PHILADELPHIA | FMC Tower @ Cira Centre South | 736 FT | 49 FLOORS - Page 48

josef · #**941** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 10:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jelly Roll

The view from SLS should be similar to this; correct?

Well, shifted a but over to the left, since that's on I think Spruce, not Chestnut. But yes, this is looking west from Broad.

Guipos08 · #**942** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 12:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by josef

Huh. I think I see Evo from my building at Broad & Chestnut, behind 2116 and 2400 Chestnut in this photo. Neat.

That view will disappear once the W is built

josef · #**943** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 3:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Guipos08

That view will disappear once the W is built

Basically. I'll get pretty amazing construction pictures of it, though.

Guipos08 · #**944** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by josef

Basically. I'll get pretty amazing construction pictures of it, though.

looking forward to it

FlyersFan · #**945** Posted **Jan 24, 2014, 6:38 PM**

Took a picture as I drove by this morning, its gotten way taller since I last saw it

miesian · #**946** Posted **Jan 24, 2014, 9:00 PM**

New rendering for FMC from Pelli (on SSC). Even nicer

el don · #**947** Posted **Jan 24, 2014, 11:55 PM**

I took a photo of evo from the 30 St station platform on my phone. Can someone tell me how to post it in this thread?

hammersklavier · #**948** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 12:27 AM**

Depends on the type of phone.

If using an iPhone:
1. Plug it into your computer.
2. Download images onto computer.
3. Upload onto photo hoster of your choice (Flickr is a perennial favorite; I've seen too many broken Photobucket links to recommend it; I personally use Picasa).
4. Copy photo URL. (It should end with the .jpg extension.) Wrap with [IMG] tag.

Alternatively:
1. Post to Instagram, Facebook, etc. from phone using app.
2. Log in to app site to find image on home computer.
3. Find image link (again, look for .jpg extension).
3. Post to SSP (again, use [IMG] tag).

For Android phones,
(a) The download-upload process should be very similar,
(b) There should be an app for that, or
(c) Picasa is Google's native photo hoster. I'm not sure, but it's possible Android phones have a default Picasa app on them...

Pennsgrant · #**949** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by miesian

New rendering for FMC from Pelli (on SSC).

Good find.

hammersklavier · #**950** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by miesian

New rendering for FMC from Pelli (on SSC). Even nicer

See here. Caution: large images.

summersm343 · #**951** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 1:48 AM**

http://pcparch.com/project/fmc-tower

Plokoon11 · #**952** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 2:10 AM**

I have to say that Cira South FMC tower looks almost as tall as Bell Atlantic Tower, could that have something to do with the elevation differences? If so thats a cool plus.

Kidphilly · #**953** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 6:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by hammersklavier

See here. Caution: large images.

Wow it is going look massive based on those images coming West on 76 - will really be dramatic

Sadly the new renders do not include any cladding for the parking structure

jakel · #**954** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

http://pcparch.com/project/fmc-tower

I'm surprised the location of the entrance facing east. I would have assumed it would have faced Walnut St, it seems like it's facing the wrong way.

wally · #**955** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by jakel

I'm surprised the location of the entrance facing east. I would have assumed it would have faced Walnut St, it seems like it's facing the wrong way.

I noticed that too.

My guess (or maybe hope) is that they are planning for the eventual capping of the rail lines to the east of the complex. It would be nice to have a well-landscaped area that mirrors what's happening on the eastern bank of the Schuylkill and also across Walnut St. with Penn Park.

hammersklavier · #**956** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 6:50 PM**

The rail lines are owned by Amtrak. The costs involved with acquiring the air rights and installing a cap are significant. Believe you me, if a cap happens--and there are few words that can communicate just how badly I want a cap to happen there--it is going to be much, much more intensively developed than just a look-pretty plaza for an office tower.

SJPhillyBoy · #**957** Posted **Jan 25, 2014, 9:22 PM**

That is a classy beautiful tower. I love the live plants/vegetation on the side of the parking garage facing FMC. The new renderings are very nice.

eliasrapp98 · #**958** Posted **Jan 26, 2014, 12:28 AM**

They should pave over the train tracks in front FMC and put like a park there. That area is hugely congested. If I had my way, I'd make the expressway go underground from Walnut to JFK, but that's ridiculous to expect.

christof · #**959** Posted **Jan 26, 2014, 12:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by eliasrapp98

They should pave over the train tracks in front FMC and put like a park there. That area is hugely congested. If I had my way, I'd make the expressway go underground from Walnut to JFK, but that's ridiculous to expect.

There is a push to increase passenger rail activity at 30th St (big component of what Drexel is trying to do) and you want to pave over rail?

christof · #**960** Posted **Jan 26, 2014, 12:44 AM**

The latest rendering are sleek. It makes sense to have the entrance on that block, for it is closest to 30th Street.

I just wish they drop the FMC logo.