1818 Market Street

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = 1818 Market Street


location = 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
status = Completed
use = Office
roof = 500 ft (152 m)
floor_count = 40
opening =1974
floor_area = convert|981743|sqft|m2|abbr=on
architect = Ewing Cole Cherry Brott
owner = The Ashforth Company

1818 Market Street is a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Philadelphia, PA. The building, designed by the firm Ewing Cole Cherry Brott, was the tallest building constructed in Philadelphia between the completion of City Hall in 1901 and the completion of One Liberty Place in 1987, during the period of the 'gentlemen's agreement', the observation of an unofficial height restriction of the top of the hat of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall (548 feet/167 meters) that stood for 86 years.

The building contains over convert|981000|sqft|m2 of office space over 37 floors with six levels of parking and its major tenants include Merrill Lynch, Northwestern Mutual, ABN Amro, Swiss Re and the offices of Philadelphia Magazine.

The building, currently the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the city, underwent major renovations in 2003, more than a decade after its facade was treated resulting in its signature white color.

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
*Tallest buildings in the United States
*List of skyscrapers
*World's tallest structures

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1818marketstreet-philadelphia-pa-usa/ Emporis - 1818 Market Street]
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2002/12/23/newscolumn3.html/ Philadelphia Business Journal - 1818 Market Renovations]