South Penn Square & South 15th Street Philadelphia PA United States
Status:
destroyed
Construction Dates
Finished
1972
Destroyed
1999
Floor Count
38
Building Uses
- office
Structural Types
- highrise
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Roof
492 ft
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Description Architect: Vincent Kling & Associates
Developers: • Girard Bank • Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
• Constructor: R.E. Pierson Construction Company.
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• Cost: US$ 40 millions.
• On Feb. 23rd, 1991 a fire broke out on the 22nd floor, resulted in the gutting of the entire top half of this building. It severely damaged eight floors, and three firefighters lost their lives. For eight years, the building stood burnt out and boarded up waiting for a buyer.
• In 1998 demolition begun and finished in 1999, because there was no buyer. Due to its location, explosives could not be used, and the building had to be taken apart piece by piece.
• It was replaced by Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in late 2006, utilizing the existing foundation for this building. Otherwise before a major visionary project, the Center City Tower, was thought for this strategic site across from City Hall. It would have been Philadelphia's tallest building.
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