Comcast Center Building : Philadelphia, PA

Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The 58-story, 297-meter (974 ft) tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the nineteenth tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when the building was first announced in 2001, the Comcast Center went through two redesigns before construction began in 2005. Comcast Center was designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern for Liberty Property Trust. Source

Location:

• 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd

Developer:

• Liberty Property Trust

Owner:

• Liberty/Commerz 1701 JFK Boulevard L.P.

Design Architect:

• Robert A. M. Stern Architects

General Contractor:

• L.F. Driscoll Co.

Development:

• 974 ft tower (297-meter)
• 58-story
• Approximately 1.1 million rentable square feet
• Comcast Experience, which is a 2,000 square feet (190 m2) high-definition LED screen.
• Constructed of stainless steel and glass façade
• Designed to be environmentally friendly, the skyscraper is the tallest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building in Philadelphia

Timeline:

• Groundbreaking occurred March 31, 2005
• Project completed 2008

Total Project Cost:

• $540 million