- Willard Rouse
Willard G. Rouse III (1942 –
April 30 ,2003 ) was an American real estate developer.Rouse was the developer of
One Liberty Place , designed byHelmut Jahn , the first structure inPhiladelphia to exceed the traditional height limitation established by the top of the statue ofWilliam Penn atopPhiladelphia City Hall . He famously clashed with city plannerEdmund Bacon over the landmark development, which was quickly followed by additional tall buildings. Rouse was the nephew of developerJames Rouse .Rouse founded Rouse and Associates, a real estate development company primarily focused on office and industrial development in select cities in the United States. In 1994 the company went public as a UPREIT and is now known as Liberty Property Trust (Ticker:LRY), headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Rouse was also involved in the construction of the
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and thePennsylvania Convention Center .References
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2003/05/26/daily6.html Philadelphia Business Journal]
* [http://state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=435004&papowerNav=%7C30546%7C Statement of Governor Rendell]
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