PHILADELPHIA | Comcast Technology Center | 1,121 FT | 60 FLOORS

[iheartphilly]

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[Marcos]

I'm not sure what protrusions people are talking about, but won't they be covered by cladding?

[R5Ryder]

I wish I had a good photo. The top of the lantern part is framed ever so slightly wider than the rest of it. We're only talking a bar's width, but it's enough to see with the naked eye.

[gw04]

Originally Posted by Marcos

I'm not sure what protrusions people are talking about, but won't they be covered by cladding?

See pages 41 and 42 of CDR: http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/pr...209%202014.pdfht

The callout says Full Height Glass Facade.

[GtownFriend]

Originally Posted by gw04

See pages 41 and 42 of CDR:

The callout says Full Height Glass Facade.

I hadn't realized before that the external steel diagonals are there to cover the internal structural diagonal bracing. They are more than a random design element.

Also on the figure showing ground level it says there is retail glass along Arch st. So it won't be a block long wall, but something much more interactive.

[Mr Saturn64]

Are those exterior elevators? As far as I know, that's not something we have anywhere in Philly.

[City Wide]

on page 163, posting 3252 shows a floor plan for a typical hotel room floor, and it looks like in the NW corner the room includes a private outdoor balcony, cool. Anybody want to guess what a night in that room is going to cost!

It also seems to show 3 express elevators on the outside of the building, hopefully in glass, then another three elevators that I'm guessing serve the individual hotel floors. Plus a big ass freight elevator

[New2Fishtown]

Originally Posted by City Wide

on page 163, posting 3252 shows a floor plan for a typical hotel room floor, and it looks like in the NW corner the room includes a private outdoor balcony, cool. Anybody want to guess what a night in that room is going to cost!

It also seems to show 3 express elevators on the outside of the building, hopefully in glass, then another three elevators that I'm guessing serve the individual hotel floors. Plus a big ass freight elevator

The express elevators are definitely glass. That has been a long-marketed feature of the building: that guests will check in up top after an exhilarating ride up the side of the city's tallest building.

As for that NW room, that is not a balcony. It is an enormous spa bathroom with a circular tub positioned in the center of the floor. In a building this tall, I would be shocked to see them allowing balcony access to anyone willing to rent a room. Most hotels lock or obstruct windows to prevent suicides, drunk shenanigans, etc.

[summersm343]

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[mja]

Originally Posted by R5Ryder

I wish I had a good photo. The top of the lantern part is framed ever so slightly wider than the rest of it. We're only talking a bar's width, but it's enough to see with the naked eye.

Look carefully next time you get a chance - the floor plates immediately below the lantern but above where the construction elevators extend past the current structure of the building. Once they enclose that central spine with glass it'll be continuous from the base of the building all the way up to the top of the lantern. So, no worries.

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by New2Fishtown

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As for that NW room, that is not a balcony. It is an enormous spa bathroom with a circular tub positioned in the center of the floor. In a building this tall, I would be shocked to see them allowing balcony access to anyone willing to rent a room. Most hotels lock or obstruct windows to prevent suicides, drunk shenanigans, etc.

Makes sense, tho I still like the idea of a balcony----------

[blart]

Saturday, 12/16
From the Spring Garden platform

[CityGuyForLife]

So now that this is topped out, does this pass the "eye" test for you, as far as being the tallest in the city? Looking at the Los Angeles forum, I don't think the Wilshire Grand truly looks like the tallest in that city, though this building does, at least for me. Though viewing it from the south (as seen in post 7464) makes the Comcast Technology Center look a little less dominant.

[donnie]

If you need a spire to claim you're the tallest then you're really not the tallest!

You can build a two story building and slap a 2000 ft. Spire and claim it's the tallest! Is that fair?

[Plokoon11]

Waaaaaa.

[thisisforreal]

12/16:

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by donnie

If you need a spire to claim you're the tallest then you're really not the tallest!

You can build a two story building and slap a 2000 ft. Spire and claim it's the tallest! Is that fair?

A Tale of Two Skyscrapers | Slate.com

[lhueaglesphan]

I wish the building was oriented north/south like CC. With them being perpendicular, the view from the south looks less stunning.

[Mr. Franks]

Is the exterior elevator going to be a part of the building or will it be taken down?

[skyscraper]

Originally Posted by Mr. Franks

Is the exterior elevator going to be a part of the building or will it be taken down?

it will be taken down, that is a construction hoist.