PHILADELPHIA | FMC Tower @ Cira Centre South | 736 FT | 49 FLOORS - Page 99

Philly Fan · #**1961** Posted **Mar 31, 2015, 12:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Ooooo, yeah, baby! Fifty Shades of Summers!

thisisforreal · #**1962** Posted **Mar 31, 2015, 1:04 AM**

This is now visible from the Platt bridge!

GarCastle · #**1963** Posted **Mar 31, 2015, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by thisisforreal

This is now visible from the Platt bridge!

It's just peeking over the garage when viewed from my floor at work. The windows aren't exactly the cleanest but I'll be able to get shots as it goes up.

Cheers,
G.

SJPhillyBoy · #**1964** Posted **Apr 1, 2015, 12:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by GarCastle

The windows aren't exactly the cleanest but I'll be able to get shots as it goes up.

Cheers,
G.

Get some windex.

GarCastle · #**1965** Posted **Apr 2, 2015, 11:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by SJPhillyBoy

Get some windex.

I'd lick the glass for a better photo, but it's on the OUTside not the inside. :^)

Cheers,
G.

volguus zildrohar · #**1966** Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 10:55 PM**

April 1

blart · #**1967** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 2:13 AM**

Interesting mix of buildings in that shot.

GarCastle · #**1968** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 1:23 PM**

I totally missed the FMC split being canceled. In case anyone else did as well I've put the bulk of the Philly.com article below, from last September

Cheers,
G.

FMC Corp., the Philadelphia chemical maker that plans to move its headquarters into a new 49-story tower in University City, said this morning it has agreed to buy Denmark-based pesticide maker Cheminova A/S for $1.8 billion. FMC shares rose modestly on what was for most stocks a down morning.

FMC also said it is changing its plan to split into two companies, which would both have been based in the new tower. FMC will instead keep its Lithium unit (used in batteries), while finding a buyer for its profitable Alkali Chemicals mining and manufacturing division (which mines soda ash and other raw materials, and sells to glass and detergent makers and other basic industries).

FMC also promised savings from combining the companies' marketing, manufacturing and other operations as duplicate jobs and facilities are "rationalized" over the next two years. Alkali sale proceeds will be used to pay loans used to buy Cheminova and other FMC debt. Brondeau expects the Cheminova deal to finish in early 2015 and the Alkali sale to be done by mid-2015.

In statements to investors, chief Pierre Brondeau said FMC has long viewed Cheminova, its $1.2 billion in yearly sales, 1,000 sales and marketing and R&D employees, 60 ingredient products, and "pipeline" of future materials as "an attractive potential partner" that will boost the combined company's sale to soybean, cotton and grain growers in particular. More than half of FMC's current farm chemical sales are to Latin American buyers. Cheminova is more focused on Europe.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-p...li-cancel-split.html#1Zl0b7tl4A3Qg7ig.99

philatonian · #**1969** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 1:08 AM**

The fact that these three wild buildings will be the first thing Amtrak commuters see is going to have a lot of DC-NYC commuters who think Philadelphia is "kind of a big Baltimore" scratching their heads and wondering what happened to us. I love it.

summersm343 · #**1970** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 3:04 AM**

Superb shot VZ

Austinlee · #**1971** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 4:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

April 1

Great shot; Love the way you staggered the different architectural styles from this angle.

pfrieden · #**1972** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 7:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

April 1

Amazing picture, thanks for this.

1487 · #**1973** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 12:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by philatonian

The fact that these three wild buildings will be the first thing Amtrak commuters see is going to have a lot of DC-NYC commuters who think Philadelphia is "kind of a big Baltimore" scratching their heads and wondering what happened to us. I love it.

Not to mention the views they get of the CHOP/HUP buildings in UC that are going up and the CHOP research tower on the other side of the river. Plus the Dranoff condos at 24th and Locust.

kraggman · #**1974** Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 3:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

April 1

This is wallpaper material. Great shot VZ !!

summersm343 · #**1975** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 2:52 AM**

Update from Building Philly

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

summersm343 · #**1976** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 3:13 AM**

Found this on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomspix/17...ekW7-rT7cWd-rRqDu3-rzfuAP-rAD5TN-rT6zmW/

FiggyOlive · #**1977** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 5:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Update from Building Philly

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

Bigger gap between building and garage than I thought. Thought it was going to be tighter like Evo. Went back and looked at concept art and I see there's significant breathing room between.

Floor area from core (elevators) to curved window edge facing garage is also shorter than I imagined. Remember there is a significant set back 3/4 the way up over this floor area. Perhaps the core will set back as well? (With the high-floor elevators towards the front of the building?)

kraggman · #**1978** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 4:20 PM**

This thing's "Growin' like a weed."

pfrieden · #**1979** Posted **Apr 8, 2015, 7:34 PM**

No webcam for this?

mmikeyphilly · #**1980** Posted **Apr 8, 2015, 9:57 PM**

This construction project (see below) in Chicago, reminds me so much of our FMC Tower. It has about the same height, the floor count is just about the same, it's near a river, and also built above train tracks. The architecture is similar too. It has that "sleek" smooth design. Has anyone else noticed?

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