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Want to stay up-to-date on the construction progress of Wolf Ridge at Centennial? We'll post monthly updates here. Can't wait for our monthly update? Check out our live web cams below to watch the work as it happens!
Live Construction Web Cams
- Camera #1 - View from Engineering Building 1
- Camera #2 - View from rear of Engineering Building 3
- Camera #3 - View from front of Engineering Building 3
April 2013
On April 18th, several members of NC State's Inter-Residence Council (IRC) enjoyed a guided hard hat tour of the Wolf Ridge Apartments construction site. Here's a gallery with some of the sights they got to see.
March 2013
The exterior brick and roofing for both Tower and Lakeview Halls is coming to completion. Installation of the glass curtain walls is also complete in Lakeview Hall, but continues in Tower Hall. Inside both buildings elevator installation, window installation and drywall wrapping continues as the individual apartments begin to take shape. Soon crews will begin installing light fixtures, cabinets, flooring and bathroom tiles in each suite.
University Housing is also busy selecting furniture for Wolf Ridge lobbies and other common spaces. We are also securing bike racks and other outdoor furniture for the green areas surrounding the buildings. Construction also began on a new pedestrian path between Engineer Building III and Tower Hall. Grounds crews planted trees along the new road and top of the new parking lot.
University Housing also sampled the new LED lights for the tower outside Tower Hall. The lights will wash the exterior of the building so the tower glows at night. The tower of Tower Hall will eventually link to the light schedule of the Memorial Belltower on main campus, so both will glow red whenever a significant campus event occurs. University Housing is also exploring other lighting options with the LED lights throughout the year. We hope to use a pink light for the tower to show support when NC State celebrates the Hoops for Hope game.
February 2013
This month, nearly all the exterior brick was laid on Lakeview Hall and Tower Hall brick should be complete by March. The roofing on both halls is also nearly complete, while window installation began in Lakeview Hall and elevator installation continued in Tower Hall. The next step for Lakeview Hall is to install drywall so the rooms and suites begin to take shape. Construction also began this month on a new pedestrian path between Engineer Building III and Tower Hall.
January 2013
Exterior brick is now being laid on Tower and Lakeview Halls at Wolf Ridge. You can really see the transformation of the buildings from the second floor of the new Hunt Library. The next big construction focus is elevators and window installation to keep the weather out of the buildings. Before constructing the interior walls with drywall, the buildings must be completely dry. During the next few weeks, grounds crews will also plant trees along the new road and top of the new parking lot. Since the begining of the project, there has been a total of 343,884 man hours worked on Wolf Ridge.
November 2012
Less than a month from the one year groundbreaking anniversary of Wolf Ridge at Centennial, University Housing's Centennial campus apartment project is moving along at a rapid pace. As of late October, Tower and Lakeview halls had topped out, meaning the steel and concrete block is constructed to the top of the buildings. These two structures have reached their final height. The structure of the third building known as Plaza Hall is also nearly complete. While it's obvious from the outside that the project is making headway, what's not visible is how each building is starting to take shape on the inside. Metal wall framing, or the interior walls between bedrooms and bathrooms, is being constructed in Tower and Lakeview halls. In addition to framing the walls, crews are working to finalize electric, plumbing, and HVAC systems in the halls.
October 2012
Wolf Ridge at Centennial, University Housing's Centennial campus apartment project is moving along at a rapid pace. As of late October, Tower and Lakeview halls had topped out, meaning the steel and concrete block is constructed to the top of the buildings. These two structures have reached their final height. The structure of the third building known as Plaza Hall is also nearly complete. "We are moving along as planned, and it's exciting to see this project really start to take shape," said Facilities Manager Pete Fraccaroli. During the next 30 days, crews will begin to lay the brick veneer on the outside of the buildings and begin roofing activities.
While it's obvious from the outside that the project is making headway, what's not visible is how each building is starting to take shape on the inside. Metal wall framing, or the interior walls between bedrooms and bathrooms, is being constructed in Tower and Lakeview halls. In addition to framing the walls, crews are working to finalize electric, plumbing, and HVAC systems in the halls. Overall, the project is on track, and it's exciting to see the progress.
September 2012
Wolf Ridge at Centennial is quickly taking shape. As of late September, all the site utilities had been installed including water, sewer, storm drainage, power, and more. In addition, all the building slabs have been poured and we are "going vertical" with steel and concrete on all six buildings. In the two buildings opening fall 2013, Tower Hall and Lakeview Hall, we have started framing interior walls and installing plumbing and HVAC. "We're really happy with the progress so far," said Pete Fraccaroli, facilities manager for University Housing. "We've got great contractors and architects and the project is moving along on schedule." By the end of November, we anticipate completing the skeletons of the two primary buildings.
