Aloft Hotel

[kevinpate]

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[Just the facts]

Let's see...it was a picture of a big flat dirt patch.....I knew it was OKC right away.

Just teasin folks. Glad to see the sign of progress.

The dirt is what threw me off. Most pictures of OKC show surface parking lots.

[betts]

It looks like they have started the piering today.

[dankrutka]

Has any progress been made? I had thought this project would have been much further along at this point... Disappointing, but if the project is done well these delays won't matter much...

[betts]

They're working until after 6 every weekday and worked last Saturday. There's just a lot of work that needs to be done on the foundation for such a large building, I would suspect. Lots of concrete and rebar piers are being put in, and they're also working on utilities.

[OSUMom]

That is something I have found facinating with all these construction projects. Seems like the 'hole in the ground' part seems to take a long time (as it should, foundations are important and probably more involved then most of us realize) but once it starts to go upwards it moves very very fast. Look at how long we stared at the huge hole in the ground for the Devon tower. But once it started to go up, wow. Level apartments and the new entrance to the arena are the same way. Been really interesting to watch.

[MDot]

So have they started actual construction yet or are they still in the "hole in the ground" stage?

[SkyWestOKC]

Hole in the ground, from what I saw the other day.

[Thundercitizen]

Now a swimming pool.

[Spartan]

Before thunder or metro or anyone picks up on that, you mean figuratively with the rain you guys you guys are finally getting down there, right?

[betts]

It looks like they're starting to put some of the concrete forms in for the foundation on the northwest corner. There are still many, many large bore pipes sitting around, which look like they need large holes dug for them. The area has lots of activity right now. Looking at it, it's kind of mystery as to what is going where. I'm ready for the foundation work to be done so we can start seeing it go up, but it looks like that is a few weeks to a month away.

[OKCisOK4me]

Nothing going on with this anymore?

[SkyWestOKC]

Drove by today, looks like they have started pouring columns.

[mcca7596]

Finally!

[MDot]

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, halleeellluuujjjaaahhh.

[betts]

Finally!

They've been hard at work on this site for quite a while; the dirt work has been impressive. It's nice they're going vertical, but I'm glad they spent so much prep time, considering the height and size.

[OKCisOK4me]

NE 2nd St is going to look like a deep canyon once Aloft and Level are completed. A sunrise pic will look pretty cool!

[metro]

Pics?

[mcca7596]

There's this from LEVEL's facebook, on the right side:

[MDot]

Lets do a compare and contrast in about 2 years from now. =)

[mcca7596]

Well, there will be cars going into two different parking garages, pedestrians walking in and out of a grocery store and a restaurant at LEVEL, and pedestrians strolling along the south side going to and fro a coffee shop, bar, and restaurant at ALOFT, PLUS business and offices at 2nd Street lofts!

[dankrutka]

What is the estimated open date for LEVEL? What about aLOFT considering it's just now going vertical? Just curious the overlap in construction and when they'll both be done...

[mcca7596]

What is the estimated open date for LEVEL? What about aLOFT considering it's just now going vertical? Just curious the overlap in construction and when they'll both be done...

April 2012 for LEVEL and early 2013 for aLOFT, I believe.

[Soho]

After weeks of setting piers underground, the above ground columns started sprouting in the last few days! View from pocket park looking East.

[Pete]

From today: