American Commerce Center

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American Commerce Center

The American Commerce Center Model.

Information
Location 1800 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Status Proposed
Groundbreaking 2009 (est.)[1]
Opening 2012[2]
Use Hotel / Office/ Retail[3]
Height
Antenna/Spire 1,500 ft (457 m)[1][2]
Roof 1,210 ft (369 m)[1]
Floor count Office tower: 63, Hotel: 26[1][2]
Floor area 2,200,000 sq ft (204,000 m²)[4]
Cost USD $800,000,000[4]
Companies
Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox[3]
Developer Walnut Street Capital[3]

The American Commerce Center is a supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At 1,500 feet (457 m) tall with 63 floors, the building would dominate the Philadelphia skyline, standing over 500 ft (150 m) taller than the recently completed Comcast Center.[1] The 1,500 ft (457 m) office tower, which would rise on the 19th Street side of Arch Street, and be connected to a 473 ft (144 m), 26 story hotel tower and public plaza along the 18th Street side of the block.[3] The connection consists of a multi-story skybridge with a garden on top.[2]

If constructed, it would be one of the ten tallest buildings in the world (should no other proposals be constructed sooner than the ACC) and it would be taller than the Sears Tower. After the Chicago Spire and the Freedom Tower, it would be the 3rd-tallest building in the United States.[4]

Of several supertall skyscrapers proposed for Philadelphia (including the Center City Tower and an early version of Comcast Center), this would be the first to be constructed.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e American Commerce Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ a b c d American Commerce Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ a b c d 13 March 08: 1,500 feet of Breaking News. PhillySkyline.com (2008-03-13). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
  4. ^ a b c 17 March 08: Plan for high-rise would put Philly on world's skyscraper map. Philly.com (2008-03-17). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
  5. ^ Philadelphia: High-rise Buildings (all). Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.