PHILADELPHIA | THE LAUREL @ 1911 Walnut | 604 FT | 48 FLOORS - Page 92

Londonee · #**1821** Posted **Sep 13, 2018, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by RonnieStevens

There is a big even tent set up on the lot with an entrance facing Walnut.

Yeah walked past it as well yesterday. Large white tent over a corner of the property along Walnut. Nothing really to see. The parking lot at the corner of 20th and Sansom is still fully running. We'll know this is actually happening once that's cleared.

Jawnadelphia · #**1822** Posted **Sep 13, 2018, 5:28 PM**

GtownFriend · #**1823** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 6:31 PM**

Luxury Rittenhouse apartment tower, The Laurel, breaks ground
Philly Curbed.

Great 3D video rendering, inside and out..
https://www.youtube.com/embed/kY2BGzWz1Ok?rel=0

Milksteak · #**1824** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by GtownFriend

Luxury Rittenhouse apartment tower, The Laurel, breaks ground
Philly Curbed.

Great 3D video rendering, inside and out..
https://www.youtube.com/embed/kY2BGzWz1Ok?rel=0

This place looks amazing, can't wait to start seeing it go up.

iheartphilly · #**1825** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by GtownFriend

Luxury Rittenhouse apartment tower, The Laurel, breaks ground
Philly Curbed.

Great 3D video rendering, inside and out..
https://www.youtube.com/embed/kY2BGzWz1Ok?rel=0

Great find. You can tell from the video that this will be a noticeable and great addition to the growing Philly Skyline. Anything over 500ft will continue to fill up our skyline views.

frbrown · #**1826** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 7:03 PM**

Some screenshots from the video

iheartphilly · #**1827** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 7:35 PM**

Someone send the Laurel Youtube video to Bezos and the other Amazon execs. This video shows off the city really well-attractive, vibrant, lively. As recent marketing motto goes, LIVE-WORK-PLAY is embodied in the video.

Milksteak · #**1828** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 8:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

Someone send the Laurel Youtube video to Bezos and the other Amazon execs. This video shows off the city really well-attractive, vibrant, lively. As recent marketing motto goes, LIVE-WORK-PLAY is embodied in the video.

If that was really what they were looking for (like they said they were over and over and over), Philly would be the obvious choice. I think they are going to land in Northern VA as they always expected to, with a nice chunk off of their taxes...and laughing at everybody that bent over backwards to appease them.

Sorry, I'm salty.

McBane · #**1829** Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 8:46 PM**

DELETE - Amazon related post - I don't want to go down that rabbit hole....in this thread. I'll post to the general high rise thread.

summersm343 · #**1830** Posted **Sep 15, 2018, 2:12 AM**

Incredible. So pumped to see this and SLS going up.

Mr Saturn64 · #**1831** Posted **Sep 15, 2018, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by frbrown

Some screenshots from the video

That one shows something I hadn't thought of; that all the buildings higher than City Hall, save for FMC, are either across the street from each other or within a block or so. This one is not. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

SEFTA · #**1832** Posted **Sep 15, 2018, 4:53 PM**

I think it's a great thing

mmikeyphilly · #**1833** Posted **Sep 17, 2018, 4:55 PM**

So happy to see this finally going airborn!

Those renderings are so beautiful.

An observation, not a complaint:

Did anyone else notice that in the video/and or renderings, that The Laurel appears to be higher than Commerce Square? Which is also officially 565 feet?

Either Wikipedia has the wrong height for Commerce Square, or this one may be actually 585 feet? Or did I just swallow too much mouthwash after I brushed my teeth?

mcgrath618 · #**1834** Posted **Sep 17, 2018, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by mmikeyphilly

So happy to see this finally going airborn!

Those renderings are so beautiful.

An observation, not a complaint:

Did anyone else notice that in the video/and or renderings, that The Laurel appears to be higher than Commerce Square? Which is also officially 565 feet?

Either Wikipedia has the wrong height for Commerce Square, or this one may be actually 585 feet? Or did I just swallow too much mouthwash after I brushed my teeth?

The final height of this building is 599'.

mmikeyphilly · #**1835** Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcgrath618

The final height of this building is 599'.

That's wonderful!

Can someone fix the headlines of the thread to read that please?

Just couldn't go the extra foot to get it to 600 feet?
I guess 599 feet sounds "less threatening" to the neighborhood.

599...I'll be happy with that. The Bargain price of 600 ft. Maybe they'll cheat at the end.....hahaha

This will be such a nice addition to the Rittenhouse Square area.
It actually looks like it's been there for years, "in a good way".

reparcsyks · #**1836** Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 7:10 PM**

This building fills a massive gap in the skyline, much more than CITC. I almost can't unsee it now.

Scottydont · #**1837** Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by reparcsyks

This building fills a massive gap in the skyline, much more than CITC. I almost can't unsee it now.

I wonder if it'll have a presence coming west 76.

JohnIII · #**1838** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 1:53 PM**

It may have a presence coming west or east on I-76; its taller then the PECO Building and Commerce Square by a good margin. Should have good presence coming from I-95 south as well. Only place I can see it not having much of an impact may be in the northeast.

Zapatan · #**1839** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 2:19 PM**

Nice, another 600 footer for Philly

McBane · #**1840** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 3:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scottydont

I wonder if it'll have a presence coming west 76.

I'm sure it will (assuming you're asking about westbound from the airport to Valley Forge). But the view from eastbound 76, particularly between Spring Garden and 676 interchanges will be killer. The Laurel will be front and center and tower over its immediate neighbors. From this viewpoint, it should appear right over where the exit sign for 676 is in the distance.