Comcast Center

Comcast Center
A view from the bottom of the Comcast Center
Comcast Center is located in Philadelphia
Comcast Center
Location within Philadelphia
Comcast Center is located in Pennsylvania
Comcast Center
Comcast Center (Pennsylvania)
Comcast Center is located in the United States
Comcast Center
Comcast Center (the United States)
Former namesOne Pennsylvania Plaza
Record height
Tallest in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2017[I]
Preceded byLiberty Place
Surpassed byComcast Technology Center
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Location1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
U.S.
Coordinates39°57′17″N 75°10′06″W / 39.9547°N 75.1683°W / 39.9547; -75.1683
Construction started2005
Completed2008
CostUS$540 million
OwnerLiberty/Commerz 1701 JFK Boulevard L.P.
ManagementHill International[1]
Height
Antenna spire296.7 m (973 ft)
Technical details
Floor count58
3 below ground
Floor area1,399,997 sq ft (130,064.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators35
Design and construction
Architect(s)Robert A.M. Stern Architects
DeveloperLiberty Property Trust
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Main contractorL. F. Driscoll Company
Website
comcastcentercampus.com
References
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Comcast Center, also known as the Comcast Tower, is a skyscraper at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia. The 58-story, 297-meter (974 ft) tower is the second-tallest building in Philadelphia and in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and the 31st-tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when plans for the building were announced in 2001, the Comcast Center went through two redesigns before construction began in 2005. Comcast Center was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects for Liberty Property Trust.

In early 2005, the final redesign and its new name—the Comcast Center—were unveiled. The building is named after its lead tenant, cable company Comcast, which makes the skyscraper its corporate headquarters.[6] Leasing 1,094,212 square feet (101,656 m2), Comcast takes up 89 percent of the building. The building features retail and restaurant space and a connection to the nearby Suburban Station. In Comcast Center's lobby is the Comcast Experience, which is a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) high-definition LED screen that has become a tourist attraction. Designed to be environmentally friendly, the skyscraper is the tallest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building in Philadelphia.[7][8]

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  5. ^ "Comcast Center - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
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  8. ^ Taylor, Candace (May 29, 2009). "The Closing: Robert A.M. Stern". The Real Deal. Retrieved February 1, 2016.