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A large development by the Mormon Church in Center City Philadelphia will yield buildings designed by Robert A.M. Stern including this 32 story residential tower:
Phase 2 Of Mormon Church Development Announced
◾The Mormon Church will further connect Center City with North Philadelphia with the infill of a vacant lot at 16th & Vine Streets, says The Inquirer, with the constructions of a 32-story mixed-use tower (258 apartments, 13 townhouses, and retail shops). A meetinghouse, between that tower and the temple now under construction, will include a chapel, courtyard, multipurpose space, and a genealogy center. Robert A.M. Stern’s firm is responsible for the design of the additional buildings; the meetinghouse, like his design for the Museum of the American Revolution, looks to the past for its architectural cues, while the residential tower, says Mormon scholar Armand Mauss, exemplifies the modern church’s attempt for a greater inner-city presence. If granted the necessary variances, the church expects a 2016 completion date.
http://www.phillymag.com/property/2014/02/12/breaking-mormons-spur-development-new-rental-building/
The Mormon Temple is already under construction:
Bare Bones by phillytrax, on Flickr