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460-Foot-Tall Tower Awaits Construction at 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City

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.

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Permits Filed for a 36-Unit Structure at 629-33 West Girard Avenue In Ludlow, North Philadelphia

Permits have been filed for the construction of a six-story mixed-use structure at 629-33 West Girard Avenue in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The building is projected to span a 6,971-square-foot footprint and contain 37,746 square feet of interior space. The project will include a commercial space on the ground floor and 36 apartments residential units across a planned six floors. Girard St. Bullies LLC is the listed owner. Tester Construction is the contractor.

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Demolition Imminent at 204 South 12th Street in Washington Square West, Center City

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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