Fire (Station) in the Hole

The final building permit for FS3 was issued today. The building skeleton should be up by the end of the month according to the latest county update. I haven’t had time to take pictures for a few weeks but will soon…ish.

Missed a week. Blame it on the Nats. Blame it on the iPhone 4. If you have driven by the site you’ll notice the back retaining wall has been completed. According to the June 16 county update, W-T is waiting for a wall check survey. Once completed and accepted by the county a final building permit will be issued as well as a plumbing permit. There is also an “alignment issue” between the Koons Garage and FS3 site where the “openings on the parking garage were not coordinated with the planned slope of the fire station grade.”  Architects for both projects are working on a fix.

Rear Retaining Wall:

Looking Southwest:

Looking Northeast From 21st Rd (rear of site):

A Peek Over the Wall:

The first parts of the wall were cast last week leaving not to much to see looking down from 21st Rd. There is still a little more height to be added too. Next photo is the western most side of the back wall followed by the view from Old Dominion and the east corner of the Koons/FS3 property line.