Contractor: PMC Property Group 1441 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Rendering by Cope Linder Architects SLS International Hotel & Residences 566 feet Dranoff Properties and SBE Entertainment Group are behind this proposed. Contractor: Dale Corporation The plans intelligent massing allocates the bulk of the floor space into a slender, cantilevered tower slab, opening up nearly half of the lot for a new public park. Current status: Proposed (design, marketing stage), Featured story:Philly YIMBY looks at Two Cathedral Square, 470-foot-tall office and residential tower planned at 227 North 18th Street in Logan Square, Center City. Developer: KFA Investment Credit: BLT Architects. As such, before it received its official name, YIMBY articles referred to the building as Cathedral Place Phase One. The tower is part of the massive $600 millionEast Market mixed-use development. Floors: 15 that set both feet firmly in the new millennium. on January 22, 2022. Status: Demolition complete, groundbreaking in 2019. Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: The 22nd place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 24-story tower planned at 702 Sansom Street in Market East, Center City. Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: The 7th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City. Developed by Brandywine Realty Trust and designed (mostly) by Pelli Clarke Pelli . Photo by Thomas Koloski, CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration 3501 Civic Center Boulevard. A database of world skyscrapers. ADVERTISEMENT. Philadelphia skyline from South Street Bridge. Developers: Wexford Science & Technology, University City Science Center, Ventas Inc. South Station Tower. In a statement, university architect David Hollenberg said, This marriage of preservation, reuse and strong contemporary design within one project is exemplary of our broader approach to managing change across the entire campus.. Residents began moving in on January 1, 2017, and the main lobby just debuted its makeover in September. Floors: 19 Primary use: Medical Developer: Southern Land Company Architect: ZGF Architects, Ballinger Philadelphia - The Skyscraper Center Philadelphia Bruce Emmerling Facts Population 5,441,567 (2010) Area 1,800 km 695 mi Density 3,023.1 people per km 7,829.8 people per mi First 150m+ Building Philadelphia City Hall (1901) Tallest Building Comcast Technology Center (339 m) Rankings by no. encompassing an . Quick fact: Upon completion, the office building under construction at 2222 Market Street will become the new headquarters for Morgan Lewis, a major law firm. way Foster topped the west-facing elevator tower with a crown of illuminated New skyscrapers and public spaces are creating a new identity for Philadelphia through architecture, and they can do a lot of good for the city's global image. Given the number of new permits issued last year, Philadelphia appears on track for a record volume of construction this year. Expected to be complete by fall 2017, it Expected completion: Apartments move-in ready, retail under construction. With construction nearing its end, the Umbrellas website says it is leasing for spring 2018. certainly change Phillys identity as an urban jungle. So, I don't think we are just looking at it today but well into its future . Primary use: Medical December 2021. This historic 12-story building is in the middle of a $25 million renovation that will result in 50,000 square feet of retail, 700,000 square feet of office space, and 100,000 square feet of residential space. Mural West. Floors: 23 It is now a construction site for PMC Property Groups $25 million 10-story apartment tower. Current status: Under construction, Featured story: The 12th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion in Market East, Center City. December 2021. Primary use: Residential (19 condo units), commercial Primary use: Medical Credit: Parkway Corporation, Erdy McHenry Architecture, 709 Chestnut Street. Primary use: Medical Developer: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Morris Adjmi Architects, 412 North 2nd Street. While the main historic building has finished construction, theres still a list of features that are awaiting buildout, including a pedestrian plaza, restaurants and retail, and plans for the annex next door. Quick fact: Upon completion, The Laurel Rittenhouse will become the tallest residential building in Philadelphia. Status: Estimated completion date is Q1 2018. The one-two punch of a second, Photo by Jamie Meller. If a city is defined by its architecture, then Philadelphia's rich design writes a complicated story. Developers: Roseland Properties, Parkway Corporation Floors: 34 This photo of the PSFS Building was included in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's press release for the exhibition that just opened called Skyscrapers: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs of the Early Twentieth Century. One Dock Street (1 Dock Street). City. a growth spurt. Credit: PhillyHistory.org, 1826 Chestnut Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Height: 304 feet This city is losing its character. When View II finishes construction in summer 2019, the site will include more than 1,800 beds and 40,000 square feet of retail. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: Remote work-friendly features announced for 2222 Market Street in Center City West. few years, the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. has been slowly but surely shapelessuntil One and Two Liberty Place shot upin the late '80s. Primary use: Residential (306 rental units) Image via Google Earth, 730 Schuylkill Avenue from the Walt Whitman Bridge. The $100 million project is being developed by Kimco Realty, along with MIS Capital and Alterra Property Group. devastated by suburban sprawl to that of a dense, pedestrian-friendly Center City's skyline evolved over many decades and is the product of a 20th-century sensibility. Status:Under construction with an anticipated Fall 2018 completion. Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz citys global image. The Ludlow, East Market's first residential high rise,topped off in 2016 at 17 stories. Follow YIMBYs Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews. Credit:Solomon Cordwell Buenz. The long list of amenities are reserved for the second floor and the sky-high terraces, and there is still 7,300 square feet of retail under construction. Architect: Gensler Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz I am aware on 3 of 5 buildings were built but they left the ugly dirt lot at the entrance. This multi-phase project will ultimately bring an18-story towerto Penn's medical campus that will house offices, a daycare, the Investigative Drug Services Pharmacy, and more of the hospital's Bio Bank Freezer Farm. TV stations and a Four Seasons Hotel. Floors: 13 1700 Vine Street. 204 South 12th Street. Developer: LCOR Incorporated Status: Expected completion in August 2019. Think you missed one. Floor area: 101,115 square feet Switch heights to. Architect: Perkins+Will Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust is a city that is serious about its future.". It's a complex message, sure, but it's a strong one, one of continual evolution. Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Photo by Thomas Koloski, 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard,University City,West Philadelphia, Rendering of 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard via Brandywine Realty, Height: 361 feet Featuring coverage of the world's projects, there are topics that will appeal to the skyscraper enthusiast in everyone. Meters. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners Architects], 222-30 Walnut Street. Photo by Thomas Koloski, 619 North Broad Street. To avoid covering too much familiar ground, we added new features to each entry, such as quick facts, featured stories, project contractors (when applicable), and extra photos and renderings, some of which YIMBY has not yet shared before. The future skyline holds much promise for the city and its appearance. eds, meds and residential neighborhoods also has the potential to encourage the Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: Cladding rises neatly halfway at One Cathedral Square at 1701 Race Street in Logan Square, Center City. Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Status: Expected completion date is summer 2019. "Will the unintended consequences [of change] now drive out Its been undergoing renovations ever since, with plans to convert the old nine-story factory into a 181-unit apartment building complete with a rooftop pool and fitness center. Or, in technical terms, has "an occupied floor located 75 feet or more above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.". too good to be true. One World Trade Center (541 m) Using a feasibility study, the DRWC determined the park can safely Primary use: Office Perhaps one of the shortest high-rises on this list, 2110 Walnut is a46,000-square-foot projectthat will turn a four-story brownstone into a nine-story condo high-rise. lived, worked and kicked back in the same neighborhoods, rather than commuting December 2021, 311 South Broad Street,Washington Square West, Center City, Rendering of Arthaus. 33 North 22nd Street. Quick fact: The project, which has seen no progress over the course of the past year, is being developed by Parkway Corporation, which owns and operates parking lots around the city, which the company develops when opportunity arises. big game in town. Primary use: Residential (18 condo units) Status: Construction is expected to wrap up in August 2018. Contractor: INTECH Construction Floor area: 401,870 square feet Steinberg and the Lindy Institute hope it will spur the Developer: Toll Brothers feasibility study, understands the public's concern that plans like these are Skyscraper (roller coaster) South Bay Tower. Floors: 47 Quick fact: The rippling-glass tower planned at 33 North 22nd Street will rise from a challenging site, providing resident entrances from both 18th Street and the elevated John F. Kennedy Boulevard, while providing parking for the next-door Trader Joes supermarket, which currently uses the site for shopper parking. Contractor: PMC Property Group "Its going to become our Eiffel Tower for the next however many years. Sure, new developments are enticing to industry leaders looking Current status: Under construction (topped out), Arthaus from South Broad Street. Developers: National Real Estate Development, LLC, The KRE Group 1213 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Photo by Melissa Romero Franklin Tower Residences PMC Property purchased 24-story One Franklin Plaza in 2015 for $43 million. Construction is underway and expected to finish up in 2018. December 2021, 222-30 Walnut Street. 1810 Chestnut Street. with academic, residential and commercial space, are "the Aubrey Nagle 1301 Market Street. Model by Thomas Koloski. Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University Floors: 28 Primary use: Residential (108 condo units) Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group and others - view Philadelphia. Primary use: Office the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. Floors: 24 Love this format, I think it should be implemented across the YIMBY platform. Rendering of One Dock Street. Status: Under construction, spring 2018 leasing. If one Fortune 500 company is willing to make its big, Primary use: Residential (272 rental units) A skyline is an integral feature of a sprawling city like this Considering the popularity of Spruce Street Harbor Park Developer: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Floor area: 700,000+ square feet Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz The buildings defining it can be seen for miles and, therefore, become symbolic of The Norman Foster-designed tower will alter Philly's Current status: Proposed, Featured story: Progress still stalled at 20th + Arch, 15-story office tower planned at 2000-24 Arch Street in Center City West. Good Job! Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz The 1,070-foot supertall by Cesar Pelli is part of the massive Transbay Terminal development that will transform the city's SoMa neighborhood. Floors: 24 123 South 12th Street. Quick fact: The tower proposed at 1826 Chestnut Street, revealed via a series of images leaked online from a third-party presentation, will incorporate into its base a historic prewar building that originally housed The Aldine movie theater, which played a notable role in Philadelphias Civil Rights movement. According to the hotel's official website, the new-and-improved hotel is expected to open in the spring of 2018. Take a peek insidesome of the finished units here. Floor area: 930,000 square feet By 2025, Philly will look modern, open and ready for the future. have a transformative effect on the city of Philadelphia, not only in terms of Developer: Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corporation The majority of such construction is of the low- and mid-rise variety. Let us be the City that Manhattan can only wish it could have been. It's no state secret that Philadelphia is going through a bit of Developer: Parkway Corporation Quick fact: The development at 702 Sansom Street controversially replaces a series of ornate prewar buildings along Center Citys storied Jewelers Row. The proposal at 20th + Arch involves relocation of a historic gas station, which currently takes up a small portion of the site. 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard via Civic Design Review, 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. LikeYIMBY on Facebook Quick fact: The 27-story tower planned at 709-13 Chestnut Street is being jointly developed by Roseland Properties and the Parkway Corporation, with the latter specializing in owning and operating parking lots until a development-favorable opportunity arises. Penn broke ground on its New Patient Pavilion in September 2016 and soon earned the title of the largest construction pour in Phillys history. 3401 Civic Center Boulevard. By 2021, there were 34 legal CIDs operating under 30 CID umbrella organizations, according to the Georgia Tech-Lexicon Strategies study, "Ready for the Smart(er) City: How Community Improvement . The development appears to have recently received a design revision, so only limited imagery is available for the latest iteration. In recent weeks, we published several compilations, such as the December 2021 Development Countdown and two lists tallying up the current tallest under-construction and proposed projects. 619 North Broad Street. Also, is it me, or are all the proposals that never get built these amazing buildings, but what actually gets built crap? . But Philadelphia must also. Current status: Under construction (topped out). It will be the first new building at uCity Square. The architectural landscape of the park will definitely be 2. Developer: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Original image from Google Earth, edit and model by Thomas Koloski, 1620 Sansom Street. December 2021. Photo by Jamie Meller. Developer: National Real Estate Development Photo by Jamie Meller. Current status: Under construction (excavation), Featured story:Excavation underway at site of 28-story tower at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. Floor area: 251,779square feet Status: Tower completed, retail under construction. Floors: 48 We continue Editors note: This article was originally published in 2016 and has since been updated with the most recent information. Perhaps this is a carry-over from the building height controversy in the late 1980s. Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: Site awaits construction of 18-story building at 619 North Broad Street in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia. Architect: BLT Architects Current status: Proposed (site cleared, awaiting permits), Featured story:The 5th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia. Height: 328 feet Please can someone take over the design committee and force these developers to step up their designs? The first phase,which Radnor Property Groupofficially broke ground on in September, will include a 10-story building with 279 units. Our Art Deco-inspired skyline now competes with modern pedestrian parks and plazas. 1. Architects: Ennead Architects, Stantec It was just announced that a large daycare has signed on as the ground-floor retail tenant. Status: Upon completion, the project will feature a total of 711 residential units (380 units in the south tower and 331 units in the north tower), as well as a retail component that will include a GIANT-brand supermarket. Is Dock Street going to start growing up with steel? Height: 366 feet Floor area: 559,583 square feet Floors: 28 Architect: Gensler Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz By: Vitali Ogorodnikov 8:00 am on January 28, 2022 Earlier this month, YIMBY reported that Philadelphia is poised for a record year of construction in 2022. It is replacing the Wood Building behind the main hospital in Osler Circle. Current status: Under construction (topped out), The Laurel Rittenhouse from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. CTBUH Philadelphia Presents: Vertical Regeneration: Future Tall Buildings and Urban Density. itself in the buildings striking exterior and strategic interior. Status: Expected 1st phase completion in 2018. The 14-story structure was designed by William Harold Lee and is considered anArt Deco masterpiece. studios are designed for a dynamic way of working an engine for the citys Quick fact: The residential building proposed at 619 North Broad Street will fill a major gap in the rapidly developing Lower North Broad Street corridor. Contractor: IMC Construction Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (presumed) Architect: Varenhorst . Current status: Proposed (no permits issued), Featured story: Philadelphia YIMBYs annual development countdown starts with 242-foot-tall, 18-story condo tower planned at 222-30 Walnut Street in Society Hill, Center City, Quick fact: The proposal at 222-30 Walnut Street (also known as 222 Walnut Street) would integrate a condominium tower with a group of low-rise buildings constructed between 1856 and 1950, preserving the front portions of the prewar structures facing Walnut Street and demolishing the postwar addition facing Thomas Paine Place. Floors: 28 Contractor: PMC Property Group 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard looking northwest. Quick fact: The building, also known as the CHOP University City Tower, will rise in the midst of the rapidly-growing University City Medical District and will cost $1.9 billion to construct. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Primary use: Residential Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Rendering credit: Studios Architecture. We should be aiming for balance and variety more than building up up up. Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz Credit: SLCE Architects, Height: 315 feet The site of the now-demolished Boyd Theater, this 24-story tower will include 183 residential units and retail on the ground level. Status: Some apartments move-in ready amid ongoing construction. Rendering of 1620 Sansom Street. Thanks! tower, the highly flexible loft-like spaces and significant inputfrom the community, including thecreation of Image by the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, 730 Schuylkill Avenue,Graduate Hospital,South Philadelphia, Height: 350 feet If any or all of these projects actually are happening, they will be a welcome addition to Philadelphia. In my opinion, Edmund Bacon planned the city with a cross-section along Market and Broad street going West across the city instead of building from the waterfront outward. implementing a master plan for its development with Floors: 32 Transit Terminal Tower. Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University Photo by Jamie Meller, Subscribe to YIMBYs daily e-mail 1800 Arch St. will be home to employee spillover from the Comcast Center, two I tend to side with both models. Read on for our Top 30 list, which makes for Philly YIMBYs most comprehensive development article to date. Developer: EQT Exeter, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Developers: Wexford Science & Technology, University City Science Center, Ventas Inc. Credit: Southern Land Company, The Laurel Rittenhouse from John F. Kennedy Boulevard. the city has instigated some property tax reform to aid homeowners, renters Floors: 47 Towers of varying shapes and colors are proposed around the city. The second phase will bring the total to 18 stories and 540,000 square feet. 20th + Arch at 2000-24 Arch Street. Developer: Goodman Properties (presumed) Credit: Edry McHenry Architects, Height: 317 feet Architect: Atkin Olshin Schade Architects By: Vitali Ogorodnikov We'll keep adding projects to the map, so drop us a line at [email protected] or leave a comment if you know of another high-rise project that has broken ground. Floor area: 129,788 square feet SkyRise Miami. Peis similarly-scaled Society Hill Towers, built in 1964 in the Brutalist style. Primary use: Residential (397 units) The second phase will add another 16-story tower to the site. Original image from Google Earth, edit by Thomas Koloski, 1 Dock Street. Buildings in Philly should be taller this city has always been backwards always lacking behind others. In terms of the city losing its character, a major issue is not high-rise construction, but demolition of prewar buildings. Of course, there are also marquee developments that will boost the city's iconic skyline. shiny home here, others will too or at least, thats the idea. years from being implemented. psychologically, would be a huge.". December 2021, 1101 Chestnut Street, Market East, Center City, Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion rendering. 2222 Market Street from Market Street. Transit Terminal Tower. Bank Center and the Bell Atlantic Tower that sprang up in their wake recalled the public spaces will certainly change how Philly looks in 10 years. Credit: ZGF Architects / Ballinger, Height: 380 feet Looking southeast. While NYC has moved on to building super tall sleek and thin skyscrapers, Philly continues with these socialist, fat 70s glass Detroit style monstrosities. Of course, large-scale projects like this, and even the (eventual, Floors: 23 32.3 people per km. Photo by Thomas Koloski, Riverwalk South at 60 North 23rd Street. Floors: 48 Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners, the 197,946-square-foot project is set to feature 192 units from the third to 17th floor, a second-floor amenity level, and ground-floor retail. Photo by Jamie Meller. April 25, 2018 D.C. architects want to build a timber skyscraper in Philadelphia Innovative firm wants Comcast to pick up sustainable project for rumored third tower in Center City Credit: Brandywine Realty Trust, Height: 350 feet By: Vitali Ogorodnikov Floor area: 700,000 square feet (450,000 office, 250,000 residential) that actual kind of permanent connection between the rest of the city and the diverse, less innovative, competitive city?" Other Names. Developer: Dranoff Properties The 322 apartments are now leasing. 1301 Market Street. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story: The 14th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Riverwalk South, a 362-Foot-Tall, 32-story high-rise under construction at 60 North 23rd Street in Center City West. Rendering of 12 + Sansom. The Ultimate 2022 Philly Skyline Rundown: Top 30 Tallest Buildings Under Construction and Proposed in Philadelphia Two Cathedral Square at 227 North 18th Street. Current status: Under construction (topped out), Featured story:Philadelphia YIMBY observes views from the top of The Laurel Rittenhouse In Rittenhouse Square, Center City. and prosperity. After years of tweaks and community meetings, one of the last-remaining vacant lots in Rittenhouse Square will finally be developed. Arthaus at 311 South Broad Street. 1911 Walnut Street,Rittenhouse Square, Center City, The Laurel Rittenhouse at 1911 Walnut Street. This hulking building at 5th and Master sat vacant for decades, until Core Realty bought it in 2015. The umpires were done with their day's work after Baltimore's Josh Lester grounded out to end the top of the ninth inning with the Orioles trailing 7-4, officially . The second $1.5 billion Comcast tower has already staked its place in the Philly skyline as the tallest building in the city after topping out at the end of 2017. Current status: Under construction, Featured story:28-story tower ready to rise at 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia. The most obvious, and perhaps the most highly anticipated, is "Thats going to be the image," Steinberg said. the city. message is clear. We're attracting A-list attention to conferences for up-and-comersandbeing praised As Foster said in the statement announcing the Rendering of 33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Height: 340 feet Comcast Technology Center The Comcast technology center is the most recent building in Philadephia and it is now the tallest at 1,121ft tall. think the message thats going to be going out from Philadelphia is that this Primary use: Office Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Credit: Practice for Architecture and Urbanism. Current status: Under construction, 1101 Chestnut Street. Meters. Developer: Dranoff Properties Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Sitting vacant for years, with previous plans to turn it into a hotel, it was finally bought by developer Brickstone Co. in September 2015 for $4.7 million. Credit: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners / BLT Architects. on "The Ultimate 2022 Philly Skyline Rundown: Top 30 Tallest Buildings Under Construction and Proposed in Philadelphia", Philadelphia YIMBY reveals updated skyline massings for Harper Square in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Philadelphia YIMBY observes views from the top of The Laurel Rittenhouse In Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Conceptual renderings revealed for a 42-story tower at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, 542-foot tall Arthaus tops out in Washington Square West, Center City, The 5th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 3001 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia, Philly YIMBY looks at Two Cathedral Square, 470-foot-tall office and residential tower planned at 227 North 18th Street in Logan Square, Center City, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, The 7th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City, The 8th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 3401 Civic Center Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia, The 9th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to the CHOP Hub For Clinical Collaboration in University City, West Philadelphia, The 10th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 204 South 12th Street in Midtown Village, Center City, The 11th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to One Dock Street in Society Hill, Old City, The 12th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Thomas Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion in Market East, Center City, The 13th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Mural West in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia, The 14th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to Riverwalk South, a 362-Foot-Tall, 32-story high-rise under construction at 60 North 23rd Street in Center City West, 28-story tower ready to rise at 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in University City, West Philadelphia, Roberts Center For Pediatric Research Phase Three, The 16th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 350-foot-tall tower proposed at 730 Schuylkill Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia, The 17th place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 21M, a 350-foot-tall tower planned at 2100 Market Street in Center City West, Excavation underway at site of 28-story tower at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Parking lot awaits construction of 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential tower at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West, The 20th place on Philadelphia YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 27-story tower planned at 709-13 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City, The 21st place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 24-story tower proposed at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Northern Liberties, The 22nd place on Philly YIMBYs December Countdown goes to 24-story tower planned at 702 Sansom Street in Market East, Center City, Freeman Auction House set for high-rise vertical extension at 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, 23-story tower ready for construction at 2301 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City West, Remote work-friendly features announced for 2222 Market Street in Center City West, Site awaits construction of 18-story building at 619 North Broad Street in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia, Demolition imminent at site of 23-story tower proposed at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia, Progress still stalled at 20th + Arch, 15-story office tower planned at 2000-24 Arch Street in Center City West, Construction progresses at One uCity Square, bringing 389,000 square feet of office, lab, and retail to University City in West Philadelphia, Cladding rises neatly halfway at One Cathedral Square at 1701 Race Street in Logan Square, Center City, Philadelphia YIMBYs annual development countdown starts with 242-foot-tall, 18-story condo tower planned at 222-30 Walnut Street in Society Hill, Center City, Excavation underway at 12+Sansom at 123-27 South 12th Street in Midtown Village, Center City, $3 Billion Development Plan Unveiled For Atlantic Citys Bader Field, YIMBY Looks Back at Arthaus Rising Into the Philadelphia Skyline, SEPTA Opens Regional Rail Extension To Wawa In Middletown Township, Extensive Renderings Unveiled for Childrens Hospital of Philadelphias New Patient Tower in University City, West Philadelphia, YIMBY Shares Extensive Renderings for Broad and Lombard in Center City. 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