Comcast Technology Center Building : Philadelphia, PA by caross

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The proposed $1.5 billion 60-story, 1,121-foot tower will neighbor Comcast Center, Comcast Corporation’s global headquarters, and become a dedicated home for the company’s growing workforce of technologists, engineers, and software architects. The facility will also create a media center in the heart of the City by becoming home to the operations of local broadcast television stations NBC 10/WCAU and Telemundo 62/WWSI and offer space for local technology startups. Source

Location:
1800 Arch Street
Developer:
Liberty Property Trust
Owner:
A joint venture between Comcast Corporation and Liberty Property Trust
Design Architect:
Lord Norman Foster, Foster + Partners
Architect of Record:
Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.
General Contractor:
L.F. Driscoll Co.
Development:
1,121 feet tall
60-story tower
Approximately 1.7 million rentable square feet, including 1.33 million rentable square feet of
office space; 230,112 square feet of hotel space; and 2,682 rentable square feet of retail
space
Featuring 200+ room luxury Four Seasons hotel with world-class spa, fitness, event and
meeting facilities
Exciting new restaurant located on the top floor of the building, offering spectacular 360
degree of the city
Media center in the heart of the City, featuring the studio and office operations of NBC
10/WCAU and Telemundo 62/WWSI
State-of-the-art incubator space for local technology start ups
Creation of an extended commuter concourse connected underground to Comcast Center
and Suburban Station
Constructed of stainless steel and glass façade
Designed to attain LEED® Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council
Timeline:
Groundbreaking occurred in Summer 2014
Project completion anticipated Q1 2018
Total Project Cost:
$1.5 billion in total ($900 million joint venture investment)
$40 million in Commonwealth and City support to defray the cost of public infrastructure
improvements. No government dollars will be used to support the office and hotel
components of this project.