Construction progress at Midtown Crossing has reached a new level – literally. Over the past two months, workers have continued building on the foundation of the middle condo building, finishing the garage, main level and first through third floors. Work is now beginning on the fourth level of the building, which is located on the west end of the development along 33rd Street.

Some of the other construction highlights at Midtown Crossing include:

• Foundations have been placed for both apartment buildings along Farnam Street and elevated concrete work is scheduled to begin soon
• Work has begun on the foundation for the garage that will be located along 33rd Street, just east of the Mutual of Omaha headquarters
• Farnam Street has been temporarily narrowed to one lane as heavy utility work for the development continues to take place. The process of repaving the main traffic lanes on Farnam Street will take place over the next two months
• The pre-cast panels for the building exterior are being fabricated offsite and are scheduled to be erected later this fall

"Right now we're doing a lot of the foundation work, which is hard to see from the street level," said Rob Zimmerman, Senior Pre-Construction Manager for the Weitz Company, the general contractor for Midtown Crossing. "A lot of the progress will become evident this fall and winter as we transition to more of the above-ground work and the development begins to take shape."

The project is still on track for its fall 2009 opening. Don't forget to check out the Midtown Crossing webcam to see the latest construction status, as well as a time lapse of the progress.