{"id":21630,"date":"2025-11-01T09:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/21630\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:38:13","slug":"progress-shines-bright-at-readings-pagoda-mayor-moran-and-media-tour-landmark-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/21630\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress Shines Bright at Reading\u2019s Pagoda: Mayor Mor\u00e1n and Media Tour Landmark Renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From City of Reading<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n joined members of the media for an exclusive tour of the ongoing rehabilitation work at Reading\u2019s beloved Pagoda.<\/p>\n<p>The tour was led by Capital Projects Manager David Anspach III, who provided an in-depth look at the progress being made to restore and modernize the historic landmark while preserving its rich character and cultural significance. The Pagoda rehabilitation project has reached several major milestones, marking a significant step forward toward reopening the site to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis restoration brings us one step closer to reopening our city\u2019s most recognizable symbol,\u201d said Mayor Mor\u00e1n. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to everyone working to ensure the Pagoda remains a safe, beautiful, and welcoming space for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-1-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123764\"  \/>Project Progress HighlightsLighting: All lighting circuits have been installed and tested in daylight. Final connections to the control center and evening testing are pending. Mayor Mor\u00e1n shared his excitement that the lights will flash for Santa in 2026!Painting: Interior painting has been completed on floors 2 through 6.Flooring: New flooring installation is underway, currently being completed on floors 6, 5, and 4, progressing downward through the building.ADA Accessibility: Ground-level bathrooms have been modified for ADA compliance, with new fixtures being installed.Mechanical Systems: A new hot water heater and boiler system have been installed.HVAC: The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system is approximately 75% complete.Structural Repairs: Foundation wall repairs have been completed.Exterior Masonry: Grouting of the building\u2019s stone walls is 90% finished, with an anti-graffiti coating to follow.Scaffolding: Most exterior work on scaffolded sections has been completed, and removal of scaffolding will soon begin.Fire Safety: All dry-head fire sprinklers have been replaced.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to reach substantial completion by early December, with final completion slated for no later than Jan. 2, 2026, per the construction contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From City of Reading On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n joined members of the media for an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-21630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}