PHILADELPHIA | 1706 Rittenhouse | 401 FT / 122 M | 31 FLOORS | T/O - Page 9

tua21506 · #**161** Posted **Mar 17, 2008, 7:02 PM**

i went by the site today and spoke with a construction worker there. He said that they have another 12 feet to dig down before they start doing water/sewage/foundation work....he wasn't sure when the foundation work would start, but guessed in a couple of weeks...

tua21506 · #**162** Posted **Mar 18, 2008, 1:02 AM**

took these today...

Lincolndrive · #**163** Posted **Mar 20, 2008, 5:58 PM**

tua21506 · #**164** Posted **Mar 24, 2008, 9:57 PM**

It looks as if they brought in an excavator with a longer arm to reach down further....here are some photos from today....

Capsule F · #**165** Posted **Mar 24, 2008, 10:12 PM**

I cannot even get over how deep this shit is.

SJPhillyBoy · #**166** Posted **Mar 24, 2008, 10:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Capsule F

I cannot even get over how deep this shit is.

If they keep going, they are going to hit molten rock soon.

theWatusi · #**167** Posted **Mar 24, 2008, 11:07 PM**

looks to be almost 40'

Swinefeld · #**168** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 12:32 AM**

Wow, that excavator has a really long arm. It almost looks like it's going to fall in.

tua21506 · #**169** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 12:39 AM**

I can't wait...this building is so close to being under construction...

the excavator looks like one of the ones that was being used at the Chicago spire pit before it got too deep...

Cro Burnham · #**170** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 12:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by SJPhillyBoy

If they keep going, they are going to hit molten rock soon.

Yo, if you put your ear down to the ground down there you can hear someone speaking Chinese.

We Got Five · #**171** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 1:09 AM**

1706 is laying the blue print for how to build a 300'+ tower on a very small lot.

20th and Walnut is of similar size...

Ltrain · #**172** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 3:00 AM**

Yeah, seriously, that shit is deep.

Imagine if it stalls for some reason and they have to fill that back up.

NYC2ATX · #**173** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 4:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ltrain

Yeah, seriously, that shit is deep.

Imagine if it stalls for some reason and they have to fill that back up.

Jesus! Don't jinx it!

SJPhillyBoy · #**174** Posted **Mar 25, 2008, 12:19 PM**

If I was down in that hole, I would be looking for pre-historic fossils.

tua21506 · #**175** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 6:52 PM**

A few shots from today....

They hit water...lol...its like they are digging a well....

Don098 · #**176** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 7:46 PM**

Why is does this thread remain in the proposed section? Is it just a technicality or is there a real threat that this building would not be built?

Lincolndrive · #**177** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Don098

Why is does this thread remain in the proposed section? Is it just a technicality or is there a real threat that this building would not be built?

Technically, it is still in the site prep stage so until they start laying some sort of foundation, it's not under construction. Not to mention, the actual construction crews aren't on site now...just the guys who get to build one big hole.

It won't be long now though.

kraggman · #**178** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 9:12 PM**

Under the amenities for this building it describes an automated garage. Maybe that's why the hole is so deep???

winxs · #**179** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 9:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by kraggman

Under the amenities for this building it describes an automated garage. Maybe that's why the hole is so deep???

You are correct. The automated garage required them to dig down 40 ft below street level. They are almost there...

tua21506 · #**180** Posted **Mar 26, 2008, 9:37 PM**

I say skip the garage and make this tower 700 plus feet tall...lol...Ya thats why they are making it so deep to accommodate the automated garage...I wounder if it will be like the garages I saw when I was living in Tokyo....