[Vacs]

It likely won’t collapse to catastrophic failure but it will likely start sluffing in at some point. Those boards get old and start breaking

There are ways to reengineer and salvage the shoring but the last hole I know of that was like this, it ended up being cheaper to fill it up and start over. Engineers don’t like it because they are taking a massive amount of liability with too many unknowns to reengineer the shoring

 

[positive1]

It likely won’t collapse to catastrophic failure but it will likely start sluffing in at some point. Those boards get old and start breaking

There are ways to reengineer and salvage the shoring but the last hole I know of that was like this, it ended up being cheaper to fill it up and start over. Engineers don’t like it because they are taking a massive amount of liability with too many unknowns to reengineer the shoring

Just out of interest, what was the hole that got filled up? Did they drive in new piles inside the existing ones and then excavate again? I’m thinking that excavation, piling and shoring is going to last for ages.

 

[cmd uw]

Last I heard, Open Sky is looking at the feasibility of a 6-storey here, now.

lol

Yea well good luck with that. You only get so many chances and given how this project has turned out I have zero faith that they could successfully deliver on it. The industry is small and people talk. There are red flags all over that organization. This also shows you that just because you "worked in" real estate development, doesn't necessarily mean you'll be successful when you're on your own.

 

[TAS]

So much potential for more density in the west part of Wihkwentowin - especially this site, the one directly north, as well as 123St and 103Ave where a couple of other larger vacant parcels remain.

There was mention of this project perhaps downsizing to 6 storeys. Any word? For sale sign has been removed for a while. Does Open Sky still own this? Company website no longer exists. How long can this pit remain as is?

 

[archited]

Surely there must be pressure on owners to dump this property quickly.