1835 Market Street facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 1835 Market Street |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1835 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Opening | 1986 |
| Owner | Nightingale Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 686,503 square feet (63,778.2 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kling Lindquist Partnership |
| Developer | Radnor Corporation |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 176 spaces (underground) |
1835 Market Street is a tall office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It used to be called Eleven Penn Center. This building stands 425 feet (about 130 meters) high and has 29 floors.
Construction on the building started in 1984 by Radnor Corp., a company connected to Sun Co. The building officially opened its doors in 1986. A company called Colonial Penn was one of the first big businesses to have offices there. The building was designed by an architecture firm called Kling Lindquist Partnership. 1835 Market Street is part of a group of buildings known as Penn Center. This area includes other famous tall buildings like the Mellon Bank Center.
Today, 1835 Market Street is the 24th-tallest building in Philadelphia.
Who Owns 1835 Market Street?
Changing Hands: The Building's Owners
In 2002, a group that included the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) bought the building. CalSTRS is a fund that helps provide retirement money for teachers in California. They purchased the tower for about $80 million. Later, in 2014, CalSTRS sold the building to a company called Nightingale Group for $100 million.
