December 2021 Development Countdown

Rendering of 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard via Brandywine Realty

28-Story Tower Ready to Rise at 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on December 17, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 15th place on Philly YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism and developed by Brandywine Realty Trust, the building will rise at a total height of 361 feet and 28 stories. The building will offer a mix of residential and commercial space, the latter being optimized for lab use. The project is also known as Schuylkill Yards West for its placement compared to the proposed skyscraper to the east at 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

730 Schuylkill Avenue from the Walt Whitman Bridge. Photo and model by Thomas Koloski

The 16th Place on Philly YIMBY’s December Countdown Goes to 350-Foot-Tall Tower Proposed at 730 Schuylkill Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on December 16, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 16th place on Philly YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown is the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia‘s Roberts Center For Pediatric Research Phase 3, a 350-foot-tall, 21-story tower planned at 730 Schuylkill Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The building is a part of the CHOP’s four-tower master plan in Graduate Hospital, in the sub-section of the neighborhood also know as the Schuylkill section of Grays Ferry. The site sits directly to the southwest of the 375-foot-tall CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research at 734 Schuylkill Avenue, which was built in 2017. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the architect for Phase 1, will likely to be the designer for the new tower, although, given the lack of progress at the site, it is possible that a different architect and/or design will be introduced in the future.

21M at 2100 Market Street; rendering as seen from the corner of Market Street and North 22nd Street. Credit: Brandywine Realty Trust

The 17th Place on Philly YIMBY’s December Countdown Goes to 21M, 350-Foot-Tall Tower Planned at 2100 Market Street in Center City West

8:00 am on December 15, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 17th Place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to 21M, a 350-foot-tall mixed-use tower proposed at 2100 Market Street in Center City West. Developed by the Brandywine Realty Trust, the project has been in the works for several years and has seen various iterations, with the latest one designed by Edry McHenry Architects. Since we last reviewed the project for our last year’s countdown, no permits have been filed nor has any progress has been made at the site, where a parking lot continues to operate.

1620 Sansom Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Excavation Underway at Site of 28-Story Tower at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 14, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed that excavation is making steady progress at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the Southern Land Company, with the Hunter Roberts Construction Group as the contractor, the 340-foot-tall, 28-story tower lands at number 18 on our December 2021 Development Countdown. The building will offer 306 residential units, while the ground-floor commercial space will further enliven the already vibrant local streetscape.

33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.

Parking Lot Awaits Construction of 328-Foot-Tall, 29-Story Residential Tower at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West

8:00 am on December 13, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential tower proposed at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West takes the 19th place in Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group, the building will feature 341 apartments as well as a garage for use both by the building’s residents and customers of the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket, which currently uses the future building site for outdoor parking. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed no construction progress at the site, as we expected given that construction permits have just been issued last month.

709 Chestnut Street (aka 709-13 Chestnut Street). Credit: Edry McHenry Architects

The 20th Place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December Countdown Goes to 27-Story Tower Planned at 709-13 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on December 12, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 20th place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to the 317-foot-tall, 27-story residential high-rise proposed at 709-13 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City. Designed by Edry McHenry Architects and developed by the Parkway Corporation and Roseland Properties, the building will replace a parking lot on the north side of Chestnut Street between 7th and 8th streets and will offer 278 market-rate single-family units. Although the proposal was well-received by both the City’s Planning Commission and the Civic Design Review Committee upon its reveal in 2018, no construction permits have yet been filed and YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed no signs of ongoing work at the still-operational parking lot.

300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard looking south. Image by Handel Architects

The 21st Place on Philly YIMBY’s December Countdown Goes to 24-Story Tower Proposed at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Northern Liberties

8:00 am on December 11, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 21st place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to the 315-foot-tall, 24-story tower proposed at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Northern Liberties. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by The Durst Organization, the 316-foot-tall tower will feature 10,094 square feet of ground-level retail as well as a new public park as part of the development. The site is located on the Delaware River waterfront a block to the north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, on the border between Northern Liberties to the north and Old City to the south.

702 Sansom Street. Credit: SLCE Architects

The 22nd Place on Philly YIMBY’s December Countdown Goes to 24-Story Tower Planned at 702 Sansom Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on December 10, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 22nd place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to the 315-foot-tall, 24-story tower proposed at 702 Sansom Street in Market East, Center City. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Toll Brothers, the development will hold 85 residential units. Its location on Jewelers’ Row has been somewhat controversial and has led to considerable design revisions. Our recent site visit revealed that the cleared site still sits vacant with no work in progress, appearing just as it did a year ago.

1810 Chestnut Street. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partnenrs

Freeman Auction House Set for High-Rise Vertical Extension at 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 9, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 23rd place on Philly YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown goes to the 25-story, 312-foot-tall residential high-rise proposed at 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners, the project consists of a 19-story vertical addition atop the existing six-story Samuel T. Freeman & Co. Auction House, built in 1923. The vertical addition will house 19 apartments, many of which will be full-floor and duplex units. The renovated historic building will hold several stories of retail, tenant amenities, and automated underground parking for around ten cars. Though our recent site visit revealed no signs of ongoing work, it may begin at any time as a partial demolition and construction permit was issued in November 2020.

2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz

23-story Tower Ready for Construction at 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City West

8:00 am on December 8, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The 24th place on Philadelphia YIMBY’s December 2021 Development Countdown belongs to 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a 303-foot-tall, 23-story tower proposed at 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City West. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group (which also serves as the contractor), the sleek, curved tower will rise on a slender-wedge shaped lot by the Schuylkill River waterfront and will hold 334,201 square feet of interior space. The development will offer 287 residential units as well as office space and parking for 44 cars and 96 bicycles. A construction permit was issued in late November, specifying a construction cost of $105 million.

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