New Permits Increase the Height of the Tower Proposed at 113 South 19th Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

At the end of 2020, a 567-foot, 49-story skyscraper was revealed at 113-121 South 19th Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Designed by DAS Architecture and Planning and developed by Pearl Properties, the tower will incorporate several prewar buildings into its base. However, a recently filed permit indicates that the tower will now rise 57 stories, so its height may now stand over 600 feet, possibly nearing 700 feet. The permits also increase the number of residential units from the originally planned count of 183 up to 215. In addition, the original proposal included 55 off-site parking spaces, while the new permit states that there will be 65 parking spaces, though it mentions no details on bicycle parking. A roof deck is still indicated at the top.

The building will be located one block to the northeast of The Laurel Rittenhouse Square, which is currently under construction and stands 45 stories tall at the moment.

113-121 South 19th Street from the corner of South 19th Street and Sansom Street. Photo by Thomas Koloski

113-121 South 19th Street. Credit: Thomas Koloski

The tower was originally planned with a roof height similar to that of the Arthaus. With the updated height, the building will be noticeably taller than both The Laurel and Arthaus, and may eclipse the Independence Blue Cross Tower when viewed from from the south. It is unclear if the building will have entirely new dimensions of the floorplates, since the building is planned to be incredibly slim, not unlike the slender 57th Street towers in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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