The buildings and architecture of Philadelphia combine historic and modern styles that reflect the changing city.

Urban fabric

Most residential buildings in the city are two and three story rowhouses. Along with Boston and Baltimore, Philadelphia is noted for streets lined with this form of attached, single-family brick home. In Center City, highrises are more common. A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ...

Skyline

Philadelphia skyline, looking north. The two tallest buildings are One and Two Liberty Place.

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Skyscrapers

Most prominent Philadelphia skyscrapers are just west of City Hall

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The city's tallest buildings

Penn Center is a group of skyscrapers that provide huge space for companies and offices

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Under construction or in planning

• Comcast Center (Pennsylvania Plaza) - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - When completed in 2007, this 57-story, 975-ft tower will overtake One Liberty Place as the tallest in Pennsylvania. Includes an overhaul of Suburban Station, a major regional rail hub and underground complex that serves Center City.
• Bridgman's View Tower - PROPOSED - 70-story, 900-ft residential/hotel tower announced March 27, 2006; would rise at Delaware Ave & Poplar St. Would be the tallest mixed-use tower in Philadelphia.
• 1441 Chestnut Street - IN PLANNING - This 58-story, 670-ft residential tower may include a hotel component. Groundbreaking by early 2007.
• Mandeville Place - IN PLANNING - 43-story, 607.5-ft residential tower at former Rosenbluth International site.
• Barnes Tower - PROPOSED - A 47-story, 501-ft residential tower would replace the Best Western Motel at 22nd & Spring Garden Streets, possibly later accompanied by an approximately 18-story residential tower of less than 200 ft (the 2nd tower would stand within the height-limited proximity of the Ben Franklin Parkway).
• Residences at the Ritz-Carlton - IN PLANNING - 44-story, 485-ft residential tower would stand just south of City Hall and north of proposed 1441 Chestnut St. Groundbreaking in April 2006.
• The Murano - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 42-story, 475-ft residential tower due for completion in early 2008
• 1919 Market St - PROPOSED - 37-story, 460-ft residential tower
• 10 Rittenhouse Square - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 33-story, 390-ft residential tower on Rittenhouse Square
• Waterfront Square - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 5 residential buildings, ranging from 249 ft to 410 ft, within an upscale gated community along the Delaware River in the Northern Liberties section.
• Symphony House - UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 31-story, 350-ft residential tower on Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district. The project includes a theater.
• Marina View Towers - PHASE 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION - The first of 3 planned towers will rise 30 stories and 345 ft just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge in the Old City neighborhood.
• On January 23, 2006, Donald Trump announced plans for a 45-story Trump Tower on Penn Street near the Delaware waterfront. Completion is due in mid-2008.[1]