PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 130

thisisforreal · #**2581** Posted **Nov 13, 2017, 1:33 PM**

Floor count update - the ceiling of the 31st floor is not yet poured. Should be tomorrow.

summersm343 · #**2582** Posted **Nov 16, 2017, 4:07 PM**

Update from Building Philly

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly/

SEFTA · #**2583** Posted **Nov 16, 2017, 6:00 PM**

Now that's some serious density

thisisforreal · #**2584** Posted **Nov 17, 2017, 1:09 PM**

Beginning of the month:

Today:

Last picture from me until December.

Trich · #**2585** Posted **Nov 17, 2017, 1:24 PM**

Thanks for all the great pics thisisforreal. Any cladding progress on the Chestnut side?

thisisforreal · #**2586** Posted **Nov 17, 2017, 5:21 PM**

Just the portions highlighted below. No glass yet.

City Wide · #**2587** Posted **Nov 17, 2017, 7:09 PM**

there's a noticeable change in the floor to floor height in the last set up. Does anyone know if this means, such as this being the floor where one hotel chain stops and the other one begins?

slow-v6 · #**2588** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 3:54 AM**

Those people who have units in the ritz on the south side, now have a wonderful view! Lol

Human Scale · #**2589** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 8:41 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by City Wide

there's a noticeable change in the floor to floor height in the last set up. Does anyone know if this means, such as this being the floor where one hotel chain stops and the other one begins?

Maybe W has higher ceilings to match the higher price point?

Late1 · #**2590** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 9:37 AM**

According to the rendering, looks like there's one taller floor about 2/3 of the way up, then the floors return to their usual height:

jsbrook · #**2591** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 11:11 AM**

True. It looks to hit in just the spot we are at now. Maybe a gym/spa floor for the W or meeting rooms or some other function besides hotel rooms.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Late1

According to the rendering, looks like there's one taller floor about 2/3 of the way up, then the floors return to their usual height:

Philly Fan · #**2592** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 2:09 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsbrook

True. It looks to hit in just the spot we are at now. Maybe a gym/spa floor for the W or meeting rooms or some other function besides hotel rooms.

By my count on the rendering, it's the 32nd floor. So that will give us a point of reference in future construction photos for the number of floors completed/remaining from here to the top.

R5Ryder · #**2593** Posted **Nov 18, 2017, 2:57 PM**

I get that a hotel or residential building has lower ceiling heights and can be concrete rather than steel, but is there any structural steel in there? What about a core - do they pour the same type of core that steel buildings like CTC have? Curious because if so it's not towering above the rest of the structure, but I guess that could be because they can pour the whole thing as they go rather than the steel having to play catch up.