One Liberty Place
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Identification
Name
One Liberty Place
Emporis Building Number
117928
Location
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| 1650-1698 Market Street |
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
288.04 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
61
Floors (underground)
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural system
core plus outrigger
Structural material
steel
Facade material
glass
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodern
Official website
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
First building in Philadelphia to break the gentlemen's agreement not to exceed the height of the William Penn statue on Philadelphia City Hall. |
The building's exterior features ice and snow melting systems. |
Cigna, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, has its headquarters in this building. |
Sold to Philadelphia Liberty Property, L.P., on October 12, 1999, for $185 million. The land was also acquired at a cost of $28.2 million. |
One Liberty Place was the tallest building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania from completion until surpassed by the Comcast Center in the first half of 2007. |
Companies involved in this building
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Emporis Premium Companies:
antenna site management:
Architect: Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects, Zeidler Partnership Architects Other companies: Cushman & Wakefield of PA, Inc., Philadelphia Liberty Place, LP, L.F. Driscoll Company, Liberty Property Trust, Otis Elevator Co., Rouse Company, TIR Systems Ltd., Huber Hunt & Nichols, Lev Zetlin Associates, Flack + Kurtz, Carson Concrete Corporation, Lundhs Labrador AS |