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Plokoon11 · #**1901** Posted **May 2, 2015, 7:36 PM**

I think its quite sad that I had a dream that the crane arrived and I posted about it haha.

But great updates all!

Philly Fan · #**1902** Posted **May 2, 2015, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

wow huge...

Will the top of this building be open to the public?

Yep--the top floor will be the lobby and restaurant/bar of the Four Seasons Hotel.

Philly-Drew · #**1903** Posted **May 3, 2015, 1:06 PM**

Great pics fellas, Great pics. Thanks a ton!

Ploppalopp · #**1904** Posted **May 3, 2015, 2:52 PM**

That's really awesome. Will that be the first really high public observation floor in Philly?

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Originally Posted by Philly Fan

Yep--the top floor will be the lobby and restaurant/bar of the Four Seasons Hotel.

Late1 · #**1905** Posted **May 3, 2015, 3:52 PM**

Depending on your definition of "really high", the CITC public top floor will be close to 900' above the street, but Paris-based Montparnasse 56 Group is opening an observation deck this autumn on the 57th floor of One Liberty Place, which I'm guessing should be around 800' above street level.

So if 800' qualifies in your book, then One Liberty Place will be first as of later this year

Ploppalopp · #**1906** Posted **May 3, 2015, 4:43 PM**

800' surely qualifies. That's really exciting to get two decks after not having any (for a while?).

Philly Fan · #**1907** Posted **May 3, 2015, 5:48 PM**

^ For your viewing pleasure:

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The new tower will feature a restaurant on the very top floor of the building. This is an initial rendering of the top-floor restaurant, which — at 900 feet up — will be the highest publicly accessible place in Philadelphia by more than 400 feet(!) and will offer breathtaking views of Philadelphia and beyond.
(Image courtesy Comcast)

http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/phil...-innovation-and-technology-center/#photo

The above caption obviously does not account for the new observation deck being opened at One Liberty Place.

Zapatan · #**1908** Posted **May 3, 2015, 8:49 PM**

One Liberty is opening up an observation deck? Cool!

3 Logan Square (the old Verizon Tower) now has a brunch place on the 50th/51st floors or will soon (can't remember when it opens).

It's nice to see so many public places atop skyscrapers in Philly opening. There used to only be city hall's deck which is just under 500'

Philly Fan · #**1909** Posted **May 3, 2015, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

It's nice to see so many public places atop skyscrapers in Philly opening. There used to only be city hall's deck which is just under 500'

Which was more than enough height in the old (i.e., pre-Liberty Place) days.

philatonian · #**1910** Posted **May 4, 2015, 2:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Philly Fan

^ For your viewing pleasure:

http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/phil...-innovation-and-technology-center/#photo

The above caption obviously does not account for the new observation deck being opened at One Liberty Place.

I'm actually surprised Comcast doesn't have tours. When I worked at AOL even they offered tours of the campus and they were 30 miles outside the city. And it was far less interesting to look at than the Comcast building.

Still, this is pretty awesome. The view from Comcast's cafeteria is just mind-blowing. I can't imagine being even higher. It's pretty cool, seeing Liberty Place and the Mellon Building from that high you can see how exaggerated all the detailing is, I guess so you can see it from the street. The nerd in me loves that.

Elevator1 · #**1911** Posted **May 4, 2015, 5:39 PM**

Webcam is showing crane parts on the west part of the site. I didn't think they could wait much longer.

Philly-Drew · #**1912** Posted **May 4, 2015, 7:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by philatonian

I'm actually surprised Comcast doesn't have tours. When I worked at AOL even they offered tours of the campus and they were 30 miles outside the city. And it was far less interesting to look at than the Comcast building.

Still, this is pretty awesome. The view from Comcast's cafeteria is just mind-blowing. I can't imagine being even higher. It's pretty cool, seeing Liberty Place and the Mellon Building from that high you can see how exaggerated all the detailing is, I guess so you can see it from the street. The nerd in me loves that.

That had to be pre-911 for sure. Security is a lot different now, especially with buildings this big.

Plokoon11 · #**1913** Posted **May 4, 2015, 7:59 PM**

CRANE! Sorry, just had to write that when I saw it haha.

FiggyOlive · #**1914** Posted **May 4, 2015, 11:49 PM**

...and it's a pretty teal...

kraggman · #**1915** Posted **May 4, 2015, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

CRANE! Sorry, just had to write that when I saw it haha.

summersm343 · #**1916** Posted **May 5, 2015, 12:32 AM**

Unfortunately it is a crawler crane, not a tower crane.

Building Philly also posted a photo with a caption that the tower crane will be arriving in two weeks.

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

iheartphilly · #**1917** Posted **May 5, 2015, 6:14 PM**

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Comcast-Tower-Building-Cam-274808381.html

From the webcam: is that a teal mobile crane put in place to erect the permanent crane? i hope so.

BenKatzPhillytoParis · #**1918** Posted **May 5, 2015, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Comcast-Tower-Building-Cam-274808381.html

From the webcam: is that a teal mobile crane put in place to erect the permanent crane? i hope so.

Looks like they are just getting as much as they possibly can out of mobile cranes. Didn't know they had this reach. But hey, if it gets the building built, fine with me.

christof · #**1919** Posted **May 5, 2015, 6:44 PM**

Looks like they are putting in some sort of permanent crane today?

BenKatzPhillytoParis · #**1920** Posted **May 5, 2015, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by christof

Looks like they are putting in some sort of permanent crane today?

Really? Cause that teal crane is just another bigger mobile crane.