09:30 PM

Its amazing to see just how much they can do in such a short amount of time, really hopeful that something will come out of this.

Jasonhouse · August 21st, 2012, 09:43 PM

I had hoped that they weren't installing a modern storefront system/curtain wall, but given the time frame, I knew they had to be. Really takes away from the historic feel at street level, but it is also cheaper, meets code, and I'm pretty certain is offering more interior light than the original ground floor facade ever did.

cdavis045 · August 24th, 2012, 05:29 AM

I don't know why they would do that for a beach party, but I would wonder what they are doing for the hundreds of thousands I heard was being spent (maybe i'm mistaken).

As for the trusses, I think that's the center part of the building. I didnt see any work being done on the west end of building.... It was completely empty.

jonknee · August 24th, 2012, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cdavis045

I don't know why they would do that for a beach party, but I would wonder what they are doing for the hundreds of thousands I heard was being spent (maybe i'm mistaken).

As for the trusses, I think that's the center part of the building. I didnt see any work being done on the west end of building.... It was completely empty.

They repaired the roof, fire alarmed the whole block, cleared out all floors (including the basements which meant pumping out a ton of water), removed ceilings, rebuilt storefronts and still had enough money left over to bring in the ridiculous amount of lighting, sand, AC, sprinklers, etc etc.

HARTride 2012 · August 24th, 2012, 07:31 PM

WOW!

cdavis045 · August 25th, 2012, 03:36 AM

ah, infrastructure. The invisible beast.

Walked by again today. They've blocked out the windows. :/

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jonknee Downtown resident Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampa Posts: 2,285 Likes (Received): 0	The glass storefronts started going in over the weekend. Looks great, the whole Franklin Street side should be new glass (Florida got mostly boarded up). I'll snap a picture later, when I walked by today my lens was still fogged up. They have also started to have 24 hour security and move equipment in. Lots of truss work for lighting and I can see second story catwalks in Kress. Three tractor trailer sized generators are parked along Polk to help provide power, no sign of AC yet. __________________ What I've been up to in the kitchen

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August 14th, 2012, 10:52 PM	#161
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,267 Likes (Received): 7	That would probably have to go through the city council and we would know about it.

August 19th, 2012, 10:05 PM	#162
cdavis045 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 24 Likes (Received): 0	just took a walk around kress. these guys are not going to get much sleep in the next couple weeks. I can't see them putting in permanent interior finishes, flooring, lighting, etc with this timetable

August 21st, 2012, 05:41 PM	#167
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,267 Likes (Received): 7	Damn that's a lot of trusses. What the heck are they doing in there?

August 21st, 2012, 09:30 PM	#168
tampaizzy Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 62 Likes (Received): 1	Its amazing to see just how much they can do in such a short amount of time, really hopeful that something will come out of this.

August 21st, 2012, 09:43 PM	#169
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,267 Likes (Received): 7	I had hoped that they weren't installing a modern storefront system/curtain wall, but given the time frame, I knew they had to be. Really takes away from the historic feel at street level, but it is also cheaper, meets code, and I'm pretty certain is offering more interior light than the original ground floor facade ever did.

August 24th, 2012, 05:29 AM	#170
cdavis045 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 24 Likes (Received): 0	I don't know why they would do that for a beach party, but I would wonder what they are doing for the hundreds of thousands I heard was being spent (maybe i'm mistaken). As for the trusses, I think that's the center part of the building. I didnt see any work being done on the west end of building.... It was completely empty.

August 25th, 2012, 03:36 AM	#173
cdavis045 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 24 Likes (Received): 0	ah, infrastructure. The invisible beast. Walked by again today. They've blocked out the windows. :/