PHILADELPHIA | FMC Tower @ Cira Centre South | 736 FT | 49 FLOORS - Page 171

iheartphilly · #**3401** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 9:45 PM**

Untitled by iheartphilly iheartphilly, on Flickr

Philly-Drew · #**3402** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 11:18 PM**

Nice pics fellas. I bet the skyline looks much closer in person than it does in those pics.

SJPhillyBoy · #**3403** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 10:45 AM**

Looks like they are ready for the Christmas tree for the topping off ceremony. Don't tell Arch+Eng.

TechTalkGuy · #**3404** Posted **Aug 28, 2016, 12:34 AM**

They'll add a statue of Ben Franklin to the top.
That way, he can look down towards William Penn.

But seriously, it's good to see this building finally topped out.

zpatten · #**3405** Posted **Aug 28, 2016, 12:44 AM**

Biked past this today and noticed that they're starting to frame the lower (north) crown.

spidey7312 · #**3406** Posted **Aug 28, 2016, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by TechTalkGuy

They'll add a statue of Ben Franklin to the top.
That way, he can look down towards William Penn.

Or he can look up at the 6'' William Penn on top of Comcast Center

I wonder if they'll add a William Penn on top of CITC

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechTalkGuy

But seriously, it's good to see this building finally topped out.

I agree

summersm343 · #**3407** Posted **Aug 28, 2016, 10:36 PM**

Sorry for the crappy pic but wanted to get a shot of the steel framing going up for the crown/slope on the sky terrace on top of the office portion and at the start of the residential portion.

TechTalkGuy · #**3408** Posted **Aug 28, 2016, 11:37 PM**

Surprised that they waited this long to add the slope steel.

spidey7312 · #**3409** Posted **Aug 29, 2016, 12:23 AM**

I was beginning to think they wouldn't add it at all.

volguus zildrohar · #**3410** Posted **Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 AM**

August 28

TechTalkGuy · #**3411** Posted **Aug 30, 2016, 12:43 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

August 28

Great update, volguus zildrohar!

mmikeyphilly · #**3412** Posted **Aug 30, 2016, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by spidey7312

I was beginning to think they wouldn't add it at all.

I did for a while. But Knight Hospitaller mentioned that he saw them dropping some materials and maybe some construction equip. on the roof. I was going to look back to the pages that he said this. It had to be a couple of dozen pages ago. So, it's been a while.
What's amazing is: One day you don't see anything constructed, then the next day you come back to view it, the whole floor or pieces of the façade is finished! These guys don't mess around!
I give them all credit for working so fast and furious!

zpatten · #**3413** Posted **Aug 30, 2016, 8:18 PM**

Nearing the finish line on this one

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TechTalkGuy · #**3414** Posted **Aug 30, 2016, 11:54 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmikeyphilly

What's amazing is: One day you don't see anything constructed, then the next day you come back to view it, the whole floor or pieces of the façade is finished! These guys don't mess around!
I give them all credit for working so fast and furious!

That's what happens when they have all of the resources to complete the task!

Jawnadelphia · #**3415** Posted **Aug 31, 2016, 3:05 PM**

Found these - drone videos on YouTube, some great shots of FMC, Evo, One Riverside, CHOP, and University City.

1) Michael Whiter, 'Drone vs. Construction Zone at Top of Skyscraper in Philadelphia' posted on 8/17/2016 - thanks man!