East Market Update: Massive Concrete Pour Scheduled for Monday
@EastMarketPhl busy day! pic.twitter.com/EnKRErqLte
— Daniel Killinger (@ddkillinger) June 26, 2015
The action over at the East Market project is about to really heat up, as the concrete pour for the foundation is scheduled for the morning of July 13.
If you’ve been past the site on Market Street between 11th and 12th recently, you’ll know it’s a giant hole in the ground. That will soon change. At least, that hole will soon be filled with a whole lot of concrete.
A rep from the project confirmed in an email that the pour is scheduled for Monday morning and will involve “35 trucks pouring approximately 350-cubic-yards of concrete to create sub-basement spread footings.” The pour is expected to take most of the day.
“This is the first opportunity to really see the visual construction. Tutor Perini will continue constructing the spread footings for the next few weeks, which will be followed by the sub-basement wall and then the basement-level spread footings.”
Back in December, the massive concrete pour for the in-progress CITC was a spectacle. News crews and intrigued residents flocked to the site at 18th and Arch to see the early physical beginnings of Philly’s soon-to-be-tallest tower rise from the crater.
For more on the East Market project–including phasing timelines, the retail/office space, Chestnut Walk and possibly a hotel–check in with out in-depth coverage here.
