PHILADELPHIA | The Josephine @ 1620 Sansom | 316 FT | 27 FLOORS - Page 7

colemonkee · #**121** Posted **Mar 6, 2022, 12:30 AM**

Almost. That layer doesn't appear to be part of the foundation, but rather a waterproofing layer beneath. But as soon as we see rebar being laid, will move to the Highrise Construction subforum. This looks very close.

summersm343 · #**122** Posted **Mar 6, 2022, 8:17 PM**

Nice! So, mat slab foundation with this one, no caissons. Once we see rebar on site, we'll move this to under construction.

Mayormccheese · #**123** Posted **Mar 27, 2022, 6:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Nice! So, mat slab foundation with this one, no caissons. Once we see rebar on site, we'll move this to under construction.

Rebar on site this past week

summersm343 · #**124** Posted **Mar 27, 2022, 6:05 PM**

Love it!!! Finally

Someone post a photo ASAP so we can move this puppy to U/C!

summersm343 · #**125** Posted **Apr 2, 2022, 12:42 AM**

Snapped these today while I was skirting by quickly. Just realized now my camera focused on the fence.... what the F ever... anywho, definitely under construction.

IMG_0606 by Mr. Summers, on Flickr

IMG_0607 by Mr. Summers, on Flickr

TK2001 · #**126** Posted **Apr 2, 2022, 7:24 AM**

Any sign of a tower crane yet or too early?

Mayormccheese · #**127** Posted **Apr 2, 2022, 10:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by TK2001

Any sign of a tower crane yet or too early?

Too early. If you go over to the Moravian st side you can look right down and watch the work.

summersm343 · #**128** Posted **Apr 2, 2022, 1:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by TK2001

Any sign of a tower crane yet or too early?

I didn't see anything yet, no.

TempleGuy1000 · #**129** Posted **Apr 9, 2022, 2:12 PM**

16th street is closed right now, I'm pretty sure the tower crane is going up.

TK2001 · #**130** Posted **Apr 9, 2022, 10:13 PM**

Yup, it's already up. I can see the crane from across the street from 2222 Market

TK2001 · #**131** Posted **Apr 9, 2022, 10:45 PM**

1620 Sansom crane by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

From Rittenhouse Square

summersm343 · #**132** Posted **Apr 9, 2022, 11:24 PM**

^^Sweet!!!

therealdawk · #**133** Posted **Apr 10, 2022, 3:00 AM**

Ah ha. I figured that something major was happening with this. Sansom between 15th and 16th had been reopened to thru traffic since they made Oyster House and the others remove their Streeteries, but today the police had it blocked. Traffic was a complete disaster in that area today.

Speaking of traffic. 12th and Chestnut is gonna be the scene of a road rage shooting one of these days. It's been bad for a while now but people are so ornery and impatient over there between the merging and the inching along, waiting for pedestrians to cross and whatnot. Somehow they think that blasting their horns and flipping birds at each other is gonna open up that second lane.

PHLtoNYC · #**134** Posted **Apr 10, 2022, 12:15 PM**

^ I know each block of Sansom is different with loading and logistics, but a shame the city just said o well and re-opened fulltime to cars.

PHL10 · #**135** Posted **Apr 11, 2022, 1:12 PM**

Crane shot from Saturday:

TempleGuy1000 · #**136** Posted **Apr 11, 2022, 9:36 PM**

Taken from the square. Should fill in the gap nicely from this angle.

Justin7 · #**137** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 3:09 PM**

Really hope the depth and detail of the facade present in the renders doesn't get VEd as it did with the Laurel.

TK2001 · #**138** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 6:28 PM**

How do we know for sure the cladding was value engineered? Looking at renderings and models a d comparing to the real tower, they look similar to me

arkitect13 · #**139** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 2:39 AM**

^^I believe this is the crane i saw from the convention center, it has a pretty good presence from where I stood.

Will this in anyway be visible on the skyline? Id imagine it will be some what seen from the south

PHL10 · #**140** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 1:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by TK2001

How do we know for sure the cladding was value engineered? Looking at renderings and models a d comparing to the real tower, they look similar to me

I have heard that comment quite a few times and although there might be seemingly more texture in some of the renderings, I think it closely matches what they had intended. Don't think the façade was a victim of value engineering.