West Side Parking Garage construction

[danlb_2000]

Save Pleasure Island has some new pictures of the garage..

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/08/dtd-update-high-liner-high-garage.html

The crane has been removed from the western end and it looks the most complete. I am trying to figure out the purpose of the columns on the top level. Since the crane is gone it doesn't look like it's going up another level, so what are these going to be used for?

 

[G00fyDad]

Save Pleasure Island has some new pictures of the garage..

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/08/dtd-update-high-liner-high-garage.html

The crane has been removed from the western end and it looks the most complete. I am trying to figure out the purpose of the columns on the top level. Since the crane is gone it doesn't look like it's going up another level, so what are these going to be used for?

Maybe some sort of awning type of addition? Possibly to give some protection from the elements without the need of another full roof? Just a guess.

 

[jt04]

Save Pleasure Island has some new pictures of the garage..

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/08/dtd-update-high-liner-high-garage.html

The crane has been removed from the western end and it looks the most complete. I am trying to figure out the purpose of the columns on the top level. Since the crane is gone it doesn't look like it's going up another level, so what are these going to be used for?

I am guessing light poles and dividers.

 

[Master Yoda]

I am guessing light poles and dividers.

That would be my guess as well.

It also looks like they maintained the same column pattern from floor to roof. If the columns are under-loaded, stacking more levels on top of the existing structure in the future would be possible.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Perhaps those are for light poles?

 

[dstrawn9889]

That would be my guess as well.

It also looks like they maintained the same column pattern from floor to roof. If the columns are under-loaded, stacking more levels on top of the existing structure in the future would be possible.

light poles most likely

 

[PhotoDave219]

If you really want, they can build it quickly:

I just want them to get their guano together.

 

[G00fyDad]

Perhaps those are for light poles?

Maybe it is the perspective that the photo was taken, but don't you think those poles are little too close together? And that's a lot of light poles.

 

[danlb_2000]

Perhaps those are for light poles?

Definitely not on every one, they are to close together for that.

 

[jt04]

That would be my guess as well.

It also looks like they maintained the same column pattern from floor to roof. If the columns are under-loaded, stacking more levels on top of the existing structure in the future would be possible.

Interesting thought. For such massive structures they really seem to be moving fast. I still think they will open this year unless there are more ramps being added that we have not heard about.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

Definitely not on every one, they are to close together for that.

It could be for signs that designate what "Zone" you're parked in. Floridian themed, maybe, to go with the Springs concept. "Coral Zone," "Sandbar Zone," etc.

I dunno.

 

[Clamman73]

Definitely not on every one, they are to close together for that.

solar panels?

 

[xdan0920]

Columns are probably for those red/green lights that designate available spots in all new parking structures.

 

[Nemo14]

I just assumed they were for the speaker boxes for the rooftop drive-in theater:

 

[DisneyCane]

I have no idea why they protrude onto the top deck but those are definitely the tops of the support columns. Maybe they are going to attach steel cables to them to divide the deck into sections??? There would definitely be no reason to put lights on all of those poles. It's a parking lot, not a sports stadium. It looks like there may be conduit sticking out of some of them.

 

[roj2323]

Save Pleasure Island has some new pictures of the garage..

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2014/08/dtd-update-high-liner-high-garage.html

The crane has been removed from the western end and it looks the most complete. I am trying to figure out the purpose of the columns on the top level. Since the crane is gone it doesn't look like it's going up another level, so what are these going to be used for?

The columns are meat to give them the option of adding another deck. The concrete encapsulating the rebar within would be removed and then a column rebar segment would be tied in and it would be repoured into a full height column. This is very common in poured in place parking garages as it is fairly affordable to do as a "just in case". It is likely that some of the columns will have lighting on top but I have to imagine it would be every other column as using every single one would be overkill.

 

[KronosKeeper]

The columns are meat to give them the option of adding another deck. The concrete encapsulating the rebar within would be removed and then a column rebar segment would be tied in and it would be repoured into a full height column. This is very common in poured in place parking garages as it is fairly affordable to do as a "just in case". It is likely that some of the columns will have lighting on top but I have to imagine it would be every other column as using every single one would be overkill.

Yep. Just like both of Universal's massive parking garages are built to add another floor if needed.

 

[FLFQTR]

Topping off party @ the parking garage today. Only 5 decks left and YES it will be open this year my understanding is by Thanksgiving Holiday.

Parking garage # 2 will start in March 2015.

 

[71jason]

In defense of any delay, at this point two-lane Buena Vista Drive is overwhelmed by the limited number of parking spaces left available. Until the road is complete, no sense in opening up more parking.

 

[danlb_2000]

Topping off party @ the parking garage today. Only 5 decks left and YES it will be open this year my understanding is by Thanksgiving Holiday.

Parking garage # 2 will start in March 2015.

The whole garage will open by then or just part of it?