A large concrete-wrapped beam fell from a Center City high-rise overnight Friday landing on the sidewalk outside a popular restaurant .
The piece fell from the 2nd floor on the western side of the Kennedy House at 20th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, police said.
The building houses apartments and the Chima Brazilian steakhouse, which fronts the sidewalk where the steel and concrete beam landed.
Police say no one was injured and officers have barricaded off the area to protect pedestrians and drivers.
A building inspector with the Department of Licenses & Inspections did respond to the scene and could be seen taking photos of areas of the building where the beam had fallen.
The building's facade is lined with a number of the concrete beams and officials say each one will need to be inspected to ensure its safe to reopen the sidewalk.
Kennedy House General Manager Jim Giblin tells NBC10.com says the L&I inspector assessed the beams and "felt they were safe for now."
"He wants to have our architect come out here and assess the damage and to make sure everything else is fine," he said. "So we're going to report back to L&I when the architect figures out what happened."
Giblin, who is a former Philadelphia firefighter, said the situation is unnerving and that the architect should be on site during the morning.
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