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TK2001 · #41 Posted **Apr 15, 2020, 9:11 PM**

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^ Great finds.

Thanks! While researching I found out that when Mellon Bank Center was first revealed in early August 1986, the height of the spire on One Liberty Place was increased by 30 feet...while under construction! (One Liberty was up to the bottom of the William Penn statue by then) Notice that image says the height of One Liberty is 915 feet, not the current height now.

PHL10 · #42 Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 12:06 PM**

TK, I can also recall that when Cigna signed onto Liberty 2, they needed considerably more office space than the proposed tower would hold. So they shot it up to it's current height and added that huge addition (bulge) on the lower 2/3 of the tower. But that might not be all correct. Did you happen across any of that in your research?

TK2001 · #43 Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 6:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHL10

TK, I can also recall that when Cigna signed onto Liberty 2, they needed considerably more office space than the proposed tower would hold. So they shot it up to it's current height and added that huge addition (bulge) on the lower 2/3 of the tower. But that might not be all correct. Did you happen across any of that in your research?

Yes, I found everything from the 700 foot tower to the sketches by Helmut himself showing added space, and some more architectural models. You ARE correct. But this isn't the place to discuss. Should I either put it on the highrise forum or dm?

GtownFriend · #44 Posted **May 7, 2020, 8:51 PM**

The tower crane for this one is visible on the left.
There is another (higher) crane sticking up behind CHOP. Anyone know what that's for?

Our View in 2020 by Tom Ipri, on Flickr

summersm343 · #45 Posted **Jun 10, 2020, 12:29 AM**

There may be another tower crane going up for this? Saw it going over the Walnut Street bridge, and that's what it looked like, but I'm unsure.

TK2001 · #46 Posted **Jun 10, 2020, 3:35 AM**

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There may be another tower crane going up for this? Saw it going over the Walnut Street bridge, and that's what it looked like, but I'm unsure.

You're correct, I saw them assembling it from NJ like a week ago

CHOP Hub crane erection by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

cardeza · #47 Posted **Jun 10, 2020, 5:24 PM**

I saw this coming up 76 on Sunday

TK2001 · #48 Posted **Jun 10, 2020, 8:16 PM**

CHOP Hub from Camden by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

TK2001 · #49 Posted **Jun 14, 2020, 4:56 PM**

CHOP Hub under construction by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

iheartphilly · #50 Posted **Jun 14, 2020, 11:47 PM**

^
Nice!

PurpleWhiteOut · #51 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 11:28 PM**

It's hard for me to get a good picture, but they are currently removing the back (Schuylkill-facing) facade from the Buerger building which is necessary to connect them together.