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Broad And Noble rendering via Barton Partners.

Permits Filed for Broad And Noble at 435-43 North Broad Street in the Loft District, Center City

7:30 am on December 31, 2020 By Colin LeStourgeon

Construction permits have been issued for Broad and Noble, a 231-foot-tall, 18-story tower planned for 435-43 North Broad Street in the Loft District, also known as Callowhill, in North Philadelphia. Designed by Barton Partners and developed by Toll Brothers, the tower will rise from a 49,397-square-foot footprint and yield 371,302 square feet with 344 apartments. Retail will comprise 10,574 square feet, office space will occupy 8,351 square feet, and parking and loading areas will span 46,275 square feet. Clemens Construction is the listed contractor for the project, which will cost an estimated $70 million to build. Original plans called for 368 apartments, 282,471 square feet of residential space along with 23,647 square feet of amenity space, and 107 underground parking spaces.

Finishing Touches Going Up on W/Element Hotel at 1441 Chestnut Street in Center City

8:00 am on December 30, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The second-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is the W/Element Hotel, which is finishing construction at 1441 Chestnut Street in Center City, a block south of City Hall. Designed by Cope-Linder Architects and developed by Chestlen Development, the 52-story skyscraper stands 617 feet tall and features a distinctive design with jagged blue glass and gray metal cladding that was inspired by the Schuylkill River and the cliffs that run along it. The building has made a significant impact on the Center City skyline, as it joins the group of 500-foot-plus towers in the Center City core.

80-Unit Mixed-Use Building Approved for 101 South 3rd Street in Easton, Pennsylvania

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

An 11-story, 80-unit mixed-use tower has earned unanimous municipal approval at 101 South 3rd Street in Easton, Pennsylvania, a small city bordering the Delaware River on the northern outskirts of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan region. Designed by SITIO Architects, the development will include ground floor retail and office space spread throughout the tower. The existing low-rise bank building at the site will be renovated and extended all the way to 3rd Street, creating a denser, urban design. The project will include a promenade and a pocket park.

The Laurel Rittenhouse. Credit: Southern Land Company

The Laurel Rittenhouse Continues to Ascend in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

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

The third-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is The Laurel Rittenhouse, 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 the way to 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.

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 December 2020 Development Countdown is 113-121 South 19th Street, a slender tower proposed at a site that spans five properties, all of which will maintain their façades within the new tower’s base. This Center City tower will rise 567 feet and 49 stories high and 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

A conceptual design recently leaked online for the fifth-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown, an approximately 550-foot-tall building at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. The details of the project are entirely lacking, aside from the screenshots that depict a 42-story skyscraper along with the logo of Goodman Properties, the current owner, and possible developer. The tower will likely be residential, and 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 Crown Starts Forming in Washington Square West, Center City

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

The sixth-tallest project on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development 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 a height of 542 feet and 45 stories (though the marketing material describes the building as 47 stories tall). Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, which also designed the 792-foot-tall BNY Mellon Center, the city’s fifth-tallest building, and developed by Dranoff Properties, the building will feature 108 condominium apartments. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit revealed busy activity, with workers installing cladding on the superstructure.

Schuylkill Yards East at 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard (center) via Brandywine Realty Trust and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism

530-Foot-Tall Tower Awaits Construction at 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on December 25, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The seventh-tallest building on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is the 34-story skyscraper proposed at 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism and developed by Brandywine Realty Trust, the bulky office building will feature an eye-catching staggered massing and an exterior of red aluminum cladding. The building, which will rise approximately 530 feet tall to the top of the parapet, is the first 500-foot-plus tower in the Countdown, the tallest proposal so far in the 14-acre Schuylkill Yards development, and will be the second-tallest building in West Philadelphia upon completion. Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed no construction progress so far at the parking lot that spans the site.

1301 Market Street via Skidmore Owings & Merrill

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 December 2020 Development Countdown is a 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 firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by the Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corporation, the massive building will yield over 700,000 square feet, with floor plates 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 December 2020 Development Countdown is 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.

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