PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 103

thisisforreal · #**2041** Posted **Jan 11, 2017, 2:17 PM**

Jan 9th:

Jan 11th:

Whu215 · #**2042** Posted **Jan 11, 2017, 3:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Trich

Hey Whu, when does the core forms, trailer, etc go in and start rising?

About 2 weeks

Big lift on Monday

summersm343 · #**2043** Posted **Jan 11, 2017, 7:24 PM**

Update from Building Philly

More photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

thisisforreal · #**2044** Posted **Jan 12, 2017, 3:22 PM**

Jan 11th:

Jan 12th:

Bonus picture from the NE:

thisisforreal · #**2045** Posted **Jan 13, 2017, 4:57 PM**

Jan 13th:

Guess what I saw today at lunch:

Knight Hospitaller · #**2046** Posted **Jan 13, 2017, 5:16 PM**

^ Reminds me of when my kids are carrying soup bowls and I think "don't spill!"

City Wide · #**2047** Posted **Jan 13, 2017, 7:07 PM**

Its nice to see them back in action. The recent photos just haven't been right w/o a couple porta johns in the picture.

City Wide · #**2048** Posted **Jan 13, 2017, 7:08 PM**

somehow makes me think of Dr. Who-------------------

Knight Hospitaller · #**2049** Posted **Jan 13, 2017, 7:18 PM**

It looks like Billy Penn is ready to step right into one of those.

summersm343 · #**2050** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 4:29 AM**

1/13/2017

thisisforreal · #**2051** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 4:15 PM**

Jan 13th:

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thisisforreal · #**2052** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 3:00 PM**

Jan 18th, 08:00

Jan 18th, 10:00

Jan 18th: 11:30

Jan 18th: 13:30

I'll keep adding more pictures of the pour as it is happening.

japmes · #**2053** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 4:24 PM**

What's the vertical rate of this building so far? One floor per month?

1487 · #**2054** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 6:23 PM**

its crazy that the cement trucks have to turn west on chestnut to dump their loads. That has to be a pain to coordinate

jsbrook · #**2055** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by japmes

What's the vertical rate of this building so far? One floor per month?

First couple floors are always slow, especially the first floor when there is an underground parking garage as is the case here...I'm sure it will pick up. I wonder, though, if this kind of building is slower than the typical steel-frame construction for most commercial buildings. Maybe Whu knows.

thisisforreal · #**2056** Posted **Jan 20, 2017, 12:58 PM**

Jan 19th (forgot to post this yesterday):

Jan 20th (happy birthday to my youngest):

Groundhog · #**2057** Posted **Jan 20, 2017, 1:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by thisisforreal

Jan 20th (happy birthday to my youngest)

Happy birthday to them, mine is turning 1 today as well!

hammersklavier · #**2058** Posted **Jan 21, 2017, 4:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by japmes

What's the vertical rate of this building so far? One floor per month?

They've been making good progress since they finally fished out the last of the surprises hidden under the old parking lot and excavated the basement hole. Lobby floors tend to take a while; expect construction pace to accelerate to about a floor a week once they're on the main structure.

City Wide · #**2059** Posted **Jan 22, 2017, 1:05 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammersklavier

They've been making good progress since they finally fished out the last of the surprises hidden under the old parking lot and excavated the basement hole. Lobby floors tend to take a while; expect construction pace to accelerate to about a floor a week once they're on the main structure.

So, topped out in a year, give or take.
Have any floor plans hit the public yet?

jsbrook · #**2060** Posted **Jan 22, 2017, 12:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

So, topped out in a year, give or take.
Have any floor plans hit the public yet?

Do we expect floor plans to hit the public for a hotel? There are no condos to sell in connection with this project.