Construction Update for October 2019 Construction Updates
Work on the residential units is progressing. In the low-rise portion of the building, subcontractors are preparing to install HVAC equipment on the roof, and window installation continues along 17th Street and in the Paseo. Insulation is being installed and third-party and city inspections are also underway; after those tasks are completed, drywall will begin on the interiors. In the high-rise, good progress is being made on metal stud framing for the residential interiors.
Given the work ongoing or scheduled to start on the interior of the building, getting weather-tight is a top priority. Exterior masonry is a major piece of that effort and continues to progress around the site. Brick has been completed on the Market Street façade of the low-rise, and the mason’s crew is setting up scaffolding to commence down the 17th Street façade. Additionally, brick work is also nearing completion on the lower section of the Market Street façade of the high-rise, and an additional scaffold has been set up on the upper section of that area, as well, to allow exterior waterproofing to be completed prior to brick starting there. Also related to weather-proofing, we are installing temporary wood storefront barriers at the ground level to “dry-in” the building and allow necessary testing and inspections to take place in those spaces.
Sitework is starting along the 16th Street frontage with the installation of planter drains and light poles. Waterproofing is also beginning in Paseo behind Building 2.