Reach for the Top

I went down to check on my condo today. They reached the top floor a few weeks ago, but I haven't had a chance to take pictures till now. There is still some structure for that needs to be completed on the top, mechanical rooms and architectural elements. It great to see the building at it's full height and wow is it big. My current building is 22 stories, my new one is 40.

Because the days are so much shorter now, I had to walk over at lunch to get the pictures. It gave me a good idea how long the walk will be what it will be like. It's definitely a shorter walk then my current walk to work. It's also going to be a very different walk. The one way I can go will be like walking down the side of a hiway, with all the noise and speeding cars and trucks. This is do to the fact I'll be walking down the side of a hiway. The other way is through a upscale area of downtown with lots of small shops and several theatres used for concerts, plays, operas and ballet. It's also just gone through a revitalization by the city, so new sidewalks, roads, trees, flowers, EST. I wonder which way I'll be walking every morning?

If you look closely at the upper right picture you can see two construction works on my balcony. Actually it isn't my balcony, but it's close. The balcony and the window to the left of it comprise my condo. Those are going to be some damn big windows to cover.

The bottom left picture shows the hiway I mensioned earlier. It's a great design. Jack it four stories in the air so you can put another hiway underneath it. I'm fairly high up in the building so I'm hoping the noise won't be too bad. But currently I live on a major route for ambulances heading to the downtown hospitals, so I am used to the noises of the city.

The final picture is of the building from work. It was a great day when it first peaked over the top of the other downtown buildings.