Despite the cold and snowy weather, a lot of
progress was made on the project in January. Installation of the precast panels is near
completion on the west side of the building with a total of 417 precast panels. The tower crane will finally be dismantled by the end of the month.
Metal panels are all in place on the mechanical penthouse on the roof and fabricated
louvers for the penthouse will be installed this month. Crews started installation of
the stainless steel cornice at the top of the building and stainless steel column
covers on the glass curtain wall. The skylight has been installed over the
curved stairs.
The interior is changing on an hourly basis. On the fifth
floor all under-floor rough-in has been completed and the raised floor is
installed with the exception of some corners and edges. Interior framing is
nearly finished as well. Raised floor installation has started on the fourth
floor and under-floor rough-in took off on the third floor. Fun fact the 89,000 square
feet of access flooring equals 22,250 individual panels. The structural steel
for the One Stop Student Services suite has been erected on the third floor. Electrical and mechanical rough-in is in progress on all five floors and in
different stages.
Pouring for the curved
stair is nearing completion. Installation of elevator cabs is coming to a
finish and in March one should be in operation. When the elevator is complete
the temporary exterior lift will be removed and the wall will be finished with
precast panels.
