American Commerce Center

I remember reading the plans for this building to be built like it was yesterday....i was so rooting for this to happen and at the time not really knowing about the Freedom Tower. But the idea of Philly and New York having pretty much the same building would have been snazzy. This would have done wonders for the skyline.

I was heartbroken to find out this was cancelled. The ACC was to be the symbol of a new Philadelphia, but i suppose Comcast's Innovation and Technology Center will become that symbol. Although this looks far better than the CIT as well as significantly larger. Hope it is revitalized in the near future

This fits Philadelphia's architectural style a lot more than whats currently being built. Such a shame they cancelled it.

I cannot believe this tower was never built!!!!! If built according to it's schedule, it would've been the tallest building in America (pending the completion of the Freedom Tower, in which it would cede to second place) for a short time, plus the building would've been a little vacant, but in the future, it would fill up depending on the economy.  I personally feel the tower's plans were much better since it was planned to be a multi-use building (high-end mall, movie theatre, fitness center, upscale hotel, restaurants, office, and even an observation deck) compared to the Comcast Center, which is strictly a corporate tower (not open to the public plus 90% of the building is leased by Comcast). If Comcast were to go belly a la Sears Tower, then most of that tower would be vacant and that would've meant trouble for Liberty Property Trust, as they would've had trouble getting their rent. I'm pretty sure that the developer for the ACC had a great plan to lease half of the office space to a major tenant (TD Financial, GlaxoSmithKline, Verizon, etc.) and subdivide the rest of the office to smaller firms, which would've made a lot of sense in today's economy, since a lot of companies are downsizing. This is a missed opportunity on Philadelphia's part to get on the world map, or on the American map of consciousness!!!!!

I'm from Philadelphia and it's a lot bigger then people from other place realize. We have over 1.4 million people living here and our suburbs have about 6 million people living there. People glaze over us sometimes because of our proximity to NYC (less then 2 hours), but we are a major city. When this building is finished, it will be the tallest on the east coast (including the spire) seconded only when they finally start building the Freedom Tower in NYC at ground zero.

Stunning animation. A magnificent building that just has to be built. This is Philly's chance to grab hold of the future. This is a world class building that Philadelphia deserves.

No problem :) And if you are thinking about visiting Philly and looking around visit "The City Hall Tour". Its a great place to see the whole city. Its an observation deck on the top of city hall. Right beneath William Penn. Great view for such an older building. (It was built in 1909). But its over 567 feet tall! Magnificent view!

It's been approved, and is estimated to be groundbreaking this year.

Make this building at Board and Washington. someone get it started in 2019. Philly needs at least one super skyscraper.

:) The beautiful city of Philadelphia.

Same here! I am a big skyscraper nerd to! All my friends are like "Dude how do you love buildings? I don't see how you can like them. The don't movie or do anything". But to me skyscrapers are everything! My whole room even! I have pictures of them. I just think there beautiful and cool. And the best part is I only live 45 minutes away from Philly lol. But yes, I do hope the ACC gets built. And can't wait for new Twin Towers at the new WTC!

If they had the funds and a new spot to put it; without it interfering with the new comcast tower, that'll be nice.

It would have been spectacular. Such a shame.

I saw this at the original planning commission meeting when it was first shown. I testified in favor of it and reminded them it should have an observation deck. I think it will be built because the developers and architect are top-notch and have experience building and designing these supertall towers. :)

can we petition for this project to come back, and maybe this time around build it on 8th and market?

If they complete this bad boy it will be the 2nd tallest building in the U.S! Right after the Freedom Tower. But still atleast Philly is starting to make some big skyscrapers! I can't believe it my favorite city is going to have the 2nd tallest building in the U.S! Go Philly! I wuv you Philly!

We need this. It's that simple. Philadelphia needs more glass buildings, these cement brown things make us look like we're very long in the tooth.

Sad that this skyscraper was cancelled. We are getting the shorter Comcast Innovation and Technology Center instead. I wish Comcast would acquire the rights to this design for their new building.

@puppetmaster195 That IS the company that built the Comcast Tower. They are the ones who cancelled it.

On August 19, 2011, Liberty Property Trust acquired the development site from Hill International Real Estate Partners for a reported $40 million. The same company constructed the nearby Comcast Center and Liberty Place complex. The building is now cancelled. :(