Aramark Tower

Aramark Tower
Aramark Tower as viewed from the intersection Market and 8th streets before the new logo was placed.
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	39°57′08″N 75°09′31″W / 39.9521°N 75.1585°W / 39.9521; -75.1585Coordinates: 39°57′08″N 75°09′31″W / 39.9521°N 75.1585°W / 39.9521; -75.1585
Opening	1984
Height
Roof	412 ft (126 m)
Technical details
Floor count	32
Design and construction
Architect	BLT Architects
Developer	The Girard Estate

Aramark Tower, formerly known as One Reading Center, is a high-rise office building located in the Center City section of Philadelphia. The building stands 412 feet (126 meters) tall with 32 floors and is currently the 26th-tallest building in the city.

The building was originally conceived by the Reading Company while in a state of bankruptcy as a way to capitalize on its real estate holdings in Center City. Reading was granted development rights for the building along with a large parking complex in exchange for granting the city easements for developing the Jefferson Station (then Market East Station) entrance in the ground floor of the adjacent Reading Terminal.^[1] Construction soon began and the building was completed in 1984. The building was designed by Bower Lewis Thrower (BLT) Architects of Philadelphia. Aramark Tower currently serves as the world headquarters for the Aramark Corporation.

References

↑ O'Neil, David K., Reading Terminal Market: an Illustrated History,p27, Camino Books Inc. Philadelphia, 2004. ISBN 0-940159-78-3

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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 evo at Cira Centre South 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 FMC Tower at Cira Centre South Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Ambulatory Care Center Lancaster Square (Drexel U.) One Riverside

Demolished	One Meridian Plaza

Approved	W Hotel Philadelphia 3601 Market Street 1919 Market Street Eastern Tower Community Center 38th and Chestnut 1213 Walnut Street 1601 Vine Street

Proposed	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Schuylkill Ave. expansion 1911 Walnut

See also: Tallest buildings in Philadelphia Architecture of Philadelphia

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Aramark Tower

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