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Comcast Center
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Information
Location	1701 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Status	Under Construction
Groundbreaking	January 2005
Est. Completion	Fall 2007
Use	office
Height
Roof	975 ft
Technical Details
Floor count	57
Floor area	1,238,000 ft²
Elevator count	35
Cost	$540 million
Companies
Architect	Robert A. M. Stern Architects
Structural Engineer	Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Services Engineer	Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Contractor	L. F. Driscoll Company
Developer	Liberty Property Trust
Owner	Liberty/Commerz 1701 JFK Boulevard L.P.

Comcast Center is a skyscraper currently under construction in the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is scheduled to be completed in fall 2007. Upon completion, it will become the tallest building in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It will also be the tallest structure in the northern United States between New York City and Chicago, stripping away that title from the Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. This article is becoming very long. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Robert A.M. Stern Robert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A. M. Stern, (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect and Dean of the [[Yale University School of Architecture. ... Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY), based in Malvern, Pennsylvania is a real estate investment trust. ... This article is about the arena. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... View of the Key Tower from the BP Tower, with The Mall, Cleveland Browns Stadium, and Lake Erie in the background Key Tower is a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio designed by architect César Pelli. ... Cleveland redirects here. ...

Design and Construction

Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP, it will rise to a height of 975 feet (297 m), Comcast Center will have 57 floors, 56 rentable with 1,248,000 square feet of office space and about 23,000 square feet of retail facilities. As of 2005, over 70% of the office space has been reserved. In 2006, the building was valued at $523 million.^[1] Robert A.M. Stern Robert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A. M. Stern, (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect and Dean of the [[Yale University School of Architecture. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Comcast Center is between Arch Street, 17th Street, and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. While its official address will be 1701 JFK Boulevard, the tower itself will sit towards the Arch Street side. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...

Part of the public space includes a new entrance to the SEPTA's Suburban Station with a 120-foot high glass-enclosed winter garden. Other features include: SEPTA redirects here. ... Suburban Station is a train station in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

• multiple three-story stacked atria rising on the south face of the building
• ½ acre landscaped public park
• expansion of Suburban Station's underground retail concourse
• 500-seat concourse level dining court
• 120 private space underground parking garage
• new entrance lobby addition to historic Arch Street Presbyterian Church
• sustainable building design with the goal of achieving a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating from the U.S. Green Building Council
• waterless urinals

Southeast elevation of Comcast Center

The project had originally been named One Pennsylvania Plaza, however, when Philadelphia-based Comcast Corporation agreed to a significant presence in the tower — taking 873,000 square feet on 39 floors in a 15 1/2-year lease — the entire project was named after Comcast. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sustainable architecture. ... Image File history File links Comcast_southeast_elevation. ... Image File history File links Comcast_southeast_elevation. ... a:This page describes the American media company. ...

On February 11, 2007 two men parachuted off the tower and onto the streets below.^[2] February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. ...

Ownership

The building was begun by Liberty Property Trust of Malvern, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania state government has contributed $30 million for the building's public spaces. In 2006, Liberty Property Trust sold 80% of their interest in the building to CommerzLeasing & Immobilien AG, a German company and subsidiary of Commerzbank AG. Liberty will continue to operate the Comcast Center as a joint venture with Commerzbank. The 80%-Part of the CommerzLeasing & Immobilien AG will merge into a closed end fund, sold in Germany by another daughter of the Commerzbank, the Commerz Fonds Beteiligungen, CFB. Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY), based in Malvern, Pennsylvania is a real estate investment trust. ... Location of Malvern in relation to Paoli and Chesterbrook Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Commerzbank AG is Germanys third-largest bank after Deutsche Bank and HypoVereinsbank. ...

See also

• Curse of Billy Penn

The Curse of William Penn is an alleged curse, sometimes used to explain the failure of professional sports teams based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to win championships since the March 1987 addition of the One Liberty Place skyscraper, which exceeded the height of William Penns statue atop Philadelphia City Hall. ...

External links

• Comcast Center to become tallest skyscraper in fall 2007
• Official Comcast Site
• phillyskyline.com
• Emporis
• SkyscraperSunset.com
• Comcast Center thread on Skyscraperpage.com

Coordinates: 39°57′17″N, 75°10′06″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

References

Philadelphia Portal