{"id":271476,"date":"2026-08-24T21:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/271476\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:32:10","slug":"pmc-proposes-31-story-apartment-building-in-center-city-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/271476\/","title":{"rendered":"PMC Proposes 31-Story Apartment Building In Center City West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia\u2019s largest multifamily owner hopes to build a massive new tower overlooking the Schuylkill River and Center City West.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/filters:no_upscale():quality(80).png\" width=\"768\" height=\"419\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tall modern skyscraper with glass facade in an urban setting, captured during sunset, with buildings and a road in the foreground.\" class=\"object-cover w-full\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Tantillo Architecture<\/p>\n<p>A rendering of PMC Property Group&#8217;s proposal for a new Center City apartment tower<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/pmc-property-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PMC Property Group<\/a> proposed a 372-unit building at 200-10 S. 24th St. bordering Walnut Street, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/philadelphia\/news\/2026\/08\/20\/pmc-apartment-tower-schuylkill-river-philadelphia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the Philadelphia Business Journal first reported<\/a>. The developer made a presentation to the Center City Residents\u2019 Association on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal for a 486,500 SF building spanning 31 stories and a 118-space parking garage would replace a historic industrial building on the site known for its mural celebrating the Phillies. It is unclear what demolishing the structure would mean for the artwork.<\/p>\n<p>PMC doesn&#8217;t own the property at this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/real-estate\/commercial\/pmc-property-group-walnut-street-zoning-change-20260821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Philadelphia Inquirer reported<\/a>. It belongs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/student-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">student housing<\/a> owner and charter school operator Michael Karp.<\/p>\n<p>The lot is still zoned for industrial uses. PMC aims to have it rezoned at the legislative level, which would require support from Council President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/kenyatta-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kenyatta Johnson<\/a>, who represents the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The project could be a joint venture, said PMC\u2019s land use attorney, Adam Laver of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/blank-rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Blank Rome,<\/a> according to the Inquirer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787607130_598_filters:no_upscale():quality(80).png\" width=\"768\" height=\"455\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Colorful mural on a building wall depicting baseball players in action, with cars parked on the adjacent street below a cloudy sky.\" class=\"object-cover w-full\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The building PMC Property Group has proposed demolishing for a 31-story tower<\/p>\n<p>Tantillo Architecture\u2019s plans for the building, with a mix of studio and one- and two-bedroom units, also include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center and private roof terraces.<\/p>\n<p>The lot is partly occupied by Walnut Bridge Parking &amp; Storage, which includes a 160-space public garage. It also has vacant ground-floor space fronting Walnut Street that was most recently occupied by Sweat Fitness. The gym closed in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>PMC has long been a multifamily power player in Center City West. The developer built the 287-unit tower at 2301 John F. Kennedy Blvd. and the Riverwalk Towers directly across the Schuylkill from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/30th-street-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">30th Street Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The firm and its partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/dean-adler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Dean Adler<\/a> are under contract to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/centre-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Centre Square<\/a>, the largest office property in Philly, for $70M, with plans for a partial apartment and hotel conversion. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/news\/philadelphia\/office\/centre-square-sale-court-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">tried to back out of the sale<\/a>, but a judge ruled last week that it should proceed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia\u2019s largest multifamily owner hopes to build a massive new tower overlooking the Schuylkill River and Center City&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[114293,114294,114295,14648,114296,69,71,70,3853,114297],"class_list":["post-271476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-adam-laver","tag-blank-rome","tag-center-city-residents-association","tag-kenyatta-johnson","tag-michael-karp","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-pmc-property-group","tag-tantillo-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}