Comcast Center
Comcast Center, also known as the Comcast Tower, is a skyscraper 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.
| Comcast Center | |
|---|---|
A view from the bottom of the Comcast Center | |
Location within Philadelphia Comcast Center (Pennsylvania) Comcast Center (the United States) | |
| Former names | One Pennsylvania Plaza |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2017[I] | |
| Preceded by | Liberty Place |
| Surpassed by | Comcast Technology Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39.9547°N 75.1683°W |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Cost | US$540 million |
| Owner | Liberty/Commerz 1701 JFK Boulevard L.P. |
| Management | Hill International |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 296.7 m (973 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 58 3 below ground |
| Floor area | 1,399,997 sq ft (130,064.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 35 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
| Developer | Liberty Property Trust |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | L. F. Driscoll Company |
| Website | |
| comcastcentercampus | |
| References | |
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. 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.