CENTER CITY DIGEST THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTER CIT Y DISTRICT AND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SUMMER 2009 Transforming Dilworth Plaza

Creating a New Amenity in the Center of the City For the last year, the Center City District has been working on a major design ini - tiative to transform Dilworth Plaza on the west side of City Hall into a new vibrant, civic space at the center of the city. The goal is to create an active, but appropriate forecourt to one of Philadelphia’s most historic structures as part of a broader agenda to improve the infrastructure and civic spaces of Center City, as outlined in our most recent State of Center City report. Funding from adjacent property owners and from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the William Penn Foundation has supported the effort, along with extensive outreach to adjacent businesses, owners and civic groups. Designed by a team of internationally rec - ognized local architects, landscape architects and engineers, including KieranTimberlake, OLIN, Urban Engineers, and CVM structural engi - neers, new plans will create a broad open plaza, accessible from the street without the use of stairs or ramps. The plaza will be composed of green, shaded sitting areas and lawns, an outdoor café, and a programmable, playful fountain that can Dilworth Plaza can be transformed from a space that people only pass through to an attractive park for be turned off in segments to accommo - leisure activities and a vibrant civic space that can be used for multiple civic functions. date a range of special events, concerts, outdoor markets, or winter ice-skating. With new sloping glass entrances, ani - spiral staircase that interrupts the pedes - Market Street. For thousands of new mated at night by artist-designed lighting, trian axis of Market Street as it passes downtown residents, Center Square will Dilworth plaza will also serve as a promi - through City Hall. A series of walls, stairs, join William Penn’s four other squares as nent gateway to Philadelphia’s extensive barriers and overgrown trees limits access a vibrant green amenity. With the network of transit lines. and blocks the visibility of much of City expanding Pennsylvania Convention A Welcoming Space for the Hall, obscuring hundreds of Calder sculp - Center opening a new front door on 21st Century tures that adorn the building. Though North Broad Street in 2011, the plaza will surrounded by office buildings, hotels and serve as a visitor destination and a link to Dilworth Plaza was created as a 1960’s new residential condominiums, the South Broad Street’s Avenue of the Arts urban renewal project that eliminated city barren, hard surfaces of the existing plaza and to the restaurants that line Walnut streets, condemned adjacent property and are seldom used as a gathering space. and Chestnut Streets. From chairs outside annexed new geography to the west side A revitalized Dilworth Plaza will become the café on the northwest corner of City of City Hall. Dedicated in 1977 and a meeting space at lunchtime for more Hall visitors, workers and residents will named for former Mayor Richardson than 25,000 workers in adjacent office enjoy the mile long view up the Benjamin Dilworth, the current design includes a buildings and an attractive link to the Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia large sunken plaza to the north and a shopping and hospitality district on East Museum of Art. Site plan for new Dilworth Plaza: A lawn panel (130 x 60 feet), located on the southern end, gently Looking northeast towards the expanded slopes up to the south to provide easy views towards the fountain. The programmable fountain (180 x 60 Convention Center on North Broad Street, an out - feet) can be turned partially or completely off to allow for concerts, events or movies. At the northern door café will provide a place for breakfast, lunch end, adjacent to a cluster of trees and lawn, is a café. Two sloping glass headhouses provide stairways and afternoon meetings, affording views of the and one elevator to the transit concourse below. Curb bulb-outs at 15th and Market shorten the crossing Benjamin Franklin Parkway. An elevator provides a distance and create a new legal crosswalk from the south side of Market, next to the “Clothespin,” third entrance to transit and a direct link to the directly to Dilworth Plaza. 15th Street subway-surface station.

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE SPACE

Proposed Existing Impermeable Paving 69,266 SF 112,178 SF Permeable Paving 14,598 SF 0 SF Fountain 11,561 SF 2,841 SF Planting & Lawns 27,685 SF 6,643 SF

The glass headhouses will be made of shatter- proof glass, protected by graffiti resistant film and maintained at very high standards. They will be separated from the plaza surface by a sloping 3 foot wide trough filled with water that will be recy - cling as part of the landscape irrigation system.

On the western side of the plaza, two glass head houses provide connections to the transit concourse below. The structures are shaped with an arcing profile so they appear to slide under the central walkway that extends the Market Street axis through City Hall Courtyard. Rising to a height of 20 feet at the top of the stairs, the pavilions are 21 feet wide and 96 feet long and frame the central portion of City Hall without obscuring the view .

2 www.centercityphila.org Highly visible gateways to transit will be enhanced Wide entrances to the underground welcome A new transit room provides computerized wall by a lighting artist. passengers to transit and bring light to the graphics and new entrances to both the 15th and concourse level. Market subway station and the Broad Street line.

The semi-circular sunken plaza at the north end will continue to provide direct underground access to City Hall, Municipal Services Building and Suburban Station, but will be bridged over and illuminated. The current archways will be preserved but will be closed and converted to rear-projection display panels that will recount the history of the site from William Penn’s original plan, through the building of City Hall, the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad station, and tell the story of Richardson Dilworth’s role in Philadelphia’s renaissance of the 1950s. The statue which commemorates Dilworth, Phoenix Rising (1982), will most probably be preserved in place but elevated so that it emerges into the new street level plaza, while continuing to allow light to reach the concourse and the 15th Street subway-surface station.

A Gateway to Transit A Well-Managed Public Place Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, federal transportation resources that we have City Hall sits atop four levels of transit Like Boston’s Post Office Square and applied for, local foundations, private infrastructure including the Market- Manhattan’s Bryant Park, the new donors and a possible CCD bond issue. Frankford and Broad Street lines, the Dilworth Plaza will have a dedicated subway surface routes to West maintenance corporation, a public- To learn more, additional details about Philadelphia and connections to the private venture endowed by contributors, the plans can be downloaded from our Regional Rail lines at Suburban Station. and supported by revenues generated website at www.CenterCityPhila.org . Working in partnership with SEPTA and from activities on the site, and from the If you would like to help make this pro - their architects, Bower Lewis & Thrower, City of Philadelphia and the Center City ject a reality, tax deductible contributions the CCD’s design team is coordinating District. High-quality materials and a to support the next phase of design this project with a major renovation to sustainable design are the hallmarks of all can be made to the Center City District the Broad Street subway station below great civic spaces. Foundation, 660 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106. Presentations City Hall. Funding the Project can also be arranged for business On the western side of the plaza, two and civic groups interested in supporting glass head houses provide connections to In May, the CCD completed schematic the project. the transit concourse below. The struc - design and received conceptual approval tures are shaped with an arcing profile so from the Philadelphia Historical they appear to slide under the central Commission. While working on other Paul R .Levy walkway that extends the Market Street required approvals, the CCD is actively President fundraising from local foundations, busi - axis through City Hall Courtyard. Rising [email protected] to a height of 20 feet at the top of the nesses, and local residents to support the stairs, the pavilions are 21 feet wide and completion of construction documents. 96 feet long and frame the central portion Construction funding for this $45 million of City Hall without obscuring the view. project is expected to come from the

Renderings by OLIN and KieranTimberlake www.centercityphila.org 3 New Retail Highlight: Barneys Co-op Lands in Rittenhouse

Barneys Co-op opened in April on The Co-op’s entry into Philadelphia con - Rittenhouse Square, delighting many a tinues the trend of upscale retailers younger Philadelphia fashionista. The tapping into the growing market in Co-op, described as the “wayward off - Center City. While local retailers like spring” of the venerable Barneys New Boyd’s, Sophy Curson, Joan Shepp, and York, offers a selection of edgier apparel many others have offered premier and accessories for younger clientele in a designer apparel for many years, national more casual atmosphere. retailers are increasingly discovering the Located at the street level of the new Ten buying power of all the new residents Rittenhouse condominiums, the Co-op’s who have been attracted to downtown in spare industrial interior occupies 10,000 the last decade. Barneys’ opening sends a square feet on two floors. Shoppers are positive signal to other national retailers already flocking to the store in search of considering Philadelphia as a new loca - men’s and women’s clothing from fea - tion and helps position Philadelphia well tured designers including Philip Lim 3.1, as the economy rebounds. Diane Von Furstenburg, Theory, and Marc Jacobs.

Cappricio at Café Cret A Message from CCD Sponsor, TD Bank

Café Cret, one of the city’s newest ameni - At TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient dogs. But our service commitment ties, at 16th and the Benjamin Franklin Bank®, we feel the opportunity to enrich doesn’t stop at the door. TD Bank is Parkway, is designed to draw workers, our communities is both a privilege and a proud to be involved in many of the residents, and visitors to the Parkway and responsibility. Even during these tough things you love about Philadelphia, animate what had been a derelict public economic times, we are committed to including our sponsorships of the TD space. Information and brochures are making meaningful and positive contribu - Bank Philadelphia International Cycling available for all Parkway attractions, and tions to individuals, families and Championship and the Blue Cross Café Cret sells tickets for the seasonal nonprofits, and are proud that through RiverRink at Penn’s Landing, and our PHLASH trolley, which stops just outside our partnership with the Center City partnership with the Arts and Business the café. District, we are able to help make Center Council of Greater Philadelphia to name The café not only provides food and City Philadelphia an even better place to a few. Through our charitable giving drinks, but as part of a public-private ven - live, work, and play. arm, the TD Charitable Foundation, we are able to provide support to area ture, revenues are used to maintain the TD Bank is dedicated to providing park and public space along the Parkway. schools and affordable housing initiatives, Philadelphians with an unparalleled cus - as well as many other great programs The café also caters personal and corpo - tomer service experience and convenient, and organizations throughout the City. rate events in Center City. Capriccio, the hassle-free products and services. We We at TD Bank remain committed to café operator, features a wide variety of have 13 stores throughout the City, each our yearlong sponsorship of the Center coffee drinks, fresh salads, paninis, and open seven days a week with extended City District. upscale cafe fare. Cappricio at Café Cret hours. Our stores feature a community is open weekdays 6:30am – 7:00pm and mural on the wall, free Penny-Arcade weekends 8:00am – 8:00pm. coin counting machines, local lenders www.capricciocafe.com making local loans, and treats for kids and

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CLEAN & SAFE CENTER CITY DIGEST INSIDE SUMMER 2009

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Get Your Music On with CENTER CITY DISTRICT LUNCHTIME SUMMER COprNesCenEtRedTbSy TEDRBIEanSk Hot Concerts in Center City! 2009 Concert Schedule: June 3 Life's A Beach (Island Music) 1601 Market St With temperatures rising and Memorial Day behind June 10 Alligator Zydeco (Zydeco) , 1500 Market St us, Center City’s Summer Concert Series is back. For the 1M5tAhYcoLnIsFeEcutNivEeVyeEaRr, LthOeSCeEntITerSCiFtyIZDZistrict is June 17 Randy Lippincott (Blues) Café Cret, 16th St & Ben Franklin Parkway bringinWg aevda.rJieutyneof3lo-caAluagct.s2t6o,o5u-t7dopom r stages throughout the bu$s4inceossckdtiastilrsic, t and helping break up June 24 Mark Stinger Band (New Orleans Blues) Rohm and Haas, 6th & Market Sts the work week with great live shows. $3 wine, $2 beer, July 1 Alzonia (Steel Drums) Philadelphia Marriott Downtown,12th & Filbert Sts Take your lunch1o/u2tspirdiceeedvearyppWs ednesday this At participating locations summer and enjoy free concerts — everything from July 8 Don McAvoy and the Great Whatever (Pop Rock) The Shops at , classic rock to salsa to zydeco — at the Center City 17th & Market Sts District Lunchtime Concert Series presented by TD July 15 Wayneron & the Untouchables (Beach Style) Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch St Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank ®. Our artist scouts have been busy searching the region for the July 22 Lenny G and the Soulsenders (Reggae) The Gallery at Market East, greatest new bands and have secured the best talent 9th & Market St and most diverse lineup for this series. The concerts all begin at noon and wrap up at 1:30 p.m. Be sure to July 29 Gil Brewster Band (Classic Rock) 1700 Market St save this sheet and post it on your refrigerator or next Aug 5 Chris Despo Band (Acoustic Rock) , 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd to your desk so you’ll know where to go for the best summer weekday entertainment. In the unlikely event Aug 12 Andrew Neu Jazz Ensemble (Jazz) , 2005 Market St of rain, check www.centercityphila.org for updated location information. Aug 19 Sabroso (Latin & Salsa) Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St FOR SIPS LOCATIONS AND SPECIALS VISIT CENTERCITYPHILA.ORG Aug 26 Raucous Brothers (Electric Reggae) 1818 Market St All attendees must be 21 years of age or older In the unlikely event of rain, check www.CenterCityPhila.org for updated location information.

The Center City Digest is a publication of the Center City District ( CCD ), a private-sector sponsored municipal authority committed to providing supplemental services that make Philadelphia’s downtown clean, safe and attractive; and of Central Philadelphia Development Corporation ( CPDC ) with 50 years of private-sector commitment to the revitaliza - tion of downtown Philadelphia.

Thanks to TD Bank for our yearlong partnership.