Only 2 of 14 townhomes, but 368 of 376 tower condos, in contract (although nothing has actually “sold”); the glass curtain wall now reaches the 50th floor (45th story) while the 60th floor (or 55th story) has been poured; and the first tower should top off (at 605 feet) in about a month (with lower floor move-ins by the end of the year).
UPDATE: And speaking of topping off, a plugged-in tipster sends word that that One Rincon’s “Topping Out Celebration” (for future residents) is scheduled for July 21.
∙ Glass Curtain Rises On Tower [SFGate]
∙ One Rincon Hill’s Townhome Collection “Officially” Released [SocketSite]
∙ One Rincon Hill’s Fall Newsletter And Update [SocketSite]
Just out of curiosity, what convention / conversion are you citing between stories and floors? Are you using stories to only describe floors with residential units on them? Is this in the planning or building code somewhere or just industry jargon?
i am assuming stories mean anything above ground and floors includes the 5 floor underground parking.
Also, what is involved in the ‘topping off’ process now that the last floor is poured?
Among other things, doesn’t that giant seismic water tank need to be installed?
Such a nice gesture of socketsite to post images of this building always from the “better” angles. Some listings I came across with have photos of their views in which 1Rincon is seen at the far end. Every time I see one of these images, I simply can’t believe how silly this building looks. And it just gets worse the higher the building grows.
Check out the Flikr pics from this site for some amazing shots from building everyone loves to hate:
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/
The worse views of this building are along 101 driving east toward the bridge. Those thick white stripes are just ridiculous.
I don’t hate the building as I have gotten used to it, and the amazing flikr pictures show that for the upper floor units (30 and above), the freeway view is no longer an issue. I will say that I was recently visiting a friend who lives about 25 floors above a freeway in Chicago, and I was amazed at how the noise travels straight up (when she opened the window). I assume One Rincon will have “special” glass to stop this problem? As amazing as this view is, my dream view would be from either “The Comstock” or “The Summit”.
“I assume One Rincon will have “special” glass to stop this problem?”
It will. There are in fact three levels of glass, with two of the levels separated by a sealed layer sound-proofing gas in between that will make the units whisper quite. I live on the 9th floor of a building that is about a block and a half away and was built 8 years ago and I can barely hear anything even during rush hour and those windows, although double-paned, are nowhere near as advanced as these.
I’m sorry, let me stop laughing and get off the floor to write a comment:
“Sound-proofing gas” ??? I suppose you got that one from the sales person? I hope you didn’t spend another million for that special “gas.” Btw, I’m selling an orange bridge if you’re interested Rincon_Hill_Res.
Oh, God, I’m getting a cramp…
What the heck is “Sound-proofing gas”??
It sounds like something you would hear from a used car salesperson or a pawn shop owner trying to sell you a counterfeit watch!
Is the marketing team going to throw another public bash to celebrate the Topping out? I certainly understand if the construction crew, architects, designers, etc celebrate on their own. But any effort by the sales team to use this occassion to throw another bash is just a publicity stunt in hopes to sell another condo or townhome. Heck, are they going to name another drink the “topping out” cocktail?
I frankly think all this is getting a little played out.
45 Lansing (Turnberry) across from the sales center started to get scraped yesterday. Will post a pic later today.
Paul
Actually, a dense gas such as Argon between window panes can reduce noise transmission.
See: “The space between the glasses can be filled with air or argon gas. Argon gas is an inert element that is 40% more dense than air. This dense gas helps improve the insulation quality of the space between the glass panes and is also an excellent sound deadening material.”
http://www.amazingsiding.com/PPF/Parameters/59_228_/helpful_hints_page.asp
Argon or Low-E gases are well known to not provide ANY audible difference in a window. Triple glazing can, bumping up the thickness of glass can too, but not “sound-proofing gas.” None of these will EVER create a “whisper quite” unit, especially with the Bay Bridge below.
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I stand corrected. Argon has not been proven to reduce noise noticeably. However, have you heard about sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)? See below. The article notes that SF6 and Argon have been combined for both sound and thermal insulation. Thus, there is some truth to the statement that gas filled windows can reduce noise. Why can’t you accept that? I did not say that the effect from the gas alone is dramatic, but it is non-trivial. Further the other features such as triple paning are very significant in reducing noise, so why do you have to slam Rinson_hil_res and me? The point is that the building has taken efforts to reduce noise.
See this:
http://www.oekorecherche.de/deutsch/beitraege/beitraegeVolltext/SF6-oth.html
Since 1975 SF6 has been filled in the pane interspace of double glazing windows in order to improve their sound-insulating effect.
The glazing design on its own, i.e. increased interspace, different glass thickness, the use of cast-resin compound glass, etc. achieves sound reduction factors of 35 to 50 dB. SF6 can enhance sound reduction by an additional 2-4 dB. Roughly 5 dB is perceived by people as a halving of noise. In Germany usually seven per cent of insulating glazing is SF6-filled soundproof glazing.
SF6, being a very heavy gas and therefore reducing the speed of sound waves, is suited for sound insulation – but not for thermal insulation. In the latter function, SF6 is poorer than air. Argon is the gas used for thermal insulation in glazing. Argon has no sound reduction effect.
Wow, having read this I called my cousin who lives in a modern luxury highrise in Bangkok, Thailand. They also use a heavy gas to insulate against noise and for thermal protection. The building is in a very noisy part of town with constant traffic (traffic in Bangkok can be non stop, day and night). I don’t know if they use Argon, Low-E, or SF6 gases, but I can tell you it is not very effective. Even with all the windows closed, there is always a drone from the constant traffic. And the noise will rise noticably whenever motorcycles or large trucks pass by (and in Bangkok most people ride motorcycles).
I sure hope 1Rincon uses thick, triple pane glass because if you’re counting on the gas to reduce highway traffic noise to a whisper, you may be terribly disappointed.
No kidding?! I wonder what other unheard technology this project is loaded with. My stomach is hurting, maybe this special gas can help with that as well.
I’ve never heard of sulfur hexafluoride being used to sound insulate windows. The article you linked to was interesting, but it is also a German article. Wikipedia says that sulfur hexafluoride is “the most potent greenhouse gas” (although it’s levels in the atmosphere have had little effect on global warning as compared to CO2). Perhaps this is why I’ve never heard of it being used? I’ve certainly never seen a window manufacturer touting it. Does anyone else in the design/construction industry know of it? I’d love to hear advice.
(Just a little aside: WHAT IF One Rincon is using sulfur hexafluoride? What if ALL those windows shattered in the next earthquake? Not only can SF6 cause asphyxiation, but One Rincon would destroy the environment!!! Ugly AND an environmental time bomb!)