PHILADELPHIA | FMC Tower @ Cira Centre South | 736 FT | 49 FLOORS - Page 184

philatonian · #**3661** Posted **Nov 29, 2016, 2:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by jjv007

I like how Philly's skyline sort of converges with the tallest buildings in the center but I think FMC shows (like St. James sort of) how beautiful having talls out on the edge can be and how much it extends the skyline as well. I'm imagining how good something like Bridgeman's View would look.

One thing I've always loved about Philadelphia's skyline is how different it looks from different directions. From the south it's a wall of skyscrapers set beyond row homes and factories. From the NW it's nestled in trees like the Emerald City. FMC is really enhancing that three dimensionality.

Being such an old city that didn't see a lot of midcentury movement, we've managed to save a lot of mid-rises, churches, and towers that jut out beyond the "downtown" core. And the pre-80s Gentleman's Agreement kept us from building a wall of skyscrapers in the '60s and '70s like, for example, Seattle.

This trend seems to be continuing into University City where protected twins are forcing the high rises to be developed in a spaced out manner on top of parking lots and underused land. Even with master plans proposed for the Schuylkill Yards and the Delaware Waterfront, and more mid rises proposed on the Schuylkill, we're continuing to develop very uniquely.

McBane · #**3662** Posted **Nov 29, 2016, 3:24 AM**

FMC is beautifully slender and tall. Part of that visual effect is the lack of similarly sized towers nearby. Driving along 76 from the west, FMC looks amazing. I really like this tower and how it looks in our skyline.

Philly Fan · #**3663** Posted **Nov 29, 2016, 3:55 AM**

Eagles green for the game tonight? Hasn't helped much so far.

JawKneeQuest · #**3664** Posted **Nov 29, 2016, 5:38 PM**

You can see the south facing FMC from 30k ft.

HIGH RES

Courtesy Yoyo_Hick over on the Philadelphia Reddit

Philly-Drew · #**3665** Posted **Dec 1, 2016, 3:21 AM**

Love the pic JawKneeQuest. Thanks for sharing!

iheartphilly · #**3666** Posted **Dec 3, 2016, 11:04 PM**

FMC and Evo at dusk by iheartphilly iheartphilly, on Flickr

TechTalkGuy · #**3667** Posted **Dec 4, 2016, 12:30 AM**

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FMC and Evo at dusk by iheartphilly iheartphilly, on Flickr

That bright FMC logo really makes this tower GREAT!!

R5Ryder · #**3668** Posted **Dec 4, 2016, 2:29 AM**

are the lights ever going to go all the way up to the top (or at least closer to the FMC logo?) I get why they may not be able to light up the hotel/residential part, but it looks like it just kind of awkwardly stops now. Or is it just not finished?

Mr Saturn64 · #**3669** Posted **Dec 4, 2016, 2:30 AM**

From One Liberty Observation Deck:

TechTalkGuy · #**3670** Posted **Dec 4, 2016, 3:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by R5Ryder

are the lights ever going to go all the way up to the top (or at least closer to the FMC logo?) I get why they may not be able to light up the hotel/residential part, but it looks like it just kind of awkwardly stops now. Or is it just not finished?

It's most likely still under construction internally.

Philly Fan · #**3671** Posted **Dec 4, 2016, 3:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by R5Ryder

are the lights ever going to go all the way up to the top (or at least closer to the FMC logo?) I get why they may not be able to light up the hotel/residential part, but it looks like it just kind of awkwardly stops now. Or is it just not finished?

I'd assume just not finished. The lights already go far up into the hotel part, and it would be kind of arbitrary--and a bit silly--to just end them where they currently are. When they were first using the lights in the lower section of the tower, there was a period of time when those lights did not go all the way up to the top of that portion, and then one night they suddenly did (and have since). I'd be very surprised if we didn't see the lights in the upper portion go further up to near the top in the coming weeks.

Sgalla04 · #**3672** Posted **Dec 5, 2016, 12:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Philly Fan

I'd assume just not finished. The lights already go far up into the hotel part, and it would be kind of arbitrary--and a bit silly--to just end them where they currently are. When they were first using the lights in the lower section of the tower, there was a period of time when those lights did not go all the way up to the top of that portion, and then one night they suddenly did (and have since). I'd be very surprised if we didn't see the lights in the upper portion go further up to near the top in the coming weeks.

I see the east side from my apt everyday. A couple of weeks ago one night they did light up all the way up top to the south corner. I was like phew, that looks good, finally. However, they must of been testing because it's back to the several floors turned off mode now.

Philly Fan · #**3673** Posted **Dec 5, 2016, 3:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sgalla04

I see the east side from my apt everyday. A couple of weeks ago one night they did light up all the way up top to the south corner. I was like phew, that looks good, finally. However, they must of been testing because it's back to the several floors turned off mode now.

Looks like they were all the way up to the top when I posted the screen capture from the webcam on November 28th during the Eagles game, although you can't really be certain with the view cutting off the top of the tower. But there are more rows illuminated in the top portion of the tower in that photo than there are in the photo posted on December 3rd by Mr Saturn64. I count about 20 rows illuminated in the upper portion in my photo on the left, and only about 12 rows illuminated in Mr Saturn64's photo on the right:

boxbot · #**3674** Posted **Dec 5, 2016, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

Love the pic JawKneeQuest. Thanks for sharing!

Wow, Camden really is at the center of everything. It's is a perfect area for redevelopment. There just needs to be a critical mass of jobs, homes and safety - which is no small task.

PhilliesPhan · #**3675** Posted **Dec 5, 2016, 9:12 PM**

12/5/16. From the Media/Elwyn Line pulling into University City Station:

AJM · #**3676** Posted **Dec 5, 2016, 9:26 PM**

The ironworkers have down an impressive job lowering the tower crane given the close proximity to the curtain wall system. Look for Walnut St to close this weekend and finish removal with two cranes, one on elevated Walnut st and one down below.

summersm343 · #**3677** Posted **Dec 6, 2016, 4:06 PM**

339 | 366: Expanding Bounds by Steve Ives, on Flickr

TechTalkGuy · #**3678** Posted **Dec 6, 2016, 5:37 PM**

Notice how the Evo really compliments the FMC.
Gotta love progress!

jsbrook · #**3679** Posted **Dec 6, 2016, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by TechTalkGuy

Notice how the Evo really compliments the FMC.
Gotta love progress!

Yep. EVO definitely looks much better as part of this near-completed bit than it did as a standalone.

christof · #**3680** Posted **Dec 6, 2016, 8:12 PM**

So say Penn gets the Trump Presidential Library. Isn't the Penn Park parking lot the perfect location for it?