Renaissance Plaza
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Renaissance Plaza (formerly named World Trade Square) is a proposed residential and retail complex to be built on a Script error: No such module "convert". site in the Delaware Riverfront region of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The design calls for four high-rise office buildings: Old City Harbor Tower I, Old City Harbor Tower II, Old City Harbor Tower III, and the Greater Philadelphia World Trade Center.
History
Plans were initially created for a Philadelphia World Trade Center in 1988. The project would have included a 65-story skyscraper as well as three other buildings. However, this proposal ultimately fell through.[1]
The developer, Carl Marks Real Estate Group, contracted Alesker & Dundon Architects to redesign the project as four shorter skyscrapers to be completed in 2010, but the plan was downsized again in 2012.[2]
The 2012 plan by Waterfront Renaissance Associates called for a 1,458-unit residential tower complex, with two taller 426 ft towers and two shorter 227 ft towers.[3] The development would have violated the 100 foot height limit imposed by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation in their master plan.[4]
In response to height concerns, the plan was revised again in July 2013 to lower the height of the tallest tower to 240 feet and build five towers instead of four.[5]
In 2024, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a $200,000 resolution to "fund costs associated with investigating current conditions at the Plaza [for revitalization] and preparation of a preliminary design and budget."[6]
The latest design calls for four towers: Old City Harbor Tower I, Old City Harbor Tower II, Old City Harbor Tower III, and the Greater Philadelphia World Trade Center.
See also
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References
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External links
- Project site
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