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uilding<br />
team<br />
awards<br />
2016<br />
HONORABLE MENTION<br />
COURTESY BLT ARCHITECTS<br />
a marriage made in heaven<br />
Faced with a dwindling congregation and shrinking cash fl ow,<br />
the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral found itself in a conundrum<br />
that vexes many urban churches: how to fund the<br />
modernization of its cathedral (circa 1855) and maintain operations.<br />
Luckily for PEC, the cathedral and its two rectory buildings sit on<br />
coveted land near Philadelphia’s booming University City innovation<br />
district. Church leaders partnered with Radnor Property Group to<br />
demolish the rectory buildings to make way for a 25-story, 276-unit<br />
multifamily tower and a three-story, 33,000-sf offi ce building that<br />
includes below-grade parking and offi ces for church staff. The creative<br />
development strategy provided much-needed funding for PEC<br />
and upgraded facilities for the church’s operations and programs.<br />
“What’s remarkable about the project is that they were able to pull<br />
it off—to fi nd common ground, to save the church,” said awards<br />
judge Peter Ousley, Project Executive with Lendlease. “It’s an impressive<br />
feat given the complexity of<br />
the development.”—David Barista<br />
PROJECT SUMMARY<br />
HONORABLE MENTION<br />
3737 Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa.<br />
BUILDING TEAM<br />
Submitting firm: BLT Architects<br />
(architect)<br />
Owner: Radnor Property Group,<br />
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral<br />
Interior architects: Hartman <strong>Design</strong><br />
Group, SPG3 Architects<br />
Structural: The Harman Group<br />
MEP: Bala Engineering<br />
Acoustics: Metropolitan Acoustics<br />
Lighting: Grenald Waldron<br />
Associates<br />
Civil: Boles, Smyth Associates<br />
GC: Intech <strong>Construction</strong><br />
GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
Project size: 347,000 sf<br />
<strong>Construction</strong> cost: $81 million<br />
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