Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted no signs of construction of any kind at 21M, a 350-foot-tall mixed-use tower proposed at 2100 Market Street, a dormant avant-garde project proposed in Center City West. Originally developed by the Brandywine Realty Trust, the development has sat on the drawing boards for several years, with the latest, 350-foot-tall design crafted by Edry McHenry Architects.
2100 Market Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
2100 Market Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
2100 Market Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
2100 Market Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
2100 Market Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
As no permits have yet been filed, we were not surprised to find no construction activity at the site, with the parking lot at the location still in operation.
21M rendering via Center City Residents Association
21M at 2100 Market Street via Center City Residents Association
21M west elevation via Center City Residents Association
21M south elevation via Center City Residents Association
21M rendering. Photo from Brandywine Realty Trust
As the project’s “21M” name suggests, the property sits between South 21st and South 22nd streets (on the corner of South 22nd and Market), a block east of the 22nd Street trolley station and three blocks east of the Schuylkill River. Whether the site eventually houses the unconventional proposal that is seen in the renderings or a more traditional structure, it is clearly well-suited for a large mixed-use development that would go a long way toward bridging the unfortunate streetscape gap between the Center City core to the east and University City to the west. If anything, the location is ideal for a development with a significantly greater height, retail space square footage, and residential unit count, the latter being particularly important in addressing the city’s ongoing housing crunch.
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A dead project!
This should never be allowed to be built ! FUGLY !
We don’t have a housing problem, we have an affordable housing problem.
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