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No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower, and colloquially the 50p Building, the Weddingcake or the Threepenny bit building) [1] is a tall building at 12–16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London, next to East Croydon station. It was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners and completed in 1970. It has 24 storeys and is 269 feet (82 m) high.
The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.
Dickinson Square West is a unique and exciting part of that patchwork and is quickly becoming a high point of the Philadelphia real estate market. The area imbibes and accentuates all of the greatest attributes of South Philadelphia's extraordinary charm, which is emphasized by its selection of parks, playgrounds, small businesses, and ...
The Federal Building, a stately 129-year-old brick and brownstone structure on West Philadelphia Street that once served as York's post office, has been sold to local real estate developers and ...
Its school became the Morgan Building; its dormitory became the Music Building. The Morgan Building later housed the School of Nursing. The Music Building was renovated and expanded into the Lerner Center, 2010. PA-6177 PA-6177-A PA-6177-B: Phi Delta Theta (now Jaffe History of Art Building) 28 Oswin W. Shelly 1900 1924 alterations
In 1970, Philadelphia considered holding a bicentennial exposition over the rail yards, and the area was also considered for the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [2] In 1985 an office, hotel and shopping complex was proposed by real estate developer Gerald D. Hines, and in 1992 an idea for a stadium was again proposed for the site.
The company was founded by Sylvan M. Cohen (1914-2001) in 1960 following the passage of the Real Estate Investment Trust Act, which allowed real estate trusts to access money from public investment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1997, the company acquired The Rubin Organization for $260 million, and founder and chief executive officer Ronald Rubin became CEO ...
The area generally served as a gateway between Philadelphia and the nearby farmlands. During the American Revolutionary War era (late 18th century), the area was one of many summer vacation spots due to its higher elevation, 400–500 feet (120 to 150 m) above sea level, and cooler temperatures than the historic Center City. Chestnut Hill is ...