Center City

East Market Phase 3 Towers Prepare For Foundation Work After Site Clearance

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

Jefferson Health has already made a great impact on the Market East neighborhood in Center City, yet the campus keeps expanding. In December 2017, the hospital has announced a major lease at 1101 Market Street, long known as the Aramark Tower. The expansion continues as Jefferson is planning a 400-foot Jefferson Health Care Specialty Care Pavilion at 1101 Chestnut Street with 750,000 square feet of medical office space, as well as a 329-foot-tall proposal next door at 1153 Chestnut Street, slated to contain 250,000 square feet of residential space. The two towers, collectively known as East Market Phase 3, will replace a block-spanning, mid-rise commercial and garage structure, which has been recently demolished. BLT Architects and Ennead Architects are listed as project designers.

Possible New Building Design Surfaces at 2120 Market Street, Center City

8:00 am on August 21, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Rumors about development at the lot at 2100 Market Street at the boundary of Rittenhouse Square and Center City West have circulated for a long time, with the site being perfectly suited for a new tower. Though there has been no official announcement from Brandywine Realty Trust, the company website shows a project rendering as part of a greater graphic. The new tower will sit on a lot that measures nearly 29,000 square feet.

Hyatt Centric Hotel Wraps Up Construction At 1620 Chancellor Street, Center City

8:00 am on August 20, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The skyscraper cluster of Center City is seeing a sustained demand for hotels. The first Hyatt Centric Hotel in the city of Philadelphia stands at 1620 Chancellor Street and will soon welcome visitors. The 179-foot, 13-story, 175,000-square-foot building will offer 332 guestrooms with a 40-suite addition at the corner of South 17th and Chancellor streets.

20th + Arch at 2000-24 Arch Street. Credit: L2P

Parking Lot Awaits Construction of 260-Foot Office Building at 2000 Arch Street, Logan Square

8:00 am on August 18, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

There is a handful of proposals just to the east of the Schuylkill River, one of which was unveiled last year at 2000 Arch Street at the corner of 20th Street and Arch Street in the Logan Square neighborhood in northwest Center City. The proposal may bring Chub, an out-of-state tenant, into the city of Philadelphia, and would further boost the area’s amount of development. With the possible developer of Parkway Corporation, the building is planned to rise 260 feet with 15 floors.

2222 Market Street. Credit: Parkway Corporation

Market Street Fills Up as a New Proposal at 2222 Market Street Prepares for Construction in Center City

8:00 am on August 13, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

As reported in the past, the stretch between 21st and 23rd streets in western Center City West will soon be elevated with many new towers in the 300-400-foot range. While many of the new proposals were released recently, 2222 Market Street, which was revealed last year, could be on its way up soon. Developed by the Parkway Corporation, the office building will rise to a height of 318 feet and 19 stories and will be mostly leased by the law firm Morgan, Lewis and Bockius.

Curvy Tower Proposed at 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Center City West

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

In 1889, a major project in Center City changed the way commuters had traveled all over the city. The project, Broad Street Station, included a large viaduct above the city streets with eight tracks and a shed leading to the street just to the west of City Hall. Since the project was demolished by 1953, the former site of the so-called “Chinese Wall” lead to many new developments that boosted the skyline, such as the Mellon Bank Center. Now, 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a new office and residential tower planned to rise to 303 feet, will sit on one of the last available parcels at the former Chinese Wall.

Checking In On Philadelphia’s 2020 Skyline

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

The city of Philadelphia has been booming recently with skyscrapers and buildings of all shapes and sizes. While most of the new buildings have been proposed and built in Center City, the skyline is extending in all directions. The skyline made its first significant leap across the Schuylkill River back in 2005 with the 437-foot, 29-story Cira Centre; now, the area boasts three towers over 400 feet all within a few blocks of one another. The district may soon add a new supertall at the site of Schuylkill Yards, as seen on SHOP Architects renderings from 2016 (though the tower has been excluded from recent renderings).

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

Renderings and Diagrams Revealed for 33 North 22nd Street, Center City

7:30 am on August 8, 2020 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The Center City skyline continues its persistent westward march to the banks of the Schuylkill River. Recently, Chicago-based architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz submitted to the City of Philadelphia a Civic Design Review presentation that outlines the details on the 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential building proposed at 33 North 22nd Street, which also fronts onto the JFK Boulevard. Developed by the PMC Property Group, the Center City West project will replace a parking lot for the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket and will bring 341 apartments as well as indoor parking for both the building’s residents and Trader Joe’s customers.

The Laurel Rittenhouse. Credit: Southern Land Company

The Laurel Rittenhouse Square at 1911 Walnut Street Reaches Third Floor In Rittenhouse Square, Center City

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

The last available parcel at Rittenhouse Square is making way for The Laurel Rittenhouse Square at 1911 Walnut Street. The 599-foot, 48-story rental and condominium tower, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by Southern Land Company, is one of the most exciting projects in the city with its massive height, on the rise to make a new mark on the growing skyline. It is currently the tallest building under construction in the city, with a projected height 17 feet above that of the W/Element Hotel that nears completion a few blocks east at 1441 Chestnut Street.

505-09 South Oxford Street, Old City. Looking east. Credit: Google

Permits Filed For Three-Story Rear Extension at 505-09 South 9th Street, Washington Square West

7:30 am on August 5, 2020 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A zoning permit has been filed for the erection of a three-story addition to a set of three adjacent rowhouses at 505-09 South 9th Street in Washington Square West. The trio, considered as a single structure for permit purposes and evidently owned by 505-09 South 9th Assoc LP, would provide a total of 18 residential units within the future six-story structure.

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