PHILADELPHIA | East Market | 284 & 248 FT | 24 & 20 FLOORS - Page 55

GtownFriend · #**1081** Posted **Mar 7, 2017, 1:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

There is still quite a bit of cladding to go up on tower 1- the pace has slowed a lot lately so I'm wondering if we will see tower 2 start to rise before tower 1 is totally enclosed

The last cladding went up almost two monthe ago. It seems to go in batches.
The pedistal steel for the west part started just after that. Hmm.. seems on track to finish sometime later this month. Perhaps they will finish the second pedistal, then the first tower cladding and then come back to the new tower?

I'm waiting to see where they will move the mobile crane next

Kfmcshan · #**1082** Posted **Mar 7, 2017, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by hammersklavier

If you like that, you should've seen it when it still had a terra cotta façade!

although the new iteration looks "cool," I never understood why they removed the original facade. i think a lot of people will look back at this deskinning with regret in the near future

GtownFriend · #**1083** Posted **Mar 11, 2017, 6:33 PM**

More cladding going up today on the east tower

1487 · #**1084** Posted **Mar 13, 2017, 12:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by GtownFriend

More cladding going up today on the east tower

about time.

summersm343 · #**1085** Posted **Mar 25, 2017, 4:35 AM**

3/23/17

TechTalkGuy · #**1086** Posted **Mar 25, 2017, 10:43 AM**

Looking good (wish it was taller).

Knight Hospitaller · #**1087** Posted **Mar 27, 2017, 6:41 PM**

"Taller" is relative. When not being a "negadelphian," I'm a "good-enough-adelphian." I figure if it's better and/or taller than the prior use, it's a plus.

Boku · #**1088** Posted **Mar 27, 2017, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

"Taller" is relative. When not being a "negadelphian," I'm a "good-enough-adelphian." I figure if it's better and/or taller than the prior use, it's a plus.

What's happening at street level here is more important than height.

1487 · #**1089** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 2:50 PM**

They have started adding the lower level facade panels on 12th st and along Market. Shouldn't be long before we start seeing some glass.

shadowbat2 · #**1090** Posted **Apr 6, 2017, 6:05 AM**

Cladding being installed on the retail levels now....

Untitled by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

S. 11th Street by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

11th and Market 4/5/17 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

In context:

11th Street south of Filbert 4/5/17 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Weld work:

Untitled by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Came back later and caught a truck delivering another facade panel:

137 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Truck delevery by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

DIESELPOLO · #**1091** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 11:24 PM**

Wow! That facade is looking good! Impressed.

GtownFriend · #**1092** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 11:41 PM**

Its going to be much lighter/brighter over all than the renderings implied.

3rd&Brown · #**1093** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 12:51 AM**

I think this building looks super sharp.

It's gonna be a fantastic addition to the city.

City Wide · #**1094** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 12:36 PM**

Too bad the big curved corners didn't make the final cut, not only would they have looked sweet it would have been a nice tip of the hat to the PSFS building.
This looks good and is a big improvement over what was there just 3 years ago.

mcgrath618 · #**1095** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

Too bad the big curved corners didn't make the final cut, not only would they have looked sweet it would have been a nice tip of the hat to the PSFS building.
This looks good and is a big improvement over what was there just 3 years ago.

I thought they did in building 2...

Philly Fan · #**1096** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcgrath618

I thought they did in building 2...

Yep, on the podium, just like PSFS. Look at the steel beams on the corners:

And here's PSFS on the opposite corner:

http://www.uwishunu.com/2013/11/the-...psfs-building/

TechTalkGuy · #**1097** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 5:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by shadowbat2

137 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

It's looking good so far.

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Originally Posted by DIESELPOLO

Wow! That facade is looking good! Impressed.

Impressive indeed..

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Originally Posted by GtownFriend

Its going to be much lighter/brighter over all than the renderings implied.

Quite possibly!

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Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

I think this building looks super sharp.

It's gonna be a fantastic addition to the city.

If it were taller, it might be seen from the skyline.
From the street, it looks good so far.

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Originally Posted by City Wide

Too bad the big curved corners didn't make the final cut, not only would they have looked sweet it would have been a nice tip of the hat to the PSFS building.

A curved base actually reminds me more of Times Square than the PSFS building because of the large video displays that surround them.
If my memory serves me correctly, this should have large video displays.

City Wide · #**1098** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 6:55 PM**

the 2nd photo on page 1 of this thread shows the corner I was referring to.
But if the 13th St. corner is curved that will be good.
Are the video billboards dead in the water?

Philly Fan · #**1099** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

the 2nd photo on page 1 of this thread shows the corner I was referring to.
But if the 13th St. corner is curved that will be good.

Yeah, the PSFS podium is curved only on the 13th St. corner opposite this corner, so having this podium also be curved only on that corner is, arguably, even more of a "tip of the hat" to PSFS than if both corners of this podium had been curved. Kind of suggests the two podia as a pair of bookends.

TechTalkGuy · #**1100** Posted **Apr 9, 2017, 7:40 PM**

I believe this answers your question, City Wide.