One of the most bothersome parking lots along the 16th Street Mall has finally bit the dust and is very busy with construction activities. The Thompson Hotel is a 11-story, 222-room lodging project that replaces a rather small parking lot, as seen in this aerial. This project, along with Market Station, will unquestionably change the urban fabric of this area forever, and we couldn’t be more excited.

Let’s start the update with a couple photos of the construction area. As you can see below, this is a pretty cramped project, measuring just over 15,000 square feet, with little to no staging area.

Thompson Hotel Construction Site
Thompson Hotel Construction Site

Bring in the luffing jib tower crane. These cranes are made for tight urban construction spaces just like this one. Here are a couple more photos of the new tower crane.

Thompson Hotel Luffer
Thompson Hotel Luffer

Before the project began, the parking was reduced down to 59 underground spaces. Because of this, the underground work should be completed fairly quick. We will swing back around once this project goes vertical above the street level.