urbanMSP

2nd to Last Queens Post going in Right Now: http://www.vikings.com/stadium/new-stadium/webcam.html Do you mean the second to last section of the spine truss? The queen post trusses are those framing off of the spine, with the arcing bottom chords and two vertical posts each. The spine truss is a ki...

Is it the current lack of handrails? The riser height looks atypical too.

Driven piles are used for building on poor soil conditions, where the soil is too weak to support spread footings. Most downtown projects are digging out 3 stories of parking below grade. At that point you are near bedrock, if not right on top of it, so the foundation will either be spread footings ...

They are drilling holes for caissons, not pile driving.

The rent here isn't that outrageous compared to the other recent luxury apartment projects around town. Units here look like they run about $2.30-$2.50/sqft (including the 3 bed penthouse), which is comparable to the Soo Line Building. Nic on 5th starts at around $2.50/sqft. Recent 6-story wood buil...