PHILADELPHIA | FMC Tower @ Cira Centre South | 736 FT | 49 FLOORS

[iheartphilly]

I love the lines and angles of this building.

[cafeguy]

ok

[wondertwinalpha]

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[wondertwinalpha]

Groundbreaking on Wednesday. Yippie!!

"Groundbreaking for the 49-story, $385 million tower is set for Wednesday. Completion is expected by mid-2016. At that point, FMC will move 545 employees from 1745 Market St."

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20140511_New_corporate_tower_will_raise_FMC_s_visibility.html

[Aaamazarite]

New rendering?



https://twitter.com/BDNPhilly/status/465835830368813056

[summersm343]

Looks like it! This thing is towering!! Can't wait for Wednesday

[Flyers2001]

That's an awesome pic. This building is a game changer. Can not weight for this and CITC to rise together.

[R5Ryder]

Need that rendering with CITC in it!

[skyscraper]

Originally Posted by R5Ryder

Need that rendering with CITC in it!

...and the South Broad building.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by R5Ryder

Need that rendering with CITC in it!

Originally Posted by skyscraper

...and the South Broad building.

This is a picture from at least 2012. I can tell because 2116 Chestnut, 2040 Market, Drexel LeBow and Chestnut Square are not in the pics. So I wouldn't expect them to put in renderings of buildings that don't exist yet if they pic doesn't even feature buildings that do exist! Haha!

[TheOldMan]

this building is going to be sick! While not as tall as CTIC, I definitely like the design better. From that rendering, it looks to be around 700'.

[Fardeb]

Looks pretty great in that rendering. It is going to have a huge impact on the skyline, in some ways even more than CITC.

[Kidphilly]

Originally Posted by Fardeb

Looks pretty great in that rendering, its is going to have a huge impact on the skyline, in some ways even more than CITC.

In many ways agree

[Pennsgrant]

Now try to envision the Phillies ball park across the street from the new FMC Tower where it was proposed 15 years ago before Penn thumbed their nose at the idea.

[TheOldMan]

Originally Posted by Pennsgrant

Now try to envision the Phillies ball park across the street from the new FMC Tower where it was proposed 15 years ago before Penn thumbed their nose at the idea.

Yea, too bad it was never built in West Philly near UPenn - the stadium's view would be similar to what they have in Seattle w/the Seahawks.

[domodeez]

Originally Posted by TheOldMan

Yea, too bad it was never built in West Philly near UPenn - the stadium's view would be similar to what they have in Seattle w/the Seahawks.

Or in Pittsburgh at PNC...

[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by Pennsgrant

Now try to envision the Phillies ball park across the street from the new FMC Tower where it was proposed 15 years ago before Penn thumbed their nose at the idea.

Why should we, when it turned out SO MUCH BETTER?

I'll take a world-class Ivy League research university campus and medical complex--which happens to be THE largest private employer in the City of Philadelphia and one of its most significant engines of present and future economic development--over yet another downtown ballpark ANY day of the week.

[JustSomeGuyWho]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan

Why should we, when it turned out SO MUCH BETTER?

I'll take a world-class Ivy League research university campus and medical complex--which happens to be THE largest private employer in the City of Philadelphia and one of its most significant engines of present and future economic development--over yet another downtown ballpark ANY day of the week.

Uhmm, ok but its not like Penn would have up and moved if the ballpark located there. It's not a case of one or the other. Penn would still have grown and required additional space and the ballpark likely would have attracted additional development on its own given the proximity to center city and university city.

[Kidphilly]

Originally Posted by JustSomeGuyWho

Uhmm, ok but its not like Penn would have up and moved if the ballpark located there. It's not a case of one or the other. Penn would still have grown and required additional space and the ballpark likely would have attracted additional development on its own given the proximity to center city and university city.

not totally sure the area is doing well without it.

[Cro Burnham]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan

Why should we, when it turned out SO MUCH BETTER?

I'll take a world-class Ivy League research university campus and medical complex--which happens to be THE largest private employer in the City of Philadelphia and one of its most significant engines of present and future economic development--over yet another downtown ballpark ANY day of the week.

Why is it so hard for the dead horse beaters club to get this?

What Penn develops here will be far more important than a kitschy baseball stadium, tailgaters, and people pissing excess Coors Light against the walls of nearby buildings.

It is worth mentioning to the DHBC that FMC selected this site for its proximity to a major research institution and the urban amenities (current and future) that appeal to tech graduates. Not sporting events.

It is convenient to imagine a baseball stadium across from FMC, but that assumes FMC would have found the location as appealing with a stadium across the street. Not necessarily true. There is little synergy between baseball 5 months a year and chemical engineering.