Philadelphia’s former Stephen Girard Building was adapted into this 236 – room Canopy, a boutique Hilton Hotel. Situated in the section of the city rebranded as East Market, the Canopy is central to the revival of the pedestrian – oriented neighborhood, which blends urban shopping, living and dining in both historic and contemporary architecture. The […]
Park Towne Place
July 2019
Park Towne Place, now known as Park Towne Place Museum District Residences, was built in 1959 as mid-century modern market rate apartment complex in Philadelphia. The complex is composed of four 18-story apartment towers located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, home to many of the city’s museums. The property was the first modern housing complex […]
Sterling Apartment Homes
July 2018
Designed and constructed between 1959 and 1961, the Sterling Apartment Homes was rehabilitated by Denver-based Real Estate Investment Trust, Aimco. This block-long residential building was transformed into a vibrant urban, live/work environment. Updating this 30-story mid-century tower involved revitalizing the original retail arcade, updating the office floors, and refurbishing the 535 apartments with modern fixtures […]
Spring Garden School
May 2018
The Lural Lee Belvins Veterans Center was rehabilitated by HELP USA. In 1928, the building was originally constructed as the Spring Garden School No. 1 during Philadelphia’s prolific Progressive Era school development phase. The school closed its doors in the 1970s and remained vacant for several decades, experiencing significant deterioration. Until its recent rehabilitation, the […]
Pyramid Lofts
May 2018
MM Partners rehabilitated the Harry C. Kahn & Son Warehouse, also known as the Pyramid Electric Building, located in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood. The 1922 Commercial Style warehouse had been vacant for decades prior to the rehabilitation. Sited at the former Pennsylvania Rail Line at the edge of the neighborhood, the building has become a recognized […]
Nugent Senior Apartments
April 2014
The Nugent Senior Apartments is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia and was built by philanthropist, George Nugent, as a retirement home for Baptist ministers. Designed in the Chateauesque style by architect J. Franklin Stuckert, the ornate exterior features projecting bays, tall brick chimneys and clay tile roofing. The rehabilitation converted the building into […]
Philadelphia Hotel Monaco
April 2014
Constructed in 1907 by the estate of philanthropist and banker, Stephen Girard, the Lafayette Building was designed by noted architect, James Windrim and named for the Marquis de Lafayette. The rehabilitation transformed the vacant office building into a Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Located across from Independence Hall, the rooms overlook the adjacent mall and the rooftop […]
Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters Building
April 2012
Prominently sited on Independence Mall, the nine-story building was designed by internationally renowned architect, Pietro Belluschi, in the Modern Movement style of architecture. Constructed in 1965 as the headquarters of Rohm and Haas, a specialty materials company perhaps best known for their development of Plexiglas, the building was rehabilitated to continue to serve as the […]
