CTBUH Philadelphia Presents: Vertical Regeneration: Future Tall Buildings and Urban Density. Height: 364 feet Credit: BLT Architects. citys global image. ADVERTISEMENT. Credit: Perkins+Will, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, University City, West Philadelphia, Height: 377 feet December 2021, 1101 Chestnut Street, Market East, Center City, Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion rendering. Quick fact: The development at 702 Sansom Street controversially replaces a series of ornate prewar buildings along Center Citys storied Jewelers Row. Philadelphia YIMBY looks at some of the most impactful structures that the city has received during this period. Transit Terminal Tower. Quick fact: Riverwalk South is part of the two-tower Riverwalk development, located on the Schuylkill River waterfront. It is replacing the Wood Building behind the main hospital in Osler Circle. Since the aforementioned buildings have already been demolished, the key to successful development at the site is not any sort of height reduction, but rather a retail-oriented, pedestrian-friendly ground level that will harmonize with the historic stretch, where protections ought to be strengthened for remaining historic buildings that incentivize air rights sales over direct redevelopment. The building is named after a large adjacent mural, which will be preserved in view by creating a public plaza as part of the project. Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates and prosperity. December 2021. Architect: ZGF Architects, Ballinger Floors: 34 Primary use: Medical Photo by Jamie Meller, Height: 295 feet The long list of amenities are reserved for the second floor and the sky-high terraces, and there is still 7,300 square feet of retail under construction. The second phase includes the construction of an annex, which will add 10,000 square feet of retail, 100,000 square feet of commercial space, and up to 80 residential units. Floor area: 267,874 square feet 1800 Arch St. will be home to employee spillover from the Comcast Center, two If any or all of these projects actually are happening, they will be a welcome addition to Philadelphia. It will be the first new building at uCity Square. Current status: Proposed (permits issued), Featured story: The 21st place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 24-story tower proposed at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Northern Liberties. After getting the OK from the Civic Design Review inFebruary 2016, this 14-story office tower broke ground in earlyJanuary 2017. Today, the total number is 29. Architect: Gensler Of course, there are also marquee developments that will boost the citys iconic skyline. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: Remote work-friendly features announced for 2222 Market Street in Center City West. Floors: 21 Current status: Proposed (design, marketing stage), Featured story:Philly YIMBY looks at Two Cathedral Square, 470-foot-tall office and residential tower planned at 227 North 18th Street in Logan Square, Center City. Credit: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1301 Market Street. Architect: BLT Architects "Thats going to be the image," Steinberg said. in and out each day. These cities and planners have incorporated everything into one beautiful cityscape. Credit: Varenhorst, Height: 275 feet The umpires were done with their day's work after Baltimore's Josh Lester grounded out to end the top of the ninth inning with the Orioles trailing 7-4, officially . This $150 million,two-phase, by-right projectwill bring a whopping 600 apartments to the Logan Square neighborhood. Quick fact: Glass-walled One Dock Street will rise adjacent to the Postmodern-style Marriott Hotel and across from architect I.M. Floors: 48 Current status: Proposed, Featured story: Progress still stalled at 20th + Arch, 15-story office tower planned at 2000-24 Arch Street in Center City West. Forum Discussion. All rights reserved. 3501 Civic Center Boulevard. Primary use: Residential, retail The 322 apartments are now leasing. Status: Some apartments move-in ready amid ongoing construction. A decades-old gentleman's agreement suggesting all And yet, in just 15 years, we have produced our own mini-Pudong on the west bank of the Schuylkill with an assertive trio of glass skyscrapers, FMC, Evo, and Cira. Among these, seven are underway in Center City and three more are rising in University City in West Philadelphia. December 2021, 1101 Chestnut Street, Market East, Center City, Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion rendering. We look forward to seeing further progress on these developments throughout the course of the year. Developer: PMC Property Group Architect: Cecil Baker + Partners Architects Steinberg said these 10 acres between 30th Street Station and Drexel's campus, eventually to be filled Think you missed one. with academic, residential and commercial space, are "the Photo by Thomas Koloski, 709 Chestnut Street (aka 709-13 Chestnut Street). Credit: Studios Architecture. suburban exodus drained the city in the second half of the 20th century. For Harris Steinberg, the former founding director of PennPraxis, the University of Pennsylvania's applied research arm, and the current executive Floor area: 456,380 square feet Floors: 23 still feel the negative effects when skyscrapers loom over their neighborhoods. diverse, less innovative, competitive city?" The 1,070-foot supertall by Cesar Pelli is part of the massive Transbay Terminal development that will transform the city's SoMa neighborhood. 702 Sansom Street site looking north. Floor area: 382,500 square feet Current status: Proposed (tentative; exact status unknown), Featured story:Conceptual renderings revealed for a 42-story tower at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. helping the whole city rise together, we should feel like it, too. Floor area: 462,000 square feet Sitting vacant for years, with previous plans to turn it into a hotel, it was finally bought by developer Brickstone Co. in September 2015 for $4.7 million. Quick fact: The mixed-use building planned at 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard will transform a challenging, trapezoidal plot of land between two elevated viaducts into one of the sleekest buildings yet to grace the Philadelphia skyline. psychologically, would be a huge.". 412 North 2nd Street. Current status: Under construction, 1101 Chestnut Street. Floors: 52 It would mark a sort of return to a time where Philadelphians Santander Bank Tower. Photo by Thomas Koloski, 2222 Market Street from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The historic Samuel T. Freeman & Co. Auction House (aka Freemans Action House), which date back to 1923, is renovated into 50,218 square feet of retail and commercial space, with a slender, 79,570-square-foot condominium overbuild above. its yearning for more. 33 North 22nd Street, 21M, and 2222 Market Street as seen from from Riverwalk. the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. Expected completion: Apartments move-in ready, retail under construction. This historic 12-story building is in the middle of a $25 million renovation that will result in 50,000 square feet of retail, 700,000 square feet of office space, and 100,000 square feet of residential space. is]going to be knitted back into the city, making this a continuous Center City from the Delaware River to 40thStreet in one whole swoop.". studios are designed for a dynamic way of working an engine for the citys shiny home here, others will too or at least, thats the idea. floors 6 to 23 would be residential, with a mix of one and two . 83.6 people per mi. Quick fact: The rippling-glass tower planned at 33 North 22nd Street will rise from a challenging site, providing resident entrances from both 18th Street and the elevated John F. Kennedy Boulevard, while providing parking for the next-door Trader Joes supermarket, which currently uses the site for shopper parking. Photo by Jamie Meller, Height: 362 feet Credit: Practice for Architecture and Urbanism. Photo by Jamie Meller, 523 North Broad Street, Poplar, North Philadelphia, Mural West rendering via Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Height: 363 feet message is clear. While NYC has moved on to building super tall sleek and thin skyscrapers, Philly continues with these socialist, fat 70s glass Detroit style monstrosities. the city. Primary use: Residential (272 rental units) others to sprout up. Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz Current status: Under construction (excavation underway), Featured story: The 11th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to One Dock Street in Society Hill, Old City. Floor area: 389,000 square feet The Comcast Innovation and Technology Center certainly cuts a striking figure. If a city is defined by its architecture, then Philadelphia's rich design writes a complicated story. Architect: Perkins+Will Photo by Thomas Koloski, 311 South Broad Street,Washington Square West, Center City, Rendering of Arthaus. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Height: 340 feet Architect: Edry McHenry Architects Lets see more low-rise structures new, or restored, renovated, whatever. will also feature a pedestrian concourse with restaurant space and access to Floor area: N/A (likely approx. ", If and when this fill-in occurs, Steinberg said, "[it and Winterfest, the DRWC knows what kind of space the public enjoys and that December 2021. Density. Primary use: Residential (380 units) By: Vitali Ogorodnikov Current status: Under construction (topped out), The Laurel Rittenhouse from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Floor area: 351,927 square feet Developing spaces for Contractor: Clemens Construction Company We should note that this map of projects only includes high-rises that are currently under construction or undergoing extensive renovations. Low- and mid-rise projects, the type that will provide much-needed housing units by the thousands, comprise the bulk of new development. Credit: L2P, Height: 260 feet Status: Expected completion date is summer 2019. Floor area: 389,000 square feet being good at stuff. devastated by suburban sprawl to that of a dense, pedestrian-friendly Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners Architects], 222-30 Walnut Street. The proposal at 20th + Arch involves relocation of a historic gas station, which currently takes up a small portion of the site. Perhaps most importantly, we're in the midst of a development . December 2021. Status: Under construction, spring 2018 leasing. Philadelphia - The Skyscraper Center Philadelphia Bruce Emmerling Facts Population 5,441,567 (2010) Area 1,800 km 695 mi Density 3,023.1 people per km 7,829.8 people per mi First 150m+ Building Philadelphia City Hall (1901) Tallest Building Comcast Technology Center (339 m) Rankings by no. Upon completion, the project will feature a total of 711 residential units (380 units in the south tower and 331 units in the north tower), as well as a retail component that will include a GIANT-brand supermarket. Original image from Google Earth, edit and model by Thomas Koloski, 1620 Sansom Street. Primary use: Medical Primary use: Residential (273 condo units) Height: 364 feet Floors: 28 The current skyscrapers of Philadelphia are protesting these new structures by keeping the lights out in their buildings at night to take . way Foster topped the west-facing elevator tower with a crown of illuminated years from being implemented. The first phase,which Radnor Property Groupofficially broke ground on in September, will include a 10-story building with 279 units. City. Primary use: Commercial, laboratory, residential Photo by Jamie Meller, 123-27 South 12th Street,Midtown Village,Center City. Photo by Jamie Meller, 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard,University City,West Philadelphia, Rendering of 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard via Brandywine Realty, Height: 361 feet 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard looking northwest. 250,000 to 275,000 square feet) $16.72 trillion (2013) First 150m+ Building. shapelessuntil One and Two Liberty Place shot upin the late '80s. Quick fact: Harper Square will incorporate the exteriors of several prewar buildings into its lower floors. Architect: Practice for Architecture and Urbanism Photo by Jamie Meller, 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: Construction progresses at One uCity Square, bringing 389,000 square feet of office, lab, and retail to University City in West Philadelphia. Floor area: 559,583 square feet Buildings in Philly should be taller this city has always been backwards always lacking behind others. Please grow up stop living in the pass go to the suburbs if you dont go up you must spread out or stop building all together when theres no more room. Compare this building to other notable world structures. Now, imagine if the physical barrier (and eyesore) of I-95 were I Credit: Southern Land Company, The Laurel Rittenhouse from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Given the number of new permits issued last year, Philadelphia appears on track for a record volume of construction this year. Current status: Proposed (permits issued), Featured story:Parking lot awaits construction of 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential tower at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West. Incidentally, high-rise buildings allow to fit the same amount of density into smaller plots of land, thus allowing for preservation of adjacent prewar buildings that would otherwise be demolished for a mid- or low-rise building with the same square footage. Photo by Jamie Meller. Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects Developers: National Real Estate Development, LLC, The KRE Group Quick fact: Arguably the most avant-garde high-rise currently on the drawing boards in Philadelphia, 21M combines 477,695 square feet on the large upper floors with 145,066 square feet of residential space on the smaller, column-like lower floors. city's historic architecture instead. Building high-density office space in an area largely known for Developer: EQT Exeter, Archdiocese of Philadelphia New skyscrapers and public spaces are creating a new identity Quick fact: Arthaus is set to become Philadelphias second-tallest residential building (after The Laurel Rittenhouse) and the citys tallest all-condo skyscraper. Floors: 24 Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: The 16th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 350-foot-tall tower proposed at 730 Schuylkill Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Image by Dranoff Properties, Height: 542 feet The addition of a skyscraper - and the home of FMC, a major chemical It involves a Frank Furness-designed brownstone that dates back to 1869. Floors: 25 Status: By 2021, there were 34 legal CIDs operating under 30 CID umbrella organizations, according to the Georgia Tech-Lexicon Strategies study, "Ready for the Smart(er) City: How Community Improvement . Floor area: 334,201 square feet Floor area: 345,301 square feet 1301 Market Street. Developer: National Real Estate Development Let us be the City that Manhattan can only wish it could have been. mixed-use and could become home to everything from an outdoor concert area to Architects: Ennead Architects, Stantec Quick fact: One uCity Square is part of the greater mixed-useuCity Square development, which will feature 10.5 million square feet within 15 existing and 10 newly-constructed buildings. its crown jewel and keystone, a riverside Penn's Landing Park. Developer: Parkway Corporation Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story:The 13th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Mural West in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia. 218 Arch Street was most recently a surface parking lot and shares the street with Little Boys Court, one of the oldest cobblestone streets in the city. This 26-story high-rise developed by Goldenberg Group and Hines has taken over a former parking lot and has already moved in its first tenants into its 322 rental units. and I wondered why.As someone who's spent a great deal of time photographing, drawing, and studying skyscrapers in nine years of living in a city with a good many . The massive 59-story tower at The 60-story tower will be the tallest building in the city, serving as headquarters for Comcast employees, a Four Seasons Hotel, and three condo units (allowned by the company's CEO). Floors: 31 Developers: Roseland Properties, Parkway Corporation Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: Cladding rises neatly halfway at One Cathedral Square at 1701 Race Street in Logan Square, Center City. Primary use: Medical Developer: Pearl Properties Quick fact: The project, which has seen no progress over the course of the past year, is being developed by Parkway Corporation, which owns and operates parking lots around the city, which the company develops when opportunity arises. Original image from Google Earth, edit by Thomas Koloski, 222-30 Walnut Street. Exterior. This big-time, estimated $240 million hotel project at 15th and Chestnut is still very much aconstruction zone, but when all is said and done it will house two hotels: W Hotel and the Element by Westin. We'll keep adding projects to the map, so drop us a line at philly@curbed.com or leave a comment if you know of another high-rise project that has broken ground. 1301 Market Street. The project is a $75 million venture that will bring 150 apartments to the site, as well as office, commercial, and retail space. Developer: LCOR Incorporated Credit: BLT Architects, One Dock Street site. Developer: Toll Brothers December 2021. eds, meds and residential neighborhoods also has the potential to encourage the But Philadelphia must also grapple with its inequity and Developer: Dranoff Properties The second $1.5 billion Comcast tower has already staked its place in the Philly skyline as the tallest building in the city after topping out at the end of 2017. Plans call for 12,000 square feet of retail space, 15,000 square feet of office space, 144 mostly rental apartments and a 23-car garage. The $100 million project is being developed by Kimco Realty, along with MIS Capital and Alterra Property Group. The second phase will add another 16-story tower to the site. It seems like the Philly skyline changes almost daily, with plenty of cranes rising and towers topping out. Photo by Thomas Koloski. Credit: SLCE Architects, Height: 315 feet Floor area: 559,583 square feet Though Primary use: Residential (108 condo units) Status: Topped out, expected to open in early 2018, This Penn project broke ground in late 2015 and includes the rehabilitation of the existing West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company, as well as a glassy, 100,000-square-foot addition that will house the university's Political Science and Economics courses. Quick fact: One Cathedral Square, a residential tower with ground-level retail, is the first phase of Cathedral Square, a two-building addition to the Archdiocesan Campus surrounding the historic Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Status: Tower completed, retail under construction. Credit: PhillyHistory.org, 1826 Chestnut Street. Bank Center and the Bell Atlantic Tower that sprang up in their wake recalled the metropolis. Credit: Varenhorst Architects, 619 North Broad Street. 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. The site of the now-demolished Boyd Theater, this 24-story tower will include 183 residential units and retail on the ground level. Photo by Jamie Meller, Northern Liberties,Lower North Philadelphia. 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard looking northwest. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners, 1810 Chestnut Street. Given the number of new permits issued last year, Philadelphia appears on track for a record volume of construction this year. Developers: Wexford Science & Technology, University City Science Center, Ventas Inc. Rendering of 1620 Sansom Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Height: 599 feet 2222 Market Street from Market Street. 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