PHILADELPHIA | THE LAUREL @ 1911 Walnut | 604 FT | 48 FLOORS
 

The Laurel

Title: The Laurel @ 1911 Walnut
Project: Luxury condominiums, luxury apartments, and retail
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Developer: Southern Land Company
Location: 1911 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
District: Center City
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square
Floors: 48
Height: 604 ft

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http://1911walnut.com/

http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...e.html?photo_3
http://www.phillymag.com/property/20...go-based-firm/
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I keep forgetting about this charmer.

those designs look impressive. 525' is nothing to scoff at either!

Why don't they blow off the hotel portion and save those historic buildings? In my mind, there's way too much open space left in Philadelphia to justify needing to start tearing things down that give Rittenhouse Square its character. I like the design, but i dunno, I just don't get it. I'd rather see this go up than not but, why couldn't find another place for this? What about the parking lot RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET?

Swinefeld, I think the yellow outline in your first picture is off a bit; it should be larger. If you compare it with the two diagrams beneath it, you will see that the parking lot on the other side of Moravian is where the tall portion of the building will be. The three buildings that are in jeopardy are on the south side of Sansom (they are between Moravian and Sansom.) This project will cross Moravian thus eliminating most of that block.

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Oh wow that is nice. Philly is really coming along. Very Kewl...

:yes:

looks like a giant putting green on the lower roof.

This one is going to be a true upscale jewel of the most incredible proportions (not that 10 Rittenhouse down the block isn't).
The developer needs to make it upscale to make up the $36.7M they paid for the lot.

History of Images. Evolution of renderings.

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Site plan with "drive aisle" between Moravian and Sansom removed

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Current Version

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Sounds like we all need to dig in and wait on this one.

You're right, I was selling this project a little short. The map has been updated. But my original outline preserved the old buildings. :D

Nice design. It kind of sits at a weird angle to the park though....

Great looking tower, awesome location. I always wanted to see those lots disappear.

Ok good...that was the parking lot I was talking about. I'm onboard now haha.

floors?
 

How many floors are we looking at for these two bldgs?

Looks great.

I thought the same thing when I saw it. Still a sharp looking tower though...

Man, Philly is on phire! Is that three new proposals in one week?

That information has not been made available yet.

Yea...burnin' for sure! I remember seeing this proposal a few months ago - I'm not sure what's happened between then and now.

I LOVE Philly!