The 32-story, 380-unit Riverwalk South, the taller component of the two-tower Riverwalk project has risen to the halfway point at 60 North 23rd Street in Center City West. The tower will soon be 362 feet tall next to its 315-foot companion to the north. While the north tower is horizontally aligned with the streets of Philadelphia, the south tower sits at a 20-degree angle that makes the wide south elevation of the building face the Schuylkill River. Designed by Gensler and developed by PMC Property Group, the complex will feature a total of 711 units and retail space in the towers’ three-story bases that are split by Arch Street.
In the December update, the south tower stood around a third of the way up. The progress seems to be moving at a somewhat slower pace compared to the north tower, though the building continues to rise and is coming into view on the skyline, just as the north tower did in late 2019.
Riverwalk South from Market Street. Photo by Thomas Koloski
Riverwalk South. Photo by Thomas Koloski
Riverwalk and the PECO Building. Photo by Thomas Koloski
Riverwalk South from Cira Green. Photo by Thomas Koloski
The tower crane will soon need to jump higher as the reinforced concrete structure has made its way up to just under the crane. The concrete slabs of the building now reach 14 stories above the ground and the core of the tower rises four stories above the residential slab. The tower appears to be at a point where cladding installation may start soon, and the building could top out by summer.
The south tower is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.
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It’s gonna take 35 years for the Riverwalk to become truly amazing.
This is a good start.
Keep êm coming!
I would love to see the 2301 JFK Boulevard proposal built. It would compliment the two Riverwalk towers so well, creating a nice canyon effect for that stretch of the river.
That’s exactly what I described.
The Philadelphia Schuylkill Riverwalk would mimic the Chicago Riverwalk (a small portion of it).
Unless Philadelphia gets miles of skyscrapers—and— bridges on every intersection with a canyon of soaring skyscrapers, we will never truly match Chicago.
However, you will never find THAT in NYC.
I love Philadelphia!!