PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia)

The PNC Bank Building is a high-rise office building located in the Market West neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia. Constructed in 1983, it is 491 feet (150 m) in height and has 39 stories. It houses offices for PNC Financial Services. It was constructed on the site of the Fox Theatre and the Stanley/Stanton/Milgram Theatre.

PNC Bank Building
the PNC Bank Building in 2009
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia)
Location within Philadelphia
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia)
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia) (Pennsylvania)
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia)
PNC Bank Building (Philadelphia) (the United States)
General information
StatusCompleted
Typemodernistic
Location1600 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′09″N 75°10′02″W / 39.9525°N 75.1673°W / 39.9525; -75.1673
Completed1983
OwnerAmerican Real Estate Partners[1]
Height
Roof491 ft (150 m)
Technical details
Floor count39
Floor area825,868 sq ft (76,725.6 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP[2]
DeveloperDon Pulver

It is home to a number of businesses, including Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, PC, Huntington & Franklin, P.C., Philadelphia office of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Zarella Law Office LLC, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel's Investment Banking group, BCD m&i., and the Tax Warriors of Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C.

Site

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The PNC Bank Building is located at 1600 Market Street in the Market West neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia.[3] It occupies the northeast corner of a city block bounded by Market Street to the north, 16th Street to the east, Chestnut Street to the south, and 17th Street to the west.[4] The land lot occupies 35,095.5 square feet (3,260.48 m2) with a frontage of 177 feet (54 m) on Market and 16th Streets.[4]

The building shares the city block with the Liberty Place skyscraper complex, with One Liberty Place to the west, Two Liberty Place to the south, and the Shops at Liberty Place to the southwest. Other nearby buildings include Centre Square to the east, One Penn Center to the north, and the BNY Mellon Center to the northwest.[4]

History

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Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. was a former tenant of the building. In 1996, the New York-based real estate investment management firm Yarmouth Group oversaw a renovation for the new owners of the building purchased two years before.[5]

PNC Bank formally moved its regional headquarters and PNC Asset Management Group national headquarters to the 1600 Market Street building in 1997, occupying 15 floors.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American Real Estate Partners closes on 1600 Market". Philadelphia Business Journal. 2018-02-15.
  2. ^ "1600 Market Street". Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "1600 Market Street, Philadelphia". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c "1600 Market Street, #883031500". Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Hazelton, Lynette (18 Nov 1996). "Putting a new face on office building at 1600 Market". Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "PNC Bank Formally Opens Its New Regional Headquarters, The PNC Bank Center At 1600 Market St". PRNewswire. 15 Oct 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2014.