Great pics of Phily, I really love this skyline.

Great building! I love Philadelphia, what a beautiful city!

The glass is looking sharp.

i like that tower

Wow, Comcast is rising quick! The glass looks pretty sharp from the ground.

Cira Centre looks awsome!!!! :eek:

I agree. I was like holy crap!

amazing

I was able to get some great shots from City Hall Tower. It was about 4:30pm and the sun was just setting. The partly cloudy sky made a nice backdrop. Here is another photo showing more of the skyline. One Liberty Place, Mellon Bank Center and the Bell Atlantic (Verizon) Tower all are visible in this shot. Cira Centre, the new 28 story office tower by 30th Street Station, is also visible.

http://static.flickr.com/99/301370348_19ec2c6598_b.jpg

nice pic

Those lucky office workers in the Cira Centre will get the best views of the Comcast Center. :wave:

From SSP:

Almost 250 meters now to the top of the core, another 50 to go!:) Counting 1LP spire or not this will soon be the highest thing on this skyline!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/bryson662001/IMG_0361.jpg

Wow, I love that pic taken over the axe towards the museum. And the last pic, what an amazing entrance Philly has. :) Skyline's growing!

One of the most recent shots shows that it's now just as tall as its neighbor, though it will surpass it next week.

GREAT!

Some additional photos taken 12.17.2006. The building has now surpassed the Bell Atlantic Tower and will overtake Mellon Bank Center any day to become the city's third tallest building on it's way to number one. It appears as though all of the lower steel skeleton is complete including that of the lobby as well as the multi-story "winter garden." The glass is now beginning to rise on all sides.

http://static.flickr.com/139/324964870_97ce9d95f9_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/57/324966116_1fcc2e159e_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/134/324966449_9524853647_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/143/324965732_fe1c2c1e53_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/135/324965358_609e876acc_b.jpg

Thanks for the update, jmhoriel! :okay:

I think Comcast Center is taller than the Mellon building too.

Why are the sheets covering the exterior of the tower half way up? Good to see the cladding going up.

^ It's for fireproofing.

shit, i havent been to Philly since October 05. By the time I go there again this thing will be done.

Thanks for the update, jmhoriel! :okay:

No problem fish. I'm glad you are enjoying the photos. I'll try to keep posting every few weeks or when something substantial goes up.

Jack

I think Comcast Center is taller than the Mellon building too.

It very well may be. From my perspective it looked close but was hard to tell if it actually surpassed Mellon already.

Jack

nice updates

It will fit in perfectly with the skyline!

Thanks for the update.

great pics, thx

Check out phillyskyline.com (http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/hardhat061213/) for great photos taken from within Comcast center. The photos were taken on 12.13.2006.

The way it's meant to be cladded ;)

P.S. Though I'm not sure if such verb does actually exist...

glass looks like mirrors than colourful

nice

Update: 12/21/2006
Comcast Center
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http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3408/comcast2yk3.jpg

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/26/comcast3dy6.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8766/comcast4zs7.jpg

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http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1240/comcast10tb0.jpg

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http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2033/comcast13am3.jpg

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/189/comcast14gd5.jpg

The glass on that tower is FANTASTIC.

Looking good, is it taller than Liberty One yet?

From the look of what is show, it pretty much went over the roof.

It's not higher than Liberty Place yet, but it just surpassed Mellon Center.

going off recent pix, i reckon its about 50 floors or 260m high? tiny bit higher then 2 liberty pl. only 288m liberty place to beat.
cheers

I just realized that it's been almost half a year since I last snapped photos of Comcast.

hey its pretty rare when a skyscraper is exact height of another supertall especially when you get around 300m
heres the 297m Eureka in melburne.
its alot thinner then comcast due to being an apartment block.
http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

^^ Amazing! I love this tower.

perfect cladding ( comcast center ) , t1 in paris should have had that

hey its pretty rare when a skyscraper is exact height of another supertall especially when you get around 300m
heres the 297m Eureka in melburne.
its alot thinner then comcast due to being an apartment block.
http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

This one looks so cool.

Wow great stuff those updates! This is such a good adition to the skyline...

Does anyone want to meet up in Philly sometime this weekend perhaps?

I'll be doing my NY updates this weekend, then if I have time, may visit Philly for some more Comcast photos.

So, I was thinking, NY for Saturday or Sunday, then Philly for Monday.

Anyone interested?

I'm interested in capturing original shots, some new ideas.

TANKS FOR THE UPDDATE

congratz to philly for such a great tower! cool project!

hope philadelphia will get more supertalls in the future

It looks like it will become the crown of Philadelphia.

This one is coming up nicely!

Thanks for the updates.

Looking good Philly.

http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

I Love that..

Courtesy of giovanni sasso at SSP

http://phillyskyline.com/crazy/crazy15.jpg

This one looks enormous on the skyline. It's making a massive impact.

yeah, the tower is really big

I would like to wish everyone a very merry christmas! :D
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1648/christmassleightw6.jpg

Jesus i never thought that Philli was so nice at night , i hope they put more neon or even better LED ilumination to the new tower and the rest of the buildings, it looks great at night .

The ne tower is looking reel good.:)

عيد مبارك عليكم يا مسلمين

This is from about 2 weeks ago, taken from University City @ UPenn

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3577/dscn2472qc5.jpg


Nearly 900 feet tall now, and like 1100 feet to the top of the cranes!

Posted at Skyscraperpage:
http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc784.jpg

Great photos right there. You can also see the Symphony House on the far right of the University City shot and that photo from washington west is awesome.

Courtesy of MJPhilly @ SSP.

It's about ~870 feet tall already. This guy's growing like a weed!

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0612-20.jpg

def. a great addition.. its incredible to see something like that else where besides new york..

I love the Philly skyline, in fact I just plan love Philly.

While driving into town from 95, it looks like Comcast Center has passed Two Liberty Place and if so is now Philly's second tallest building. Here are two photos taken tonight from outside 30th Street Station.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/345006987_ca43a347f3_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/345006546_bd0bc631e6_b.jpg

^^ Once again, jmhoriel provides stunning night shots!

I realize it's always a challenge coming up with different views we've yet to see and I am pleased with this very magnificent update! :okay:

My god! go visit SSP, MJ Philly just posted a ton of photos from the 45th floor, over 650 feet up! The views are great! :)

How about a link? Looking atm.

Yes sorry 'bout that


http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=120081&page=17

Yes sorry 'bout that


http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=120081&page=17

Looking great!



Go Eagles.

fantastic night shots

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=122908

Ok here's the real thread, much more pics from the 45th floor.

Cheers Jay. Muchly appreciated. :okay:

Update: 1/7/2007
Comcast Center
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/2015/comcast1jf0.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5829/comcast2nm9.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6163/comcast3to9.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1218/comcast4un7.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1588/comcast5hb3.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1240/comcast6hx1.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/351/comcast7qg0.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/173/comcast8el9.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/599/comcast9lg9.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/8476/comcast10eo1.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5374/comcast11dx5.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7449/comcast12ww4.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2526/comcast13es8.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3959/comcast14sf1.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1213/comcast15pi5.jpg

WOW amazing progress. The city is growing.

wow, great progress.
thank you very much fish :)

^^ Thanks ZZ-II :D

There were several individuals there snappin' some photos, but they were afraid to "speak" to an actual fish.

Do I smell? :?

Good pics man :cheers1:

^^ Thanks Dancer! :okay:

I like the looks of the facade. This should be great for the Philly skyline.

Fantastic pics fish-boy!

This is going to be a real standout as the glass looks top-notch!

:)

i hope WTC1 grow this fast wow:)

man, it seems like just yesterday that this was announced. It has shot up very quickly!!!

A bit late in posting pics of this beast going up in Philadelphia. These were taken 2 weeks ago during Christmas.

Let's try this again...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/354967668/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/354967675/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/354967679/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/354967664/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/354967661/in/photostream/

^^
You have to put the image URL between the Image tags and not the Flickr page url.
Like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/354967661_5093b7bafe.jpg?v=0

btw, Welcome, thanks for the pictures!

^^
You have to put the image URL between the Image tags and not the Flickr page url.
Like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/354967661_5093b7bafe.jpg?v=0

btw, Welcome, thanks for the pictures!

Nice pic, Seattle Jim, btw... you would write the link like this: (substituting the I in img with an L so it will show up)

[lMG]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/354967661_5093b7bafe.jpg?v=0[lMG]

WOW!!! I haven't been to Philly since July. I cannot BELIEVE how fast Comcast is going up! I'll have to start paying closer attention. Can't wait to watch it come together.

Okay, hopefully the 3rd time is a charm. Again these pictures were taken over Christmas '06 so they are somewhat outdated at this point.

Thanks Momo & Joe for your input.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93373537@N00/355495171_0a09452413.jpg?v=0

No, still got it wrong SeattleJim....the last last tag has to be [/IMG] ie post pic URL address here , without the spaces. Also you haven't completely copy and pasted the complete pic URLs, as they should ideally end in .jpg.

...but we appreciate your efforts. BTW Don't forget to use the "Preview Post" function below to see if your pic posts are working or not.

...and thanks for your pic post Momo1435. Looks great :okay:

From Phillyskyline.com

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc877.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc873.jpg

It looks like its above Mellon Bank Center?

Nice progress, gonna be done soon

just updating feb1 diagrams. is core lev55? or 255m/836ft??

This building has really shot up quickly. The core should be passing up One Liberty Place pretty soon, right?

it only has 40m to go? so one lib pl= 288m? so another 30m/100ft or so and it become numero uno.

She's 900 feet tall now (274m)

From Phillyskyline.com
http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc936.jpg

I love that last pic. Gives you a good idea of how tall this building is. my questions is it is supposed to top out at 975 feet.....why not find a way to add 25 more to go over 1,000?

the same question is at all towers which are almost 300m tall. or SWFC with nearly 500m :)

Even if it's not a 1000 footer it is still the best in Philly.

of course ^^

NICE!!!!!!

That dude sasso fromphillyskyline.com did a bang-up photoshop of what CC may look like.

http://www.phillyskyline.com/123abc/comcast_projected.jpg

That dude sasso fromphillyskyline.com did a bang-up photoshop of what CC may look like.

http://www.phillyskyline.com/123abc/comcast_projected.jpg

Very nice!! Although it appears slightly taller than 975'.

SURREAL!!!! :eek:

Looks abit empty, how far up is the fascade so far

beautiful color!!

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7253/pict0001ca8.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5372/pict0002sz0.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/469/pict0007comcastucfeb07om3.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9905/pict0069comcastucfeb07eo9.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5593/pict0070comcastucfeb07gg8.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/7057/pict0071comcastucfeb07vas3.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/5026/pict0074comcastucfeb07ht1.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/907/pict0092comcastucfeb07vsi5.jpg

Great pictures LeCom. I was not very excited about the design when I first
saw it, but now I can't wait to see the glass go up.

Excellent photos LeCom :tyty:

boxy, but i think the glass would complement the strucure!

Good to see glass finally going up. In a few months time the outer shell should be mainly complete.

Wow LeCom! :)

Defineitly Racing for the sky!!!

It's almost too perfect for fitting Philli's skyline.

so how is is core now? is it full 297m height or just below?

wow, i am jealous....i love the color of the glass

Finally a reprieve from the cold so I grabbed a few photos. These were taken today from the City Hall and JFK Blvd areas.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/417130640_746bc573d8_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/417130753_ecd96bc6d1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/417130972_db9a2b5536_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/417131163_a0a74d6cc9_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/417131400_a5b10584f1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/417131845_2c7c4a6942_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/417137505_0848f0b79b_b.jpg

jmhoriel - wow - what a contribution! :)

great pics, hopefully it'll top out soon. can't wait to add this tower in my skyscraper list :)

Indeed "wow"!!

Fantastic pics there jmhoriel. I hadn't realised the glass cladding was this advanced. Once Comcast is completely clad & given a clean it will be an amazing shimmering silver, helping make it a truly modern great.

Thanks mate!

Beautiful. . . the design of this tower is definitely GROWING on me now!

Nice updates the cladding is comming along nicely

jmhoriel - wow - what a contribution! :)

Thanks bud. I'm glad you are enjoying them. Now that it seems to be warming up a bit here, I hope to get regular updates going. And now that this thing is close to topping out, I'm assuming we'll see more going on at street level and in the concourse. I can't wait until later in the year when they open this baby up. I'm very interested to see what they do for the 1% for Art program and how this all fits in with Suburban Station underneath.

The cladding is PERFECT

Very fast

That glass looks crisp.

I like the glass;)

i like the glass too.. :D

i like the glass also

think we should ask: who doesn't like the glass?

This is a picture I'm borrowing (hopefully consentingly,) from a cool guy at SSP called Eigenwelt.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/Eigenwelt/Comcast%20Center/TriPanoBRD800.jpg

I like it the most because I work by the building, and this is a pretty good representation of how the glass reflects during the day.

Looks great in the Philly skyline..can't wait till completion

The base of this tower is GREAT... brings a look of sophistication to the city... makes it look more wordly and "with it"... awesome glass :D

I absolutely love the glass, looks amazing

poster Gar Castle from SSP took this shot. The top of the crane is approximately where the CC Center roof will top out at.

If I had my druthers I sure wish this thing would not have been designed with a flat roof. The spires work in Philly, why not keep a good thing going?


http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3356/dscn2538sh8.jpg

Okay so I was wrong about the reprieve from the cold but I ventured out in the snow anyway to grab some more photos.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/423998210_3295da462f_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/423997796_f157539373_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/423997942_32d328e590_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/423997663_3a843d0051_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/423997501_1af924a821_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/423997360_a66e7f99b4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/423997179_dc9362a1e2_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/423997030_a7ab887f85_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/423996867_7f211a8271_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/423996683_8d934b520a_b.jpg

thanks for the pics.....she's looking lovely

never seen such a fast facade, hopefully Burj Dubai will be as fast as this tower

That tower looks amazing!!!

thanks for posting these jm...the tower looks incredible!

Hmmmm nice tower!! Congrats philly people with this beauty!! cheers :cheers:
:cheers2: The glass realy looks fantastic!!
Your are lucky with having such a nice city and its including buildings!!

Shiny! :)

great pics jmhoriel!

here's a recent pic from an incredible angle by a guy named rdm at SSP!!!

http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/8984/img1118tp4.jpg

Absolutely gorgeous building. Thanks for the updates jm.

sharp edges !!!!

:) Whoa.....this is one the fastest and most amazing pic of all in the USA! ! IMHO...that is...but it seems like ya Phili folk are keepin up with your surrounding...keeps us informed guys.:banana:

I like this new roof of Phil.ly

WOW the picture posted by ciracentered is incredible the buildings in the forground are old and simple while the background is punctuated by modern difices with glass facades

Nice progress, cladding goes fast and the tower gonna be topped out pretty soon

Nice towers, fit well into Philadelphia.
And the cladding goes indeed very fast :eek:

Nice progress, cladding goes fast and the tower gonna be topped out pretty soon

core has reached his height

impressive new pics from SSP:

With this awesome weather, I'll be surprised if I was the only one out at the Comcast Center tonight.

When this glass is done it's going to blow people away.

Here's my set from tonight (21 photos):

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-04.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-06.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-07.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-05.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-08.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-23.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-10.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-09.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-12.jpg

One of the corners panels is lit (8th story, NE corner).
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-22.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-13.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-21.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-14.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-24.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-15.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-16.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-17.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-19.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-20.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-11.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0703-18.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/sig.jpg (http://www.skyscrapersunset.com)

^^The last picture is awesome

it's funny to see how American build skyscrapers compared to Europeans...concrete vs steel
And it's very relevant on these pictures!

Concrete=residental
Steel=commerical

Amazing shit, pure quality!

This is one the cleanest and imoa fastest going building in the US....great pics by the way...u's guys in PHILi know how to keep a thread interesting
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

^i think the word clean sums this building up nicely

Yep, the last pic is incredible!!

Wat gives...its been almost 3 weeks and no new pics....was it because of the cold snap last weekend....its koo...juss plz...post some action...even if its repeat stuff.....THANX

okay, well here's pics from april 11th from flickr:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/451618835_f4bed2fe77_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/456278393_e85e28e631_o.jpg

here are more updates. photos not taken by me. taken on april 13th
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7117/dscn0216lp3.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1687/dscn0249ay3.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2933/dscn0258ad4.jpg

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3401/dscn0269wq8.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1148/dscn0281kr1.jpg

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8774/dscn0298ni2.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1465/dscn0300ku9.jpg

thank you MDguy

Thay build so fast

this building will look great when finished

Phenomenal. It really looks spectacular when lit up at night, too - the lobby/atrium levels especially.

looks recent:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/460170529_160180be83_b.jpg

Yeah, looks like one of the random nice days in Philly. The weather's been too crappy lately.

Thanx for the pics..seems like it on the verge of topping out....cant wait til the glass catches up....its so tall seems like there is no wrong angle to capture it

Hey guys, I went to philly today and saw the Comcast Center up close for the first time. I did not have a camera with me unfourtantely. The facade is :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
It looks as though they have started construction on the part I have circled in red: http://i11.tinypic.com/4cj060x.jpg

The glass looks more beautiful compared to the renders. Damn...I can't believe this thing is getting there already.

how about adding a spire or a beautiful crown that will make it 350m tall?? That'd be nice.

Oh gosh it's dam tall already :eek:

This one is just to awsome, the true meaning of "soaring". We desperately need something like this out here in Los Angeles, but nothing but praise to the Philidelphia planning dept.

Looks great, nice design.

I'm glad to see not only Chicago and NY are getting these nice buildings. Congrats Philly!

Nice updates I hope Philly get more buildings like this in the next few years.

yes, that would be really great. maybe also the first supertall for the city :)

Looking forward to more pic updates (of my current U.S. fave u/c) jmhoriel & MDguy ;)

Even though they are quite different in design, this and The Rose Rotana Hotel in Dubai (no city vs city or country vs country crap please) do share amazing sleekness alike...both soaring.

Kudos to the developers and the architects :okay: There's no evidence of cost-cutting yet and doubt there will be.

I thought it was 72 floors?Thats what I heard.

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1320.jpg

Looks like the "crown" is going to continue several more feet by the last photo, surely it will be well lit at night.

from flickr on may second and third

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/483185398_b27f20a330_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/483185410_b74638c7d7_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/482245363_838a149208.jpg?v=1178166071

This bad boy is just great, it adds to the skyline so much. I love it!!!!!!!

great pics, it'll top out very soon i think.

i see some more floor added since my last post....i guess it means this monster is still got a lil growth in em yet....hurry up and give em some skin too...cant wait to see all the glass panels on to reveal this supertalls beauty

It's not the most extravagant building in the world... but its a nice addition to the skyline, and suits the area well.

well done Philly.

I love the pic that shows the angle of the building curve on the lower floors

it's already the tallest thing in Philly!

Awesome tower, Philly is very lucky to be home to it. :cheers:

woah..this building looks futuristic

5 MORE FEET TO GO!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

great :)

Great building, beautiful city! Great addition to already one of my favorite skylines in the world!!

some recent pics from ColDayMan at ssp ( I think late april)
http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril60.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril5.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril40.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril13.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril41.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril43.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril44.jpg

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/2007/April/2007PhiladelphiaApril56.jpg

^^ Thanks for those breathtaking pictures!! second picture is just pure quality just like this building is with its Diamondisised cristal clear watery glass facade!!!!!

more recent shots. by MJPhilly at ssp

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/npk/070429/01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/npk/070429/10.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/npk/070429/19.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/npk/070429/51.jpg

Man, comcast looks Great in the Skyline!

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t187/scylla108/Johnsworkmay2217.jpg
by nimrod at ssp

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/78532015.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/78532018.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/78532013/original.jpg
by volguus zildrohar at ssp

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7752/dscn0431zv8.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5605/dscn0437ob9.jpg
by GarCastle at ssp


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/496357156_dd16fbb968.jpg?v=0
from flickr

looks great fits well with the skyline.

OMG, I love this building, it is wonderful!!!!!!! So happy for Phily, it's a beautiful city, so this skyscraper firts perfectly.

Fantastic looking building. I can't wait till I see Philly in person next year.

Although the building isn't topped out itself, the elevator shaft is.

cool pics

Nice facade ;)

Probably, best tower in construction at the moment! Nice shape, height and facade. Fits perfectly with Philly and will help the skyline grow up!

Some pictures from my recent trip, took them in the beginning of May:

http://www.sadocles.nl/Philadelphia/images/Comcast%20Center%205.jpg

http://www.sadocles.nl/Philadelphia/images/Comcast%20Center%204.jpg

Wonderful, I remember the last time I went to PHL there were only the excavations for this tower. I love Philadelphia.

recently by giovanni sasso at ssp

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1455.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1460.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1470.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1465.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1444.jpg

recently by giovanni sasso at ssp



http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1470.jpg



"Screw the wedding pictures....I'll take one of Comcast"
:cheers:

Beautiful skylines indeed, thanks guys for making such pictures

Even MORE comcast!

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/79200818/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/79200815.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/79200827.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/79200819.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/79200824.jpg
from volguus zildrohar at ssp

its good to know where my overpriced cable bill is going

One of the greatest parts of the tower is the view from the top

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/schadyone/DTImage1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/schadyone/DTImage2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/schadyone/DTImage3.jpg
from schadyone at ssp

Amazing Pics!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: AMAMZING PICS!!!!!

Gorgeous views!

awesome shots!

this is where they are on the tower. near topping out!

http://www.phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/diagram/COMCASTCENTERDIAGRAM_PROGRESS_070517.jpg

from june 5th, flickr
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/533116500_37b00d8b96_b.jpg

from ssp, june 6th
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t187/scylla108/phillyjune6-07030.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/80115162.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/80115156.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/80115155.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/russbaseball/P1000434.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/russbaseball/P1000433.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/russbaseball/P1000473.jpg

Amazing! Good for Philly! Great skyline!

Love it! Thanks for the pics!

just beautiful.

look at 'er go! rise in all its shiny-ness. very happy.

This is an instance where the finished product is much better than the renders. I had thought that a big box would not do Philly's skyline any good...but seems those concerns were unfounded.

Yesterday, taken by me:

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/5483/p1010233lz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8531/p1010235lx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/5928/p1010230bo1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Beautiful pictures, especially the skyline

slow progress on the top

posted by MJPhilly at ssp, recent shots
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-03.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-05.jpg

wonder what happend :dunno:
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-06.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-04.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-02.jpg

posted by MJPhilly at ssp, recent shots

wonder what happend :dunno:
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0706-06.jpg

Ever run into glass you didn't see? Birds do it too! :lol: jk

Those pictures are amazing. The glass reflects the sky so well in some of those pictures, you almost can't see where the building is!

It's 57 floors, not 54


I can't wait for all the glass to be put on, this tower will be awesome.

(Unfourtunatly, Liberty 1 will always appear taller from most directions because it's A. on slightly higher ground and B. the antenna was raised to 960' in the early 90's, so that's a little dissapointing.)

Comcast Center becomes Philly's tallest building at ceremony
18 June 2007

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pressing the red power button on a giant Comcast remote control, Ralph Roberts on Monday symbolically set in motion the ascent of a steel beam to the top of Comcast Center, the last beam in what is now the city's tallest building.

Roberts is the 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp., which is leasing nearly 90 percent of the building for the cable giant's new headquarters. When completed next May, the 975-foot building will be the tallest skyscraper between New York and Chicago.

Under a blazing midday sun, Roberts and his son, Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts, joined Mayor John Street and executives of developer Liberty Property Trust at a topping off ceremony.

"This will be one heck of a house," said Brian Roberts as he waited for the event to start. Comcast has signed a 15 1/2-year lease.

The ceremony heralded the hoisting of the steel beam to the building's highest structural point. The beam held the traditional evergreen and U.S. flag, plus an extra figure -- a small bronze statue of William Penn.

For nearly a century, Philadelphia developers kept their buildings shorter than a statue of Penn that sits atop City Hall. That gentleman's agreement was breached in 1987 by One Liberty Place, which is ceding its title as the city's tallest building to the Comcast Center.

Some Philadelphia sports fans say going higher than the statue put a curse on the city's four major professional sports teams, which haven't won a title since 1983.

William Hankowsky, Liberty Property's CEO, suggested the miniature statue could break the curse.

"So Philadelphia, here come the championships!" Hankowsky said.

The $535 million, 1.25 million-square-foot Comcast Center was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

It started out as a smaller project called One Pennsylvania Plaza. Plans became more ambitious after Comcast expressed interest in becoming a tenant and the state kicked in nearly $43 million in infrastructure improvements, grants, tax breaks and job-training assistance.

Comcast Center is 80 percent owned by a subsidiary of Commerzbank AG of Germany. Liberty Property, of Malvern, owns the rest and will be the property manager.

congrats to philly for a new tallest in the city, and great pics people!!!

Ever run into glass you didn't see? Birds do it too! :lol: jk

Those pictures are amazing. The glass reflects the sky so well in some of those pictures, you almost can't see where the building is!

We live in the Matrix.

I found this cool slideshow video of construction of Comcast.

Click Here to view (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-H3FUhPpwo).

:cheers2:

Nice video! The cladding of this tower is gorgeous, it's one of my favourite skyscrapers under construction in the world at the moment :)

Ever run into glass you didn't see? Birds do it too! :lol: jk

Those pictures are amazing. The glass reflects the sky so well in some of those pictures, you almost can't see where the building is!


Id say construction accident is more likely the cause. The glass is very strong I dont think a bird could crack it especially not that bad.

Id say construction accident is more likely the cause. The glass is very strong I dont think a bird could crack it especially not that bad.

I know, I was totally joking around with that lol.

Renton12- LMFAO!

This building is so nice, I can't wait to see everything completed.:banana:

Best tower U/C atm! So niiiiiiiiice :drool:

I haven't checked on this one in a while. The glass is lookin good.

from flickr on the 20th

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1353/583915943_393aa07ba8_b.jpg

^^ Just great. In such a sea of try-hards, this is theee best. One of a kind.

^^ Just great. In such a sea of try-hards, this is theee best. One of a kind.

Thanks, my pic.

See www.flickr.com/photos/m877

The cladding is just fantastic :yes: we deserve towers like this one

why we? Philadelphia deserves a tower like that ;)

really incredible...

Thanks, my pic.

See www.flickr.com/photos/m877

oh, Im sorry :)
And thats me that posted that comment :)

really incredible...

what is incredible?

Love it add two more of these to the Philly skyline and then it will be dope

so smooth and elegant, love it!

Looks really impressive. Great addition to the Philly skyline.

what is incredible?In this case ZZ II it means "amazing", not unbelievable in the negative sense.

...and it is incredible.

More pics thanks ;)

THey should have done the glass sequentiallly and saved the peices wehre the crane goes because now you can see the it!!.

here is a pic from ssp showing how tall it is. it seems that it is taller than it is supposed to be right now...

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/diagram/COMCASTCENTERDIAGRAM_PROGRESS_070623.jpg

you can see it in these two pics from ssp

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1611.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1613.jpg

mabey im wrong though

Going for 1,000?

It the roof = 975 feet plus extra mechanical floors added, then you might want to recalculate the height.