Starting to dig the foundation along premarked areas - Dec. 29, 2003
Footer layout for the Apex
Excess dirt piled along the ramp
Foundation layout along 27th Avenue
Rebar laid and tied in footers
A subcontractor checks the plans - Jan. 6, 2004
Footers prepped along 27th Avenue
The elevator pit falls below sea level - Jan. 6, 2004
Installing boards to support the rebar - Jan. 6, 2004
To work in the deep pits, we pump out the water and work fast
Building the Apex wall - Jan. 8. 2004
Pouring the center footers - Jan. 9, 2004
Pouring the center footers - Jan. 9, 2004
Guiding the concrete - Jan. 9, 2004
The pumping system to reach where trucks can't go - Jan. 10, 2004
Pumping concrete to the Apex footers - Jan. 10, 2004
Pouring Apex foundation - Jan. 10, 2004
Hauling dirt to a neighboring property. We reused it to backfill about a month later - Jan. 12, 2004
West elevator pit - Jan. 13, 2004
Drilling east elevator - Jan.15, 2004
Column steel and elevator pit liners - Jan. 15, 2004