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21M rendering via Brandywine Realty Trust

350-Foot-Tall 21M Revealed for 2100 Market Street in Center City West

8:00 am on December 15, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

A parking lot at 2100 Market Street in Center City West awaits construction of a 350-foot-tall, 23-story in 21M, ranking at number 18 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown. The tower is being developed by Brandywine Realty Trust and has recently received a new design by Edry McHenry Architects with a considerable height reduction. Brandywine Realty Trust has been trying to redevelop the site into a tower for a few years now, but it looks like it will soon move forward once an anchor tenant is found. While Brandywine and other media outlets have not released any information on the tower yet, a section on 21M was added to the Brandywine site showing two new renderings and vague information.

502 Wood Street Rendering via JKRP Architects

Permits Filed for a 50-Unit Structure at 502 Wood Street in Old City, Center City

7:30 am on December 13, 2020 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a six-story multi-family structure situated at 502 Wood Street in Old City, a historic neighborhood located in Center City. Designed by JKRP Architects, the building will hold 50 residential units with 13 total parking spots, two of which will be reserved as car share spaces. The building will total 55,470 square feet of space.

Demolition Anticipated at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 11, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

At number 21 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown is the 340-foot-tall, 27-story tower planned at 1620 Sansom Street in the Rittenhouse Square area of Center City. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, a firm that is behind a number of recent projects in the city, and developed by the Southern Land Company, the 298-unit tower will have a total square footage of 376,900 square feet, with 19,600 square feet of restaurant space, 5,200 square feet of retail, and 67 parking spaces on three underground levels. Though the tower which is located just two blocks to the south of Liberty Place, it will have a significant impact on the surrounding area, which lacks modern structures of a similar size. No progress has been observed at the sits since demolition and construction permits were filed in September.

Excavation Nears Completion at East Market Phase 3 Residential Tower at 1153 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on December 10, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Number 21 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown is 1153 Chestnut Street, a 329-foot-tall, 25-story residential tower proposed as part of the two-tower East Market Phase 3 development in Market East, Center City. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by National Real Estate Group, the building will rise on the west side of the complex and will feature a blocky yet eye-catching façade of metal, precast terracotta, and glass. The tower will have a total area of 250,000 square feet and it will include 396 units in what will be one of the tallest residential high-rises in the area. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed that excavation nears completion.

1826 Chestnut Street. Looking southeast. Credit: Goodman Properties

Conceptual Renderings Revealed for a 42-Story Tower at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

7:30 am on December 10, 2020 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A few days ago, SkyscraperPage user FairmountFellow revealed a pair of renderings showing a skyscraper situated atop an existing prewar building at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. The image, which the user allegedly “saw in a local cooperative presentation,” revealed no further information, yet various clues offer more details. The building shows a floor count of around 42 stories, and its location next to the recently proposed skyscraper at 113-121 South 19th Street suggest a height of roughly 550 feet. In the image corner is the partial logo of Goodman Properties, which has a page for the building on its website. It is unclear whether Goodman intends to develop the building as pictured or if it is a conceptual presentation geared to attract investors.

33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review

Construction Anticipated at 33 North 22nd Street in Logan Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 9, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Number 22 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown is 33 North 22nd Street, a tower that is proposed to stand 328 feet (or 316 feet if measuring from the John F. Kennedy Boulevard) and 29 stories tall in Center City West. Philly YIMBY’s latest site visit revealed that the parking lot at the site is still active with shoppers at the Trader Joe’s grocery store at 2121 Market Street. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by PMC Property Group, the building will bring 341 units to the rapidly growing neighborhood.

Foundation Work Underway at 2222 Market Street in Center City West

8:00 am on December 8, 2020 By Colin LeStourgeon

Foundation work is underway at 2222 Market Street, a 20-story, 282-foot office tower that ranks 23rd on Philly YIMBY’S December Development Countdown. Designed by Gensler and developed by Parkway Commercial Properties, the development is located in booming Center City West. The bulky tower will feature 329,100 square feet of floor area, 4,274 of which will be devoted to two retail spaces. The office component of the project will measure 324,826 square feet and will offer 47 parking spaces. Spaces for 14 bicycles will be located at the rear of the tower, with 10 more at the western edge of the property.

317-Foot-Tall Tower Awaits Construction at 709 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on December 7, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The 26th entry on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown is the 317-foot-tall, 27-story residential tower planned at 709 Chestnut Street in Market East Market East, Center City. The 278-unit building is planned to at the site of a currently an active parking lot next to the Lincoln Legacy Mural on the west face of 707 Chestnut Street. The building is designed by Edry McHenry Architects, who recently revealed a rendering of a 350-foot building at 2100 Market Street. The building will span almost the entirety of the site which measures approximately 70 by 170 feet. The property is developed by Roseland Properties and Parkway Corporation, the latter of which is responsible for developing many of their own parking lots all over the city. No permits have yet been filed and our recent site visit revealed that work has not yet started.

702 Sansom Street Set for Construction in Washington Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 6, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The 26th entry on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Countdown is the 315-foot-tall, 24-story tower proposed at 702 Sansom Street on Jewelers’ Row in Washington Square, Center City. Developed by Toll Brothers and designed by SLCE Architects, the building is located at the southwest corner of Sansom Street and South 7th Street half a block to the north of Washington Square and a block west of Independence Hall. Our recent visit to the site revealed that no progress has been made at the site after the demolition and excavation.

Vertical Extension to Add 19 Stories to 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 5, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

At number 27 on Philly YIMBY’s December Development Rundown is the vertical addition proposed at 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse-Square, Center City, which will add a slender 19-story structure atop an existing Freeman Auction House, bringing the total to 312 feet and 25 stories in height. Designed by Eric Leighton of Cecil Baker + Partners Architects and developed by Astoban Realty Group, the proposal will preserve the original prewar building’s fcade and use the lower floor space for a commercial tenant, resident/tenant storage, parking, retail and amenity space. The new tower will feature residential space, with the floors 20-24 split into two penthouses beneath the mechanical level at the 25th floor. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed no progress at the moment, though a construction permit was issued on November 24th.

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