Schuylkill Yards

See also: 30th Street Station District
Schuylkill Yards
Construction in progress
LocationWest Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
StatusProposed
GroundbreakingQ3 2016
Estimated completion2029
WebsiteSchuylkill Yards site
Companies
ArchitectSHoP Architects
West 8
DeveloperBrandywine Realty Trust
Drexel University
Technical details
CostUS$3.5 billion
Buildings
  • 3101 Market (1,095 ft)
  • 3125 JFK Blvd (670 ft)
  • 3001 Chestnut (515 ft)
  • 3151 JFK Blvd (435 ft)
  • 3000 Market (425 ft)
Size14 acres (5.7 ha)

Schuylkill Yards is a $3.5 billion, masterplanned development project by Brandywine Realty Trust in West Philadelphia.[1] The project was announced in a press conference in March 2016. [2] The project is being designed in phases. [3] Groundbreaking occurred in late 2017,[4] and the first piece—a public park called Drexel Square—was delivered in June 2019. [5]

  1. ^ "The Development: Schuylkill Yards". Schuylkill Yards.
  2. ^ Smith, Sandy (2 March 2016). "Drexel Picks Brandywine to Develop "Innovation Neighborhood"". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ Merriman, Anna. "Developers reveal renderings for Schuylkill Yards towers". Curbed. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ Romero, Melissa (2 March 2016). "Drexel University Unveils Massive $3.5B Schuylkill Yards Development Plans". Curbed. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ Merriman, Anna. "Check out the newly opened Drexel Square". Curbed. Retrieved 11 June 2019.