Cira Centre South is a complex of two

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s in the University City district of

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, directly across the

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from Center City Philadelphia. The complex is between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street south of

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and the Old Post Office Building. The structure consists of two towers, the commercial and residential FMC Tower and the residential Evo Cira Centre South. Evo rises a total of 33 floors and 430 feet. It was jointly developed by

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, Campus Crest Communities, and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital.

FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

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acquired the naming rights as part of its 16-year lease on 253,000 square feet. The

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leases about 100,000 square feet at the property.

, the developer, relocated its headquarters from Radnor to the building, taking 46,000 square feet. The University of Pennsylvania owns the land and leases the ground to Brandywine. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designed the property. The developers broke ground on the project in 2014 and completed the building in late 2017.

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