STADIUM: Construction Updates

[uofalbany]

I like what stony brook is doing with their arena... we should adopt something similar..

They will look like Binghamton's arena.

 

FH, softball and baseball all deserve permanent seating, something similar to JFF without all of the bells and whistles.

$500k each for stands/pressbox.

 

HOw about moving the baseball field towards the stadium... and then slapping down a restroom plaza smack dab in the middle of fh,jff,and baseball fields. Keep concessions ONLY under the stadiium.

 

We want to be big time? Then think and plan big, and come up with the money.

Edited October 1, 2012 by uofalbany

[Dane96]

Unlike Stony Brook, our Men's and Women's Indoor T&F have value; unless we get an indoor practice facility/peformance center...we can't touch SEFCU to do what SBU is doing.

[uofalbany]

Unlike Stony Brook, our Men's and Women's Indoor T&F have value; unless we get an indoor practice facility/peformance center...we can't touch SEFCU to do what SBU is doing.

 

Which is why the university and the city of Albany should built an indoor practice facility to replace the bubble..

keep the giants happy and have a home for indoor winter practices for everyone.

[Clickclack]

Interesting

 

54% favorable opinion...

Edited October 2, 2012 by Clickclack

[Clickclack]

There appears to be a ton of activity in center field if you will...any idea as to what they are doing?

[danefan]

There appears to be a ton of activity in center field if you will...any idea as to what they are doing?

 

I think it is just a staging area for the rest of the work.

 

The concrete forms are going up for the remainder of the field-level wall and they are also creeping along with the "skim coat" on top. Some of that wall will remain visible and I think will be painted so they need a good clean surface.

 

It also looks like the are doing some more excavation up around the tower area. I'm really hoping that sucker starts to rise up out of the ground before homecoming.

 

Brutus - do you know if the tower is steel construction or concrete?

 

If its steel I imagine the skeleton will go up very quickly. Concrete will take some additional time of course.

[uofalbany]

The forms have been up to finish that side... wonder if they pour today?

[Clickclack]

There appears to be a ton of activity in center field if you will...any idea as to what they are doing?

 

I think it is just a staging area for the rest of the work.

 

The concrete forms are going up for the remainder of the field-level wall and they are also creeping along with the "skim coat" on top. Some of that wall will remain visible and I think will be painted so they need a good clean surface.

 

It also looks like the are doing some more excavation up around the tower area. I'm really hoping that sucker starts to rise up out of the ground before homecoming.

 

Brutus - do you know if the tower is steel construction or concrete?

 

If its steel I imagine the skeleton will go up very quickly. Concrete will take some additional time of course.

 

I think it's more then just staging in center field...they look like they dug something up or are digging right down the middle.

[uofalbany]

Well, they are certainly pushing up dirt for some reason..

Just how level was the soccer field before construction began?

[UAalum72]

Well, they are certainly pushing up dirt for some reason..

Just how level was the soccer field before construction began?

Doesn't matter - the Ford Field turf will be laid over a concrete base, plus there has to be some system for drainage installed.

[Brutus]

There appears to be a ton of activity in center field if you will...any idea as to what they are doing?

 

I think it is just a staging area for the rest of the work.

 

The concrete forms are going up for the remainder of the field-level wall and they are also creeping along with the "skim coat" on top. Some of that wall will remain visible and I think will be painted so they need a good clean surface.

 

It also looks like the are doing some more excavation up around the tower area. I'm really hoping that sucker starts to rise up out of the ground before homecoming.

 

Brutus - do you know if the tower is steel construction or concrete?

 

If its steel I imagine the skeleton will go up very quickly. Concrete will take some additional time of course.

 

The south elevator tower is a steel framed structure with an insulated metal panel skin and some precast for the most part.

[UAalum72]

Out of sight of the webcam, they've been backfilling behind the lower two walls of the grandstand

 

 

The base is going in for the northeast corner of the bowl

 

BTW the old soccer scoreboard is at least ten yards east of the berm staircase, so maybe it will stay, if they can find the other end of the wires

 

and today I got a picture of the bridge over Indian Pond

[madDOG]

Out of sight of the webcam, they've been backfilling behind the lower two walls of the grandstand

 

Thanks for posting. I like this pic because that construction worker shows the true scale of the whole thing. It's really much bigger than the pictures and webcam make it seem.

[GreatDane87]

Thank you UofAlbany...you are right on point with the baseball and softball fields....and you are right, if we want to be big time we must think big.

[uofalbany]

What do you think we'll see by this Saturday? Hopefully they make a ton of visible progress

this week.

 

Those forms for the lower wall have been sitting there for quite a while now.