# Philadelphia | The Josephine (1620 Sansom Street) | 320 ft | 27 floors
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057
**Category:** Completed
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057 "2020-07-13T21:20:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/1 "2020-07-13T21:20:53Z")
Nashville Developer Southern Land is constructing a new 27 Floor residential tower at 1608 Sansom near Rittenhouse square. Plans call for 299 units and ground floor retail. Southern Land is also building the nearby Laurel residential tower, a 48 floor, 599 FT tower. This project will be replacing a parking garage. This is yet another new Skyscraper coming to his area, after The Laurel, The Harper, The Hyatt Centric, and the proposed 19 story overbuild above the Freeman’s auction house. This thread is for discussion of this project only.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/3 "2020-07-13T22:12:55Z")
Rendering At Street Level
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/4 "2020-07-14T04:12:22Z")
Looks like it’ll reach 300 feet, I hope it doesn’t have a blank wall on the south face
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### Author:  [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/5 "2020-07-14T13:38:18Z")
I like the base. It looks elegant.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/6 "2020-07-14T13:47:28Z")
Yeah, as long as there isn’t a blank wall on the other side like what @TK2000 said, then this tower is going to look very good when completed.
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### Author:  [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/7 "2020-07-15T21:17:56Z")
The lot goes straight through from Sansom to Moravian. Since the south side of the lot fronts Moravian St (an alley), there’s no reason for it be blank.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/8 "2020-07-15T22:48:28Z")
This tower is only 95x190 (Google Maps estimates), I won’t be surprised if the core is hugging the south face. After all the rendering is only showing the north face, hopefully it’s a better execution than the south face of Hyatt Centric
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/9 "2020-07-16T01:41:59Z")
Yeah, the south face of the Hyatt Centric is horrible, especially with the historic buildings right in front of it.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/10 "2020-07-22T15:45:06Z")
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/11 "2020-07-29T00:55:54Z")
[https://www.phila.gov/media/20200728142642/2020\_0513-SLC-1620-SANSOM-CDR-Presentation\_reduced.pdf](https://www.phila.gov/media/20200728142642/2020_0513-SLC-1620-SANSOM-CDR-Presentation_reduced.pdf)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/12 "2020-07-29T05:01:06Z")
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/13 "2020-07-29T11:31:33Z")
    
New Renderings For the tower
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/14 "2020-12-21T21:13:17Z")
> **[Demolition Anticipated at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center...](https://phillyyimby.com/2020/12/1620-sansom-street-receives-construction-permits-in-rittenhouse-square-center-city.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY visits the site of the 340-foot-tall, 27-story tower planned at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/15 "2021-01-22T14:35:49Z")
Southern Land closed in the property, so with that and the permits which I believe were issued, the project can now live forward. Estimated to be finished in 2023, so we should see a groundbreaking by Spring at the latest
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/16 "2021-01-23T18:52:54Z")
[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2021/01/21/southern-land-closes-on-rittenhouse-square-parcel.html](https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2021/01/21/southern-land-closes-on-rittenhouse-square-parcel.html)
"Southern Land Co. has closed on buying 1620 Sansom St. in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia for $24.5 million, clearing the way for the real estate company’s next project.
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Nashville, Tennessee-based Southern Land has approvals for a proposed $200 million, 28-story tower on the site that will have 308 apartments, 32,000 square feet of commercial space and a parking garage. Demolition of the garage is expected this spring with construction to begin by the fall, said Brian Emmons of Southern Land. The development’s completion is projected for 2023."
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/17 "2021-02-05T15:19:28Z")
> **[Demolition Nears at 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/02/developers-closes-on-1620-sansom-street-in-rittenhouse-square-center-city.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY visits 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, where demolition is pending to make way for a a 340-foot-tall, 27-story tower.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/18 "2022-01-28T20:06:50Z")
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/19 "2022-04-16T04:29:55Z")
[](https://flic.kr/p/2neLng8)[Philadelphia skyline](https://flic.kr/p/2neLng8) by [Philly SkyGuy](https://www.flickr.com/photos/149628534@N08/), on Flickr
The tower crane is seen in this shot just to the left of The Drake
> **[Tower Crane Erected At 1620 Sansom Street In Rittenhouse Square, Center City...](https://phillyyimby.com/2022/04/tower-crane-erected-at-1620-sansom-street-in-rittenhouse-square-center-city.html)**
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> Center City continues to grow upward as multiple projects are changing Philadelphia's core neighborhood. In Rittenhouse Square, a tower crane was recently erected at 1620 Sansom Street, where a high-rise residential tower is under construction....
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### Author:  [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/20 "2022-09-19T22:46:53Z")
Starting to rise…
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-the-josephine-1620-sansom-street-320-ft-27-floors/17057/21 "2022-09-25T19:37:45Z")
This has a name now, SOMI 1620
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