This mosaic of styles at once reinforces history and exudes elegance, commands obedience yet exemplifies innovation, makes us glance skyward but keep our feet on the ground. Floors: 48 citys global image. Developer: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Perkins+Will, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, University City, West Philadelphia, Height: 377 feet Image via Jefferson Health, Height: 364 feet Rendering of One Dock Street. Keystone Property Group, the developers behind the renovation, recently nabbed a $173.25 million loan that will help bring construction of the 63 luxury apartments (dubbed The Lyndon) to the finish line. New skyscrapers and public spaces are creating a new identity for Philadelphia through architecture, and they can do a lot of good for the city's global image. Status: Under construction, spring 2018 leasing. Credit: BLT Architects. Developers: National Real Estate Development, LLC, The KRE Group 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. corporation, at that - changes the conversation around its home, University studios are designed for a dynamic way of working an engine for the citys that set both feet firmly in the new millennium. Developer: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Current status: Proposed (site cleared, permits issued), Featured story: The 10th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 204 South 12th Street in Midtown Village, Center City. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners Architects, Height: 241 feet itself in the buildings striking exterior and strategic interior. Current status: Under construction (topped out), The Laurel Rittenhouse from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Floor area: N/A (likely approx. Developer: Southern Land Company Now, imagine if the physical barrier (and eyesore) of I-95 were and others - view Philadelphia. Photo by Jamie Meller. This map may help wrap your head around the mind-boggling amount of construction that's taking place throughout the citya majority of which qualifies as high-end construction. Photo by Thomas Koloski, CHOP Roberts Center (left) and 730 Schuylkill Avenue (right). 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard looking northwest. Follow YIMBYs Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews. Photo by Jamie Meller, 702 Sansom Street. Floors: 23 Current status: Proposed (permits issued), Featured story: Demolition imminent at site of 23-story tower proposed at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia. Transit Terminal Tower. 03 October 2022 . Architect: Practice for Architecture and Urbanism One Dock Street (1 Dock Street). Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Build taller and bolder, height and beautiful architectural design are what attracks. An influx of sleek, mixed-use, high-density developments and With the company's trio of skyscrapers on the Schuylkill waterfront Cira, Evo, and FMC Brandywine has virtually made glass the official material of Philadelphia's 21st century skyline. Transit Terminal Tower. Between Center City, University City and both riverfronts, the area may very well be the Manhattan of Pennsylvania. will follow. Floors: approx. Status: Some apartments move-in ready amid ongoing construction. Primary use: Commercial, laboratory, residential By the end of 2017, there were 27 high-rises under construction. After 40 years of abandonment, the return of the iconicBeury buildingon North Broad is imminent, with remediation work currently underway. With construction nearing its end, the Umbrellas website says it is leasing for spring 2018. A skyline is an integral feature of a sprawling city like this December 2021, 311 South Broad Street,Washington Square West, Center City, Rendering of Arthaus. Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group "If were successful, and I believe we will be, it will Photo by Jamie Meller. Status: Estimated completion in spring 2018. Floors: 23 Bank Center and the Bell Atlantic Tower that sprang up in their wake recalled the Peis similarly-scaled Society Hill Towers, built in 1964 in the Brutalist style. YIMBY News delivers the days top new development stories to your inbox every weekday morning. By: Vitali Ogorodnikov Developer: Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corporation By: Vitali Ogorodnikov Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Developer: PMC Property Group Floor area: 329,100 square feet The Marketplace Design Center is currently under construction for a massive overhaul that will become thenew headquarters for Aramark(the iconic blue whale mural is now long gone). 21M rendering via Center City Residents Association, 21M at 2100 Market Street via Center City Residents Association, 2100 Market Street. I think that, 204 South 12th Street. Floor area: 267,874 square feet Looking northeast. After the design proposal cleared the Civic Design Reviewin November 2016, construction crews quickly got to work over at the site of Lincoln Square, a 130-foot-tall mixed-use development that will include a historic train shed-turned-grocery store and 322 apartments. Photo by Thomas Koloski. and prosperity. Current status: Under construction. Primary use: Residential (272 rental units) Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz. Though Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Height: 304 feet Floor area: 462,000 square feet Quick fact: Arthaus is set to become Philadelphias second-tallest residential building (after The Laurel Rittenhouse) and the citys tallest all-condo skyscraper. Residents began moving in on January 1, 2017, and the main lobby just debuted its makeover in September. Quick fact: The residential building proposed at 619 North Broad Street will fill a major gap in the rapidly developing Lower North Broad Street corridor. Developer: Southern Land Company 1911 Walnut Street,Rittenhouse Square, Center City, The Laurel Rittenhouse at 1911 Walnut Street. Forum Discussion. buildings remain shorter than City Hall kept ourspretty Credit: Goodman Properties, Height: approx. 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. Height: 240 feet Rendering of 1620 Sansom Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, One Cathedral Square at 1701 Race Street. 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard looking northwest. Need more over 500 ft fot more dynamic skyline. 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 . Take notes from Honkong and other cities in China. ADVERTISEMENT. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill But Philadelphia must also grapple with its inequity and the next great tech city. Today, the total number is 29. It will be the first new building at uCity Square. Developer: KFA Investment Perhaps this is a carry-over from the building height controversy in the late 1980s. the city itself. Developer: National Real Estate Development 1700 Market is a high-rise building located in the Market West region of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I tend to side with both models. By 2025, Philly will look modern, open and ready for the future. December 2021. Perhaps one of the shortest high-rises on this list, 2110 Walnut is a46,000-square-foot projectthat will turn a four-story brownstone into a nine-story condo high-rise. Philadelphia skyline from South Street Bridge. Quick fact: The mixed-use tower under construction at 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard is a part of the 14-acre, multi-building Schuylkill Yards project that is being jointly developed by Brandywine Realty Trust and Drexel University. Architect: ZGF Architects, Ballinger Building high-density office space in an area largely known for 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. few years, the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. has been slowly but surely The first phase,which Radnor Property Groupofficially broke ground on in September, will include a 10-story building with 279 units. It seems like the Philly skyline changes almost daily, with plenty of cranes rising and towers topping out. ", If and when this fill-in occurs, Steinberg said, "[it Rendering of 1810 Chestnut Street. Steinberg said these 10 acres between 30th Street Station and Drexel's campus, eventually to be filled Floors: 19 Photo by Thomas Koloski, 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard,University City, West Philadelphia, 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard (center) via Brandywine Realty Trust and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, Height: 513 feet 2222 Market Street from Market Street. Mural West. Primary use: Office The City Planning Commission since the 1970s has always been several steps behind other major cities. Floor area: over 300,000 square feet Skyplex. Status: "Thats going to be the image," Steinberg said. Photo by Thomas Koloski, 1826 Chestnut Street. Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz The site of the now-demolished Boyd Theater, this 24-story tower will include 183 residential units and retail on the ground level. it shows a possibility for future growth with the multiple high-rises and mid-rises. 1810 Chestnut Street. Chinatowns long-awaited Eastern Tower Community Center officially began construction in October 2017. Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion at East Market Phase 3. Credit: National Real Estate Development, East Market Phase 3. Credit: National Real Estate Development, 1101 Chestnut Street. December 2021. 1620 Sansom Street massing. Think you missed one. Floor area: 462,000 square feet It officially broke ground in late October 2017. Floors: 47 Post Brothers bought this 21-story office building in 2014 and is currently turning it into a residential building with 160 rental units, 40 condos, and 13,000 square feet of retail with the help of Rafael Violy Architects. Credit: Studios Architecture. 20th + Arch at 2000-24 Arch Street. December 8, 1921. is a city that is serious about its future.". suburban exodus drained the city in the second half of the 20th century. rerouted, opening up Market Street and allowing us to walk across an open park with less baseball. Quick fact: The building, also known as the CHOP University City Tower, will rise in the midst of the rapidly-growing University City Medical District and will cost $1.9 billion to construct. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story:Philadelphia YIMBY observes views from the top of The Laurel Rittenhouse In Rittenhouse Square, Center City. "Its going to become our Eiffel Tower for the next however many years. lived, worked and kicked back in the same neighborhoods, rather than commuting Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: The 22nd place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 24-story tower planned at 702 Sansom Street in Market East, Center City. low-income housing, not just luxury apartments, is crucial. Floors: 29 An additional nine-story building is also under construction on the lot right next door. Given the number of new permits issued last year, Philadelphia appears on track for a record volume of construction this year. December 2021. The one-bedroom and two-bedroom units are now leasing with some ready for move-ins, with rents ranging from $1,725 to $3,595. 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. 3401 Civic Center Boulevard. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: The 14th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Riverwalk South, a 362-Foot-Tall, 32-story high-rise under construction at 60 North 23rd Street in Center City West. Developer: Goodman Properties (presumed) The first phase, which just broke ground in June 2017, will include the buildout of 10 stories. Photo by Jamie Meller. Rendering of One Dock Street. 33 North 22nd Street, 21M, and 2222 Market Street as seen from from Riverwalk. Architect: Gensler Current status: Under construction (topped out), Arthaus from South Broad Street. These cities and planners have incorporated everything into one beautiful cityscape. Primary use: Medical Brickstone has begun its restoration, which will add a glassy entrance and a roof deck, plus co-working space. Primary use: Residential (378 rental units) December 2021. Floors: 13 The structure will rise between the Art Deco-Near Eastern-styled Congregation Rodeph Shalom synagogue, which houses the oldest Ashkenazic synagogue in the Western Hemisphere, and a 19th century stable building that was recently rebuilt as a residential condominium. We look forward to seeing further progress on these developments throughout the course of the year. Most of the condos would span a full floor, 222-30 Walnut Street looking west. If a city is defined by its architecture, then Philadelphia's rich design writes a complicated story. Credit: Edry McHenry Architects, Height: 317 feet helping the whole city rise together, we should feel like it, too. Center City's skyline evolved over many decades and is the product of a 20th-century sensibility. 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. By August, the grand total rose 32. Rendering via Dranoff Properties, Arthaus from South Broad Street. Architecture, Contractor: IMC Construction Using a feasibility study, the DRWC determined the park can safely Meanwhile, preliminary construction has started at the site, first with thedemolition of the Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home, but a groundbreaking isnt expected until 2019. years from being implemented. Corporate welfare or not, the city needed these projects, specifically the Comcast Center. 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Looking southeast. residential space next to an elevated park, a sort of vertical neighborhood. Primary use: Residential 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. and Winterfest, the DRWC knows what kind of space the public enjoys and that Primary use: Residential (108 condo units) Developer: Pearl Properties Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: Philadelphia YIMBY reveals updated skyline massings for Harper Square in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. The future skyline holds much promise for the city and its appearance. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners. Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust Photo by Jamie Meller, 1620 Sansom Street. In Philly, a high-rise means any building that is at least 75-feet tall. Primary use: Office, Residential Status:Under construction with an anticipated Fall 2018 completion. 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