Mid-November Update (Pre-Thanksgiving)
Recently Completed Work
Since our last update, we started and have nearly completed shotcrete on our foundation walls. Shotcrete is a method of pouring concrete by shooting it through a pressurized hose instead of pouring through buckets with two-sided forms. In doing so, we have also completed our below-grade waterproofing. Underground plumbing and electrical work in roughly 50% of the excavation is complete, and we have finished our first slab-on-grade pour nearest South Dakota Avenue. We have also installed our dry utility (electrical) ductbanks for temporary and permanent power, kicking off PEPCO’s public space work timeline shortly.
Upcoming Work
In the next few weeks, we should complete all of our underground plumbing and electrical work, and thus our slab-on-grade pours. After slab-on-grade pours, we will form and pour elevated decks in approximately (7) sections. Elevated deck pours go much more quickly. We should be pouring all level 1 decks in the next month and should be nearing concrete completion by the end of 2023 or early 2024. Once structural concrete is completed, we will begin installed our CMU stair, trash, and elevator towers while we prepare to start wood framing. At the same time, we will start installing steel brick support lintels and angles around the 1st floor and then start exterior metal stud framing at the first floor.
Once our slab-on-grade pours are completed, we intend to demobilize the dewatering tank in the barricaded off parking lane.
For the foreseeable future (likely through the end of the year), concrete and getting the building up to 1 story above grade is our focus. Early 2024 will be focused on wood framing and achieving our weathertight milestone if everything goes according to plan.
Noise levels and traffic impacts will not significantly change over the next several months. We’ll be adding signage for visibility as cars along Riggs Road NE approach Riggs Park Place NE. We want to address any safety/visibility concerns at this turn location.
