Lewis Tower

Aria

General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential
Location	225 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	39°56′55″N 75°09′58″W / 39.9486°N 75.1660°W / 39.9486; -75.1660Coordinates: 39°56′55″N 75°09′58″W / 39.9486°N 75.1660°W / 39.9486; -75.1660
Opening	1929
Cost	35 million
Owner	Richard Oller and Jeffrey Goldstein
Height
Roof	389 ft (119 m)
Technical details
Floor count	33
Design and construction
Architect	Edmund Gilchrist
Developer	GoldOller Associates LLC.
Structural engineer	Gravell & Hall
Main contractor	Frank V. Warren Company

Aria (formerly known as the Lewis Tower Building) is a 33-story Art Deco skyscraper in Center City Philadelphia designed by the firm Edmund Gilchrist.

An exceptionally slender building, it was one of the city's tallest office high-rises until the skyscraper boom of the late 1980s. It housed offices until 2005 when the building was sold for conversion into condominiums.

The building has undergone extensive interior remodeling and exterior renovation (including facade scrubbing and treatment) and has been renamed Aria, a nod to the building's location just off the Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia's premier performing arts corridor. The Aria was purchased in 2009 by Richard Oller and Jeffrey Goldstein.

External links

Aria at emporis.com
Lewis Tower Building at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Skyscrapers in Philadelphia

Current	Comcast Center One Liberty Place Two Liberty Place BNY Mellon Center Three Logan Square G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building One Commerce Square Two Commerce Square Philadelphia City Hall The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton 1818 Market Street The St. James Loews Philadelphia Hotel PNC Bank Building Centre Square II Five Penn Center Murano One South Broad Cira Centre 2000 Market Street Two Logan Square 1700 Market 1835 Market Street Centre Square I Aramark Tower Wells Fargo Building 1706 Rittenhouse One Logan Square The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Lewis Tower PECO Building

Under construction	Comcast Innovation and Technology Center evo at Cira Centre South Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Ambulatory Care Center Lancaster Square (Drexel U.)

Demolished	One Meridian Plaza

Approved	Cira Walnut Tower W Hotel Philadelphia 3601 Market Street 1919 Market Street Eastern Tower Community Center 38th and Chestnut 1213 Walnut Street

Proposed	One Riverside Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Schuylkill Ave. expansion

See also: Tallest buildings in Philadelphia Architecture of Philadelphia

Purchased in 2009 Richard Oller Developed by GoldOller Associates LLC 1608 JFk Philadelphia pa 19102

The Aria was purchased out of bankruptcy by Richard Oller in 2009. Oller a seasoned real estate Developer. Prior to purchasing the Aria Building Oller was the Founder and CEO of The Wentworth Group. The largest property management company in the United States. The Aria formally the Lewis Tower Building was a turn around condo conversion- The Sales Team which SpearHeaded the successful turn around was The Condo Shop a condominium Marketing firm. Other successes lead by The Condo Shop where the Residences at Two Liberty Place.