PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 67

thisisforreal · #**1321** Posted **Jan 12, 2016, 3:56 PM**

Jan 5th:

Jan 12th:

Knight Hospitaller · #**1322** Posted **Jan 12, 2016, 4:05 PM**

The pace is very frustrating. After being able to perceive some progress, things seem to have slowed to a crawl again. There must be immense logistical problems. To my untrained eye it looks like they're coming up against a big piece of foundation around the middle of the lot.

Philly-Drew · #**1323** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 2:13 AM**

1/18/2016

From today.

Knight Hospitaller · #**1324** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 2:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

1/18/2016

From today.

Great perspective.

Philly-Drew · #**1325** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 2:40 AM**

Thanks!

It looks like they are still jack-hammering the old foundations.

Does anyone know what that platform is used for?

boxbot · #**1326** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 2:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

Thanks!

It looks like they are still jack-hammering the old foundations.

Does anyone know what that platform is used for?

Platform? After all of the excavation overruns the plans for the W/Element had to be scaled back a bit. That's the penthouse.

1487 · #**1327** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 1:17 PM**

what's shown in the pictures above is simply a temporary stairwell for workers to get to the bottom safely. I guess that's a sign of progress.

allovertown · #**1328** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

what's shown in the pictures above is simply a temporary stairwell for workers to get to the bottom safely. I guess that's a sign of progress.

All workers have to do is complete a death defying 20 foot long jump onto the platform, and then from there it is safe as can be to walk down those stairs.

Arch+Eng · #**1329** Posted **Jan 19, 2016, 3:56 PM**

Man I have been gone for weeks and this still has not made progress

There is simply no way they could have forecast all of this demo work. Hope they have enough (or new investors) to finish this project.

Philly-Drew · #**1330** Posted **Jan 20, 2016, 5:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

what's shown in the pictures above is simply a temporary stairwell for workers to get to the bottom safely. I guess that's a sign of progress.

Hmmm. The platform doesn't seem to be connected to anything at the top. Maybe it will be soon?

Philly Fan · #**1331** Posted **Jan 20, 2016, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

Hmmm. The platform doesn't seem to be connected to anything at the top. Maybe it will be soon?

Unless, of course, they're buying a stairway to heaven.

thisisforreal · #**1332** Posted **Jan 20, 2016, 5:56 PM**

Jan 12th:

Jan 20th:

RonnieStevens · #**1333** Posted **Jan 20, 2016, 6:03 PM**

In the latest Pic; the NorthEast corner of the lot where the blue machine is.. Did they hit the very bottom of the old foundation. It looks like the ground is different from just dirt?

1487 · #**1334** Posted **Jan 20, 2016, 6:14 PM**

you can now see the stairway is connected to street level in the latest picture.

boxbot · #**1335** Posted **Jan 21, 2016, 7:08 PM**

Went by the site today and made a quick video of the progress:

http://i.imgur.com/UKAjcVs.webm

Baconboy007 · #**1336** Posted **Jan 21, 2016, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by boxbot

Went by the site today and made a quick video of the progress:

http://i.imgur.com/UKAjcVs.webm

That's really impressive

1487 · #**1337** Posted **Jan 21, 2016, 8:27 PM**

I walked by today and it did seem like more excavation was taking place on the western half of the site which is something I haven't noticed before. Maybe the hole is finally going to expand towards 15th street after being the same for the last couple of months.

Knight Hospitaller · #**1338** Posted **Jan 21, 2016, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

I walked by today and it did seem like more excavation was taking place on the western half of the site which is something I haven't noticed before. Maybe the hole is finally going to expand towards 15th street after being the same for the last couple of months.

Apparently they started digging in China and have been dismantling the old foundations from below.

Philly-Drew · #**1339** Posted **Jan 22, 2016, 2:44 AM**

You guys crack me up!

Thisisforreal, the pictures you post together from different dates are really great. Comparing the different dates is very interesting.

It's unbelievable how long it is taking to dig out this site.

allovertown · #**1340** Posted **Jan 22, 2016, 3:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by MetroSplash

Parking lot says "Buh Bye"!

Just wanted to remind everyone of the day we cheered the end of the surface lot here... NEARLY NINE MONTHS AGO.

Truly is incredible how slow this is moving.

For some perspective. On May 4th when they started digging here, over in the CITC thread we were still anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first tower crane. The CITC is now nearly 600 ft tall. This is still a hole in the ground... and not even a complete hole at that.

Whatever though, the wait will be worth it.