With piling works now complete, excavation progressing and the capping beam nearly finished, the stage is set for Elysian’s vertical ascent. The arrival of the tower crane marks a major milestone, not just structurally, but symbolically too.

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“It’s a huge turning point,” says Branden Venter, Project Manager at Kalmar. “This is the moment we transition from enabling works into the true vertical build.”

Installed by Smith Cranes, the tower crane stands 65m high at full reach, with a boom spanning 35m and an 8-tonne capacity. Tower crane lead Barry Meiring explains it’s been spec’d to handle the heavy panels and structural steel components still to come.

With the crane now operational, structural steel is being erected for Level 1. Soon, the first of the double T’s will be laid in place, followed by the Level 1 concrete slab pour.

What follows is one of Elysian’s key engineering features: a top-down construction methodology. Once the ground-level lid is poured, crews will begin excavating below to form the basement slabs while simultaneously building upwards through Levels 2 to 5.

This approach accelerates the build while reducing disruption to the surrounding neighbourhood, a hallmark of precision in both planning and execution.

Keep watching closely as the structure begins to rise.