5 projects set to transform Center City

By Jim Dolente Jr., President, Madison Concrete Construction

In our March 2017 enewsletter, we highlighted several planned projects that will play a crucial role in revitalizing the mostly industrial areas of the Delaware River waterfront. The waterfront, however, is not the only part of Philadelphia undergoingtransformation. The following projects promise to add more residential, retail, dining and cultural options to accommodate Center City’s growing population.

Hanover North Broad's east building (top) is complete. The larger west building (bottom) is also built-out, with final work being done on its facade and interiors. Photo: Hanover Building Corporation

Hanover North Broad’s east building (top) is complete. The larger west building (bottom) is also built-out, with final work being done on its facade and interiors. Photo: Hanover Building Corporation

Hanover North Broad
This two-building, mixed-use project is bringing 339 luxury apartments and 17,000 square feet of retail space to a section of North Broad Street previously known for parking garages, scattered offices and hospital facilities. The project broke ground February 2016 and is nearly complete. Madison Concrete performed foundation excavation and provided a total of 13,000 cubic yards of concrete and 160,000 square feet of elevated structural slabs for the buildings’ foundations, walls, columns, shear walls and post-tensioned concrete slabs.

Philadelphia Art Museum
The first and most complex phase of this large-scale renovation project officially broke ground in March and is expected to add 63,000 square feet of new public space and 23,000 square feet of new gallery space in the massive, 89-year-old building. Madison is set to begin work on the project in May.

1911 Walnut
Current plans for the proposed condo/apartment tower call for an approximately 47-story glass and precast concrete building on a cut-limestone base. In addition, the historic Rittenhouse Coffee Shop and Warwick apartment buildings, built in 1855 and 1903 on Sansom Street, will be preserved and redeveloped into low-income housing, developer Southern Land Company told philly.com.

River Walk towers
The Philadelphia Planning Commission recently approved a PMC Property Group proposal to construct a pair of residential towers at a parking lot site along the Schuylkill River’s eastern bank near Arch Street. The proposal calls for 32- and 28-story towers with 321 and 291 units, with space for retail tenants including a large supermarket. Aboveground parking is also planned since the site is located on a flood plain, which makes an underground garage unfeasible.

SLS International Hotel & Residences
As reported by Curbed Philadelphia, Dranoff Properties is still working to secure funding for the 45-story hotel and condo skyscraper, slated for the corner of Broad and Spruce streets where Philadelphia International Records once stood. The hotel will include about 152 rooms and 7,000 square feet of retail, bar and restaurant options. The condos will begin on the 18th floor.

Madison Concrete is eager to see these and more projects come to fruition in the Center City area. If you are planning a project, let us know how we can use our experience and expertise to assist you.

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