# PHILADELPHIA | The Laurel Rittenhouse (1911 Walnut) | 604 FT | 49 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [May 4, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577 "2017-05-04T15:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Skier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skier/32/51464_2.png) [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/81 "2021-07-14T13:54:42Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/093ffab5bc6c5a008f6145bfe7fd2426bc44e024.jpeg) New live cam angle makes this thing look insane! [Laurel Live Cam](https://www.thelaurelrittenhouse.com/live-feed/) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/82 "2021-07-15T01:21:02Z")
Nice! Looks like they’re trying to mimick this view from one of the renderings ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/5/f5fc0a603d2d40c469dc8d28ff28c7bd893e96c3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Skier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skier/32/51464_2.png) [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/83 "2021-07-20T11:55:13Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/c/9ce7013c4dc034683f6affc17801d318d84e6b67.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/d/0d6723a7cbbe82b87bcf5f75b3ec1d72f897868f.jpeg) Rendering vs reality. At first, I gotta admit, I thought the cladding wasn’t looking good, but now that more progress has been made, I have to say it looks great! ---
**Author:** ![Skier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skier/32/51464_2.png) [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/84 "2021-07-20T12:04:53Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/2/72f33dc9299c63a0bbebfb46606a7e13a78aa332.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/1/81b6262a50daf0590f594d916db46f6c2ccb4475.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/1/61cdc98608b5c0f0e9e93495aa5086ed17f92467.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/6/26932a6c754f6d1c9a001c8f00fae97cc7cb2c1b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/0/d07757f0856d37ebbab02f7131b3f2bffb574346.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/b/aba913b66891257360a111e99338a623c8e145f7.jpeg) Total skyline transformation! Is it topped out yet @TK2000 ? ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/85 "2021-07-24T02:52:00Z")
They’re up to the roof floor under the crown. Concrete forms are changing to the crown floors ![IMG_20210722_222052_886](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/c/2cc6f343f77b2bc3b4c3d1f53a323b8e466c89c0.jpeg) ![PicsArt_07-21-01.39.34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/9/b9cc39745d126f0d709b0a562ebb28bface10b41.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/86 "2021-07-25T10:27:26Z")
![ezgif-6-7dafb40f371c](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/e/5e4deabd429dd709cf6d65334059e660f78409bc.gif) ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/87 "2021-09-05T15:52:06Z")
The Laurel can be seen on the right. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/a/baab6b69d1c4b14db1751dc718d476af079ac181.jpeg) Credit: [billypenn](https://billypenn.com/2021/09/02/photos-and-videos-of-the-flooded-highway-in-the-middle-of-philadelphia/) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/88 "2021-09-05T18:27:55Z")
![IMG_20210904_163225_696](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/9/79d8b483d5edc57a73c63059dde87976a9f46963.jpeg) ![IMG_20210901_105352_759](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/1/91769ac8e74caf04f08942a4fc3ed4ba8c986e93.jpeg) ![IMG_20210827_185946_526](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/6/769cfdd22a61bbe99e83d973128c3301f7c43b44.jpeg) ![IMG_20210826_005338_356](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/f/3f7111a0c3170feb9a36658a6ead9ed97e5915b8.jpeg) The tower has an amazing presence. Yet I don’t like how the tower affects the skyline from South Street Bridge ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/89 "2021-09-22T03:10:42Z")
![IMG_20210921_153716_446](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/9/b98f5f9a8a38056dbb540a73794a95a40adc6e73.jpeg) ![IMG_20210920_060239_699](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/4121a9030ef11f8711f9b562da66afb3954a6ecc.jpeg) ![IMG_20210918_221948_417](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/4/d4fa14c5681ad7e9045004d8bcc1fcca27b8fc50.jpeg) ![IMG_20210919_024611_618](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/9/e92db136a7f040cce00a534c6de3ea16321504c5.jpeg) The last concrete level is finished, steel will be erected shortly. The topping out event is 9/28 ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/90 "2021-09-22T14:10:26Z")
Impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Skier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skier/32/51464_2.png) [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/91 "2021-09-22T22:02:30Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/9/99b8c9a9f01b89573fd62e2d276bd4d38dad67c1.jpeg) Taken last night ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/92 "2021-09-23T04:23:26Z")
![Screenshot_20210921-232055_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/9/694fa3c6cf367a3d4e7ba4a2175261615ae89279.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20210922-134023_Instagram](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/e/3ee48ba8207be9720bea7cf7705984963596773c.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20210922-134033_Instagram](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/7/47d86805fec7cb9d4fa5a7eb4cf2e37ab16ac51b.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20210922-134038_Instagram](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/6/6642824f1efff9065116e4048763d721e9cff952.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20210922-134046_Instagram](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/d/9d0edc3e1df0767007efc108dca8d6e5a94e903d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/93 "2021-09-23T14:15:59Z")
Is that a flag I see on top? ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/94 "2021-10-12T01:40:10Z")
Yes, the core and floors are topped. I’m surprised the steel hasn’t been erected yet ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/95 "2021-11-06T00:26:21Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/1/f14fc60a80b30adbf6c4d0ae071b8fed9975f823.jpeg) Pic by Thomas Koloski > **[Concrete Work Nearly Finished at The Laurel Rittenhouse in Rittenhouse...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/11/concerete-work-nearly-finished-at-the-laurel-rittenhouse-in-rittenhouse-square-center-city.html)** > > Concrete work has been largely completed at The Laurel Rittenhouse, a luxury residential tower under construction at 1911 Walnut Street just to the north of Rittenhouse Square Park in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Designed by Solomon Cordwell... ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/96 "2021-12-21T02:16:18Z")
from almost a month ago… ![PXL_20211125_170327969](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/d/6d323d92fe901f939c1f4ab75ca0aaff3f06c47e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/97 "2022-01-14T23:05:03Z")
![DSC_0250](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/c/ac42b1baa1f216f5d508ca2d2a4088fdf11ff92c.jpeg) Steel topped out last month. According to zoning permits this is actually 604 feet tall ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/98 "2022-01-28T20:06:13Z")
![20220119_150727](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/6/b6734d1342704afc36a0bd55d35490902c77a283.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/99 "2022-02-01T13:52:21Z")
> **[Facade Nearly Complete at The Laurel Rittenhouse in Rittenhouse Square,...](https://phillyyimby.com/2022/02/the-laurel-rittenhouse-facade-nearly-complete-in-rittenhouse-square-center-city.html)** > > The facade is nearly complete at The Laurel Rittenhouse, one of the most highly anticipated projects in Philadelphia. The tower rises at 1911 Walnut Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Center City, just across the street from Rittenhouse... [https://www.instagram.com/p/CZo3NW5rZq5/?utm\_medium=copy\_link](https://www.instagram.com/p/CZo3NW5rZq5/?utm_medium=copy_link) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2ba03a1d47aede8afe0ee15d858110801515ab1e.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2n3n5JZ)[Top of The Laurel Rittenhouse](https://flic.kr/p/2n3n5JZ) by [Philly SkyGuy](https://www.flickr.com/photos/149628534@N08/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-laurel-rittenhouse-1911-walnut-604-ft-49-floors/3577/100 "2022-02-14T14:36:56Z")
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