NEW YORK | One57 | 306m | 1004ft | 79 fl | T/O - Page 280

skyscraperjosh96 · May 11th, 2013, 04:42 PM

FINALLY!!! Now let's get this baby finished!

Swiddle · May 11th, 2013, 04:59 PM

This link includes a video newscast showing the boom beginning to be lifted off of the street:

Crane Returns To Top Of Luxury Condo Project Over 6 Months After Sandy
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/...s-after-sandy/

Quote:

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A huge metal crane that was toppled by Superstorm Sandy and left hanging precariously over the road was finally going back up Saturday.

As CBS 2’s Janelle Burrell reported, more than 100 families have been forced out of their apartments for the reinstallation of the crane at the top of the building that will become the One57 luxury condo tower, at 157 W. 57th St.
[...]
The new crane was being hoisted up from the ground as of the 9 a.m. hour, but crews were struggling with high winds.

Guy Noir · May 12th, 2013, 05:47 PM

That

took a long

long

time.

Hudson11 · May 12th, 2013, 05:50 PM

should take a few months to finish according to an article i read awhile back.

Swiddle · May 17th, 2013, 06:16 PM

Very interesting read that explains a lot:

Lend Lease Explains How Crews Replaced a Crane at 1,100 Feet
http://enr.construction.com/products...-1100-feet.asp

Quote:

In an unprecedented engineering feat, New York City high-rise crews on May 11 successfully hoisted a 150-ft-long replacement luffing boom to the roof of One57—a 1,100-ft-tall residential building under construction in Midtown Manhattan—and attached it to an existing tower-crane mast.
[...]
Due to limited availability, Lend Lease mounted a smaller crane, a Favelle Favco model 220, than the previous one, which was a Favelle Favco model 440. Because of the replacement crane's smaller lifting capacity, such items as the building's 200,000-lb window-washing rig will need to be assembled using more crane picks.

"There are 21 picks for the window-washing rig; that used to be 15," says Finamore. "I had to break down some of those picks because of their weight." The heaviest piece is 17,600 lb, he adds. Other lifts that the crane will perform include steel that forms the roof's two-story arches, as well as unitized curtainwall.

Before crews can start using the crane, though, they will need to jack it up and insert the two mast sections that were removed. After that is finished, the crane will require a series of load tests to ensure that it is safely operating. That work is scheduled to be complete May 16.

Although workers have continued to finish out the inside of the building since the storm, the roof details have remained in limbo. The tower crane will be used for approximately five months before it can come down.

"It's almost like we lost six months in time," Finamore says. "As soon as it is operational, it might as well be November 2012."
[...]
"The only way this was a six-month problem and not a nine-month replacement problem is you must tenaciously attack every one of the issues and put them in motion while monitoring what's behind you."

NYCrulz · May 18th, 2013, 06:08 AM

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giorgio righi riva · May 18th, 2013, 12:30 PM

Is this building beautifull or ugly ? is there someone that has seen in reality'? it seem without grace and harmony too huge.

skyscraperjosh96 · May 18th, 2013, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giorgio righi riva

Is this building beautifull or ugly ? is there someone that has seen in reality'? it seem without grace and harmony too huge.

Trust me I've seen this in reality and it is an absolutely stunning building in real life, pictures just don't do it justice, I especially love seeing it from the top of the Rockefeller centre because imo that is where the glass looks so beautiful.

bledi · May 18th, 2013, 01:02 PM

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/54502739@N04/8750483280

NYCrulz · May 18th, 2013, 05:52 PM

http://metroscenes.com/cities/new-yo...time-may-2013/

***IndiansUnite*** · May 19th, 2013, 12:20 AM

fwiw, shot these a couple of hours ago from a tower on Park Avenue through my crappy phone cam:

Can someone please identify this tower?
Link: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9172/90853697.jpg

It's on 39th and Lexington

spectre000 · May 19th, 2013, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndiansUnite

Can someone please identify this tower?
Link: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9172/90853697.jpg

It's on 39th and Lexington

325 Lexington Ave. A 31-story apartment building. Doesn't look like there's even a thread for it on SSC.

Highcliff · May 19th, 2013, 02:16 AM

ahhh....have they put a new crane?.....

SkYsCrApEr2013 · May 19th, 2013, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Noir

That

took a long

long

time.

Exactly!

bledi · May 19th, 2013, 04:19 PM

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HigorSoaresS · May 19th, 2013, 11:26 PM

Beautiful Building!

Roger51 · May 20th, 2013, 03:45 AM

Stunning building, lets hope it finishes soon!

Morandi · May 21st, 2013, 01:59 PM

Early morning in Manhattan:

the man from k-town · May 21st, 2013, 02:33 PM

finally antoher crane

let's finish this "one"

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