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Comcast Technology Center

Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 75°10′13″W / 39.9549°N 75.1704°W / 39.9549; -75.1704
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Comcast Technology Center
Topped out, August 2018
Comcast Technology Center is located in Philadelphia
Comcast Technology Center
Location within Philadelphia
Comcast Technology Center is located in Pennsylvania
Comcast Technology Center
Comcast Technology Center (Pennsylvania)
Comcast Technology Center is located in the United States
Comcast Technology Center
Comcast Technology Center (the United States)
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel, restaurant, Museum
Location1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates39°57′18″N 75°10′13″W / 39.9549°N 75.1704°W / 39.9549; -75.1704
Construction started2002
Completed2004
CostUS$1.5 billion
OwnerComcast
Liberty Property Trust
Height1,121 feet (342 m)
Technical details
Floor count91
Floor area1,566,000 sq ft (145,500 m2)[1]
Design and construction
ArchitectFoster and Partners[2]
Kendall/Heaton Associates
DeveloperLiberty Property Trust
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[3]
References
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The Comcast Technology Center is a supertall skyscraper in Philadelphia.[5][6]

The 91-floor building, with a height of 1,121 feet (342 m), is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the tenth-tallest building in the United States and the tallest outside Manhattan and Chicago.[7][8]

References

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  1. "Featured Properties (1800 Arch St)". libertyproperty.com. Liberty Property Trust. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. "Comcast Innovation and Technology Centre - Philadelphia". Foster + Partners. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "Comcast Innovation and Technology Center". Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "Comcast Technology Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  5. Adelman, Jacob (17 November 2016). "Big tower, shorter name: Comcast cuts 'innovation' from high-rise's moniker". Philly.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. Kostelni, Natalie (3 July 2014). "Comcast skyscraper construction begins; new details emerge". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. Romero, Melissa (November 28, 2017). "Comcast Technology Center is officially the tallest building in Philly". Curbed Philly. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. Lattanzio, Vince (November 30, 2017). "The Comcast Technology Center Is Philly's Tallest Building and Yes, There's a Mini Billy Penn Up There". NBC10 Philadelphia. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.