Monthly Archives: August 2010

My staff and I wandered down the street today so I could give them a tour of the building. And lucky for us they were pouring the concrete slab in the elevator pit!

The last of the excavation work is finishing up this week – digging the pit for the elevator and the rest of the footings. The interior space still has mountains of dirt piled up; these will all get graded in … Continue reading →

Excavation work continues, as we get ready to put in the footings and piers that will support the new second floor. The first concrete pour is scheduled for today; a second pour for the remaining footings and for the elevator … Continue reading →

Rebar delivery today! A big truck pulled up at 10 am with all kinds of steel parts for our new slab floor. We’re almost done with the bulk of the demolition – let the construction begin! The guys are digging … Continue reading →

Today was our Groundbreaking Ceremony! Despite the heat and humidity, we had a great turnout of Mudflat artists, students and supporters. Everyone had an opportunity to get a good look at the interior of the building. We had our architectural … Continue reading →

Demolition of the second floor is well underway. The existing second floor is only in the very front of the building and its last use, back in the early 1990s was as a Portuguese social club – there was a … Continue reading →