PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 180

Knight Hospitaller · #**3581** Posted **Dec 9, 2019, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

Well, easy for us outsiders to say. Not defending them, but if they are paying to live in the bldgs and they have a legit issue with it, their voice holds more weight. It's analogous to suburban developments that have a gripe with lights from businesses across the street affecting the ambiance into the bedrooms. Any new developments that run through townships are likely to have to deal with these real issues. Personal, it wouldn't affect me, but just throwing it out there as a plausible reason why the lights on the crown of these bldgs are purposely kept low.

I honestly don't think the particular LED tech/equipment that replaced the old lights has the ability to yield much/any more brightness.

iheartphilly · #**3582** Posted **Dec 9, 2019, 9:58 PM**

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Fair point.

PhillyDreamsReturns · #**3583** Posted **Dec 12, 2019, 4:13 PM**

Can you find the 4 workers in this photo? First one to spot all 4 wins a virtual high five!

https://ibb.co/VCHpJ7D

(I tried posting an image but can't figure it out)

Justin7 · #**3584** Posted **Dec 12, 2019, 4:42 PM**

^ Click the embed codes tab near the bottom then copy the BBcode

Edit: No, wait, they give you a tiny image that way. If you right click on the main image and choose "view image" from your dropdown menu you can then copy the url from your bar.

Edit again: orange and yellowgreen shirts inside on the right. Couple of guys having a chat by the pool.

Knight Hospitaller · #**3585** Posted **Dec 12, 2019, 5:04 PM**

Loving this building, but that wall.... I'm beating a dead horse, but it is so prominent from Vine Street Expressway westbound before it goes below street level.

Londonee · #**3586** Posted **Dec 13, 2019, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Loving this building, but that wall.... I'm beating a dead horse, but it is so prominent from Vine Street Expressway westbound before it goes below street level.

Hopefully they're open to doing a mural here.

Londonee · #**3587** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 4:23 PM**

They first started digging the foundation back in the Summer of 2015. It looks like the grand opening will be Summer of 2020. Almost 5 Full Years construction timeline. That's a looonnnggg time.

PHL10 · #**3588** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 6:19 PM**

I'm looking forward to 15th Street being fully reopened.....talk about a traffic nightmare.

Jayfar · #**3589** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Londonee

They first started digging the foundation back in the Summer of 2015. It looks like the grand opening will be Summer of 2020. Almost 5 Full Years construction timeline. That's a looonnnggg time.

Contrast that with the Empire State Building. Excavation began Jan 22, 1930; the building officially opened May 1st, 1931.

iheartphilly · #**3590** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 7:02 PM**

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How can this project make any money? If the loan was disbursed, the payments starts and no revenues generated because of this 5 year timeline. Nuts!

Londonee · #**3591** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jayfar

Contrast that with the Empire State Building. Excavation began Jan 22, 1930; the building officially opened May 1st, 1931.

I was thinking the same thing - the depression made a ton of cheap labor available - they probably had hundreds of workers on site each day.

I know they ran into foundational stuff early on - but this building was topped out around September 2018. Almost 2 full years after topping out before opening does seem excessive.

GtownFriend · #**3592** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 8:42 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6snh9pHdpI/

iheartphilly · #**3593** Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 9:13 PM**

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I wish they add semi-glossy black panels at the crown. The current look seems to give the impression it is unfinished or some kind of roof felt paper. Doesn't look polish in my eyes.