Urban Outfitters Corporate Campus

Format
Brief

City
Philadelphia

State/Province
PA

Country
USA

Metro Area
Philadelphia

Project Type
Office Building(s)

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Office
Open space
Parking
Restaurant

Keywords
Adaptive use
Corporate headquarters
Historic district
Industrial area redevelopment
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner
Waterfront

Site Size
11 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2004

Date Opened
2006

A brief is a short version of a case study.

The Philadelphia Navy Yard, which encompasses more than 1,000 acres (405 ha), 2,000 buildings, and 2.5 miles (4 km) of riverfront, was decommissioned in 1996. In 2000, ownership was transferred to the Philadelphia Authority of Industrial Development (PAID), and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) began developing the property on behalf of PAID and the city. The Navy Yard is rapidly becoming a dynamic and viable new business location, as evidenced by the Urban Outfitters corporate office campus, which was completed and opened in October 2006. The campus includes 250,000 sq ft (23,226 sq m) of office space and 8,000 sq ft (743 sq m) of retail uses on 11 acres.

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Developer
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
Philadelphia, PA

Owner
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA

Architect
Meyer, Scherer, & Rockcastle Ltd.
Minneapolis, MN

Landscape Architect
D.I.R.T. Studio
Charlottesville, VA

Principal Author(s)
Julie Stern

ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner