PHILADELPHIA | Comcast Technology Center | 1,121 FT | 60 FLOORS - Page 356

Plokoon11 · #**7101** Posted **Nov 12, 2017, 8:00 PM**

What diagram are you guys going off of?

TonyL · #**7102** Posted **Nov 12, 2017, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

What diagram are you guys going off of?

On page 1 about half way down there is a rendering that clearly shows three sections on this final piece.

Marcos · #**7103** Posted **Nov 12, 2017, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by R5Ryder

The diagrams that were posted show 3, so it’s almost done. I️ thought each section of spire would be higher.

I don't think you can go by the framing, counting them as individual sections of a 3 section lantern that is. It does look like 3 sections in the rendering but that's the cladding split into 3... if that cladding mirrors the framed out rectangular sections now & there are only 3 then I think the lantern would end up shorter than it appears in the renderings (where it appears to be taller than the cooling tower itself)? I"m guessing each of the 3 sections of the lantern consists of more than one of those framed out sections

Edit: went back & looked at the diagram on page 297, there are 9 of those framed out sections in total so there's quite a ways to go yet, looks like each one of the cladded 'sections' consists of 3 of the framed out sections (we now see 2 of)

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...09240&page=297

donnie · #**7104** Posted **Nov 13, 2017, 1:43 AM**

Great job Philly!

From someone that lives in Chicago and appreciates a great skyline......

R5Ryder · #**7105** Posted **Nov 13, 2017, 2:42 AM**

Yeah my bad with the estimation. I must have been thinking about what it'll look from the outside once the cladding is up, not the framing, since the "finished" spire will kinda look like 3 sections, but yeah that doesn't correspond to the underlying framing.

According to the diagram, there's 9 horizontal braces in the spire, or 9 "blocks", with the top most one being a little shorter than the others. We are currently at 2, so it'll grow 4.5x more. I take back what I said about thinking each section would be higher, as again, my brain switched up the sections of the bracing with the sections of the cladding. It'll be pretty awesome once it's up all the way.

This was the diagram I mentioned, originally posted by PHL10 (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=5926)

thisisforreal · #**7106** Posted **Nov 13, 2017, 8:05 PM**

From /r/philadelphia, courtesy of https://www.reddit.com/user/Accidents_Happen

Londonee · #**7107** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 5:00 PM**

I was told by someone who is well-versed in school relocations and movement that Russell Byers is definitely moving. They are actively looking for another location per my source - just nothing has been announced officially yet.

Knight Hospitaller · #**7108** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 5:18 PM**

I had a feeling that they wouldn't be like that Atlantic City granny's house next to the casino tower.

Knight Hospitaller · #**7109** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 5:19 PM**

Welcome has been down forever. It's been bad weather for photos. I need a fix.

iheartphilly · #**7110** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 5:25 PM**

The reliability of the webcam and its operator have been very skittish of late. Don't count on it coming back up any time soon.

1487 · #**7111** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 6:38 PM**

im not sure of the purpose of the box sitting on the setback roof on the north side but its obviously not a cooling tower. I was looking at it today from the car and I'm thinking it may be a generator that is there for construction use only. I assume it will go once there is usable normal power throughout the building which would allow them to complete the fit out work inside without use of temp power.

Marcos · #**7112** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

im not sure of the purpose of the box sitting on the setback roof on the north side but its obviously not a cooling tower. I was looking at it today from the car and I'm thinking it may be a generator that is there for construction use only.

interesting, hadn't thought of that but sounds like a reasonable explanation. Did you happen to notice if there's been any additional vertical progress over what we've seen in the latest photos? Curiosity is killing me with the webcam down & I don't get close enough to the city with regularity to see fine detail. I can say however that for the first time CTC appears taller than Comcast from a great distance, Route 1 & 352 in Media (maybe 15-20 miles as the crow flies). It's only by a hair but it's discernible.

PHL10 · #**7113** Posted **Nov 14, 2017, 9:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

im not sure of the purpose of the box sitting on the setback roof on the north side but its obviously not a cooling tower. I was looking at it today from the car and I'm thinking it may be a generator that is there for construction use only. I assume it will go once there is usable normal power throughout the building which would allow them to complete the fit out work inside without use of temp power.

Are you at this again? Go back to page 318 to remind yourself.

Plokoon11 · #**7114** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 12:30 AM**

Tried to take a picture of CTC from Conley rd. Where the northeast air port is. Its hard while driving but from my eyes CTC is looking tall and proud, can't see spire detail well. I'm sure cladding will help with that.

1487 · #**7115** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHL10

Are you at this again? Go back to page 318 to remind yourself.

what? No one seems to know exactlty WHAT that box is- I am merely saying based on what we have seen happen to date it might not be what many thought. It certainly isn't going to be lifted up to the top of the building so it's not a cooling tower unit waiting to be used permanently.

gw04 · #**7116** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 5:30 PM**

A new vertical section of the lantern is now being fitted to the west end of the tower - getting taller.

iheartphilly · #**7117** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 5:34 PM**

^
Ha! Just beat me to it. The steel truss is hanging on the rigging as of 12:33P EDT. There should be one more on top of this and we have the full height of the lantern, I think.

Knight Hospitaller · #**7118** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 6:04 PM**

^ I think we're only a third of the way there.

Trich · #**7119** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 6:28 PM**

Correct. When this section is complete we should be 4/9ths of the way complete. I can give you a more exact estimate when we see a better view up there.

For reference, go back to page 297 and count the boxes above the cooling section (not cross bracing X's, because they are not all identical in size).

iheartphilly · #**7120** Posted **Nov 15, 2017, 6:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Trich

Correct. When this section is complete we should be 4/9ths of the way complete. I can give you a more exact estimate when we see a better view up there.

For reference, go back to page 297 and count the boxes above the cooling section (not cross bracing X's, because they are not all identical in size).

Well then that will be spectacular. Looks like Comcast giving a big middle finger to all of us....LOL.