PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 172

mcgrath618 · #**3421** Posted **May 31, 2019, 11:51 PM**

Bruh what

Why would the city deny that? Will the problems never end with this building?

Redddog · #**3422** Posted **Jun 1, 2019, 2:35 PM**

What reason would they have to cancel a crane takedown?

ironhead401 · #**3423** Posted **Jun 2, 2019, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Redddog

What reason would they have to cancel a crane takedown?

typically they dont want to allow the road closures or something of the sort.

Heard we are trying for next week

TK2001 · #**3424** Posted **Jun 2, 2019, 9:23 PM**

Yet they close roads for useless protests. I'm ready for that crane to come down

TK2001 · #**3425** Posted **Jun 2, 2019, 9:28 PM**

Philadelphia 2022

Jawnadelphia · #**3426** Posted **Jun 3, 2019, 2:22 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByJ-4G6HuU0/

TK2001 · #**3427** Posted **Jun 4, 2019, 1:30 AM**

Many new photos here at the bottom:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Geqbc86gZEMSdNHR2

ironhead401 · #**3428** Posted **Jun 6, 2019, 11:21 PM**

We will be starting to jack down the tower crane tomorrow!!

boxbot · #**3429** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by ironhead401

We will be starting to jack down the tower crane tomorrow!!

Sir, the Skyscraper Forum is not your personal erotica site.

cardeza · #**3430** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 12:13 PM**

how long has it been? 5 years of construction?

iheartphilly · #**3431** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 1:09 PM**

^
At least 5 years...
This one has been a real doozy...

Redddog · #**3432** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 1:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by boxbot

Sir, the Skyscraper Forum is not your personal erotica site.

Hahaha

Urbanthusiat · #**3433** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 1:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

^
At least 5 years...
This one has been a real doozy...

Looks like digging started on Page 30 of this thread, in February 2015. So 4.5 years of actual construction plus 2 something years of public pre-development. Quite a long time!

Philly Fan · #**3434** Posted **Jun 7, 2019, 1:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

Looks like digging started on Page 30 of this thread, in February 2015. So 4.5 years of actual construction plus 2 something years of public pre-development. Quite a long time!

And a long time to wait to jack down your tower crane.

thisisforreal · #**3435** Posted **Jun 10, 2019, 6:30 PM**

Evidence of the crane on its way down:

cardeza · #**3436** Posted **Jun 11, 2019, 12:47 PM**

so this really is going to open in 2019. A miracle

jsbrook · #**3437** Posted **Jun 11, 2019, 2:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

so this really is going to open in 2019. A miracle

January 2020. They say. So that hopefully means before summer 2020.

Mr Saturn64 · #**3438** Posted **Jun 11, 2019, 10:32 PM**

Now that the crane is gone, it gives us a better idea as to how it fits into the skyline.

cardeza · #**3439** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 12:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

January 2020. They say. So that hopefully means before summer 2020.

damn, another 7 months to go. A 5 year construction project in the modern era is LONG. Some high rises go up in in half that time. The height is obviously a factor here, but this has been a very long undertaking. I'm pretty sure neither Comcast tower took 5 years.

Jawnadelphia · #**3440** Posted **Jun 12, 2019, 1:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

damn, another 7 months to go. A 5 year construction project in the modern era is LONG. Some high rises go up in in half that time. The height is obviously a factor here, but this has been a very long undertaking. I'm pretty sure neither Comcast tower took 5 years.

Hey now! The Empire State Building was only built in 13 months (1930-31, one year, 45 days to be exact)... leave the W Hotel alone. (sarcasm).