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Following our
Groundbreaking on September 16, 2007, Artspace and DEVCON along with their many
subcontractors got busy preparing the site, drilling the pilings and pouring
the footings for the two buildings along the river which will house 100 units
of affordable housing.
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One last piece of deconstruction took place when the east
end of the Tannyard Building was taken down and sealed off to make room for the
northern most of the housing units. The
Tannyard Building, Beam House, Kron House, Change Room and Hide House are being
preserved and will be reused as Working Studios for artists and groups of
artists and as an historic backdrop for telling the story of the Tanning
Industry of Santa Cruz County.
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on the Live/Work Housing began with the preparation of the building pads for
each of two four story buildings that will house 100 units of affordable
housing. Next came the drilling of over
1,400 pilings to stabilize the soil and provide a foundation for the
buildings. Using a new and proven
process an auger drilled holes 50 feet deep and as the drill bit was withdrawn
from the hole, concrete was forced in under pressure to cast in place pilings
in a pattern engineered to stabilize the soil and provide a firm footing for
the Buildings.
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came the pouring of the footings for each of the buildings. Miles of rebar were laid in trenches secured
and covered with tons of concrete to form the footings for the deck that will
become the floor for the ground level garage of each of the housing
buildings. Because of the hustle and
dedication of the workers on the job, DEVCON was able to get all of the
footings poured before the most recent storms hit and they were able to start pouring
pads and pillars for the first floor of the structure. To see more pictures of the construction go
to our web site www.tanneryartscenter.org ,
go to the galleries section and click on the “Construction Photos” gallery.
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Artspace and the Tannery Arts Center will hold a series of
outreach and information meetings at the end of March for people interested in
living at the Tannery Arts Center. These
meetings to be held through out the county will let people know what they need
to qualify to live in the affordable units. To see pictures of the construction click here or go to our gallery and click on
“Construction Photos.”
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News and Updates |
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Following our
Groundbreaking on September 16, 2007, Artspace and DEVCON along with their many
subcontractors got busy preparing the site, drilling the pilings and pouring
the footings for the two buildings along the river which will house 100 units
of affordable housing.
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On September 16, 2007 the Tannery Arts Center held a Groundbreaking Celebration which was attended by over 300 people who had waited a long time for this day. Click here for photographs from the event.
Twelve local Artists decorated the shovels used in the Groundbreaking ceremony. Click here to see artist shovels.
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