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Atlanta Tower on the Rise By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
The project is located on a tight site in Midtown Atlanta, an area surrounded by high-rise buildings
Construction work is under way in Atlanta, Ga., on a highrise designed to offer an urban lifestyle experience. The 25-story, 575,000-sq.ft. (53,419.2 sq m) apartment tower, known as Post Midtown Atlanta, will include more than 350
residential units. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie broke ground on Post Midtown on July 1. “Currently, we’re continuing work on grading and deep foundations,” said Eddie Sanders, Brasfield & Gorrie senior project manager. “Foundations are scheduled to start in early November. We should be out of the ground and going vertical in late January 2016. To date, Brasfield & Gorrie has mobilized on site and started deep foundation work. We’re about a tenth of the way through the two-year schedule.” The project is located on a tight site in midtown Atlanta, an area surrounded by high-rise buildings. “Working in this environment requires expert coordination of material deliveries and detailed planning of logistics from crane placement to laydown and staging areas,” Sanders said. “Complicating matters further is the availability of material due to market conditions, such as limited glazing resources and availability of labor, due to surrounding projects and labor shortages. “Our primary focus is on maintaining the schedule and ensuring that the project receives materials as scheduled and sequenced. These two concerns go hand in hand. The site constraints prevent us from storing materials on site, so the project management team must make certain they are delivered on site when the field team needs them for installation.” The project is located over an existing MARTA tunnel. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie broke ground “The structure of the high-rise is on Post Midtown on July 1. designed to span over the tunnel, so that the tunnel does not bear the building’s weight,” Sanders said. “We are building on every side of the MARTA tunnel. We are communicating with MARTA weekly, not daily, regarding ongoing foundation work. As on all of our projects, coordination with neighbors, stakeholders and the surrounding community is a key to success.” As for the condition of the property, “It was a vacant lot. We had to remove the existing trees, old construction debris, topsoil, etc. The clearing work we performed was typical for the start of a project. “We have encountered and removed a good deal of rock to date. One vein of rock was the size of a railroad freight car. These materials continue to be hauled off the site. Encountering the behemoth rock is the primary challenge we’ve faced so far,” Sanders said. The building will feature a rooftop pool, as well as a landscaped terrace and a club room. “The pool, hardscape and planters are our areas of concern. Waterproofing is critical at these locations. As contractors, we do not typically try to accumulate and retain water on the roof of a structure. see MIDTOWN page 2