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Jul 7
2011

Tower Investments Starting Work on Former State Building

See the fence in the foreground?

 

Well hello, Inquirer Building.

 

Finally, construction appears to be getting under way at the 19-story former State Office Building at 1400 Spring Garden St. Purchased only recently by Tower Investments after about two years of waiting for the wheels of government bureaucracy to turn, this project has the potential to have as much of an impact on N. Broad St. as the forthcoming development of the former Wilkie Dealship. Fences went up a few days ago, and trailers are on the site. According to writeups about this project that date back a year or more, this project will include retail and residences and will be constructed in two phases. We’ll post more information on this project as soon we learn any. In the meantime, check this out:

A year-old rendering we pulled off of Philadelphiaspeaks

Ooh, that’s a sweet looking building.

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  • Allitia

    Nice!  Glad to see development here on this busy corner.

  • http://motorstadtcust.shikshik.org/2011/08/11/tower-investments/ Tower investments | Motorstadtcust

    [...] Tower Investments Starting Work on Former State Building | NakedPhilly [...]

  • http://nakedphilly.com/spring-garden/pa-ballet-moving-to-north-broad-st/ PA Ballet Moving to North Broad St. | NakedPhilly

    [...] and two Tower Investments projects in the pipeline just up the street (Inquirer Building and the former State Building), the PA Ballet is another fabulous addition to this reviving section of N. Broad St. But not to [...]

  • http://nakedphilly.com/market-east/will-the-inquirers-move-to-center-city-help-reinvigorate-market-east/ Will the Inquirer’s Move to Center City Help Reinvigorate Market East? | NakedPhilly

    [...] seems clear. Big-time developer Bart Blatstein has purchased their old HQ along with the former State Building up the street and will be redeveloping both, while PMC Property Group is in the process of [...]

  • http://nakedphilly.com/spring-garden/wilkie-demolition-on-north-broad-st/ Wilkie Demolition on North Broad St. | NakedPhilly

    [...] the PA Ballet moving to a location a block to the south, and two large Tower projects at the State Building and the Inquirer Building are several of the exciting new developments in the [...]

  • anon

    Any updates on this project?

  • http://nakedphilly.com/spring-garden/coming-soon-a-casino-on-north-broad-street/ Coming Soon: A Casino on North Broad Street? | NakedPhilly

    [...] which is about to begin work in earnest at the former state building at Broad and Spring Garden Sts., increased their stake in North Broad Street when they purchased the Inquirer/Daily News Building [...]

  • jeff

    launching in dec

  • http://hiddencityphila.org/2011/09/auto-zone/ Auto Zone | Hidden City Philadelphia

    [...] residential and retail development at Broad and Spring Garden Street, as reported last month by NakedPhilly. All of this news follows ongoing speculation that a High Line-inspired revival of the abandoned [...]

  • http://nakedphilly.com/spring-garden/bufad-will-soon-be-bringing-the-heat-to-spring-garden-street/ Bufad Will Soon Be Bringing the Heat to Spring Garden Street | NakedPhilly

    [...] incarnation. And with the bar down the street, the restaurant a little further down the street, a new Tower development at the old State building, and all other sorts of newish development on North Broad Street, this area is certainly on the way [...]

  • http://nakedphilly.com/logan-square/another-step-for-north-broad-as-tower-place-opens/ Another Step for North Broad as Tower Place Opens | NakedPhilly

    [...] year and a half ago, we first told you about plans from Tower Investments to redevelop the former state building at Broad & Spring Garden. And last month, the $70M [...]

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