This 26-story high-rise developed by Goldenberg Group and Hines has taken over a former parking lot and has already moved in its first tenants into its 322 rental units. The long list of amenities are reserved for the second floor and the sky-high terraces, and there is still 7,300 square feet of retail under construction. Take a peek inside some of the finished units here. 

Status: Tower completed, retail still under construction

PMC Property purchased 24-story One Franklin Plaza in 2015 for $43 million. Now renamed Franklin Tower, it's currently being converted into luxury apartments and high-end office space, with a roof-top terrace and amenities like an indoor cycling studio. The one-bedroom and two-bedroom units are now leasing with some ready for move-ins, with rents ranging from $1,725 to $3,595.

Status: Tower completed, retail under construction

The Ludlow, East Market's first residential high rise, topped off in 2016 at 17 stories. The 322 apartments are now leasing. The tower is part of the massive $600 million East Market mixed-use development.

Status: Some apartments move-in ready, retail under construction

This historic 12-story building is in the middle of a $25 million renovation that will result in 50,000 square feet of retail, 700,000 square feet of office space, and 100,000 square feet of residential space. Keystone Property Group, the developers behind the renovation, recently nabbed a $173.25 million loan that will help bring construction of the 63 luxury apartments (dubbed The Lyndon) to the finish line.

Status: Some apartments move-in ready amid ongoing construction

The Alexander, a Robert A.M. Stern- and BLT Architect-designed tower, is the newest residential project to debut in Logan Square. The 32-story tower topped off in January 2017 and features 277 apartments and townhouse rentals that are ready for move-ins. It was just announced that a large daycare has signed on as the ground-floor retail tenant.

Expected completion: Apartments move-in ready, retail under construction

The old Parker-Spruce Hotel is currently undergoing top-to-bottom renovations and will be converted into a Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott when all is said and done. According to the hotel's official website, the new-and-improved hotel is expected to open in the spring of 2018.

Status: Opening in March 2018

After getting the OK from the Civic Design Review in February 2016, this 14-story office tower broke ground in early January 2017. All 342,000 square feet of 3675 Market will serve as a retail, business, office, research, and development space. It will be the first new building at uCity Square.

Status: Estimated completion date is Q1 2018

This 14-story, 222-room hotel didn't wait long to begin construction in early June after its design proposal cleared the Civic Design Review on May 4, 2016. It topped off one year later. Designed by DAS Architects, the building will include a ground-floor restaurant, a 2,500-square-foot pool area, a 2,000-square-foot fitness center, and a large roof top lounge.

Status: Nearing completion; Accepting booking dates starting April 18, 2018

Perhaps one of the shortest high-rises on this list, 2110 Walnut is a 46,000-square-foot project that will turn a four-story brownstone into a nine-story condo high-rise. It involves a Frank Furness-designed brownstone that dates back to 1869. An additional nine-story building is also under construction on the lot right next door. 

Status: Expected completion date is early 2018

This hulking building at 5th and Master sat vacant for decades, until Core Realty bought it in 2015. It’s been undergoing renovations ever since, with plans to convert the old nine-story factory into a 181-unit apartment building complete with a rooftop pool and fitness center. With construction nearing its end, the Umbrella’s website says it is leasing for spring 2018.

Status: Under construction, spring 2018 leasing

The Marketplace Design Center is currently under construction for a massive overhaul that will become the new headquarters for Aramark (the iconic blue whale mural is now long gone). The current structure will have multiple floors added on and 8,000 square feet of outdoor space. Along with Aramark’s new HQ, the ground floors will be home to Fitler Club, and private lifestyle club.

Status: Expected completion in Fall 2018

After the design proposal cleared the Civic Design Review in November 2016, construction crews quickly got to work over at the site of Lincoln Square, a 130-foot-tall mixed-use development that will include a historic train shed-turned-grocery store and 322 apartments. The $100 million project is being developed by Kimco Realty, along with MIS Capital and Alterra Property Group.

Status: Expected completion in late 2018

The second, taller 23-story residential tower at East Market is the yet-to-be-named 1199 Ludlow Street. The tower topped off in late 2017, and when all is said and done in 2018 it will feature 240 residential units geared toward young professionals and families, a massive Wawa, City Fitness, and Iron Hill Brewery. 

Status: Construction is expected to wrap up in August 2018

The second $1.5 billion Comcast tower has already staked its place in the Philly skyline as the tallest building in the city after topping out at the end of 2017. The 60-story tower will be the tallest building in the city, serving as headquarters for Comcast employees, a Four Seasons Hotel, and three condo units (all owned by the company's CEO). Here are 15 things to expect when the tower opens this year.

Status: Topped out, expected to open in early 2018

This Penn project broke ground in late 2015 and includes the rehabilitation of the existing West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company, as well as a glassy, 100,000-square-foot addition that will house the university's Political Science and Economics courses. In a statement, university architect David Hollenberg said, “This marriage of preservation, reuse and strong contemporary design within one project is exemplary of our broader approach to managing change across the entire campus.” 

Expected Completion: 2018

Developer Goldenberg Group recently broke ground on its most recent development, The $199 million View II near Temple. The residential project is the second and final phase of Goldenberg Group’s master plan to redevelop a 4.6-acre site at 1101 Cecil B. Moore Avenue that was formerly the John Wanamaker High School. When View II finishes construction in summer 2019, the site will include more than 1,800 beds and 40,000 square feet of retail.

Status: Expected completion date is summer 2019

This multi-phase project will ultimately bring an 18-story tower to Penn's medical campus that will house offices, a daycare, the Investigative Drug Services Pharmacy, and more of the hospital's Bio Bank Freezer Farm. The first phase, which just broke ground in June 2017, will include the buildout of 10 stories. The second phase will bring the total to 18 stories and 540,000 square feet. 

Status: Expected 1st phase completion in 2018

Chinatown’s long-awaited Eastern Tower Community Center officially began construction in October 2017. The project is a $75 million venture that will bring 150 apartments to the site, as well as office, commercial, and retail space. But most importantly, it will include a community and recreation center (the first for the Chinatown neighborhood) and be the tallest building in the neighborhood at 20 stories.

Status: Expected completion in May 2019

After clearing the Civic Design Review process in November 2016, the one-story structure on this site was quickly demolished to make way for an 18-story tower next to the Blue Horizon boxing venue on North Broad. Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners, the 197,946-square-foot project is set to feature 192 units from the third to 17th floor, a second-floor amenity level, and ground-floor retail. It officially broke ground in late October 2017.

Status: Expected completion in August 2019

The Hale Building, designed by local architect Willis G. Hale in 1887, was once described as a monstrosity on Chestnut Street. Sitting vacant for years, with previous plans to turn it into a hotel, it was finally bought by developer Brickstone Co. in September 2015 for $4.7 million. Brickstone has begun its restoration, which will add a glassy entrance and a roof deck, plus co-working space.

Status: Under construction

Penn broke ground on its New Patient Pavilion in September 2016 and soon earned the title of the largest construction pour in Philly’s history. Design plans—Foster+Partners is the architect—cleared the Civic Design Review in late 2016. The tower will include 500 patient rooms, an ER department, and a parking garage.

Status: Expected completion in 2021

218 Arch Street was most recently a surface parking lot and shares the street with Little Boy’s Court, one of the oldest cobblestone streets in the city. It is now a construction site for PMC Property Group’s $25 million 10-story apartment tower. Construction came to a standstill in 2017 when hundreds of coffins were unearthed, but the 116-unit building is now on the rise. View renderings here.

Status: Original winter 2018 completion date