Comcast Innovation and Technology Center

Comcast Innovation and Technology Center

The Comcast Innovation and Technology Center under construction in Autumn 2015
General information
Status Under construction
Type Hotel, restaurant, office, parking garage, retail
Location 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 39°57′18″N 75°10′12″W / 39.955°N 75.170°W / 39.955; -75.170
Estimated completion Q1 2018
Cost US$1.2 billion
Owner Comcast, Liberty Property Trust
Height 1,121 feet (342 m)
Technical details
Floor count 60
Design and construction
Architect Lord Norman Foster
Developer Liberty Property Trust

Comcast Innovation and Technology Center is a building under construction in Philadelphia.[1] The 60-floor building, with a height of 1,121 feet (342 m), will be the eighth-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere (all eight are in the United States), and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere outside of New York City and Chicago (and therefore the tallest building in Pennsylvania). It is adjacent to the Comcast Center, the headquarters of Comcast Corporation.[2]

Design

The architect is Lord Norman Foster,[3][4][5] with interior design by Gensler.[6]

Use

On a clear day from the top roof an individual will be able to see over 40 miles. It will consist primarily of office space and the new Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia [7] that was previously located elsewhere in the city, but will also include at least three TV studios, a retail mall, a parking garage on the lower levels, and a top-floor restaurant. The entire project consists of over 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2). The property will be co-owned by Comcast and Liberty Property Trust, and has an estimated cost of $1.5 billion.

It was also announced that NBC10 Philadelphia and Telemundo Philadelphia will move from Bala Cynwyd to occupy floors and three television studios in the building.[8]

Floors

12–14: NBC10 and Telemundo62[9]

CITC under construction in 2016

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kostelni, Natalie (3 July 2014). "Comcast skyscraper construction begins; new details emerge". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Hurdle, Jon (January 28, 2014). "Planned Comcast Tech Center Raises Sights in Philadelphia". Int. N. Y. Times.
  3. ↑ Fernandez, Bob (January 17, 2014). "Comcast to build second, taller Phila. skyscraper". Philly.com.
  4. ↑ Area Development Online News Desk (January 16, 2014). "Comcast Plans $1.2 Billion, 59-Story, Innovation And Technology Tower In Downtown Philadelphia". Area Development Online. New York, United States: Halcyon Business Publications. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Donohue, Steve (January 15, 2014). "Comcast building $1.2B innovation and technology center in Philadelphia". FierceCable. Washington, D.C., United States: FierceMarkets. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kostelni, Natalie (8 September 2014). "Comcast chooses firm to design interior of new Philadelphia skyscraper". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ↑ McDevitt, John (5 June 2015). "Four Seasons Hotel About To Close Its Doors On Logan Circle". CBS Philadelphia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Burdo, Alison (19 February 2014). "New Comcast Building a Gamechanger for NBC10 and Telemundo 62". NBC10.com (NBCUniversal Media, LLC.). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Burdo, Alison (February 19, 2014). "New Comcast Building a Gamechanger for NBC10 and Telemundo 62". NBC10.com. Pennsylvania, United States: WCAU. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 75°10′12″W / 39.955°N 75.170°W / 39.955; -75.170

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