Cira Centre

Cira Centre
Cira Centre in April 2006
Cira Centre is located in Philadelphia
Cira Centre
Location within Philadelphia
Cira Centre is located in Pennsylvania
Cira Centre
Cira Centre (Pennsylvania)
Cira Centre is located in the United States
Cira Centre
Cira Centre (the United States)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location30th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′26″N 75°10′56″W / 39.95722°N 75.18222°W / 39.95722; -75.18222
Construction started2004
Opening2005
Cost$180 million
OwnerBrandywine Realty Trust
Height
Roof437 feet (133 m)
Technical details
Floor count29
Floor area731,852 square feet (68,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators16
Design and construction
Architect(s)Cesar Pelli and Associates
Bower Lewis Thrower Architects
DeveloperBrandywine Realty Trust
Structural engineerIngenium, Inc.
Main contractorTurner Construction

The Cira Centre is a 29-story, 437-foot (133 m) office high-rise in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, directly connected to Amtrak's 30th Street Station. Developed by Brandywine Realty Trust and designed by César Pelli, it was built in 2004-05 on a platform over rail tracks.

The building, a silver glass curtain wall skyscraper with 731,852 square feet (68,000 m2) of floor space, includes retail and restaurant space, a conference room, a nine-story parking garage and a pedestrian bridge that links the lobby with 30th Street Station. The building's lighting, designed by Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, includes a wall of LEDs on most of its facade that can change color to create various patterns and effects.