PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS

[Human Scale]

Big ups to Mr. Lenfest for seeing this project through. All this slow churning will really make the payoff that much more exciting, as it forms. I think this may trump everyone's current favorites once it starts showing its size and shape.

[boxbot]

Originally Posted by Human Scale

I think this may trump everyone's current favorites once it starts showing its size and shape.

No politics!!

[Tlphila]

Progress as of 4/11/16:

[thisisforreal]

April 7th:


April 15th:


New row of beams started.

[summersm343]

4/18/16

[thisisforreal]

April 15th:


April 20th:


I thought that busting up some stone/concrete was worthy of an update. Next beam ready for assembly.

[RonnieStevens]

Is depth on the east most portion of the hole the deepest they are going?

[summersm343]

Update from Building Philly



https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

[City Wide]

It looks like all they're digging now is good virgin dirt; doing more now in a couple days then they used to do in a month. Since this site isn't large enough for a ramp, how is the dirt being lifted out from the hole?

[1487]

Originally Posted by City Wide

It looks like all they're digging now is good virgin dirt; doing more now in a couple days then they used to do in a month. Since this site isn't large enough for a ramp, how is the dirt being lifted out from the hole?

Good question.

[1487]

I went back to see when work actually started here- its hard to believe but this has been under construction (or excavation) for 14 months already. This has to be MUCH longer than scheduled originally. Pretty crazy. This is probably going to be a 3 year+ project start to finish.

[domodeez]

It looks like all they're digging now is good virgin dirt; doing more now in a couple days then they used to do in a month. Since this site isn't large enough for a ramp, how is the dirt being lifted out from the hole?

Looks like this backhoe on the left (15th St side) is reaching down and pulling up all the dirt that the other CATs are piling up on the western edge of the side.

Originally Posted by thisisforreal

April 7th:

[summersm343]

Great update from Brook Lenfest

Last week, the major activities were:

· 8-10 trucks each day hauling clean fill from the site, each making 5 or 6 trips

· Installing struts at elevation +14.00, next level down from the upper struts previously installed at elevation +32.00

· Excavating deeper on each side and installing lagging boards

· Removing concrete, brick and steel obstructions, and hauling them off the site

We have removed all of the concrete, brick and steel from the Morris Building, except for this small protrusion on the north wall that we were chipping today to allow for lagging access (see photo). We believe that we will not run into more obstructions

[iheartphilly]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Great update from Brook Lenfest

This is a Philly excavation for the Ages! Job well done!!!!

[kingtut]

Any Idea on when the foundation pour will happen ?

[1487]

Originally Posted by kingtut

Any Idea on when the foundation pour will happen ?

It was said earlier that this would happen in June.

[Justin7]

Originally Posted by summersm343

"Not funny, guys!"

[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by 1487

It was said earlier that this would happen in June.

Actually, it was June for reaching bottom, and August for the pour:

Reaching bottom is by June 27 or hopefully earlier.
Foundation mat pour by August 17 or hopefully earlier.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1393

Although he did say "or hopefully earlier," so let's keep our fingers crossed.

[mmikeyphilly]

[QUOTE=summersm343;7422016]Great update from Brook Lenfest







Guys, Guys, please....it's arrived now! So please, no #1 and #2's in the dirt!

[Knight Hospitaller]

Originally Posted by Justin7

"Not funny, guys!"

I was wondering whether "Sky Potty" (TM) was an art installation meant to compete with the rooftop bus shelter at The Beacon, or a trial concept by Bart Blatstein.