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Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Philadelphia
General information
Status	Never built
Type	Hotel and Residential
Location	1414 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°57′04″N 75°09′54″W / 39.951213°N 75.165051°W / 39.951213; -75.165051
Cost	US$420 million
Owner	Mariner Commercial Properties, Inc.
Management	Hilton Hotels Corporation
Height
Roof	670 feet (200 m)
Technical details
Floor count	58
Design and construction
Architect	Cope Linder Architects of Philadelphia
Developer	Mariner Commercial Properties, Inc. and Gatehouse Capital Corporation

Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Philadelphia was a proposed skyscraper in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was to be built in the former One Meridian Plaza lot, half of which is now occupied by The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton. The project comprised a 670 feet (200 m)/58-floor tower located at 1441 Chestnut Street and was to be completed by Waldorf Astoria Philadelphia by the year 2012. This hotel would have been a property of the developing Waldorf-Astoria Collection, a luxury chain of hotels and resorts, owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation but the project was canceled and the lot was sold in 2010.

In its place, a new Starwood W Hotel and Element by Westin hotel has secured approval, and construction is planned to start fall 2013.