August 2007
Friday, August 24th, 2007
Go Green
In June, the windowless cinderblock warehouse that previously occupied the site was deconstructed. Nearly 500 tons of materials were recycled including the asphalt parking lot, concrete slabs and building bricks which were transported less than a mile round trip to be ground up for re-use, several large Doug fir beams were salvaged and will be re-milled 8 blocks away for use within the new Pastaworks store and the building. A smaller out building was moved one block down the alley to become the garage for a single-family home in the neighborhood and the big news is that when the site was cleared and demolition work was completed only one truck of non-recyclable waste had gone to a landfill.
Construction Has Begun
Excavation and civil work began on July 27th. Over the next several weeks Project Superintendent Ed Stanton from Gray Purcell will coordinate and oversee installation of the StormTech underground storm water management system that has been designed to manage 100% of our storm water on-site, Ed will also coordinate and oversee the installation of underground utilities and footings. As work progresses into September and October, we will quickly see structural steel; heavy timber beams, concrete walls and concrete floors begin to form the structural components of the building.
News from the Neighborhood
Mississippi Avenue Lofts proudly joined sustainable clothing company Sameunderneath to co-sponsor “Mississippi Green” the new sustainability area at the annual Mississippi Avenue Street Fair held on Saturday June 14th. This years event was attended by a record crowd estimated at over 15,000 who enjoyed a wide diversity of music and dance performances, children’s games, amazing food from Mississippi Avenue Restaurants, a fashion show, local arts and crafts, and a giant yard sale, with proceeds from the street fair benefiting the Boise Eliot School. Here are some photos from this extraordinary community event for your enjoyment.
Street Fair photos by scenic-life.com
Thank You
The Mississippi Avenue Lofts Development Team would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in our precedent setting in-fill development. We will continue to provide project updates at various stages of development as we move toward a spring 2008 completion.
Live Green. Live Well.
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