American Commerce Center

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= American Commerce Center
year_built=


caption=The American Commerce Center Model.
surpassed=
year_end=
plural=
location= 1800 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA, USA
status= Proposed
use= Hotel / Office/ RetailCite web|title=13 March 08: 1,500 feet of Breaking News|date=2008-03-13|accessdate=2008-03-14|publisher=PhillySkyline.com|url=http://phillyskyline.com/acc1.htm]
groundbreaking=2009 (est.)
constructed=
status=Proposed
opening=2012cite web|title=American Commerce Center|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=americancommercecenter-philadelphia-pa-usa|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-03-24]
destroyed=
antenna_spire= Convert|1500|ft|m|abbr=on|0
roof= Convert|1210|ft|m|abbr=on|0
top_floor=
floor_count= Office tower: 63, Hotel: 26
floor_area= convert|2200000|sqft|m2|abbr=onCite web|title=17 March 08: Plan for high-rise would put Philly on world's skyscraper map|date=2008-03-17|accessdate=2008-03-14|publisher=Philly.com|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080317_Plan_for_high-rise_would_put_Philly_on_worlds_skyscraper_map.html]
elevator_count=
cost=USD $800,000,000
architect= Kohn Pedersen Fox
engineer=
contractor=
developer= Walnut Street Capital
owner=

The American Commerce Center is a supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At Convert|1500|ft|m|0 tall with 62 floors, the building would dominate the Philadelphia skyline, standing over Convert|500|ft|m|abbr=on taller than the recently completed Comcast Center.Cite web|title=American Commerce Center|url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=147514|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|accessdate=2008-03-14] The Convert|1500|ft|m|abbr=on|0 office tower, which would rise on the 19th Street side of Arch Street, and be connected to a Convert|473|ft|m|0|abbr=on, 26 story hotel tower and public plaza along the 18th Street side of the block. The connection consists of a multi-story skybridge with a garden on top.

Of several supertall skyscrapers proposed for Philadelphia (including the Center City Tower and an early version of Comcast Center), this would be the first to be constructed. [Cite web|title=Philadelphia: High-rise Buildings (all)|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101032&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-03-24] If constructed, it would be the 3rd tallest building in the United States behind the Freedom Tower and the Chicago Spire.

On June 19, 2008, Philadelphia City Councilman Darrell Clarke introduced changes for the zoning legislation around 18th and Arch Streets which would be the first step towards building the tower. The bill was introduced on the last day of the city council's session so no action will be able to take place until mid-September.Cite web|title=Zoning bill marks 1st step toward 1,500-foot skyscraper here|date=2008-06-20|accessdate=2008-06-20|publisher=Philly.com|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080620_Zoning_bill_marks_1st_step_toward_1_500-foot_skyscraper_here.html]

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in the world
*List of tallest buildings in the United States
*List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia

References

External links

* [http://www.acctower.com/ Official American Commerce Center website]