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Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2008
Description: Bill Schrimple on Trumps new hotel
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" Today from a construction site but not just any construction site this is the trump international hotel and tower perhaps you see it 92. Stories I believe is that right -- triple that's correct this man should know he is a general superintendent of this construction project in this is probably unlike anything you've ever done before."
" Offices. Absolutely the biggest project I've overworked and very career defining. Project."
" I can imagine this is when you put on the -- may or. Have the retirement party about all the way at the top maybe you see a 92 stories up I guess it's 89 stories is the last residence that is the highest residents of any building in the world correct that's correct. Now this give me some sense of what I'm looking at here up up top of the condos what are we seeing here is were surrounded by construction. Well we're we're standing right now is. Lower levels to the building there're two levels below where we're at right now. The plywood and areas all future retail that's going to be the retail which they're in the process of market. The first set windows up on top is the rebar which is one and -- places in town right now I was gonna say that's a bar called rebar and it's it interesting name because. This is -- to explain to me this is a steel reinforce our concrete reinforced. Tell me what this is like it's it's it's a country. Reinforced building which is the second tallest. Of its type in the world. There's enough reinforcement steel in this building. That she could build a normal. Ten normal fifty story building in Chicago and when you see reinforcement steel reinforcement that's what you call rebar witches. It is it's to steal it goes into the concrete holds everything amazing. Now this project will take you how much longer to get to completion because already you say this bar is open. The hotel is open a lot of parts of the building are open but you've got more ago."
" We've got more to go right now we've we've turned over the entire hotel in all the amenities flowers -- Of course that the last reason. The bar area. Right now we're in the process of just additional floor right candles we've always got tenants moved into the building. So we've got from level 51 through 89 complete and we're looking if you don't want that might make first court lastly before we get away I just want -- to spin around if you can because we're right on the river here this was a site for people in Chicago note -- the Chicago sun times building was what -- used to sit on this site. What just real quickly what are the issues inherent in building right against. Something like the Chicago -- Well if the first problem is it to keep the river water out so there's a seawall built along the river. We've come in order that with some other sheeting and and water proofing. This eventually this entire years what we refer to answer your seat -- these foreigners -- retail. And right up against. Wrigley building going out to Wall Street is going to be a public park. And this is all river walk that'll come from. -- all of which deliberately building new triple -- so much appreciate the tour this morning as you say career defining. Jobs that you have here -- you see light at the end of the tunnel it's it's getting a little bit brighter. Thirty plus years in construction in Chicago but never as he supervised anything quite. On the scale of the trump international hotel and tower here along the Chicago river which is being topped off. Today. I'm Jeff flock fox business network in Chicago."
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