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Knight Hospitaller · #**3061** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Teakwood

Guys... any chance they are at the mechanical floor between Comcast and the Four Seasons? If so, could symbolize a topping out of sorts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topping_out

Based on the handy chart posted on the 16th, it would appear that they had about 10 floors to go until the mechanical floor (or whatever the transition is to the setback/hotel portion). It's definitely a Christmas tree (and I seriously doubt that it cost a few grand, as suggested - setting it up during lunch hour would be no big deal).

Knight Hospitaller · #**3062** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Yes, and its those workers. Tower cranes can easily cost 5 - 6 figures a day. You only get about 30 picks a day, and I know somebody didnt carry that tree up the steps, which means that they likely used one pick to pick that stupid tree up. Lets just be conservative and say that the crane only costs $50k per day. That means that one pick cost $1,666.00.

You only get about 6 productive hours out of your workers, two of them probably secured this down, in about 10-30 minutes. That is about another $130 wasted.

So yea, a $2k Christmas tree thats not even visible. Must be nice to be that rich.

It's not very big, so it's entirely possible that it went up tied to something, or that approval was given in the spirit of the season. I don't think that it's useful presume the worst about your fellow men based on conjecture.

franktko · #**3063** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Lets just be conservative and say that the crane only costs $50k per day.

Geez man, do you think those things are worth 50 million dollars? You can buy a used one for 100K (here) What is it brand new? 200K? 300K? At your rate, it would cost 18 million/year to have a crane

They probably just dump the tree on top of a regular lift, no big deal...

ConstructStudent · #**3064** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 5:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Yes, and its those workers. Tower cranes can easily cost 5 - 6 figures a day. You only get about 30 picks a day, and I know somebody didnt carry that tree up the steps, which means that they likely used one pick to pick that stupid tree up. Lets just be conservative and say that the crane only costs $50k per day. That means that one pick cost $1,666.00.

You only get about 6 productive hours out of your workers, two of them probably secured this down, in about 10-30 minutes. That is about another $130 wasted.

So yea, a $2k Christmas tree thats not even visible. Must be nice to be that rich.

It's not them goofing off. It is a tradition and almost every project has one.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2...christmas.html

Arch+Eng · #**3065** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 6:51 PM**

Won't catch my company doing that.

Boku · #**3066** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Won't catch my company doing that.

Yes, boss. Whatever you say, boss.

Knight Hospitaller · #**3067** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Won't catch my company doing that.

Krampus!

jsbrook · #**3068** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Won't catch my company doing that.

Well, that's a shame. It's nice that they did it. And an EXTREMELY small expenditure of time and financial resources in the scheme of this project. As an employer, I personally think it's important to have happy and motivated employees. the little things go a long way. And as ConstructStudent said, tradition...Anyway, UP, UP CITC goes. They have started to fireproof portions of steel. Hopefully, we'll see some glass before too long.

Arch+Eng · #**3069** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Krampus!

Krampus appears to be a registered sex offender

JawKneeQuest · #**3070** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 7:49 PM**

Monday 12/21

From 37th Floor - Comcast Center

Moved the Christmas Tree down from the very top of the frame to the catwalk on the North East Corner

gw04 · #**3071** Posted **Dec 21, 2015, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Teakwood

Guys... any chance they are at the mechanical floor between Comcast and the Four Seasons? If so, could symbolize a topping out of sorts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topping_out

It looks like another 9 to 10 floors to go until the hotel section.

Labridniv · #**3072** Posted **Dec 22, 2015, 1:15 AM**

Arch+Eng is butthurt, LOL. When Comcast is done they will carry in a bigger Christmas tree through the front door into the lobby and decorate it.

kraggman · #**3073** Posted **Dec 22, 2015, 2:34 AM**

View from Liberty One Sunday.

volguus zildrohar · #**3074** Posted **Dec 22, 2015, 4:16 AM**

December 17

wanderer34 · #**3075** Posted **Dec 22, 2015, 8:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Krampus!

Looks like the devil is happy with the CITC!!!

summersm343 · #**3076** Posted **Dec 23, 2015, 6:33 PM**

Update from Building Philly

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

Arch+Eng · #**3077** Posted **Dec 23, 2015, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Labridniv

Arch+Eng is butthurt, LOL. When Comcast is done they will carry in a bigger Christmas tree through the front door into the lobby and decorate it.

Hey man it is their money not mine.
Iron workers slack off some time.
I wouldn't allow this at my company (albeit we are very small so we would not be doing the structural for CITC) because I simply couldn't afford it.

It's a lot of money for a worthless tree that no one can see, but then again, these guys are billionaires. So, doesn't matter to them.

ekt8750 · #**3078** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

Hey man it is their money not mine.
Iron workers slack off some time.
I wouldn't allow this at my company (albeit we are very small so we would not be doing the structural for CITC) because I simply couldn't afford it.

It's a lot of money for a worthless tree that no one can see, but then again, these guys are billionaires. So, doesn't matter to them.

I guess employee morale isn't something you value very much?

RobEss · #**3079** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

It's a lot of money for a worthless tree that no one can see, but then again, these guys are billionaires. So, doesn't matter to them.

I can't believe how upset you're getting over this tree. You'd have a conniption in NYC, where there's a new tree being raised every day.

Plokoon11 · #**3080** Posted **Dec 24, 2015, 4:07 PM**

Wow that last shot really shows how big and bad *** this tower is shaping up to be!