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Chicago would be perfect it was on the somewhere between Ga and NC.
No, Chicago would become one of my least favorite cities in America if this move happened.
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I haven't been reading this thread but was there a reason NYC was left off from this?
I think NYC was left off for a reason. They have too much going on and would destroy every city in this country for quality and quantity of projects. For buildings in 2013 above 1000 feet - one 57 was completed at 1004 feet, 1wtc was completed at 1776 ft and four more 1000 footers are UC. The Nordstrom tower was just approved and just started construction. The Nordstrom Tower is going to be roughly 1430 ft with the largest nordstrom in America inside at 7 stories. 432 Park avenue is UC and approved and will stand 1398 ft, 2wtc is 1359 ft, 3wtc is 1240 ft. There are roughly 15 buildings between 900 ft-400 ft in NY UC as we speak! JC and BK even have 600 footers UC, which for them is huge.
Sorry for so many buildings, but this doesn't even talk about high line park, other park improvements, WTC terminal, PATH proposal of expanding, reviving DT BK, Hudson Yards, Barclays Arena, Meadowlands Xanadu, etc. This post makes me homesick.
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2014 is shaping up to be the year of the crane in Philadelphia. Here is a list of every project that will be under construction in Philadelphia taller than 100 feet.
That's a bit hard to believe actually -- at least the office portion. I don't understand what's driving this mini-boom in office projects in some of the coastal cities but aside from a very select few companies that are expanding wildly, I don't see where the demand is coming from. I hope it's not all speculation.
That's a bit hard to believe actually -- at least the office portion. I don't understand what's driving this mini-boom in office projects in some of the coastal cities but aside from a very select few companies that are expanding wildly, I don't see where the demand is coming from. I hope it's not all speculation.
IDK what is so hard to believe. Philly is quickly becoming a tech, media and energy hub on top of it's ever growing healthcare/medical/research, education, business, law and manufacturing roots. What projects are hard to believe? All of those projects I listed are either under construction now or are breaking ground this year. Comcast is building a new tower... where have you been? Read the news lately? So Comcast is not one of those select few companies that is growing wildly? Because it certainly is. It currently leases 90% of its 58 floors, 975 foot 1 million square foot office tower. It is no longer just an internet and cable provider. Comcast now owns out right NBC/Universal and is about to acquire Time Warner Cable. They are quickly transitioning into one of the worlds largest media companies and a massive tech company.
Comcast Innovation and Technology Center:
Comcast itself will lease 75% of the 1.284 million office space and bring 2,800 new jobs to Philadelphia. The building will also house studios for NBC/Universal and Telemundo and tech incubator space for tech startups. The top of the building will house a 200 room Four Seasons Hotel. Comcast, Liberty Property to construct new $1.2B skyscraper in Center City - Philadelphia Business Journal
FMC Tower at Cira Centre South FMC Corp will take 253,000 square feet and the University of Pennsylvania will take 100,000 square feet. The building is 575,000 square feet of office space in total and will be 61% leased. The top of the building will house 260 luxury apartments. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp....html?page=all
CHOP Schuylkill Avenue Phase 1 Tower Will be entirely occupied by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CHOP Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care Under construction now... will be entirely occupied by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3737 Market Under construction now... 100% leased by Penn Medicine, The University City Science Center and Wexford Science and Technology.
IDK what is so hard to believe. Philly is quickly becoming a tech, media and energy hub on top of it's ever growing healthcare/medical/research, education, business, law and manufacturing roots. What projects are hard to believe? All of those projects I listed are either under construction now or are breaking ground this year. Comcast is building a new tower... where have you been? Read the news lately? So Comcast is not one of those select few companies that is growing wildly? Because it certainly is. It currently leases 90% of its 58 floors, 975 foot 1 million square foot office tower. It is no longer just an internet and cable provider. Comcast now owns out right NBC/Universal and is about to acquire Time Warner Cable. They are quickly transitioning into one of the worlds largest media companies and a massive tech company.
Don't get defensive, I hope I'm wrong! I just don't know where all of this demand is coming from, that's all. It's not like there's a dot-com bubble like there was in the 1990's causing rapid business growth and fueling an office development bubble. Even then, the city of Philadelphia didn't see this level of office activity I don't think. So what's so special about the current economic environment to suggest that this much space is warranted? Perhaps it's a lease thing and many companies are ending their long-term leases in old spaces and they're looking for new space. IDK, it just doesn't jive well with what I'M reading in the news these days, which is mostly about how businesses are cutting back and people can't find jobs.
I also can't easily tell how many of those projects are office, so perhaps it's mainly Comcast and a few others.
Don't get defensive, I hope I'm wrong! I just don't know where all of this demand is coming from, that's all. It's not like there's a dot-com bubble like there was in the 1990's causing rapid business growth and fueling an office development bubble. Even then, the city of Philadelphia didn't see this level of office activity I don't think. So what's so special about the current economic environment to suggest that this much space is warranted? Perhaps it's a lease thing and many companies are ending their long-term leases in old spaces and they're looking for new space. IDK, it just doesn't jive well with what I'M reading in the news these days, which is mostly about how businesses are cutting back and people can't find jobs.
I also can't easily tell how many of those projects are office, so perhaps it's mainly Comcast and a few others.
Most of those projects in Philadelphia are residential(apartments,condos,hotels) Some health care and some office. The 3 office towers are the Comcast Innovation +Technology Center 1121 feet. Will be tallest building in USA outside NY and Chicago. Almost entirely occupied before it breaks ground. Four Seasons Hotel and a public lounge will be at the top of tower.
FMC Tower will be 656 ft and its anchor tenant is FMC chemical company.
Family Court Tower.
Philadelphias downtown office sector is being hurt by a suburban like office park that has been built in South Philly(Navy Yard). 10,000 jobs and some big companies(Urban Outfitters, GSK among others) have fled Center City and set up shop in the spacious Navy Yard Campus. Urban Outfitters has up to 4000 jobs down there alone. Thats 2 600' + skyscrapers that could/should have been in Center City.
That's a bit hard to believe actually -- at least the office portion. I don't understand what's driving this mini-boom in office projects in some of the coastal cities but aside from a very select few companies that are expanding wildly, I don't see where the demand is coming from. I hope it's not all speculation.
They are growing, SF has like 5% unemployment or something. Can't speak of Philadelphia.
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