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COMCAST CENTER, A Liberty Property
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Architect: Robert A.M. Stern & Associates
Structural engineer: Thornton-Tomasetti Associates
Steel contractor: Cornell Construction
Steel fabricator: Cives Steel, Lone Star Steel
Height:
Main entrance to structural roof (the official number):
975 feet (297 meters). No
less.
NO MORE.
Lowest elevation to structural roof: 983 feet (299 meters) from Arch Street.
Sea level to structural roof: 1,001 feet (305 meters).
Foundation to structural roof: 1,030 feet (313 meters).
Floors: 57
Floor space: 1.25 million square feet (115,200 square meters)
Address: 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Northwest corner)
Cost: $435 Million
Completion: Q4 2007
Official opening: March 2008
Other features:
- A half-acre landscaped park facing JFK Boulevard, named Liberty Plaza, which was funded by a grant from The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- 120-foot high "sky atria" overlooking Liberty Plaza, a landscaped plaza complete with ground level fountain and hanging gardens.
- 23,000 square feet of retail space.
- A gourmet restaurant from chef Georges Perrier called Table 31.
- A possible 16-story, 250,000 square foot annex with street-level retail to rise at the southwest corner of the block.
- Will be the tallest LEED certified (green/environmentally friendly) building in the United States upon completion.
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NO OBSERVATION DECK is planned for this building.
This building, which will serve as the new corporate headquaters for Comcast Corporation, will stand as the tallest building in Philadelphia (and between New York and Chicago, if you will) when completed in 2007 - besting the current title holder, One Liberty Place, by 15 feet.
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Photos by Matthew Johnson from Phillyblog
Night rendering by williamphilapa (Photograph by giovanni sasso)
The view from Belmont Plateau (Photo and rendering by The Cheat)
Model photos by omp835
Upon completion, it will stand as the 12th tallest building in the United States. One Liberty Place, when it was completed in 1987, was the 12th tallest building in the world.