The next step is for the concrete to be poured into the steel frame and into the corrugated steel flooring. Before too much longer, the fire escapes will no longer be the only means of access to the upper floors.Jacob's Ladder? No...
The beginnings of a staircase! This week, in the 2524 half of Joshua Plaza, workers installed the steel skeleton of the stairs that will lead from the first floor to the second floor.
The next step is for the concrete to be poured into the steel frame and into the corrugated steel flooring. Before too much longer, the fire escapes will no longer be the only means of access to the upper floors.
The next step is for the concrete to be poured into the steel frame and into the corrugated steel flooring. Before too much longer, the fire escapes will no longer be the only means of access to the upper floors.
Breakthrough!
This week (the first week of February 2009), the contractor decided it was time to create the first-floor and basement hallways connecting the two buildings. Because this could not be undertaken until the structure was sufficiently stabilized, this marked a tremendously important step in the rehab/construction process.
We praise God for the safety of all the workers in the building, and ask for their continued protection. Thus far, there has not been a single injury. Given the complexity of the job and the amount of debris, this seems miraculous.
Note: Now that Joshua Plaza is under construction, the two buildings that are being merged have also been officially merged into a single address. According to the New York City Dept. of Buildings, Joshua Plaza is located at 2524 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (For convenience in identifying areas under construction, this blog is likely to continue to refer to street numbers 2526 and 2524 for the time being.)
We praise God for the safety of all the workers in the building, and ask for their continued protection. Thus far, there has not been a single injury. Given the complexity of the job and the amount of debris, this seems miraculous.
Note: Now that Joshua Plaza is under construction, the two buildings that are being merged have also been officially merged into a single address. According to the New York City Dept. of Buildings, Joshua Plaza is located at 2524 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (For convenience in identifying areas under construction, this blog is likely to continue to refer to street numbers 2526 and 2524 for the time being.) Remember those stacks of windows?
This is what the front of Joshua Plaza looks like, now that the new windows have been installed:
Windows and Walls
This (above) was the scene outside the Joshua Plaza work site after our new windows were delivered in early January. Receiving the delivery was great. But without interior stairs it is still a tremendous challenge to move supplies within the buildings. In the middle of the photo immediately below, you can see (in action) the hoist system that was used to painstakingly lift the windows from floor to floor.
As reflected in the photo above and the two below, while the windows were being installed, another crew was simultaneously installing new interior cinder block walls. (Note regarding construction costs: the cost of each block is approximately $2.00—exclusive of labor.)
This is the newly-created elevator shaft for the elevator that will run between the two (eventually-to-be-connected) buildings.
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