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TK2001 · #**4481** Posted **Aug 21, 2016, 1:44 AM**

Took this yesterday under the Walt Whitman Bridge in Gloucester City

b_ton_ · #**4482** Posted **Aug 21, 2016, 2:16 PM**

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center city by kyle, on Flickr

from above by kyle, on Flickr

They did start the hotel section, you can see in the first picture.

TK2001 · #**4483** Posted **Aug 21, 2016, 6:36 PM**

gw04 · #**4484** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 11:05 AM**

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About 16 more floors to go for the living space. Looks like it's time to raise the east and west cranes.

Anyone know or care to speculate what the order of crane removal will be? I'd speculate that the east crane would be removed first so that the workplace area can be completed, then the west side and then the core; but one of the key points might be whether the core crane has enough height such that it can complete the spire or does the west crane need to complete the job. It seems like the core crane has enough height to get most of the spire.

TK2001 · #**4485** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 5:40 PM**

Plokoon11 · #**4486** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 6:42 PM**

I love the gif above! But the roof height is at least 1 or 2 above the comcast floors, and the core tower is over the cc crown.

TK2001 · #**4487** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 9:39 PM**

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I love the gif above! But the roof height is at least 1 or 2 above the comcast floors, and the core tower is over the cc crown.

Yea, I looked at the elevation and saw it

Plokoon11 · #**4488** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 10:13 PM**

Also is anyone else excited how we are now at the most exciting part, or starting to at least?

R5Ryder · #**4489** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 10:26 PM**

Saw it from an airplane today as we were landing in Philly. It's really a monster - seems way bigger than it appeared in the renders. Going to look great when complete.

pwp · #**4490** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 2:07 PM**

My apologies if this was already posted. I was in Chicago over the weekend and couldn't help but notice their NBC Tower's resemblance to the CITC. I'm assuming it's intentional given Comcast's ownership of NBCUniversal?

Also, how much taller will the CITC's roof be over the Comcast Tower? The antenna in the rendering looks to be ~100 ft (complete guess), which means the roof would only crest the Comcast Tower by a story or two?

thisisforreal · #**4491** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 2:46 PM**

Two Years Ago:

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Originally Posted by Londonee

From today 8/29/14

One Year Ago:

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Originally Posted by JawKneeQuest

As Seen from the 43rd Floor of the Comcast Center today....

Now:

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Originally Posted by PhillyPhlyr

Taken from 1900 Cuthbert

gw04 · #**4492** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by pwp

My apologies if this was already posted. I was in Chicago over the weekend and couldn't help but notice their NBC Tower's resemblance to the CITC. I'm assuming it's intentional given Comcast's ownership of NBCUniversal?

Also, how much taller will the CITC's roof be over the Comcast Tower? The antenna in the rendering looks to be ~100 ft (complete guess), which means the roof would only crest the Comcast Tower by a story or two?

The sky lobby roof won't be higher than the top of the Comcast tower. From the top of the sky lobby roof to the top of the spire will be about 210 ft. The exposed cooling tower portion is about 84 ft tall.

rlw777 · #**4493** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 5:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by pwp

My apologies if this was already posted. I was in Chicago over the weekend and couldn't help but notice their NBC Tower's resemblance to the CITC. I'm assuming it's intentional given Comcast's ownership of NBCUniversal?

Good observation and probably somewhat correct as NBC Tower in Chicago is referencing 30 Rockefeller center which is also where NBC studios is in NYC. There's definitely a theme here.

summersm343 · #**4494** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 5:51 PM**

Update from Building Philly

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

summersm343 · #**4495** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 5:52 PM**

Update from Building Philly

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

Knight Hospitaller · #**4496** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by rlw777

Good observation and probably somewhat correct as NBC Tower in Chicago is referencing 30 Rockefeller center which is also where NBC studios is in NYC. There's definitely a theme here.

Is it too late to hope for a rotating peacock on the finial/spire?

Philly Fan · #**4497** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 8:29 PM**

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Is it too late to hope for a rotating peacock on the finial/spire?

It's NEVER too late--after all, it was Comcast that finally got it put on 30 Rock after 8 1/2 decades without it:

TechTalkGuy · #**4498** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 10:05 PM**

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They have started the hotel section, you can see it in the first picture by summersm343

Good eye!

tower · #**4499** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 10:25 PM**

Where would they even put a third Comcast tower? I know they own a lot across the street but a skyscraper there would look clunky and block CITC

jsbrook · #**4500** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 10:41 PM**

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Where would they even put a third Comcast tower? I know they own a lot across the street but a skyscraper there would look clunky and block CITC

It would only block CITC from some angles if placed in the lot you are thinking of. But that's not really their concern anyway. Why would it look clunky?