Articles by Thomas Koloski

Riverwalk. Rendering via PMC Properties

Riverwalk North Tower Tops Out Concrete, South Tower Now On Its Way Up

8:00 am on August 4, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Riverwalk, two 300-foot-plus towers under construction at the Schuylkill River waterfront at 60 North 23rd Street and 2301 JFK Boulevard, are on their way to bulk up the skyline. Located at the corner of 23rd and Cherry streets, the Gensler-designed pair is working its way to completion as they extend the Center City skyline to the west 331 and 380 residential units in the two towers. Filling the visual gap between the PECO Building and the Cira Center complex across the river, the two towers sit on a split 3-story podium connected by an angled sky bridge. A major amount of space in the podium is leased by the supermarket company GIANT, a supermarket franchise, is set to lease 65,000 square feet, with an original opening date scheduled for fall 2020. Though no announcement has yet been made, the opening date may be pushed back.

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Rendering of Arthaus. Image by Dranoff Properties

Arthaus Rises Into The Philadelphia Skyline at 311 S Broad Street, in Center City

7:30 am on August 3, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Kohn Pendersen Fox’s 47-story, 542-foot Arthaus condominium at 311 South Broad Street is rapidly rising to join the Center City skyline. The 108-unit tower, developed by by Dranoff Properties and constructed by Hunter Roberts Construction Group, currently stands at 13 stories and is rising at about 2 floors per week, with an address at 311 S Broad Street, a few blocks south of City Hall. The tower was originally projected to top out this fall, though at this time the target looks closer to the end of the year or early 2021.

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Permits Filed for a New Structure at 1906 Bainbridge Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

7:00 am on August 3, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for the construction of a building at 1906 Bainbridge Street in South Philadelphia. 1906 Bainbridge LLC is listed as the owner. Located near the corner of Bainbridge and 19th Street, the building will feature a roof deck and two roof deck access structures, looking out onto the Philadelphia skyline. There will also be a rear deck at the second floor. The building will sit on a site of an existing building that is awaiting demolition, and for which permits were also filed in recent days.

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