Two Liberty Place
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| Two Liberty Place | |
Two Liberty Place in Philadelphia |
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| Information | |
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| Location | 1601 Chestnut Street Philadelphia |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1987 |
| Roof | 848 feet (258 meters) |
| Floor count | 58 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Murphy/Jahn Architects |
| Owner | Shorenstein Company |
Two Liberty Place is the third tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia, and the 33rd tallest in the United States, stretching 58 floors to 848 ft (258m). The tower was completed in 1990. Two Liberty Place is the smaller sister building to nearby One Liberty Place. Both buildings were designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects.
Two Liberty Place has two entrances to The Shops at Liberty Place, an enclosed upscale shopping mall attached to the complex. The building also had its signature crown lights replaced in late 2006 with LED lights to enhance its appearance at night. The crown lights are capable of decorative color changes that require less effort than the older light bands.
In June 2002, the Shorenstein Company acquired the building for just over US$200 million.
[edit] Renovation
Though primarily an office building, renovations have begun convert the top 20 floors, or roughly 400,000 square feet, of the building from office space to luxury condominiums known as The Residences at Two Liberty Place. [1]
This project will give the city its highest and most expensive residences to date as well as make it Philadelphia's tallest mixed-use building (until the completion of the proposed Bridgman's View Tower. The scope of the project also includes the city's highest restaurant, to be located on the 37th floor of the building.
[edit] See also
- List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
- Tallest buildings in the United States
- List of skyscrapers
- World's tallest structures
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