Developed by Brown Hill Development and designed by Gluck+, this residential building is nearing completion after breaking ground in 2015. When all is said and done, it will be 51-feet tall on Race Street and 187-feet tall on 2nd Street. The 146 rental units (including some mixed-income units) have already started leasing and are close to move-in ready, and there will be 14,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. You can peek inside some of the finished units here, or watch a time lapse video of the building on the rise here.

Expected completion: Summer 2017

Designed by DAS Architects and developed by Pearl Properties, the Beacon will be 110,000 square feet and 14 stories tall. Construction is nearly complete on the project, which tacked on an extra series of levels onto the existing structure with 98 apartments, a fitness center, a 1,500-square-foot roof deck, a movie room, catering kitchen, and game room.

Expected completion: Summer 2017

Local developer Radnor Property Group broke ground last year on this $55 million project, Vue32, a 16-story residential tower in University City. Its first residents began moving into the 164 units on July 1. Designed by Erdy McHenry Architecture, the firm behind EVO at Cira Centre South and Edge at Avenue North, Vue32 is catered to the educators and medical professionals in University City. The second phase of this project will include 12 2-bedroom condos. Take a peek inside the finished apartments here.

Expected completion: August 2017

This 26-story high-rise is going up on a former parking lot and just topped out at 285 feet at the beginning of 2017 and is expected to be move-in ready by August. It will include 322 rental units, 7,300 square feet of retail, and sky-high amenities. It's being developed by the Goldenberg Group and Hines. Take a peek inside some of the finished units here.

Expected completion:Fall 2017

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. The one-bedroom and two-bedroom units are pre-leasing and are expected to be move-in ready this summer.

Expected completion: Fall 2017

The Ludlow, East Market's first residential high rise, topped off last fall at 17 stories. The 322 apartments are set to start pre-leasing this summer, according to the official website. The tower is part of the massive $600 million East Market mixed-use development by National Real Estate Development.

Expected completion:2017

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. The apartments, called Lyndon at the Curtis, are expected to be move-in ready by September 2017.

Expected completion: Fall 2017

Designed by Cecil Baker and developed by Tom Scannapieco, 500 Walnut is going to be a 26-story ultra-luxurious condo tower with views of Independence Hall. It topped off in March 2017, with two-thirds of the 38 units already sold. The penthouse sold in May for a record-breaking $17.85 million, and another unit is on the market for $6.9 million. We should see residents moving in by May or June.

Expected completion: Summer or fall of 2017

Right next door to the new Mormon Temple is the Robert A.M. Stern- and BLT Architect-designed residential tower, The Alexander, that's quickly rising. The 32-story tower topped off in January 2017 and will feature 258 apartments, 13 townhouses, and street-level retail.

Expected completion:Late 2017

Post Brothers bought this 21-story office building in 2014 and is currently turning it into a residential building with 160 rental units, 40 condos, and 13,000 square feet of retail with the help of Rafael Viñoly Architects. It was the former headquarters of the Atlantic Richfield Oil Company. It's taken some time to get this project off the ground, but Mike Pestronk of Post Brothers tells Curbed Philly that construction is underway and expected to finish up in 2018, rather than its previous "early 2017" date.

Expected completion: Fall 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.

Expected completion: 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. The old parking garage on site has been demolished, and a crane has gone into the site.

Expected completion: Early 2018

This big-time hotel project at 15th and Chesnut is still very much a construction zone, but when all is said and done it will house two hotels: W Hotel and the Element by Westin. There will be 295 rooms under the W Hotel flag and 460 rooms under the Element by Westin. If you walk by the site now, just a few floors are in plain view.

Expected completion:Spring 2018

The Marketplace Design Center is currently under construction for a massive overhaul that will become the new headquarters for Aramark (yes, the iconic blue whale mural is going away). The current structure will have 4-5 floors added on and 8,000 square feet of outdoor space.

Expected completion: 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 more than 350 apartments. The $100 million project is being co-developed by MIS Capital and Alterra Property Group. The official groundbreaking is expected to take place in February 2017, but construction is already underway.

Expected completion: Late 2018

The second, taller 20-story residential tower at East Market is the yet-to-be-named 1199 Ludlow Street. The steel frame is on its way up, 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.

Expected completion date: 2018

The second $1.5 billion Comcast tower has already staked its place in the Philly skyline. When it's completely built in 2018, 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 20 construction photos to ogle over as you wait for the city's first supertall tower to finish up.

Expected completion: 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

Penn technically hasn't broke ground yet on its New Patient Pavilion, but Penn Tower has been demolished from the site. 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.

Expected completion: 2020

After clearing the Civic Design Review process in November 2016, the one-story structure on this site has already been demolished to make way for a 17-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 180 units from the third to 17th floor; 13 parking spaces; and more than 70 bike spaces.

Expected completion: TBD

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 developers Brickstone Co. in September 2015 for $4.7 million. Brickstone plans to restore the masonry, brick, and iron detailing, as well as add a roof deck, totaling $20 million. While there is some scaffolding around the building, it's been pretty quiet over at 1326 Chestnut, despite the original completion date of December 2016.

Expected completion: TBD

The site of the now-demolished Boyd Theater, this 32-story tower will include 300 residential units, amenities on the top floor, and retail on the ground level. It took awhile for construction to start since the demolition of the historic theater, but as of June 2017 work has begun, with steel structures rising.

Expected completion: TBD

After years of tweaks and community meetings, one of the last-remaining vacant lots in Rittenhouse Square will finally be developed. 1911 Walnut, developed by Southern Land Company and designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz Architecture, will be 47 stories tall with no more than 335 units, some of which will include mixed-income housing. Meanwhile, construction work is underway at the site, with the demolition of the Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home.

Expected completion: TBD