PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel | 417 FT / 127 M | 32 FLOORS | NEVER BUILT

[newboldphilly]

Sweet!

I'm in SP west of Broad so i'll probably be able to see the top of it.

[Complex01]

Oh Kewl, not to bad. I remember walking by that spot the last time i was in philly.

[tower]

the view coming from the north (think 95) is going to be outrageously splendid with this addition, especially with ratr.

[Swinefeld]

Bryson's rendering at the top of the page has been updated.

[LittleMike]

Originally Posted by tower

the view coming from the north (think 95) is going to be outrageously splendid with this addition, especially with ratr.

I live in Fishtown, and I think I will see this building clearly.

[Parkway]

Originally Posted by Swinefeld

Bryson's rendering at the top of the page has been updated.

I don't see anything new?

[bryson662001]

Originally Posted by Parkway

I don't see anything new?

Lots of little details changed and refined. Thanks Swinefeld

[blorkishdork]

The new detail makes it look strangely a lot better, not just a sheet of glass. Can't wait for it to break ground.

[Swinefeld]

Originally Posted by Parkway

I don't see anything new?

Here'a a little before and after.

Before.


After.

[Parkway]

Ok now I see them, some curvature on the right front, reflections and RATR is blacked out
Thanks for the renderings

[tower]

this buiding looks like it would complement aramark and loew's hotel perfectly

[bryson662001]

Originally Posted by Parkway

Ok now I see them, some curvature on the right front, reflections and RATR is blacked out
Thanks for the renderings

We might as well accept it. RATR is going to be black.
The W building obviously isn't square, There are some angles going on there behind the dark facade that I still don't understand but I tried to make it truer to their rendering. As far as I know we still don't even have an official height except for what they requested in the zoning hearing. That part of town is still a little dreary (too much brick and stone) so all the reflective glass should help to brighten things up IMO.

[bryson662001]

From inside the convention center across the street. (dog show) I guess that ramp from Arch St to the back of the garage will stay?

[Parkway]

I always thought that it was a shame to have a parking lot so close to the convention center and to a major SEPTA hub.

[CondoGuru]

Urban also has Aria in its portfolio, which has been a complete and utter failure. Not that that has anything to do with this proposal, but it's possible things are moving very slowly here until they figure out how to get Aria out of the way.

[apetrella802]

see last entry

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Philadelphia, PA - CVS Pharmacy / Philadelphia, Broad Street, 15,000-square-foot retail store, January 2008, $1.5 million. Project ID: 675786

Philadelphia, PA - Stephen Girard Elementary School Window Replacement and Wall Restoration, 1800 Snyder Ave., educational facility renovation, December 2007, $2.2 million. Project ID: 691439

Philadelphia, PA - The Church of the Holy Trinity Sanctuary Renovation, 1904 Walnut St., church sanctuary renovations, January 2008, $300,000. Project ID: 694998

Philadelphia, PA - The Zoological Society of Philadelphia - The McNeil Avian Center, 3400 Girard Ave., 10,000-square-foot bird house, December 2007, $1 million. Project ID: 693529

Philadelphia, PA - W Hotel & Residences / Philadelphia, 1200 Arch St., 250-room luxury hotel, February 2008, $150 million. Project ID: 459034

[SJPhillyBoy]

Originally Posted by apetrella802

see last entry

Philadelphia, PA - W Hotel & Residences / Philadelphia, 1200 Arch St., 250-room luxury hotel, February 2008, $150 million. Project ID: 459034

apetrella802, Are you the Arthur Petrella that has donated his photography of the construction of One Liberty Place on www.phillyskyline.com ?

[apetrella802]

yes, i am that person

[apetrella802]

we all want to know when construction is going to start on a project, a very good source for this info is the following, when contractors are ask to start bidding, you pretty much know it;s real then.

for the w hotel this info indicates a feb 08 construction start date:




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Site work and new construction of a national chain hotel in Philadelphia. Design plans are calling for a 29-story 250-room complex a 6,500-square-foot health spa, a restaurant and bar area, 11,000 square feet of meeting space and 95 one- and two-bedroom condominiums.

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[SJPhillyBoy]

Originally Posted by apetrella802

yes, i am that person

The pictures are wonderful. Thanks for allowing Bradley R. to post them. You were an SSP photographer way before the internet was around.