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Snapshot: Republic Bank Gets A Coat Of Blue Paint
Painting Republic Bank
It seems now that the Republic Plaza building on Seventh & Market Streets is complete, the Republic Bank building on Sixth & Market is due for a little facelift as well. Scaffolding has been up for a couple days now, but today we noticed blue paint showing at the top of the building. Crews were rolling either a clear or grey coat onto the lower floors, so we’re unsure if the entire building is going blue or just the top. According to city building permits, a sixth floor renovation is also in the works.
Painting Republic Bank
PrintArena Mayhem: Scaffolding Collapses, Three Injured
Arena scaffolding collapse (images courtesy Louisville Arena Authority)
A portion of scaffolding at the arena construction site along River Road collapsed today sending three workers to the hospital. Some time between 10:18 and 10:31 this morning, crews were working to pour a concrete slab for the main concourse when the temporary substructure gave way. Two workers suffered minor scrapes and abrasions while rebar punctured another’s arm. The construction site has been shut down while firefighters and federal OSHA inspectors take a look at the problem.
Tiny orange dots in photos above from the Louisville Arena Authority‘s construction cam represent workers pouring concrete. The added weight apparently caused the collapse, but no official cause has been released. Calls were referred to general contractor M.A. Mortenson Co’s corporate office, and we couldn’t get through today. The collapse does not affect the structural integrity of the arena itself and construction is still reportedly on schedule.
The scene on River Road today was a waterfall of rebar over a main construction entrance. From the sidewalk, you can see remnants of concrete that had already been poured, but much of the concrete in the area of the collapse has likely already fallen away. A wooden safety rail hangs idly over the collapse.
Arena scaffolding collapse
- Louisville Arena Authority (Official Site)
- More coverage of the arena construction from Broken Sidewalk
Scaffolding Watch: New Face Planned On First Street
New facade on the Jefferson Centre building (rendering by MRP Associates)
A four-story cast-iron storefront structure on First Street between Market and Jefferson Streets is getting a facelift. Once called the 222 Building, the refurbished structure will be called the Jefferson Centre. The first phase of the project, construction of a parking garage for the building around the corner on Jefferson Street, is ongoing and the top level is expected to be poured next week. Today, scaffolding was covering the front facade of the 222 Building in preparation for construction.
The building’s old facade was, to put it mildly, uninspiring. Composed of EIFS, exterior insulated finishing system, the historic structure appears flat and the toupe color makes it dull. A new “synthetic stucco” facade will be applied above the ground floor cast-iron to create the look of brick and stone with a protruding cornice at the top. The design was handled by MRP Associates of Louisville. Construction is expected to take about four weeks.
Scaffolding covers 222 First Street
- Snapshot: Jefferson Street Parking Garage Climbing (Broken Sidewalk)
Click through to see the building without all the scaffolding.
Scaffold Watch: Facelift On East Market Street
Scaffolding covers two former Wayside Mission buildings
Two East Market Street buildings once part of the Wayside Christian Mission campus are being restored back to their original appearance with help from original photographs and representative structures in the neighborhood. Gill Holland of the Green Building one block west and a group of investors purchased the 10-building campus from Wayside last year after their proposed demolition for a new women’s shelter. New artistic and creative mixed uses will eventually fill the block.
In January, the first floor facades of both buildings were stripped away to their bare bones. Over the years, many of the original window apertures in the 19th century buildings had been bricked up and modern windows installed in new openings. With help from Jeff Rawlins of Architectural Artisans, the original design was determined and restoration work began.
Scaffolding went up sometime in the last couple weeks and soffit and roof work has been ongoing. Also in that span, someone went of a “KFC Binge” on the top side of the taller building’s west facade (see tag in photo above). The new storefront configuration looks like it will allow three new retail spots to potentially fill the two buildings, and once they are stripped of their grey paint, the transformation will be complete.
- Snapshot: Wayside Properties See Start Of Renovations (Broken Sidewalk)
Click through for sketches of the new facades and more scaffolding.
Scaffolding Watch: Dangerous PH Building Being Tamed
Liberty Street Building Damaged in Windstorm 2008
There’s something we love about scaffolding. It holds that promise that something might be happening. It can also hold the insult of innaction. Today we have action. Crews have begun repair work on what could possibly be Phoenix Hill’s most dangerous building. The three-story structure belongs to the Bargain Supply Warehouse, which takes up most of the block, but was damaged pretty badly in this year’s Death of Ike storm. The entire roof was peeled away and the third floor nearly went with it.
After months of waiting for LG & E to have time to barricade the electric wires out front, scaffolding has finally been installed and work begun to fix the problem. The 19th century building sits between Shelby and Campbell Streets on Liberty and will have its top floor dismantled brick by brick down to the top row of window sills. The building will then be rebuilt to match its original appearance (we hope that means the original window sizes?) and a new roof installed. We don’t expect the multi-brick wythe wall will be restored, but likely a concrete block wall faced with the original brick will take its place.
Another win for a near-demo building. We’re surprised the city hasn’t ripped this one apart a long time ago. But its contribution to the sidewalk likely won’t improve soon. It’s going to continue its life as a warehouse for the foreseeable future.
- Dude, Where’s My Roof: Phoenix Hill Edition (Broken Sidewalk)
Liberty Street Building Damaged in Windstorm 2008
Scaffolding Watch: Oak Street Church Tuckpointed
Dismas Charities has been recently working to keep their Old Louisville facilities in top condition. The organization owns several properties on the corner of Oak Street and Second Street that have recently undergone exterior work. Two houses have already been tuckpointed and a former church is now undergoing brick work. The church was not in desperate need of repair, but would need work in the future, so the group opted to stay ahead of maintenance on their historic properties.
Scaffolding Watch: Marseilles Prepares For Stucco
Scaffolding on the Marseilles of Cherokee Road
The Marseilles condos under construction on Cherokee Road recently have been covered in scaffolding in preparation for its new stucco exterior. Sheets of “permabase” material have been installed over most of the building and the brick side-wall has been cleaned and awaits final repairs and preparations before the entire project will be coated in stucco. It also appears the building will have a brick or stone base up to the first floor window sills, giving the project a proper, grounded feel. None of the six units have been sold, but the developers hope that when construction wraps up in several months, tours of the new homes will intrigue potential buyers.
Scaffolding on the Marseilles of Cherokee Road
- The Marseilles of Cherokee Road (Official Site)
- Development Watch: Marseilles In A World Of (Window) Pane (Broken Sidewalk)
- Development Watch: The Marseilles Marching On (Broken Sidewalk)
Where, Oh Where Has The Water Tower Gone?
Water Tower Scaffolding (Pagoda photo from National Geographic)
The Courier-Journal beat us on this one today. The water tower on River Road at the base of Zorn Avenue has been fully adorned in scaffolding for its full refurbishment underway until early next year. The temporary wood & metal garb has effectively transformed the iconic doric column into a makeshift pagoda. The 1850s era water tower will look nearly new when work on the $1.7 million project winds up (up from the $825,000 we reported earlier), and with a fresh gleaming white coat of paint, we think everyone will soon forget the decrepit condition the tower was in not so long ago.
We took these photos a couple days ago (before today’s newspaper article!) and found the scaffolding fascinating. Head on over to the C-J to read the whole story.
[ Pagoda photo by Nir Elias (Reuters) via National Geographic ]
- Historic Water Tower Renovation Progressing (Broken Sidewalk)
- Water tower in midst of $1.7 million facelift (C-J)
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