Cira Centre
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 2004-2005 |
| Opening | October 2005 |
| Roof | 434 ft (132 m) |
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| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 727,725 sq ft (67,608 m²) |
| Elevator count | 14 Passenger 2 Freight |
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| Architect | César Pelli & Associates |
Cira Centre is a 28-story office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania clad in reflective glass with a steel structure designed by César Pelli with Bower Lewis Thrower Architects as the local architects. Ground was broken in 2004 and the building was officially opened in 2005.
A skyway connects a parking garage on the north of Cira Centre with 30th Street Station to the south.
The Cira Centre is the tallest building in Philadelphia outside of Center City. It is located on the west shore of the Schuylkill River in West Philadelphia's University City district. Since Cira lies within a Keystone Opportunity Zone, lessees receive abatements on various Pennsylvania state taxes and Philadelphia city taxes.
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[edit] Tenants
Cira Centre's anchor tenants are SCA North America and the law firms of Dechert (the largest law firm in Philadelphia) and Woodcock Washburn.[1]
McKinsey & Co. also opened its first Philadelphia office in the Cira Centre.
[edit] In media
It was seen in Sylvester Stallone's 2006 film Rocky Balboa. In the film, Rocky's son works at the Cira Centre.
[edit] Cira Centre South
Cira Centre South is currently under construction right near the Cira Centre. This will include a tower along Chestnut Street and a tower along Walnut Street. It is expected to be completed in 2011 and stand at a height of around 900 feet (270 m) (Chestnut Tower). It will also include hotels, office space, restaurants, and condominiums. Specifications for the Walnut tower have not yet been released.
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