Comcast Technology Center - wikipedia Comcast Technology Center Not to be confused with Comcast Center. Comcast Technology Center Nearing completion, November 2017 Location within Philadelphia Comcast Technology Center ( Pennsylvania ) Comcast Technology Center ( the US ) Show map of Philadelphia Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the US Show all General information Status Topped - out Type Hotel, restaurant, office, parking garage, retail, television studios Location 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Coordinates 39 ° 57 ′ 18 '' N 75 ° 10 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.955 ° N 75.170 ° W ﻿ / 39.955 ; - 75.170 Estimated completion 2018 Cost US $1.5 billion Owner Comcast Liberty Property Trust Height 1,121 feet ( 342 m ) Technical details Floor count 60 Floor area 1,566,000 sq ft ( 145,500 m ) Design and construction Architect Foster and Partners Kendall / Heaton Associates Developer Liberty Property Trust Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti References The Comcast Technology Center is a skyscraper under construction in Center City, Philadelphia. The 60 - floor building, with a height of 1,121 feet ( 342 m ), is the ninth - tallest building in the United States and the tallest outside Manhattan and Chicago. The tower is located on the southwest corner of 18th and Arch Streets, one block west of the Comcast Center, the headquarters of Comcast Corporation. A hotel -- the highest in the country -- and restaurant will be located on the top floors, while central floors will contain offices for Comcast software developers and engineers, and the lowest floors will have television studios and retail stores. Construction began in the summer of 2014, topped out on November 27, 2017, and is expected to be completed in 2018. Contents 1 Design and construction 2 Use 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Design and construction The lead architect is Foster and Partners, with Kendall / Heaton Associates the collaborating architect, and interior design by Gensler. The L.F. Driscoll Company is the construction contractor. Approximately 1.566 million rentable square feet, including 1.334 million rentable square feet of office space, 230,112 square feet of hotel space, and 2,682 rentable square feet of retail space will be created when the tower is completed. A set of five tuned sloshing dampers containing 125,000 gallons of water are located on the 57th floor between the hotel rooms and lobby. The moving water is a counteracting force on windy days to reduce swaying of the upper part of the tower. Use The building will consist primarily of office space for Comcast employees and the new Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, which was formerly located on Logan Circle. The hotel will be located on the 48th to 56th floors with a lobby and restaurant on the 60th floor. Accommodations will include 219 rooms with 39 of them being suites. The building will also include television studios, a retail mall, and a parking garage. The entire project contains about 1,566,000 square feet ( 145,500 m ). The property will be co-owned by Comcast and Liberty Property Trust, and has an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. Comcast 's NBC station WCAU ( channel 10 ), along with Telemundo 's WWSI ( channel 62 ) have announced plans to move their studio operations and offices from City Avenue, the Philadelphia - Bala Cynwyd boundary, to several of the lower floors of the building. Gallery Construction from northwest corner, October 2015 Construction of the concrete core, from inside the Comcast Center, March 2016 Construction from the southeast, May 2016 From the base of the Comcast Center, December 2016 From the southwest corner, November 2017 After top - off and prior to opening, as viewed from a kayak on the Schuylkill River in April 2018 From Interstate 76 June 2018 Nearly complete Comcast Technology Center See also List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia List of tallest buildings in Pennsylvania List of tallest buildings in the United States List of tallest buildings References ^ Jump up to : `` Featured Properties ( 1800 Arch St ) ''. libertyproperty.com. Liberty Property Trust. Retrieved December 3, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Comcast Innovation and Technology Centre - Philadelphia ''. Foster + Partners. Retrieved 26 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Comcast Innovation and Technology Center ''. Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved 26 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Comcast Technology Center ''. CTBUH Skyscraper Database. Jump up ^ Adelman, Jacob ( 17 November 2016 ). `` Big tower, shorter name : Comcast cuts ' innovation ' from high - rise 's moniker ''. Philly.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Jump up ^ Kostelni, Natalie ( 3 July 2014 ). `` Comcast skyscraper construction begins ; new details emerge ''. Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2014. ^ Jump up to : Romero, Melissa ( November 28, 2017 ). `` Comcast Technology Center is officially the tallest building in Philly ''. Curbed Philly. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Hurdle, Jon ( January 28, 2014 ). `` Planned Comcast Tech Center Raises Sights in Philadelphia ''. Int. N.Y. Times. ^ Jump up to : Lattanzio, Vince ( November 30, 2017 ). `` The Comcast Technology Center Is Philly 's Tallest Building and Yes, There 's a Mini Billy Penn Up There ''. NBC10 Philadelphia. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Fernandez, Bob ( January 17, 2014 ). `` Comcast to build second, taller Phila. skyscraper ''. Philly.com. Jump up ^ Area Development Online News Desk ( January 16, 2014 ). `` Comcast Plans $1.2 Billion, 60 - Story, Innovation And Technology Tower In Downtown Philadelphia ''. Area Development Online. New York, United States : Halcyon Business Publications. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Donohue, Steve ( January 15, 2014 ). `` Comcast building $1.2 B innovation and technology center in Philadelphia ''. FierceCable. Washington, D.C., United States : FierceMarkets. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Kostelni, Natalie ( 8 September 2014 ). `` Comcast chooses firm to design interior of new Philadelphia skyscraper ''. Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2014. Jump up ^ Bob Fernandez ( December 10, 2014 ). `` Engineers on the rise : Four young professionals tackle a career - making project ''. philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network ( Digital ), LLC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ McDevitt, John ( 5 June 2015 ). `` Four Seasons Hotel About To Close Its Doors On Logan Circle ''. CBS Philadelphia. Retrieved 25 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia ''. fourseasons.com. Four Seasons Hotels Limited. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Burdo, Alison ( 19 February 2014 ). `` New Comcast Building a Gamechanger for NBC10 and Telemundo 62 ''. NBC10.com. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comcast Technology Center. Comcast press release NBC Philadelphia 's construction webcam Skyscrapers in Philadelphia Current Comcast Center One Liberty Place Two Liberty Place BNY Mellon Center Three Logan Square FMC Tower at Cira Centre South G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building One Commerce Square Two Commerce Square Philadelphia City Hall The Residences at The Ritz - Carlton 1818 Market Street The St. James Loews Philadelphia Hotel PNC Bank Building Centre Square II Five Penn Center Murano One South Broad Cira Centre 2000 Market Street Two Logan Square 1700 Market Evo at Cira Centre South 1835 Market Street Centre Square I Aramark Tower Wells Fargo Building 1706 Rittenhouse One Logan Square The Ritz - Carlton Philadelphia Lewis Tower PECO Building 1601 Vine Street Under construction Comcast Technology Center Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia Ambulatory Care Center One Riverside 1919 Market Street 1213 Walnut Street Demolished One Meridian Plaza Approved W Hotel Philadelphia 3601 Market Street Eastern Tower Community Center 38th and Chestnut Proposed 2901 Arch Street 3101 Market Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia Schuylkill Ave. expansion 1911 Walnut See also : Tallest buildings in Philadelphia Architecture of Philadelphia 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Question: how tall is the new comcast building going to be
Answer: 1,121 feet (342 m)