Just as you thought I was done with all of the crane coverage, more tower cranes are still popping up around Downtown Denver! This time, we are heading over to Z Block in the Lower Downtown neighborhood to check out tower crane number one of two going up on the site.

It was a quiet afternoon around Lower Downtown as the storms were rolling in, but workers were busy to get a tower crane erected. In this photo, the counterjib (back part of the crane) was just put into place.

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The jib was staged along Wazee Street. Here are a couple more photos of the crane with just the counterjib installed.

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Up go the main winch and motors!

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After a quick lunch, and relocation to a different vantage point, work on installing the jib commenced.

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Here is the rest of the jib getting put into place.

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There you have it: an almost complete crane with just the counterweights missing.

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Stay tuned for coverage on tower crane number two at Z Block!