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The Laurel Rittenhouse Square Continues Ascent in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 29, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The third-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is The Laurel, which is rising at 1911 Walnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, just to the northwest of Rittenhouse Square Park. The reinforced concrete structure currently stands around one-third of its eventual height of 599 feet and 48 stories. The building will feature 185 rental units as well as 60 condo units at the top. The $300-million tower was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, which has designed many buildings around the city, and developed by the Southern Land Company, which has been trying to redevelop the site into a residential skyscraper for over a decade.

Demolition Permits Filed For 214 North 12th Street in Chinatown, Center City

7:00 am on December 29, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Demolition permits have been filed for a two-story commercial structure at 214 North 12th Street in Chinatown, Center City. The property is situated on the west side of the block that is located between Spring Street and Summer Street. The building has a footprint that spans 573 square feet. Kaing Estate LLC is the listed owner.

113-121 South 19th Street. Credit: Pearl Properties/DAS Architecture

Slender Tower To Rise at 113-121 South 19th Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 28, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Many developments near Rittenhouse Square are about to transform the local skyline. At number four on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is 113-121 South 19th Street, a slender tower proposed at a site that spans five properties, which will maintain their façade within the new tower’s base. This Center City tower will rise 567 feet and 49 stories high. The tower is designed by DAS Architecture and Planning and developed by Pearl Properties, which has a handful of developments in progress across the city. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit captures the buildings that currently stand at the site.

1826 Chestnut Street. Looking southeast. Credit: Goodman Properties

Approximately 550-Foot-Tall Tower May Rise at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 27, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The fifth-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is located at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, a conceptual design for which recently leaked online. The details of the tower are entirely lacking, aside from the logo of Goodman Properties, the current owner and possible developer. The screenshot shows a building that rises approximately 550 feet tall around 42 stories. The tower will likely be a residential building which appears to rise from the preserved exterior of the former Aldine Theatre, now occupied by a pharmacy. As expected, Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed no signs of construction.

Rendering of Arthaus. Image by Dranoff Properties

Arthaus Nears Topping Out at 542 Feet in Washington Square West, Center City

8:00 am on December 26, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The sixth-tallest project on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is the most visible development currently under construction in Philadelphia. Arthaus at 311 South Broad Street in Washington Square West, Center City, has already made a major impact on the skyline as it nears topping out at its eventual height of 542 feet and 45 stories (though the marketing material describes the building as 47 stories tall). The building is designed by Kohn Pendersen Fox, the globally renowned firm that also designed the 792-foot-tall BNY Mellon Center, the city’s fifth-tallest building, and is developed by Dranoff Properties. The building will feature 108 condominium apartments. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed busy activity at the site, with cladding going up and workers moving back and forth on the site.

460-Foot-Tall Tower Awaits Construction at 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on December 24, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The eighth-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is the 460-foot-tall, 32-story office tower proposed at 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City, half a block to the east of City Hall. Designed by the the globally renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill and developed by the Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corporation, the massive building will bring over 700,000 square feet of floor space, with floorplates at the lower levels measuring over 25,000 square feet and those at the upper floors at over 17,000 square feet. The project is being marketed by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

Demolition Imminent at 204 South 12th Street in Washington Square West, Center City

8:00 am on December 23, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

At number nine on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is the first 400-foot-plus tower so far on the list, proposed at 204 South 12th Street in Washington Square West, Center City. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Bower Lewis Thrower Architects and developed by Midwood Investments and Development, the building will rise 445 feet and 32 floors and include 448 residential units. The tower will replace a group of low-rise buildings and add color to the area with its bright design. Our recent site visit reveals that no demolition work has yet taken place.

One Dock Street Awaits Construction in Society Hill, Old City

8:00 am on December 22, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The 10th-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s Annual December Countdown is the 380-foot-tall, 31-story One Dock Street in Society Hill, Center City. Designed by Bower Lewis Thower Architects, the proposal shares the address with the adjacent Philadelphia Marriott Old City and will feature 272 rental units. The building will stand just to the east of the I.M. Pei’s 309-foot-tall Society Hill Towers, which in 1964 sprung into the skyline of Old City, one of the city’s oldest districts. Our recent site visit revealed no progress at the site as of yet.

Riverwalk towers. Credit: PMC Property Group

Riverwalk North Tower Interiors Underway, South Tower Nearing Halfway Point in Center City West

8:00 am on December 19, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

One of the most visible projects in progress in Center City is the two-towered Riverwalk development at 60 North 23rd Street, which rank at number 13 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown. The project is designed by Gensler and the developed by PMC Property Group, which is behind a number of projects in the surrounding Center City West neighborhood. The 315-foot-tall, 28-story north tower is topped out and the south tower, which will stand 362 feet and 32 floors tall, is nearing the halfway point. The two hulking towers, located just to the west of the Schuylkill River and the Schuylkill Trail, already dominate the area. Both towers rise from a massive base that was originally planned to be connected by a glass covered sky bridge. The development will bring a total of 711 residential units, with 331 units in the north tower and 380 units in the south tower.

Progress Appears Imminent on Broad + Pine at 337 South Broad Street in Washington Square West, Center City

8:00 am on December 16, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Progress appears imminent at Broad + Pine, a 361-foot-tall, 28-story tower proposed at 337 South Broad Street at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pine Street in Washington Square West, Center City. The building ranks at number 17 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown. Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners Architects and developed by Dranoff Properties, the tower will house 56 condominiums. The development will replace a three-story prewar building that currently stands at the site, which once housed retail and parking, with the last tenant in the building being a Starbucks coffee shop. Our recent site visit has shown that the building is now vacant, with demolition prep work possibly in progress in the interior.

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