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shakman · #**881** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 6:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallCoolOne

It's like a fake Christmas tree material - w/ needles (like a fake bush) - attached to a chain link fence.

And yes, lots of activity, drilling, steel beams on site, it's getting loud down there!

It could be a measure for dust control during excavation.

Plokoon11 · #**882** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 6:31 PM**

So at this point I guess no ground breaking ceremony. I'll take it!

iheartphilly · #**883** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 6:35 PM**

Does anyone recall the groundbreaking ceremony for the Comcast Center?

Philly Fan · #**884** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

So at this point I guess no ground breaking ceremony. I'll take it!

Here ya go--here's your groundbreaking ceremony:

summersm343 · #**885** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 11:57 PM**

It's Official! CITC Breaks Ground

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You'll always remember what you were doing when Germany beat Brazil. (Unless you're a Brazil fan and you're trying to purge it from memory.) And now you'll remember what you were up to when the Comcast Innovation & Technology Center broke ground. Liberty Property Trust announced this week that Comcast's second tower is officially under way. While it won't open until early 2018, it'll bring a lot with it: 1.3M SF of office space—74% of it occupied by Comcast—and a 222-room Four Seasons Hotel. Liberty says it's investing $185M in the nearly billion-dollar project, which also includes $40M in public grants for infrastructure improvements.

http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-rea...ultifamily-go/

wondertwinalpha · #**886** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 5:10 AM**

Grainy phone pics from the groundbreaking ceremony for Comcast I (March 31, 2005, 6:24PM). I had a pretty good view of the site at the time. They had done some digging before the ceremony. You can see the tent with purple lights and they had green floods surrounding the building site. The day pics are from Aug. 13, 2005, 5 months later.

Crane going up

Crane up

techchallenger · #**887** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallCoolOne

It's like a fake Christmas tree material - w/ needles (like a fake bush) - attached to a chain link fence.

This description reminds me of Broad & Spring Garden.

iheartphilly · #**888** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by wondertwinalpha

Grainy phone pics from the groundbreaking ceremony for Comcast I (March 31, 2005, 6:24PM). I had a pretty good view of the site at the time. They had done some digging before the ceremony. You can see the tent with purple lights and they had green floods surrounding the building site. The day pics are from Aug. 13, 2005, 5 months later.

Crane going up

Crane up

Thanks for posting these pics. A real treat since I wasn't around during the groundbreaking for it. You can see in one of the pics the lot where CITC will be built. A real nice perspective on past and future developments.

gd1 · #**889** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 8:19 PM**

I haven't been on for awhile but are they seriously breaking ground!?!?!?!?!

Londonee · #**890** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 8:35 PM**

From 3 minutes ago:

A bit Closer:

summersm343 · #**891** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by gd1

I haven't been on for awhile but are they seriously breaking ground!?!?!?!?!

Yes. Test boring and excavators have dug up some of the surface parking lot.

Plokoon11 · #**892** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 8:44 PM**

^ Thanks for the update London! Looks like construction is indeed underway.

Baconboy007 · #**893** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 8:49 PM**

You have a great view Londonee. As this project continues you may have to ask to be relocated to a higher floor in order to keep us posted.

Philly Fan · #**894** Posted **Jul 15, 2014, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

You have a great view Londonee. As this project continues you may have to ask to be relocated to a higher floor in order to keep us posted.

Yeah, but he's all right where he is for now. We'll let him know when he has to move up.

Londonee · #**895** Posted **Jul 16, 2014, 2:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Philly Fan

Yeah, but he's all right where he is for now. We'll let him know when he has to move up.

no worries...i own that building--it's taken care of

Plokoon11 · #**896** Posted **Jul 16, 2014, 11:25 PM**

Found this youtube video of the site today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwE5ItbBo3c

^ Is that you Londonee?

Flyers2001 · #**897** Posted **Jul 17, 2014, 12:39 PM**

The digging is getting serious, about half the property is 3 ft. deep.

NYguy · #**898** Posted **Jul 17, 2014, 1:32 PM**

Good to see some action here.

gd1 · #**899** Posted **Jul 17, 2014, 1:39 PM**

So no ceremony I presume?

Baconboy007 · #**900** Posted **Jul 17, 2014, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Plokoon11

Found this youtube video of the site today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwE5ItbBo3c

^ Is that you Londonee?

Those last 20 minutes are intense.