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Camden, New Jersey is located on the Delaware River in the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia metropolitan area in the US. At 380 ft (120 m), a tower of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge is the tallest structure in the city. Camden City Hall, at 370 ft (110 m), has been the tallest building in the city since 1931. Several buildings of the Victor Talking Machine Company (which became part of RCA Victor in 1929) dot the city's skyline, which also includes late 20th century residential high-rises.
Tallest buildings
Rank | Name | Image | Neighborhood | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | Camden City Hall | Downtown | 113 m (371 ft) | 18 | 1931 | Tallest building in Camden since 1931.[1][2] and tallest in the Delaware Valley outside of Philadelphia.[3] | |
2 | Northgate II | ![]() |
North Camden | 69 m (226 ft) | 23 | 1979 | Residential highrise[4][5] |
3 | Triad1828 Centre[6] | ![]() |
Waterfront | 67 m (220 ft) | 18 | 2018 (topped out) | [7][8] |
4 | Northgate I | ![]() |
North Camden | 60 m (200 ft) | 21 | 1962 | Residential highrise[9][10] |
5 | 330 Cooper | Cooper-Grant | 45 m (148 ft) | 12 | 2012 | Rutgers-Camden student housing[11] | |
6 | Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center | ![]() |
Parkside Gateway |
43 m (141 ft) | 10 | 1950 | [12][13] |
7 | Nipper Building | Waterfront Cooper-Grant |
37 m (121 ft) plus tower | 10 | 1916 | Residences known as The Victor[14][15] inspired by Nipper logo for the RCA Victor when it was known as Building 17. | |
8 | One Port Center | ![]() |
Central Waterfront | 41 m (135 ft) | 11 | 1996 | Delaware River Port Authority[16][17][18][19] |
9 | Riverview Towers | ![]() |
Waterfront | 40 m (130 ft) | 15 | 1977 | Residential high-rise[20] |
10 | Keleman Pavilion | Lanning Square | 40 m (130 ft) | 10 | 1978 | Cooper University Hospital[21] | |
11 | Wilson Building | ![]() |
Downtown | 38 m (125 ft) | 12 | 1926 | Commercial[22][23] |
12 | Victor Executive Building[24] | Cooper-Grant | 38 m (125 ft) | 8 | 1916[25][26] | RCA Building No. 2. also once home to Camden City Public Schools[27][28] | |
12 | RCA Factory Building No. 8 | ![]() |
Cooper-Grant Waterfront |
38 m (125 ft) | 10 | 1924 | Radio Lofts (proposed)[29][30][31] |
13 | Patient Pavilion | Lanning Square | 37 m (121 ft) | 10 | 2008 | Cooper University Hospital[32] | |
14 | Camden Tower | ![]() |
Cooper-Grant | 37 m (121 ft) | 11 | 1989 | Rutgers-Camden housing[33] |
15 | JFK Towers | ![]() |
Marlton | 37 m (121 ft) | 10 | 1964 | Residential highrise[34] |
16 | Mitchell H. Cohen US Courthouse | Cooper Grant | 6 | 1994 | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey[35][36] |
Proposed
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In May 2013 the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that it would seek developers for the site of the demolished Riverfront State Prison just north of the Central Waterfront and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Cooper Point.[37][38] In September 2013 Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to a develop a 2.3-million-square-foot commercial complex on 16 acres (6.5 ha) called the Riverfront World Trade Center. The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River.The plan calls for two 22-story and two 18-story buildings.[39][40][41]
In October 2013, Herschend Family Entertainment announced they would add an attraction adjacent to the Adventure Aquarium, a 300 ft (91 m), 25-story observation tower ride with a moored balloon and gondola that would carry passengers above the site offering views of city, the Delaware River and the Philadelphia skyline[42][43] to be built by Skyview Tower Systems. The 300 ft (91 m) Skyview Tower, a combination gyro tower and moored balloon, in the city's entertainment district on the Camden Waterfront was expected to open in 2015.[42] The structure is three rod towers joined at intervals by circular hoops Propelled by a winch, lightweight carriage disguised within the balloon envelope ascends the tower. The gondola beneath the balloon acts as floating circular walkway for a maximum of 40 passengers.[44]
In September 2015, Liberty Property Trust unveiled a proposal to build two towers, one 590 ft (180 m) tall[45] and another 450 ft (140 m)[46] as part a master plan on the waterfront designed by Robert A. M. Stern. Called Camden Towers it all include an 18-story building the waterfront.[47] Construction began in 2017.[48][49][50][51]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey
- List of tallest buildings in New Jersey
- List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
References
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- ^ "Camden City Hall, Camden". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "Camden City Hall, Camden". Emporis. 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Northgate II". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Northgate II". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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- ^ "Triad1828 Centre, Camden | 1414581 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019.
- ^ Tosti, Lauren (June 13, 2018). "Camden Tower Topping Ceremony".
- ^ "Northgate I". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Northgate I". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "330 Cooper". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center North". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "The Victor". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "The Victor". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "One Port Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "One Port Center". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "One Port Center". DRPA. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "One Port Center". Coopers Ferry Partnership.
- ^ "Riverview Towers". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Kelleman Pavilion". Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Wilson Building". Dysart Ventures. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Wilson Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Building 2: Executive Offices".
- ^ "Victor Talking Machine Company Recording Locations". Stowkowski Legacy Quarterly. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Sutton, Alan. "A Camden Chronology The Evolution of the Victor Talking Machine Company Complex (1899–1929)". Main Spring Press. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Camden Board of Education Administration Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Atmonavage, Joe (April 23, 2018). "This historic building in N.J.'s poorest city will soon be revitalized". nj.com.
- ^ "Radio Lofts". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Radio Lofts". Dranoff Properties. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Linchpin of future Camden Waterfront redevelopment is haven for drug users". Newsworks. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Cooper University Hospital Patient Pavilion". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Camden Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "John F. Kennedy Towers". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Camden, NJ". General Services Administration. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell H. Cohen Federal Courthouse". Becica Associates LLC. February 6, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ Laday, Jason (May 29, 2013). "NJ to begin seeking redeveloper for former Camden prison". South Jersey Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ George, Andrew (October 1, 2013). "Urban Transit subsidy failed Camden, but its successor will take hold". NJ Biz. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Kostelni, Natalie (September 9, 2013). "Project considered for former prison site in Camden". Phlladelphia Business Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Terruso, Julia (September 11, 2013). "Developer wants to build a World Trade Center in Camden". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Laday, Jason (September 9, 2013). "Camden World Trade Center in sites of firm targeting former Riverfront Prison plot". South Jersey Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Maule, Bradley (November 6, 2013). "Camden To Finally Get Its Gondola". Retrieved June 6, 2014.
At 300 ft (91 m) and right on the river, it will instantly alter the form of Camden's tiny skyline, which otherwise includes the iconic 12-story RCA Nipper Building (Dranoff's condo The Victor) designed by Ballinger in 1909, Michael Graves' 11-story headquarters for DRPA One Port Center from 1994, the two 20-story, 1960s-era Northgate apartment towers, and of course Camden City Hall, opened in 1931 with a design by Edwards & Green. At 371′, City Hall is the only Camden building which will surpass Skyview in height. (The Benjamin Franklin Bridge's towers are 380′ to the top.)
- ^ Roncace, Kelly (October 31, 2013). "Observation tower in Camden promises views of city, Philadelphia skyline". South Jersey Times. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Skyview Tower Systems". Skyview Tower Systems. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ "LPT Camden Waterfront Tower B, Camden - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "LPT Camden Waterfront Tower A, Camden - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Everett, Rebecca (March 11, 2017). "Norcross and partners propose $245M Camden Tower on waterfront". nj.com.
- ^ Romero, Melissa (December 6, 2016). "Construction begins on $1B Camden Waterfront project". Curbed Philly.
- ^ Romero, Melissa (March 17, 2017). "18-story Camden Tower approved for waterfront development". Curbed Philly.
- ^ "With an eye on technology, Camden tower will be built to convert parking to office space – Real Estate NJ".
- ^ ""Camden Rising" as new construction reshapes the NJ waterfront".