Couture concrete pour; Milwaukee high-rise 'raft' established
MILWAUKEE - Findorff conducted on Wednesday, March 16 a massive concrete pour to establish the foundation of The Couture along Milwaukee's lakefront.
This first pour will establish what is called the "raft" – the 700 cubic yard foundation that will support the core of the 44-story tower.
"So it's a full day process and basically today marks a very momentous day for us because this is the base of a 44-story skyscraper," said Rick Barrett, developer. "We are putting a very, very significant building in the ground that will be here for the next 200 years. "
Concrete pour at the Couture, Milwaukee
Key stats from a news release include:
- The raft is supported by 116 steel piles capable of supporting 400 tons each.
- The raft contains 176,200 lbs. of rebar and 2,800,000 lbs of concrete.
- The pour will take roughly six hours and will be placed by two concrete pumps and a crew of 12-14 workers.
- There will be 78 concrete trucks in a rotation bringing all of the concrete to the site.
- The Tower's "core" sits on top of this raft and contains the four elevators and two stairs that service all of the apartment levels
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"This is great for downtown, it's great for transit oriented development, but it's also great for the citizens in our city who need access to family-support work. This is great," said Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
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