Comcast Center
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Identification
Name
Comcast Center
Alternative name
One Pennsylvania Plaza
Emporis Building Number
102154
Location
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| 1700-1724 Arch Street |
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| 32-50 North 17th Street |
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Complex
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
296.73 m
Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
57
Floors (underground)
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
composite structure
Facade material
glass
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodern
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Usages
Main usages
commercial officeSide usages
university
tv studio
restaurant
service branch(es) shop(s)
parkingFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Tuned mass damper is installed
Facts
This is the tallest building in Philadelphia, eclipsing One Liberty Place. |
Comcast Corporation, the world's largest cable television provider, announced on 3 January 2005 that they had signed a 15 1/2 year lease in what had previously been called One Pennsylvania Plaza, thus earning naming rights for the tower. |
The building's crown is lit at night with a dramatic exterior scheme built into the structure. |
This building surpassed Cleveland's Key Tower as the tallest building between New York and Chicago. |
Approximately 4,500 temporary jobs will be created for construction. |
A new, grand entrance to Suburban Station (serving commuter rail and two subway lines) is incorporated into the design of the main public plaza. |
Originally designed with a golden  Kasota stone as an homage to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the latest Comcast design has scrapped stone altogether in favor of a glass curtain wall. |
A vacant lot for many years, the  Sheraton Penn Center Hotel formerly stood on this site. |
Originally proposed at 746 feet/50 floors, the developers increased the height in January 2004. |
Floor heights measure 15 (floor-to-floor) and 11 feet (floor-to-ceiling) for levels 3 to 42, increasing to 17 and 13 feet for floors 43 to 57. |
The building contains the world's largest tuned liquid column damper. |
News
Companies involved in this building