December 2020 Development Countdown

One Dock Street (1 Dock Street). Credit: BLT Architects

One Dock Street Awaits Construction in Society Hill, Old City

The tenth-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development 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 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.

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CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration rendering via Perkins + Will

Core Passes Halfway Point at CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration at 3501 Civic Center Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia

The 11th-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is the 377-foot-tall, 19-story CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration at 3501 Civic Center Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by Perkins+Will, the building will add 550,000 square feet to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia campus, significantly expanding its medical space. Our recent site visit revealed that the concrete core currently stands 13 stories high, around two-thirds of its final height, with the steel frame in progress on the lower floors.

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Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion (1101 Chestnut Street) via Jefferson Health

Excavation Nears Completion for Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion at 1101 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City

At number 12 on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is the Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion, a 372-foot-tall, 24-story tower underway at 1101 Chestnut Street in the rapidly growing Market East neighborhood in Center City. Designed by Ennead Architects and Stantec and developed by National Realty Corp., the sleek glass tower will bring a modern presence to the area and yield 426,000 square feet of medical office space, which will be occupied by Jefferson Health. The building is part of the two-tower East Market Phase 3 project, which will also feature a 329-foot-tall, 25-story residential tower at 1153 Chestnut Street to the west. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed that excavation is almost complete for the 712,000-plus-square-foot complex.

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Riverwalk. Credit: PMC Property Group

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

One of the most visible projects in progress in Center City is the two-towered Riverwalk development at 60 North 23rd Street, which ranks at number 13 on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 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 structures, located just to the west of the Schuylkill River and the Schuylkill Trail, already dominate the area. Both rise from a massive base that was originally planned to be connected by a glass-covered sky bridge. The development will yield a total of 711 residential units, with 331 units in the north tower and 380 units in the south tower.

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Mural West. Credit: Atkin Olshin Scade Architects

New Renderings Revealed for Mural West at 523 North Broad Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia

At number 14 on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is Mural West, a 363-foot-tall mixed-use building proposed at 523 North Broad Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia. Designed by Atkin Olshin Schade Architects and developed by Precision Realty Group, the project will yield 10,287 square feet of retail space, 47,587 square feet of commercial/medical space, 68,000-plus square feet of office space, a roof deck with potential restaurant space, and a public plaza. The tower will bring a dramatic skyline change to lower North Broad Street, where a number of developments are underway. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed no signs of construction yet, with the parking lot at the site still active.

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